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No Photo and Video Sharing for the Troops (2007-05-14): The Department of Defense (Dod) is going to block soldier's access to photo and video sharing websites like Flickr and YouTube according to an Associated Press article.
MySpace Acquires Photobucket for Rumored $250 Million (2007-05-08): Valleyway broke the news that MySpace would be acquiring Photobucket.
Yahoo to Close Yahoo Photos and Focus on Flickr (2007-05-08): TechCrunch reports that Yahoo plans to close Yahoo Photos this fall and focus on the more rapidly growing Flickr property for photo sharing and storage.
Clear Channel to Launch Social Networks (2007-05-01): Clear Channel is launching social networks for its radio stations.
Gaia Online: An Escape For Teens (2007-04-23): GigaOm has an article about Gaia Online, a virtual world and online hangout inhabited by teens.
Most People Are Just Watching the Web 2.0 Revolution (2007-04-20): Excite Digital Edge blogs about a recent Hitwise study that found less than 1% of people create content for the leading Web 2.
Facebook to Allow Outside Widgets? (2007-04-17): Wired's Listening Post is reporting that the popular social networking website Facebook is going to open up and allow outside widgets onto people's Facebook profiles.
MySpace Blocks Photobucket Videos and Remixes (2007-04-11): Photobucket, a popular image hosting service, has posted a message on its blog that says MySpace is preventing Photobucket users from posting videos and remixes hosted on Photobucket on their MySpace pages.
Twitterverse Helps Track Twitter Conversations (2007-04-10): Ideacodes has announced the launch of their new Twitter mashup tool called Twitterverse.
Using Web 2.0 To Spy on Those We Dislike (2007-04-03): Jen Gerson writes in the Toronto Star that she uses Facebook to spy on someone she disliked it High School.
John Edwards is the Only Twittering Candidate (2007-04-02): Most people using Twitter are aware that presidential candidate John Edwards has a Twitter at twitter.
Twitter's Downtime Impacting Growth? (2007-03-29): Twitter continues to be plagued by outages and periods of slowness.
Photobucket CEO Says Site is Fad-Proof (2007-03-29): A Fortune article on CNN/Money says Photobucket has 38 million members and they are adding over 80,000 each day.
Twitter Pessimism and Exponential Growth (2007-03-26): Twitter may be the talk of Silicon Valley but it isn't without detractors in the mainstream media.
Bloggers Continue Blogging About Twitter (2007-03-15): A lot of bloggers are still discussing Twitter, a service that lets you post tiny posts (140 characters) from the phone, web or instant message.
NBA Launches Social Network. Cuts YouTube Deal (2007-03-12): The Web 2.
Calvin Klein Targets Social Networking Teens with IN2U Fragrance (2007-03-08): Calvin Klein is targeting the young blogging and text messaging crowd with a new fragrance called CK in2u and a new social network called What Are You IN2?.
Eons Social Network For Seniors Raises $22 Million (2007-03-06): Eons, a social network that has Jane Seymour as an advisor and it is targeted at the 50+ crowd, has raised $22 million in financing.
Cisco Systems Acquires Social Networking Technologies (2007-03-06): The New York Times recently reports that Cisco Systems, Inc.
Create Social Networks With Ning (2007-03-04): There is some buzz over a new website called Ning that allows users to create social networks.