August 31, 2009
Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site, said it will buy FriendFeed, netting a group of prized ex-Google engineers in the fast-growing Internet business. FriendFeed, an up-and-coming social media startup, lets people share content online in real time across various social networks and blogs. The service is similar to, though less popular than Twitter, the [...]
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August 14, 2009
Social software and microblogging sites such as Twitter will soon experience disillusionment among enterprise users, market research firm Gartner warns in a report titled ‘Hype Cycle Special Report for 2009.’ The report tracks the progression of an emerging technology from over enthusiasm through a period of disillusionment to an eventual understanding of the technology’s relevance [...]
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