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Aaron Swartz case dismissed posthumously by US District Court

, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Though it’s not the posthumous complete reprieve from the crimes he’d been accused of that his followers, friends, and family had wished for, Aaron Swartz’s court case has been dismissed due to his death. The man known as Aaron Swartz was found to have ended his own life just this past week, his legacy of pushing for freedom of information appearing very much to be living on in his wake. The announcement this week from the US District Court stops the case that accused Swartz of involvement in the theft of digital documents from JSTOR, a journal archive, a case where he faced decades in prison time if found guilty.

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SlashGear 101: What is Facebook Graph Search?

, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

The system known as Graph Search is Facebook’s way of allowing you to search through the massive amount of connections that exist between you and your friends. This search system is in Beta mode when the article you’re reading now is being published, but it’ll be in full swing by the Spring or Summer of 2013. This release is a relatively important addition to the Facebook ecosystem because before now, only the titles of people, places, and things could be searched – and photos were all but buried hopelessly under piles of galleries with no search connections at all.

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Facebook partners up with Bing to provide search results in Graph Search

, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook just introduced its newest feature, Graph Search, where you're provided with specific, catered searches of friends on Facebook and their respective interests and likes. However, CEO Mark Zuckerberg just pulled a "one more thing" trick on us and announced that Facebook is partnering up with Bing to bring web search results to Graph Search. Read The Full Story

Zuckerberg describes difference between Graph Search and Web Search

, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Remember Facebook's "come and see what we're building" event? Yeah, that's today. And the first thing that CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled was a new feature called Graph Search. It essentially will give people the power and tools to take a cut of the graph to form any query they want. However, Zuckerberg was adamant that Graph Search was not the same thing as traditional web search. Read The Full Story

Facebook Graph Search revealed at special live event

, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Facebook have revealed a third of three pillars the describe as the “Three Pillars of the Facebook ecosystem”, that being Graph Search. Mark Zuckerberg himself described this new area of excellence for the Facebook universe, showing the first two as being the Facebook News Feed and the Facebook Timeline. Zuckerberg let it be known that Graph Search is anything if not “web search” – its just a bit different than that.

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New MySpace goes public with Justin Timberlake lure

, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Can Justin Timberlake make MySpace cool again? That's certainly the social network's hope, using the lure of early access to the first track from the pop minstrel's upcoming album to lure back old users and encourage fresh sign-ups. Inside, meanwhile, waits a dramatically redesigned social experience. Read The Full Story

Pulse integrates Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, Tumblr, and YouTube

, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Pulse have opened the floodgates for a variety of social networking feeds into their already well-established visual user interface for news consumption. This update takes Pulse up to the next level of all-encompassing integration with each of the systems you work with on the daily. This may be the biggest upgrade to Pulse since its original launch back two years ago for iOS (and this update works with Android, too!) Read The Full Story

Instagram’s active users cut in half while Facebook fights loss claims

, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week there's been more than one claim against the growing state of Facebook and its most powerful purchased ecosystem: Instagram. What we're seeing for the latter is a chart from AppStats that cuts their active user numbers in half, while Facebook is facing claims that they've lost 600,000 users in a month. That's not a whole lot compared to the number of people who use Facebook every day, but you'll find that Facebook isn't about to see claims against its popularity go unchecked. Read The Full Story

Facebook testing $100 charge to message strangers

, Jan 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook is at it again, folks. The social network giant is testing out yet another new feature, and this time it's almost too ridiculous to believe. Facebook is testing a new service that charges you $100 to send a message to a stranger. So, instead of having the message land in their "Other" inbox, it will go straight to their main inbox. Read The Full Story

Obama signs Netflix Facebook sharing bill

, Jan 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

A new bill allowing Facebook users to automatically share details of the Netflix video they've just watched has been signed by President Obama, with express permission for each and every share no longer required. The Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act now means video viewing history can be shared without demanding written consent on every occasion, opening the door to automatic posts from video streaming sites like Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Video. Read The Full Story

Facebook shares exceed $30 for the first time since July

, Jan 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

In September, Facebook's shared dropped to their all-time low, leaving some worrying what would come of it all. Now in the few months since then, the company has seen a huge increase of 70-percent, with shares priced at over $30. This is the first time they've broke the $30 mark since July 2012, and follows a quarterly revenue increase of 32-percent. Read The Full Story

Facebook says “Come and see what we’re building” on January 15 event

, Jan 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Feeling social? Facebook has announced a new event for later in January, with the tagline "Come and see what we're building." The January 15 event is being kept mysterious, with no hints as to the subject in the invite, but that's only likely to stoke speculation in the weeks before then. Read The Full Story
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