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Zuckerberg Announces Facebook Home for Android

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Posted on April 4 2013 by Mark Simonson

The world waited today, anticipating Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's big announcement. Many thought it to be the release of a new Facebook phone. Though the physical aspect of a new phone is not true, the social network will now be transforming its services on the Android devices. This will be available for download from Google Play on April 12th and will work on the HTC One, HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung Galaxy Note II and the soon to be released Samsung Galaxy S4.   What has been called Facebook Home, it defines a new strategy of how Facebook exists on A...

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Facebook User Finds Kidney Donor in 90 Minutes

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Posted on March 26 2013 by Mark Simonson

  Facebook and social media outlets receive some bad press and feedback from users all the time. Eddie Beatrice was reminded recently that there is amazing potential and good in the one billion+ strong network of Facebook users, and more specifically, the "Living Kidney Donor Network" Facebook page.   In October 2011, Eddie Beatrice went to have a routine shoulder surgery and then found out that he had a life threatening condition. Beatrice shares, "What happened, there was a bacterial infection from the rotator cuff that sent my body into septic shock and the kidn...

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Twitter Patents Twitter

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Posted on March 20 2013 by Mark Simonson

  Twitter has waited patiently since 2007 for this patent to be approved by the United States Patent office, which is termed a "device independent message distribution platform." That patent offers the description of a system where users follow each other and messages do not have specific recipients. Twitter founders/inventors Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone have publicly promised not to use these patents to seek litigation against competitors but to use the patents defensively.   A spokesperson from Twitter shared, "Like many companies, we apply for patents on a bunch o...

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Facebook to Use Hashtags With Newsfeed Changes

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Posted on March 15 2013 by Mark Simonson

  Facebook reportedly has let the Wall Street Journal and All Things D know that they are experimenting with the feature that has helped popularize social media competitor, Twitter, the #Hashtag.   Google+, LinkedIn, Instagram and other social sites have followed suit months ago but Facebook has realized that this will either be used for its Graph Search tool or to stay in the competition game with Twitter and other social media networks. The #+word combination would bring together group conversations around specific topics.   There is still no word on w...

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Amazon Cloud Player Updated for iPad and Mini – Glitch Found

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Posted on February 27 2013 by Mark Simonson

  Today, Amazon launched its Cloud Player app for the Apple iPad and iPad Mini. This move enlarges Amazon's already large music streaming market. This app will allow users to download or stream music stored in Amazon's cloud, play music that is already stored on the device and allows users to create and manage playlists.   One of the key strategies of Amazon is to get this Cloud player on as many different devices as possible.   “We introduced our Cloud Player app for iPhone and iPod touch last summer and it’s been incredibly popular with our custome...

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