San Francisco (ip-192.com): Wikipedia plans to black out its English language website for 24 hours on Wednesday, January 18, in protest over proposed anti-piracy legislation under consideration in the U.S. Congress. “Today Wikipedians from around the world have spoken about their opposition to this destructive legislation," said Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia. "This is an [...]
Wikipedia: Site goes dark over anti-piracy bill
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Facebook asks for articles of incorporation to verify sites
Palo Alto (ip-192.com): Facebook is now asking some users and corporations to submit articles of incorporation, business tax filings, business licenses, or copies of utility bills to confirm a page. The social networking service that has more than 800 million active users does not say how it will use and protect such sensitive information, who [...]
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Twitter: Growth related to media coverage, geographic proximity
Cambridge (ip-192.com): The rapid growth of Twitter relied primarily on media attention and traditional social networks based on geographic proximity and socioeconomic similarity, according to MIT scientists. The team analyzed the development of the social networking and microblogging site from 2006 to 2009. Twitter is said to have more than 300 million users worldwide who [...]
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Fresh cash for Twitter: $300 million from Saudi Arabia
San Francisco (ip-192.com): Christmas comes early for Twitter: The social networking and microblogging service receives $300 million in fresh cash from Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, a Saudi Arabian businessman and investor. Analysts say that Twitter is worth about $8 billion. Earlier in 2011, the company raised another $400 million from private investors. Launched on July [...]
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