August 2012
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July 2012
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“It is virtually impossible that the former governor’s recent spike in Twitter followers resulted from normal activity on the social network.”
—Statistical Probability That Mitt Romney’s New Twitter Followers Are Just Normal Users: 0%
“The two spouses were introduced to one another when Facebook’s friend finder service suggested they become friends.”
—Wife discovers second wife via Facebook friend finder | ZDNet
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Digg v1 will launch this week after a six-week sprint to rebuild the site from scratch. Here’s a first glimpse.
“Really great design is hard. Good is the enemy of great. Competent design is not too much of a stretch. But if you are trying to do something new, you have challenges on so many axes.”
—Jonathan Ive: Apple’s goal isn’t to make money (Wired UK)
“… And that’s what this is really all about for whoever leaked this story: protecting the perceived value of Twitter and possibly other social media companies. At exactly the same time that the Apple-Twitter story was published, the NYT also published a report titled “As Social Sites’ Shares Fall, Some Hear Echo of 2000 ,” a tough examination of the market performance of Facebook, Zynga, and Groupon, three of Twitter’s social web peers who’ve faced a rocky reception following taking their companies public.”
—Don’t believe the ‘Apple invests in Twitter’ hype | The Verge
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