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2012

Facebook Chases 'LinkedIn' With New Social Jobs App

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Los Angeles - In a surprising move, popular social networking outfit Facebook keenly appears to have LinkedIn in its sights with the launch of a new job search tool that connects candidates with job vacancies and recruiters, tapping the listings of some of the biggest online and offline players in the employment and career-building market.

Pinterest Cozies Up To Brands With Business Accounts And Tools

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New York - Pinterest, the popular picture-sharing service, is one of the hottest and rapidly-growing social networks in the world. And just in time for the vital holiday selling season, Pinterest has finally opened the way for greater business participation early this week with the launch of a new set of resources designed to cozy up to the business community.

Facebook Testing New Sounds Alert When You Get A Notification

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Los Angeles -- In a surprising move, social networking outfit Facebook is employing new ways to keep its users engaged, and is currently experiment with a new sound alert system that makes a “ding dong” noise every time a user receives a notification, the company confirmed the news to VentureBeat.

If you think you already spend too much time checking that little red figure at the top left corner of your Facebook notifications, wait until it starts beeping at you, as Facebook is testing a new feature that would guarantee you never miss another notification.

Facebook Testing New Conversation Threading In Comments

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Los Angeles -- It seems like the social networking humongous Facebook is on a revamping spree. Recently releasing numerous updates including a one-column timeline design features, the company is adding yet another new feature on their site that would allow users to reply to a comment on a Facebook thread instead of replying to the original post, reported Mashable.

Twitter Resets 'Hacked' Passwords Due To Alleged Security Threat

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Los Angeles - In a shocking instance, a large number of Twitter users have received emails warning their account has been compromised by a third party. Some accounts had been compromised, but the micro-blogging hub Twitter appears to have unintentionally reset the passwords for an undetermined portion of its user base because of a possible security breach.