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Goodreads hits 10M book-loving members
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The Olympics blow past other sporting events, socially
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FTC finalizes Facebook privacy policy settlement
The Federal Trade Commission finalized a settlement between Facebook and users that felt some of the social network’s Read More
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Craigslist smacks down scrappers, updates photo layout
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Email converts better than search, social combined
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Make your users do the work
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Netflix debuts ‘Just for Kids’ option on Xbox
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26% of Americans access social networks on mobile
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Starbucks to accept Square payments in 7,000 US spots
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How Sports Infects Your Brain
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Consumer gift service FreeMonee lands $34M VC round
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Care.com locks down $50M for finding home helpers
The Internet seems to have the solutions for just about anything. Need a birthed present on the Read More
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Facebook’s first gambling game debuts in the UK
Let the Facebook gambling begin — well at least in the UK. Online gambling operator Gamesys worked Read More
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Family Village brings genealogy to a Sims-like world
One day in middle school, my history teacher assigned the class to go home and create a family Read More