Social networking

Social networking

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  Susan Sarandon expands ping pong empire to L.A.

  Ping pong is having a moment, thanks in no small part to Susan Sarandon. The Oscar-winning actress and self-described "ping pong propagandist" ... 

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  Yahoo CEO adds motherhood to list of challenges

  Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave birth to a boy late Sunday, adding motherhood to her challenges as she tries to steer the struggling Internet company in ... 

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  Messaging apps show mobile Internet's rise in Asia

  A handful of smartphone apps that began as basic instant messaging services have amassed several hundred million users in Asia in just a couple of ... 

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  Facebook's day of reckoning: 2Q earnings report

  It's showtime for Facebook. Call it the second act after its rocky initial public offering two months ago. On Thursday, the company will take the ... 

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  Zynga expands game line up amid investor doubts

  Web game maker Zynga is trying to turn its digital playground into an even more entertaining place, working to prove wrong investors who doubt that ... 

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  CEO Interview: Zynga's Mark Pincus, unleashed

  Mark Pincus — the other Mark of Silicon Valley — helped usher in the Facebook era with catchy games that got people clicking on virtual cows and ... 

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  Microsoft buying Internet startup Yammer for $1.2B

  Microsoft is buying Internet startup Yammer for $1.2 billion in an attempt to bring Facebook-like sharing features to its widely used suite of ...