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Man hits wife for not liking his Facebook status!

We already know that Facebook is not so good for teens and kids, and here we have someone trying to prove it can be lethal for adults too.

Google+ growing faster, attracts 25m visitors in less than a month

Google+, the new social network from Google, has been live for almost one month now. The beta site has gathered about 25 million visitors from around the globe in less than a month of its operation, according to statistics released on Tuesday by comScore.

News Corp sells off ‘MySpace’

In a deal influenced by its loss in Q2 of 2011, the world's third-largest media corporation, Murdoch's News Corp has sold its social networking site MySpace to Specific Media, an online advertising company.

Social Network Sites fail to safeguard Minors: EU Report

The chinks in Internet’s privacy armour have long been mounting worries for authorities around the globe. A latest EU study cements the cause of apprehension when it comes to privacy of teenagers using social networking sites.

Facebook users more trusting, engaged- survey

Contrary to popular assumption that social networking does more harm than good, a new study has suggested that social media make people more trusting, as well as more socially and politically engaged.

Social network users more open with virtual friends

According to a new study, social network users are more truthful and open with their virtual friends than their real ones.

Friendster deleting user data, pics; grab yours and save

Friendster, the once dominant social network, is deleting all user accounts, photos, blogs, comments and other user-created content in order to re-launch the site.

MySpace fading out: 10mn users quit in one month

MySpace is declining and it's declining fast. Despite attempts to rejuvenate the social networking site, MySpace is losing users.

MySpace to cut employee strength by 47%

Social networking site MySpace announced Tuesday that it is going to reduce its workforce by nearly 50 percent as part of restructuring efforts of the site.

It's Too Late, MySpace

 News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace is trying to do what Friendster, Tribe.net, Bebo, and any social network that squandered its 15 minutes has failed to do. In trying to regain relevance, MySpace is hoping that last month's website makeover will bear fruit in the coming weeks.

 

Android's Kindle Adds Amazon's Shelfari

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) bought Shelfari, a Seattle social-networking startup, around the same time it acquired Victoria, B.C.-based AbeBooks, which held an equity stake in Shelfari's rival, Library Thing. Now Shelfari is making its way to the Android Kindle.

Facebook not good at satisfying its users--survey

As per a survey report released Tuesday by research firm ForeSee Results in collaboration with University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), Facebook might have successfully reached 500 million user milestone this week, but it has not been able to satisfy all its customers.