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Also see Sandberg: Star Face for Facebook (Bloomberg Businessweek) for more on Facebook’s strategy
Now, as Facebook is preparing to file papers for a massive stock offering this week, its recent agreement with the FTC may help protect its dominance by discouraging competitors from launching social networks of their own, analysts say.
Anyone starting such a site, be it a big Silicon Valley firm or a college student in a dorm, will now have to wrestle with federal enforcement officials who are more carefully watching how personal information is shared on social networks, these experts say.
FTC settlement gives Facebook leverage over competitors – The Washington Post
… Continue reading: FTC settlement gives Facebook leverage over competitors – The Washington Post
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Samsung’s much-anticipated Galaxy Note will be available at AT&T on Feb. 19 for $300 with a two-year contract.
The 4G LTE smartphone can be pre-ordered online or in stores beginning Sunday for delivery by Feb. 17, the company said.
Samsung has been hyping the Galaxy Note as a new device category geared toward the creative-minded set, although most consumers will likely view it as a combination of a smartphone and tablet. The device features a large 5.3-inch touchscreen — one of the largest on a phone — and a stylus,… Continue reading: Samsung Galaxy Note will be available at AT&T stores Feb. 19 – latimes.com
On the remote chance that you don’t feel your Facebook Timeline already represents over-sharing…
Your video only takes a few minutes to create (during the process you’ll see a few photos from your Timeline in the background). It works by evaluating the content you have shared with the public and with friends, and then identifies the most engaging and relevant life moments to build a chronological story for your customized mini-movie.
Once the app is done, you can watch the movie, as well as choose accompanying music (five soundtracks to choose from) and/or change photos, videos, check-ins, and so on. When you’re satisfied, you can share your Timeline movie with your Facebook friends…. Continue reading: Facebook launches Timeline Movie Maker | ZDNet
tbd if this will turn out to be a one-time pop for Apple, from the combination of the iPhone 4s release and having multiple service providers offering iPhones, but Samsung is clearly refuting the recent Android-in-crisis meme; it’s Apple and Samsung smartphone competitors that appear to be in crisis mode
Samsung Electronics Co. was the only smartphone maker partnering with Google Inc. that found holiday cheer competing against Apple Inc.’s iPhone.
Apple led the smartphone market in the fourth quarter after unveiling the iPhone 4S in October. Of the 9.4 million devices activated by AT&T Inc., the second-largest U.S. wireless carrier, 7.6 million were iPhones. Verizon Wireless, the largest provider, said 56 percent… Continue reading: Android Falls Out of Favor as Holiday Buyers Pick Apple’s IPhone – Businessweek
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