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		<title>Facebook&#8217;s next &#8220;new product&#8221; may be to become too large for its own good</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As invites are sent out for an event on the 20th of June that&#8217;ll have Facebook&#8217;s next &#8220;new product&#8221; unveiled, it seems only too good a coincidence that this morning more than one reference to RSS feeds in the social network were found. While it&#8217;s possible already to pull feeds in to Facebook with some  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebooks-next-new-product-may-be-to-become-too-large-for-its-own-good-14286577/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook event set for arrival of &#8220;new product&#8221; next week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if the announcement and launch of Facebook Home wasn&#8217;t enough, Facebook has yet another event in the pipeline for next week that looks to unveil &#8220;a new product&#8221; that supposedly comes from &#8220;a big idea.&#8221; The event is scheduled to take place on June 20 at Facebook&#8217;s headquarters in Menlo Park, CA. The invitation,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-event-set-for-arrival-of-new-product-next-week-14286547/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter&#8217;s FollowMe creates highlight reels of your best tweeting moments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to help users gain more followers, Twitter has launched a feature called #FollowMe that allows users to create a short highlight reel that shows off their best tweets, photos, and Vine videos. It&#8217;s sort of like a resume to show other Twitter users that you&#8217;re worth following because of how hilarious you  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/twitters-followme-creates-highlight-reels-of-your-best-tweeting-moments-13286374/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook hashtags go live, gives a shout-out to Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter is the pioneer of the hashtag, but since then, many other online services have been adopting the number sign as well, because why not? Twitter&#8217;s biggest competitor, however, just now added support for hashtags. That&#8217;s right, Facebook now lets you click on hashtags that your friends have long been posting to their status updates.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-hashtags-go-live-gives-a-shout-out-to-twitter-12286235/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook data center in Sweden goes live, first outside US</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook announced today that they have opened up their first data center outside the US in Luleå, Sweden. It&#8217;s located in a small town at the northern edge of the Baltic Sea, and is just 62 miles south of the Arctic Circle. It&#8217;s an odd place for a data center, but Facebook says there are  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-data-center-in-sweden-goes-live-first-outside-us-12286186/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Waze acquisition may end tipped Facebook talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend inside sources have suggested Google to be reaching a deal with the team at Waze, a smart navigation app previously rumored to have been in talks with Facebook for a similar deal. This acquisition has been tipped to be ringing in at $1.3 billion USD while real terms have not yet been revealed.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-waze-acquisition-may-end-tipped-facebook-talks-09285492/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter is down with &#8220;site issues&#8221;, it&#8217;s not just you</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon Twitter has reported site issues in a very, very general way for the masses. This status update comes courtesy of Twitter&#8217;s Tumblr page, as it were, a publication whose engine is now owned by Yahoo. Twitter&#8217;s status appears at the moment to be affecting both mobile and web browser-based Twitter accounts. The Twitter  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-is-down-with-site-issues-its-not-just-you-03284737/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tumblr Sponsored Posts hit web with dollar-sign icon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 18:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Tumblr has begun to roll out sponsored posts beyond their mobile application environment. While back on the 22nd of April Tumblr brought advertisements to smartphones, users working with their desktop computers and browsing their Dashboard with a web browser will see the same thing. Because the Yahoo buyout of Tumblr was announced so  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tumblr-sponsored-posts-hit-web-with-dollar-sign-icon-30284299/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook intros verified pages and profiles, takes a page from Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 18:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to help users identify legitimate pages and profiles of popular celebrities and businesses. Facebook has rolled out their own verification system that&#8217;s a lot like Twitter&#8217;s own offering. Verified Facebook page and profiles will have a small blue checkmark next to their name, indicating that it&#8217;s the official page or profile of  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-intros-verified-pages-and-profiles-takes-a-page-from-twitter-29284113/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>DISH Hopper Social app brings Twitter chat and Facebook updates to HD DVR</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/dish-hopper-social-app-brings-twitter-chat-and-facebook-updates-to-hd-dvr-29284108/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 16:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today an app has been released by DISH that will bring social networking to the Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR machine, integrating Twitter and Facebook into the mix. This app is what DISH calls the &#8220;first set-top box application capable of providing contextually-relevant social feeds.