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Social Networking Gets a Sanity Check

(Posted on  GigaOM » Featured  4 months ago)

The social networking space is finally getting a long overdue does of reality. A weakening economy and the resulting strain on advertising revenue means the social networking space is finally getting a long overdue does of reality, combined w… (visit source article)
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