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            <title>Social networking is 'adults only' via Xbox Live</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Pre-pubescent and teenage Xbox 360 users looking forward to blending their online gaming and social networking habits are likely feeling a little disgruntled today after Microsoft revealed that the Xbox Live integration of Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm will initially be limited to over 18s only.

According to Xbox Live guru Larry Hryb (a.k.a.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>MySpace pens video content deal with music's 'big four'</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With its crown of dominance now firmly sitting upon the head of Facebook, deposed social networking monarch MySpace is looking to regain the will of the people by introducing a selection of new music-based features to its popular online service.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Caution: Facebook poking could cost you jail time</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Arriving as a slice of news that could redefine the parameters of harassment while also enforcing the notion that our American cousins are absolute fruitcakes, a Facebook user in Tennessee has been arrested after ‘poking’ another social network user. 

Facebook’s popular ‘poke’ application works much like a playful elbow to the virtual ribs in order to gain the attention of a friend, associate or family member – but involves no direct messaging.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Verizon Wireless leads the way in call quality report</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ever wondered which of the telecommunications giants you should select when considering a possible mobile phone purchase? While there are plenty of factors to mull, if it’s call quality that you’re after then Verizon Wireless is your best bet, according to the latest standards report by J. D. Power and Associates. 

Scoring highest on the J. D. Power call quality report for the second time this year, Verizon’s cellular service in the U.S.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Rumours suggest Facebook is readying Spotify application</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Monday saw MySpace swoop from the shadows and steal leading music tool iLike away from beneath the nose of social network leader Facebook in an acquisition deal thought to be worth around $20 million USD. 

Evidently, if related reports are to be believed, Facebook is now looking to react quickly to counter the purchase.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>MySpace beats Facebook to iLike acquisition</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200935/4285/MySpace-beats-Facebook-to-iLike-acquisition</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a move to increase the appeal of its online platform, social networking giant MySpace has announced the acquisition of music sharing service iLike, which just so happens to be the leading music application utilised through market rival Facebook.

“The iLike acquisition advances our relentless pursuit of innovation,” explained MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta during a media conference call centred on the purchase.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Study: Twitter is little more than 'Pointless Babble'</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200934/4258/Study-Twitter-is-little-more-than-Pointless-Babble</link>
            <description><![CDATA[While there’s little doubting the sudden surge of popularity powering the rise of Twitter, a new usage and content study has revealed that much of the communication being posted by users of the micro-blogging service amounts to little more than “pointless babble.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Online invitation gaff reveals Facebook Lite</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200933/4239/Online-invitation-gaff-reveals-Facebook-Lite</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If you’re keen on the concept of social networking but are intimidated by the prospect of tackling a plethora of related features, then perhaps market leader Facebook is about to make the whole process that little easier for your easily befuddled brain.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Facebook snaps up FriendFeed</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200933/4227/Facebook-snaps-up-FriendFeed</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a move that could strengthen its position in the online market against the likes of Google, MySpace and Twitter, social networking heavyweight Facebook has this week slapped down the cash for network aggregation specialist FriendFeed.

FriendFeed, which also boasts a particularly effective real-time search engine, will eventually enable Facebook users to see what their friends are doing across a wide range of social media sites, including those existing as direct rivals to Facebook itself.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Study claims Facebook causes relationship rage</title>
            <link>http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200932/4214/Study-claims-Facebook-causes-relationship-rage</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If, the next time you’re investing vast amounts of time in Facebook, you detect an ominous wave of loathing emanating from your partner, close the network and refocus your attentions because, chances are, jealousy is about to rear its ugly head.]]></description>
            <author>Stevie Smith</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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