&#8221; Of course this isn&#8217;t the only way you can chat through  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/dish-hopper-social-app-brings-twitter-chat-and-facebook-updates-to-hd-dvr-29284108/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Waze acquisition negotiations end</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 14:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As talk continues surrounding the possible acquisition of the social mapping company known as Waze, it appears today that Facebook is out of the running. According to sources familiar with the matter speaking with All Things D, a potential acquisition of Waze by Facebook is no longer an option as talks have fallen apart. Facebook  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-waze-acquisition-negotiations-end-29284071/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s Cook: &#8220;I&#8217;ve never felt like we&#8217;ve needed a social network&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 02:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week in a chat with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the conference known as D11, Tim Cook took the stage with chat about what Apple needs &#8211; and what it does&#8217;t need &#8211; to push forward in our modern mobile market. Suggesting that Apple may be &#8220;missing&#8221; social networking as it acquires companies  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apples-cook-ive-never-felt-like-weve-needed-a-social-network-28283997/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Being a Better Tweeter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 21:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Berne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been using Twitter continually for about three years now. I&#8217;m not sure of the exact date, or my first tweet, because Twitter still hasn&#8217;t given me the option to download my entire archive yet, though every time I check, the &#8220;Deactivate my account&#8221; option stares back at me from the bottom of the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/being-a-better-tweeter-26283644/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo boosts Flickr storage to one terabyte, reboots Android app</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week amid word that the company had purchased Tumblr to give its youth segment a boost, the company made use of the press it&#8217;d been given for a couple boosts to Flickr. Having acquired Flickr back in 2005 to the tune of $35 million USD, it&#8217;s no wonder that a $1.1 billion dollar cost  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-boosts-flickr-storage-to-one-terabyte-reboots-android-app-20282856/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo Tumblr acquisition reportedly approved in cash-only deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 18:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning a deal between Yahoo and Tumblr has been approved according to sources familiar with the matter. This deal is said by people familiar with those speaking with the Wall Street Journal to have been approved by Yahoo&#8217;s board only at this time, and that Tumblr&#8217;s board is not yet at a final decision  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-tumblr-acquisition-reportedly-approved-in-cash-only-deal-19282724/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Project maps national racism based on geotagged tweets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 05:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter, at its most base level, is merely a means for individuals to share small snippets, links, and pictures with a wider audience, helping sort them via the judicial use of hashtags. It has many applications, however, because of the vast amounts of data it presents. Trends, for example, offer an immediate auto-updating way to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/project-maps-national-racism-based-on-geotagged-tweets-11281505/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft&#8217;s Bing integrates Facebook Likes and comments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 20:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is continuously adding new features to its Bing search engine, and this time around the company has added integration for Facebook that allows users of the social networking site to comment and Like stuff directly in Bing search results. Microsoft has been researching ways to distinguish itself from Google, and it seems social is  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsofts-bing-integrates-facebook-likes-and-comments-10281481/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook and Waze: blending your worlds together one data point at a time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word has it Facebook is looking to acquire crowdsource navigation app Waze for a hefty $1 billion. Such a move would provide the social network with an array of location-based data far more substantial than any it has had thus far, adding the information on top of what it already knows about consumers&#8217; likes, check-ins,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-and-waze-blending-your-worlds-together-one-data-point-at-a-time-10281371/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Home downloads reach seven digits, minor update incoming</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has announced that its new Facebook Home app launcher for Android has reached one million downloads in just four weeks. The social network giant first launched the home screen app launcher almost a month ago, alongside the HTC First &#8220;Facebook phone.