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12:49 p.m. Thursday

Premium Lock Photos come into focus as center of SnappforGood's new crowdsourcing model

Digital technology has made it easier than ever to take and share photographs. Now Raleigh venture SnappforGood aims to turn those pictures into fundraising opportunities for nonprofits and social causes.

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10:37 a.m. Tuesday

Tech truce: Microsoft embraces a Google service for a change

New Microsoft logo In a rare bit of cooperation, Microsoft's Outlook.com is giving users of its free email service the option of logging into Google Chat to exchange instant messages and engage in audio or video conversations.

Updated 6:46 a.m. Monday

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May 10

Facebook reportedly in talks to buy mobile map startup for $1B

Facebook The owner of the world's most popular social-networking service, is in talks to acquire mobile-mapping application provider Waze for as much as $1 billion, sources tell Bloomberg news. Meanwhile, Facebook settles trademark dispute over timeline feature.

May 7

YouTube to launch a series of new pay channels

YouTube The content on the new pay channels will be in addition to the millions of videos viewers watch for free on YouTube. It's not clear whether the paid videos will come with advertising.

Updated May 6

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April 25

Twitter reportedly bolstering security after hack of wire service account

Hackers Twitter plans to bolster security on its site after the account of the Associated Press news service was hacked and an erroneous post triggered a stock-market decline, a source tells Bloomberg news.

April 22

Facebook faces jury trial in defending 'Timeline' feature

The operator of the world's most popular social networking website, must convince a Chicago federal court jury that its Timeline feature isn't trampling the trademark rights of the website Timelines.com.

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April 22

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April 18

Premium Lock Now playing via your Twitter account: Music

Twitter embraces music The Web-based social messaging service unveiled Thursday a mobile-music application that will let its users play and share songs from services including Apple Inc.'s iTunes.

April 18

Premium Lock Tweet this: Twitter lets advertisers cash in on keywords in posts

Twitter  Twitter is rolling out a feature that will let advertisers reach users based on keywords in their postings, expanding the tools available to marketers on the microblogging site.

Updated April 17

Premium Lock Facebook hires another former Apple exec, updates iPhone apps

Facebook Several members of Apple's iPhone software group have defected to Facebook as Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg focuses on reaching customers on mobile devices.

April 15

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April 12

Premium Lock LinkedIn expands in mobile with $90M Pulse acquisition

LinkedIn Pulse helps users access news and information on mobile phones. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner is using acquisitions and new products to make LinkedIn more relevant to the people already using the site.

April 11

Premium Lock Facebook's Zuckerberg launches political group focusing on immigration, education, research

Mark Zuckerberg announced the formation of Fwd.us (pronounced "forward us") in an op-ed article in The Washington Post late Wednesday. In it, he said the U.S. needs a new approach to these issues if it is to get ahead economically. This, he wrote, includes offering talented, skilled immigrants a path to citizenship.

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April 10

Premium Lock GM really likes Facebook - It reverses ad decision

Facebook Facebook wins back General Motors Co. as an advertising customer a year after the automaker said it would quit running marketing messages on the world's largest social-networking service.

April 9

Premium Lock Facebook COO seeks to quash subpoena in worker recruiting suit

Facebook Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg will move to quash a subpoena requiring her to give a deposition in a lawsuit alleging that seven technology companies broke antitrust laws by agreeing not to recruit from one another.

April 8

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Updated April 4

Premium Lock New Facebook Home software puts 'people before apps'

Most Facebook users access the social network via mobile devices so the new Facebook Home software could keep them engaged longer while coaxing advertisers to pay to place promotions on small screens.

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