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Google Plus joins MySpace in the social network graveyard

by Ben Bradford
Apr 2, 2019
Google is pulling the plug on the platform after eight years.
A logo sits illumintated outside the Google booth on day 2 of the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2019 on February 26, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Why the Facebook breach isn't just about Facebook

by Molly Wood
Oct 5, 2018
At least 50 million users had their accounts compromised in the breach.
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Is Instagram a healthier Facebook?

by Kai Ryssdal and Josie Fan
Apr 18, 2018
The photo-sharing app relied on the social network for its success, but now Facebook may depend on Instagram for its longevity.
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Snoop Dogg starting marijuana-based social network

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 21, 2015
Only 420 people will be allowed in at first.
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Social networks head to the office

by Nova Safo
Nov 25, 2014
It's called 'enterprise tech,' and it's growing: Microsoft, Google, IBM and maybe now Facebook are involved.
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Justin Bieber: Portrait of a venture capitalist

by Molly Wood
Nov 7, 2013
Belieb it or not, J-Biebs is a dynamite venture capitalist with a solid record of investment.
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Twitter partners with NFL in ad deal

by Noel King
Sep 26, 2013
Will this prove to investors that the social network can make money?
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Are you 'network literate'?

by Marketplace Contributor
May 22, 2012
Commentator Ben Casnocha says our ever-expanding social networks require a whole new skill.
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What is to become of Yahoo?

by Molly Wood
Apr 9, 2012
For a lot of us who first got online in the 1990s, Yahoo! was a pretty special place. But that was a while ago and Yahoo! has since gone through numerous periods of tumult. What's next for the company? Plus, social network fans shop differently.
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One social network that promises not to 'monetize' you

by Molly Wood
Mar 30, 2012
Despite pressure to show uses ads and make hay from their personal data, CaringBridge refuses. They're a special case, but are there lessons here for other social networks?
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