&#8221; This comes just a couple weeks after Facebook Home eclipsed 500,000 downloads late  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-home-downloads-reach-seven-digits-minor-update-incoming-09281335/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook buying Waze in $1bn social map deal tip insiders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 08:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook could splash up to $1bn on social mapping app specialist Waze, new leaks suggest, potentially ramping up the social site&#8217;s mobile functionality. The imminent deal, tipped in Calcalist, Ynet, and The Market, comes after a claimed six months of negotiations between the firms, and would echo Facebook&#8217;s billion-dollar Instagram acquisition by falling somewhere in  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-buying-waze-in-1bn-social-map-deal-tip-insiders-09281249/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook video adverts tipped to autoplay in July</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook will add video adverts to its newsfeed in July, sources claim, with the short clips automatically playing, albeit without audio, when social networkers check the site. Each video will last for no more than fifteen seconds, and users will have the option to choose whether or not they hear the accompanying audio, the FT&#8216;s  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-video-adverts-tipped-to-autoplay-in-july-08281012/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Glass to Facebook provides unofficial photo sharing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 23:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve already seen a Twitter for Glass app, though it isn&#8217;t available for any Glass owner to use and has not been officially announced (there&#8217;s GlassTweet, though). Following not too long after, there&#8217;s now an unofficial Glass to Facebook app available to the public, allowing those who&#8217;ve scored a pair of Google&#8217;s frames to upload  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-to-facebook-provides-unofficial-photo-sharing-07280945/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>PS4 Share button subject to game-dev block whims Sony admits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 09:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PlayStation 4 developers will be able to freeze out the &#8220;Share&#8221; button on the PS4&#8242;s new controller, Sony has revealed, in an attempt to lock down leaks and spoilers for players who haven&#8217;t finished yet. &#8220;There will be parts of a game that the maker does not want people to be able to see&#8221; Sony  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ps4-share-button-subject-to-game-dev-block-whims-sony-admits-07280826/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Path in hot water as sharing blitz hits grandparents landline phones</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at Path are dealing with a bit of controversy surrounding a search strategists&#8217; run-in with the social network aggregator. The story comes originally from user Branded3, who after testing the mobile app out, found several of his contacts &#8211; personal and professional &#8211; letting him know that they&#8217;d been getting more  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/path-in-hot-water-as-sharing-blitz-hits-grandparents-landline-phones-06280742/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reddit hits Google Glass in first 3rd party app</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 21:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a new platform rises, so too does a Reddit interface come with it &#8211; this being the way of things. With Google Glass sitting in front of the eye of the user and appearing in every moment of a user&#8217;s life, it exists as the perfect starting point for the community that calls itself  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/reddit-hits-google-glass-in-first-3rd-party-app-02280341/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Trusted Contacts suggests safety from a locked-out account</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook is rolling out a new feature called Trusted Contacts, which allow you to choose three to five friends to help you if you ever get locked out of your account. If you&#8217;re ever locked out, your trusted contacts can step in to prove that it&#8217;s actually you needing to get back into your account.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-trusted-contacts-suggests-safety-from-a-locked-out-account-02280318/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google+ Hangouts get Remote Desktop feature using Chrome technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 22:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google+ has just issued an update that brings the remote desktop feature to Hangouts. With Hangouts Remote Desktop, your friends can give you permission to control their desktop through the Hangouts app. Because you&#8217;re in a Hangout, you are still able to see each other and voice chat with each other while you&#8217;re controlling the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-hangouts-get-remote-desktop-feature-using-chrome-technology-01280211/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook rakes in $1.46b revenue, 751m mobile users in Q1 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has reported its Q1 2013 earnings today, and there seems to be mixed results across the board. The company scrounged up $1.46 billion in revenue, which is up 38% from the same quarter last year, but it&#8217;s not up to par from where the company was at over the summer. As for net profit,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-rakes-in-1-46b-revenue-751m-mobile-users-in-q1-2013-01280199/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook for Windows Phone enters beta, brings high-res photos and Timeline</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The connection between Microsoft and Facebook is becoming tighter as Microsoft has announced what they&#8217;re calling the Facebook for Windows Phone Beta app program. This marks the first time that the Facebook app for Windows Phone will enter into an extensive beta program, but it will allow users to submit bugs and feedback to improve  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-for-windows-phone-enters-beta-brings-high-res-photos-and-timeline-30279964/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook losing millions of users, according to study</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever feel like Facebook&#8216;s becoming a bit dull lately? Maybe it&#8217;s your friends who are driving you nuts with their political rants, or you may just be tired of the concept of social networking. Whatever the case may be, millions of users are experiencing the same feeling, according to a new study that says six  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-losing-millions-of-users-according-to-study-29279781/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parse Facebook deal sees developer boost in face of