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• The Top 100 Search Terms Queried by Kids

  BNET - 2009-08-13

  Security firm Symantec has identified the top 100 searches conducted by children online. Popular items in the list include some expected entries like YouTube, Facebook, and MySpace as well as queries for popular pop idols like Michael Jackson and Miley Cyrus. However, what's surprising about the children's list is how...

  Tags: Facebook, children, MySpace, YouTube Inc.

• iGoogle Finally Goes Social

  BNET - 2009-08-12

  Google today released a host of new gadgets and an "Update" feature to its customizable home page offering, iGoogle, in the U.S. that mirror many of the functions on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, such as the ability to share story links on status updates, play multiplayer games...

  Tags: gadget, social networking, status update

• Krystal Blitz Gets Boost on Facebook, Twitter

  BNET - 2009-08-11

  Krystal Restaurants has kicked off a weeklong giveaway to promote its new Krystal Blitz energy drink. Each day through Aug. 17, the southern quick service chain will hide links on its Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube pages that direct participants to a coupon for a free 20-ounce Krystal Blitz. Once...

  Tags: Social Media, coupon, Energy Drink

• Why Streamy Could be the Next FriendFeed

  BNET - 2009-08-11

  In wake of the news of the FriendFeed acquisition by Facebook, we're faced with the real possibility that FriendFeed.com will be shut down for good. According to the press release, "FriendFeed.com will continue to operate normally for the time being..." In other words, it's only a matter of time before...

  Tags: Twitter, service, story, Facebook, friend

• Search Flickr, MSDN, YouTube, Others with Windows 7 Search Connectors

  BNET - 2009-06-09

  Did you know that Windows 7 includes doohickeys called Search Connectors that let you search specific sites and services from the comfort of a folder on your desktop? This has been one of the most under-hyped capabilities of Microsoft's newest OS, but it's pretty darned convenient and powerful. And I've...

  Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows 7, YouTube Inc., Flickr, Connector, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dave Johnson

• ShoZu Adds Geotagging for Flickr, YouTube & 5 Other Sites

  - 2007-02-12

  Supports More Sites & Phones Than Any Other Mobile Image Uploading Service

  Tags: Flickr, YouTube Inc.

• Wiremedia Delivers Bluetooth Location-Based Software Plug-In to Bloggers, Myspace, YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and other Popular Social Networking Sites

  - 2006-07-19

  LAS VEGAS -- Wiremedia (PINK SHEETS: WRMA), a leader in Bluetooth location-based proximity marketing, today announced that the company is set to deliver a series of plug-ins, widgets and tools designed to enable over 350 million social networkers and bloggers the ability to share, interact, and stay connected to their...

  Tags: Bluetooth, Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, plug-in, social networking, software, YouTube Inc.