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Twitter drives traffic to social media, less shopping: Hitwise

http://weblogs.hitwise.com/us-heather-hopkins/2009/03/where_to_from_twitter.html Twitter tends to send users on to other Web 2.0 sites, but not very often to business sites, according to a new...

Augmented reality games for Googlephone

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/27/the-joy-of-joyity-bringing-massive-multiplayer-trans-reality-games-to-android-phones/ Several augmented reality games have appeared for the Android mobile phone...

Facebook climbs down on new terms of service

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=54746167130 Update on the Facebook Terms of Service controversy: the social networking service reverted to its previous Terms of Service. [W]e received a lot...

Facebook hits 175 million users

http://friendfeed.com/e/6022573e-8e0a-969d-f5b3-05c1592aef7d/Today-we-gave-our-175-000-000th-user-the-power-to/ Facebook hit another milestone, by reaching 175 active users, according to a...

Twitter use on the rise: Pew

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/276/report_display.asp Eleven percent of Americans recently used Twitter or similar microblogging service, according to a new Pew study. This number has been...

Google briefly calls entire Web dangerous

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-site-may-harm-your-computer-on.html For a few minutes Google labeled very Web site as potentially dangerous. "This site may harm your computer", usually...

Adult Facebook user base soars

http://www.istrategylabs.com/2009-facebook-demographics-and-statistics-report-276-growth-in-35-54-year-old-users/ The numbers of adults using Facebook grew significantly in 2008, according to a...

Mobile game explains, satirizes airport experiences

http://www.persuasivegames.com/games/game.aspx?game=jetset A new game for mobile devices offers an interesting example of the uses of computer gaming. Jetset lets players explore the airport...

Facebook outpacing MySpace in global markets

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/22/facebook-now-nearly-twice-the-size-of-myspace-worldwide/ The number of Facebook users grew steadily last year, outpacing the user base of MySpace, according to...

Web 2.0 storytelling: ELI sessions

http://net.educause.edu/ELI091/Program/1016199?PRODUCT_CODE=ELI091/SESS43 Two sessions on web 2.0 storytelling are being held at the ELI conference today. Session content and materials can be...