naysayers</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/parse-facebook-deal-sees-developer-boost-in-face-of-naysayers-28279655/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at Facebook and Parse have announced that they&#8217;re joining teams, effectively, as the social networking giant acquires the company known for backend infrastructure for mobile apps. As a selection of notes from developers has appeared in comments and forums surrounding the acquisition suggesting they&#8217;d leave Parse in fear of Facebook, Parse  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/parse-facebook-deal-sees-developer-boost-in-face-of-naysayers-28279655/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>White House joins Tumblr, says to expect GIFs</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/white-house-joins-tumblr-says-to-expect-gifs-26279581/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration is once again dipping into social media, this time announcing the creation of an account on Tumblr, which is currently composed of a single post and image. Says the White House, the Tumblr will be used in conjunction with the administration&#8217;s other social media accounts to help make it the &#8220;most open  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/white-house-joins-tumblr-says-to-expect-gifs-26279581/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter spoiler cut-back tipped for 2013 NFL Draft</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the 2012 NFL Draft was marred online by insider parties using Twitter to announce picks before television broadcasts could so so themselves, sources this week are making clear a new expected etiquette of those present at the event. The word being used this week by news officials is &#8220;speculation&#8221;: before the NFL commissioner makes  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-spoiler-cut-back-tipped-for-2013-nfl-draft-22278772/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Home hitting Jailbroken iPhones: Chat Heads first</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-home-hitting-jailbroken-iphones-chat-heads-first-18278463/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today it&#8217;s been announced that those working with a Jailbroken iPhone out there in the wild may soon be able to work with the still limited-to-Android Facebook Home feature Chat Heads. While the newest version of Facebook for iOS does include an in-app iteration of the Chat Heads feature for messaging, the build announced today  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-home-hitting-jailbroken-iphones-chat-heads-first-18278463/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Music iPhone app hands-on</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Twitter #music app has been launched for iPhone and the web. While you&#8217;ll be able to use this app on your iPad and iPod touch, right here at the start it&#8217;s really an iPhone-specific interface &#8211; and yes, you&#8217;ll not be seeing an Android app for some time. Right out of the box  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-music-iphone-app-hands-on-18278381/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter gets creepier with keyword-targeted ads</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-gets-creepier-with-keyword-targeted-ads-17278260/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at Twitter have announced the first wave of keyword targeting in timelines &#8211; available to advertisers for every place that Twitter Ads are supported. You&#8217;ll be working in all languages and in every single Twitter market across the advertising universe with targeted ads. In this case it means that if someone  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-gets-creepier-with-keyword-targeted-ads-17278260/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chat Heads hits Facebook for iOS: we go hands-on</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Facebook Home universe has begun to jump in to iOS for the iPhone, starting with Chat Heads and likely stopping there as well. While the Android version of Facebook Home commands your entire smartphone experience from the first lock screen to the place where you launch apps, this update to the iOS version  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/chat-heads-hits-facebook-for-ios-we-go-hands-on-16278081/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>WhatsApp boasts 200M monthly active users, now bigger than Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WhatsApp&#8217;s popularity has skyrocketed since its launch back in 2009. At All Things D&#8217;s conference, D: Dive Into Mobile, Jan Koum, CEO of WhatsApp, stated that the smartphone app is even more popular than Twitter now. It currently has over 200 million monthly active users, who send out and receive over 20 billion messages each  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/whatsapp-boasts-200m-monthly-active-users-now-bigger-than-twitter-16278071/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chat Heads bringing Facebook Home to iPhone and iPad today [UPDATE]</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week it&#8217;s been announced &#8211; but not updated quite yet &#8211; that the iOS version of Facebook will be getting a bit of Facebook Home for the iPad and iPhone. Though the full version of Facebook Home really isn&#8217;t a possibility for Apple&#8217;s mobile products the way their software is set up, the Chat  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/chat-heads-bringing-facebook-home-to-iphone-and-ipad-today-16278029/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook partnering with attorneys general for privacy awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-partnering-with-attorneys-general-for-privacy-awareness-15277845/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it: Facebook privacy is something of a misnomer &#8212; it&#8217;s hard to use &#8220;Facebook&#8221; and &#8220;privacy&#8221; in the same sentence without it being considered negative. However, the social networking giant knows it, and it has announced that it will be partnering up with 19 state attorneys general in order to raise awareness for  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-partnering-with-attorneys-general-for-privacy-awareness-15277845/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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