Social media's role in politics | VentureBeat

You've read how Facebook and Twitter fueled the Arab Spring uprising. You are watching the videos coming out of Syria on Facebook.

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Microsoft launches its social network — but it's not what you think …

Microsoft's anticipated social network So.cl has arrived, but don't expect it to be the Google+ or Facebook challenger it was widely rumored to be — at least not yet.

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Twitvid relaunches as a social video network, adds support for …

Social video sharing service Twitvid is launching an update to its website today that will transform it into a full-fledged social network . Previously, the site was used as little more than a place to upload videos for Twitter and …

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Kabam to launch The Godfather: Five Families social game …

In a jab at Facebook in social games, Google and Kabam are announcing that The Godfather: Five Families will be exclusively available on the Google+ social network for 45 days.

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Nextdoor: a social network for your neighborhood | VentureBeat

Stealth startup Nextdoor believes it has cracked the social /local code, and is today launching a digital platform that brings together your real-world neighbors.

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