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Google Unlocks The Data That Facebook Hoards
The Data Liberation Front fights Facebook by making it easy for users to take Google+ data with them
Google To Announce Business Profiles Trial This Week
Companies selected to take part in Google's business profiles trial will be informed this week
Anonymous Launches ‘AnonPlus’ Social Network
Hacktivist group Anonymous has been banned from Google+, and is working on its own social network, AnonPlus
Leaked ‘Tulalip’ Site Points To Microsoft Social Efforts
A leaked web page suggests that Microsoft might be stepping up its social networking efforts
Security Tops Readers’ Cloud Woes
Our readers still think the cloud lacks security. Next: What business tasks do you do on your mobile?
Facebook’s Web Presence Creeps Up On Google
Google still rules the search market in the UK, but Facebook's popularity is starting to impact on web traffic
Google+ Pleases Investors
Ahead of its latest earnings report, Google+ is giving Google investors warm feelings
Facebook Launches App For Feature Phones
Facebook's Every Phone app brings social networking to phones dumber than a smartphone
Analyst Predicts 20m Google+ Users By Weekend
One analyst predicts Google's social networking site could reach 20 million users by this weekend
Yammer Opens European HQ In London’s Tech City
Enterprise social network Yammer has opened a new European headquarters at London's 'Silicon Roundabout'
Google+ User Estimate Hints At Rapid Growth
Google+ is estimated to have signed up at least 5 million users in the United States alone
Facebook Needs ‘Major Rewrite’ Warns Database Guru
Facebook's reliance on MySQL is unsustainable and requires a total rewrite, warns Michael Stonebraker
Facebook Hit By Video Calling Scam
Just days after launch, the scammers have started hitting on Facebook’s video callers with a fake application
Video Calling Trend Adds A New Face To Social Networks
Facebook Video Calling with Skype is attracting interest from all sides of the industry, including scammers
Hacker ‘Discovers’ Facebook Music Service
A clue in the coding of Facebook’s video chat service hints at ‘Facebook Vibes’ music app
Google Spams Google+ Users After Disk Overload
Full disks resulted in Google+ users getting multiple notifications - a bad start for the vaunted Facebook killer
Facebook, Google Face Off On Video Chat
Facebook and Google are taking different approaches to integrating video into their social networks
Google+ To Target Businesses
Google+ is to compete with both LinkedIn and Facebook by allowing businesses to join
Google’s Schmidt Lays Out Grand Plan For Google+
Google's Eric Schmidt outlined the search giant's vision for Google+ at a conference in the US yesterday
Facebook-Skype Deal Deepens Microsoft Alliance
Facebook's new Skype integration is another marker in its long-deepening relationship with Microsoft, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Facebook Launches Free Video Chat With Skype
The social networking giant also adds group chat, improved interface, and reveals it has 750 million users
PayPal UK Twitter Feed Hacked In Customer Protest
PayPal's UK Twitter feed is back to normal after a disgruntled user peppered it with insults
Technology Overwhelms One In Three
A third of people feel so overwhelmed by communications technology that they are desperate to escape it
Forrester: The Cloud Is Inherently Green
The cloud is inherently green, but cloud service providers need to broaden the scope of their green credentials
Scammers Exploit Google+ Launch
Fake invitations to Google's new social network send users to a Canadian Viagra vendor
Facebook Engineers Clone Google+ Circles
Circle Hack is an unofficial Facebook application that imitates one of the key features of the new Google+
Facebook Video Chat Deal With Skype Rumoured
Facebook's 'awesome' new product is rumoured to be an in-browser video chat tie-up with Skype
BBC To Ban Stars From Leaking Spoilers On Twitter
BBC executives are reportedly considering a ban on stars tweeting to disclose forthcoming programme details
Greenpeace Makes Peace With Data Centres
Data centre operators should be more open about their energy use, according to Greenpeace