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Following Rivals, Gmail Will Add Status Updates

Feb 8, 2010 2:19 PM

Google (NSDQ: GOOG), which shook up the e-mail industry when it integrated chat with e-mail, is now trying to catch up to its rivals by letting Gmail users share status updates. The WSJ reports that Google will soon add a “new module that will allow Gmail users to view a…

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Posted In: Social Media, Community, Nanopublishing, Technologies / Formats, E-Mail, Companies, Google

Facebook Buys Sharing Service FriendFeed For Reported $50 Million

Aug 10, 2009 3:25 PM

Updated: Facebook has purchased social sharing service FriendFeed—in a deal that should give it both additional technology and engineers to beef up its product. Financial terms of the deal were not released, although the WSJ puts the price at nearly $50 million, including $15 million in cash, with the remainder…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Community, Nanopublishing, News Sharing, Companies, Facebook

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