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NYT's "TimesPeople" Social Network: Another Good Idea From The Times

(Posted on  Silicon Alley Insider  3 months ago)

The latest New York Times (NYT) digital feature: TimesPeople, a social network for Times users. Good news: You'd have to look pretty hard to find similarities between it and Facebook or MySpace. In its current, beta form, TimesPeople is mostl… (visit source article)
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