Foursquare strikes deal with International Olympic Committee
A social media marketing tie up with Foursquare will see Olympic fans able to 'check-in' at a number of athletics-inspired venues worldwide. The partnership between the location-based social network and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) comes …
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Preliminary UCLA study shows social media may hinder drug abuse recovery
By MELISSA TRUONG The use of online social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace may be a factor in triggering relapse in adolescents enrolled in substance abuse programs, recent UCLA research suggests. David Tran, a graduate student …
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Microsoft Opens Its Student Social Network To Public
But the software giant is reportedly downplaying the move, saying that So.cl, which is pronounced "social," isn't designed to replace or compete with Facebook (FB) or other social media such as LinkedIn (LNKD) or search rival Google's (GOOG) Google+.
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