Topic: Twitter Inc.
Facebook wins US patent for 'news feeds'
AFP Global Edition
Facebook has won a US patent on news feeds behind the kinds of real-time updates that make social-networking websites a hit with users. "The launch of News Feed in 2006 was a pivotal moment in Facebook?s history and changed the way millions of people consumed and discovered information on ...
Twitter wants users to update their personal info
AP News
Twitter prodding users to update settings to create more ways for people to find each otherTwitter is prodding its users to update their personal settings to create more ways for people to connect on its communications service. The request will pop up when Twitter users log into their accounts. Among ...
Facebook patents social networking update feeds
AFP Global Edition
Facebook has won a US patent on news feeds behind the kinds of real-time updates that make social-networking websites a hit with users. "The launch of News Feed in 2006 was a pivotal moment in Facebook?s history and changed the way millions of people consumed and discovered information on ...
US military lets soldiers Tweet, blog and Facebook
AFP Global Edition
The Pentagon said soldiers will be allowed to Tweet, blog and update their Facebook pages on the US military's non-classified computer network under a new policy. The decision came after a seven-month review with senior officials concluding that the benefits of social media outweighed the risks associated with free-wheeling ...
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