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• 08 September 2011

• News: Google+: 4 Tools to Boost Your Social Networking Experience

  While rumors continue to swirl about when the Google+ API will be released to developers, that's not stopping some people from getting in on the Google+ action.

• News: Google+ bug hides old posts

  If you're a prolific Google+ user, you may be unable to see all the posts you have published on your profile due to a bug in the social networking site that hides older posts, according to the company.

• 07 September 2011

• News: Facebook iOS app gets an overhaul

  Facebook has released an updated version of its iOS app, though still hasn't issued its expected iPad-specific app.

• News: Facebook adds post privacy settings to iPhone app

  In its ongoing effort to fend off competition from—and catch up to—Google+, Facebook on Tuesday launched a revamped version of its iPhone app that makes it easier for users to customize their posts and select their audience.

• News: Social Location Services Not Catching Fire in the U.S.

  Maybe Facebook was on to something when it recently deemphasized its location check-in service. Cellphones may be capable of pinpointing your location using GPS or cell tower triangulation, but a new study says few American adults are interested in sharing their current location on services such as Foursquare and Gowalla.

• 06 September 2011

• News: Google+, Day 27: Comparing Google+ with Facebook

  30 Days With Google+: Day 27

• 05 September 2011

• News: Google+ Suggested User List Stirs Debate

  Google+ is promoting a popularity contest of sorts that isn't sitting well with some users of the social networking service.

• 02 September 2011

• News: Facebook CIO: Enterprises no longer organised to do business

  When you’re the CIO of Facebook, moving quickly is par of the course. Tim Campos, who took the stage for the second day of keynotes at Dreamforce 2011, said massive IT implementations take place in a matter of just weeks to months.

• 01 September 2011

• News: What Makes an Entrepreneur? LinkedIn Data Offers a Clue

  Ask 10 people what it takes to be an entrepreneur and you'll probably get 10 different answers. Ask LinkedIn, on the other hand, and you'll get a pretty detailed picture complete with schools to attend, companies to start off with and places to live.

• News: Can Facebook Find a Hit with Music? Probably Not

  We've heard a lot about Facebook's musical ambitions over the past year with not a peep coming from Facebook on its' actual plans. Now comes fresh speculation from the website Mashable that claim Facebook is prepping a music service to go live September 22 at the F8 developers conference held in San Francisco.

• News: Salesforce.com moves to make enterprise more social

  When you hold the world's largest software technology conferences in the world, you expect to announce a few innovations to your flagship product. True to form, Salesforce.com has announced several additional products and services based around the theme of 'the social enterprise' at its Dreamforce 2011 event in San Francisco.

• 31 August 2011

• News: How to Get Started Using Analytics to Profit From Facebook

  The project :: Deploy a social commerce tool that can help online fashion retailer Tobi forecast the results of social media promotions and boost revenue.

• News: 10 Social Networking Add-Ons for Firefox

  Move over, RockMelt. You don't need a dedicated social networking browser to stay überconnected. Here are 10 Firefox add-ons (all compatible with the latest version of Firefox) that will turn your browser into a social butterfly.

• 29 August 2011

• News: In just three weeks, Facebook pays out $40K to hackers

  Three weeks after launching a bug bounty program that pays Web hackers cash for finding flaws with its website, Facebook said it has paid out more than US$40,000 in rewards.

• News: Facebook shuts down Deals, boosts Photos

  Facebook has decided to shut down its Deals feature after testing it for several months with big name brands like Gap, Starbucks, Macy's, JCPenney and American Eagle Outfitters.

• 27 August 2011

• News: Fast Five: this week in IT, 26/08

  Your hand-picked five-minute wrap up of the biggest Australian IT stories of the week.

• 26 August 2011

• News: Google Shutters Slide, Acquired Last Year for $182 Million

  A year ago, Google acquired an up-and-coming maker of apps that plugged into social networks like MySpace and Facebook called Slide. Yesterday, it decided to hang an out of business sign on the operation.

• News: Google to shut down Slide social apps

  Apparently the age of "superpoking" social network friends and throwing sheep at them is coming to a close.

• 25 August 2011

• News: Post-riot, UK government halts talk of social media shutdown

  The U.K. government met on Thursday with technology companies for a post-mortem on the violent riots earlier this month, but made clear from the onset that it was no longer considering shutting down services in times of crisis.

• News: MSN China to integrate services with China's Renren

  Microsoft is integrating its MSN platform with China's social networking site Renren in a move that could help it reach more of the country's Internet users.

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