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Twitter Announces Launch of Twttr, a Vowel Free Twitter (2013-04-01): Twitter has announced the launch of a Twttr, a vowel-free version of Twitter and plans to start charging for the regular (now premium) Twitter.
Library of Congress Has Archive of 170 Billion Tweets (2013-01-04): The Library of Congress announced it has an archive of 170 billion tweets that goes back to 2006.
Social Network Photo War Begins Just Before the Holidays (2012-12-08): Photographs have always been important for social websites.
Zuckerberg Talks Morale, Gray Shirts and One Billion User Milestone With Matt Lauer (2012-10-04): Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down (and walked around) for an interview with Matt Lauer.
Myspace Previews Improved Version (2012-09-24): A new Myspace is in the works.
Facebook Makes $1.20 Per Virtual Cow Sold (2012-08-12): CNN tech reporter Laurie Segall explains how Facebook makes it money in this video.
Twitter Introduces New Twitter Bird (2012-06-08): Twitter has launched a simplified Twitter bird logo.
Study Finds Facebook Users Dislike Timeline Format (2012-05-16): Attensity has announced the results of its study which analyzed public reaction in social media to the new Facebook Timeline format for profile pages.
Researchers Develop Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (2012-05-07): University of Bergen Doctor of Psychology Cecilie Schou Andreassen is heading a research project about addiction to Facebook.
Pinterest Now Third Most Popular Social Network (2012-04-11): Socialtimes reports that Pinterest is now the third most popular social network in the U.
Facebook Study Finds Facebook is a Habit-Forming Activity (2012-04-02): A new study from researchers at the University of Gothenburg have determined that Facebook is a habit-forming activity that can develop into an addiction.
Facebook Addresses Issue of Employers Requesting Facebook Logins (2012-03-23): Some nosy employers are apparently requiring the Facebook logins of employees and prosective employees.
Twitter Acquires Posterous (2012-03-12): Twitter has acquired the Posterous blogging service.
Study Finds People Primarily Use Profile Photos on Facebook to Form Impressions of People (2012-03-08): Researchers at Ohio State University have found that Facebook users typically rely on profile photographs to form an impression of people.
Facebook Includes Users Who Don't Visit Facebook in Active Users Figure (2012-02-06): Facebook claims an enormous amount of monthly active users (845 million peeps) and daily active users (483 million peeps).
Report: Facebook Close to Filing IPO Papers, Valuation Could Reach $100 Billion (2012-01-27): The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook may file papers for an IPO as early as Wednesday of next week.
Google Adds Google+ Pages (2011-11-08): Google has launched pages for its Google+ social network.
Beyonce's Baby News Generated More Tweets Per Second Than Steve Jobs' Death (2011-10-07): The death of Steve Jobs ignited a massive spike in tweets on Twitter.
Sean Parker Joins Twitter (2011-10-03): TechCrunch reports that Sean Parker, known for his Napster, Facebook and Spotify ventures, has joined Twitter.
Will.I.Am's Google Plus Profile Gets Google Homepage Feature (2011-09-30): Celebrities garnering the most followers is a trend that occurs on most social networks.