Social Networking Watch: Groupon, Yelp Sued Over Mobile …

MOCONEWS – Nov 8 – The patent in question is owned by a subsidiary of Hothand, a firm that gained attention in 2009 by offering advertisers a way to send messages to students on their mobile phones. The company ..

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Apple Advances Social Networking App for Shopping – Patently Apple

On December 30, 2010, the last patent application session for 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals the next chapter for their social networking app related to shopping.

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Amazon Files “Social Networking” Patent | The Blog Herald

This isn’t the first time a “ social networking ” patent has been filed, Friendster filed for “ social networking ” four years ago, they described their approach as a “system, method, and apparatus for connecting users in an online computer …

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The Importance of Using Social Networking for Business; Part I …

Although Facebook has the option of creating a business account, it is better for you to set up a Personal Profile for yourself that will be solely used for the purpose of promoting your business. The reason for this is that a Business …

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Facebook Secures Patent for News Feed

A new patent awarded to Facebook this week could have some big implications for the entire social media industry. The world’s largest social network now own the patent for the news feed. Patent #7,669,123 , first unearthed by All Facebook , credits Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg and seven other current and former Facebookers as inventors and assigns the rights to the patent to Facebook, Inc.

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