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Shields Up!: A look at the privacy controls at the major social networking sites
Social Networking is red hot these days. MySpace may have reached a plateau and be headed for decline, but Facebook, LinkedIn, Tagged, and Hi5 are steadily rising in popularity and here to stay. However, along with their popularity come concerns about privacy and security and with good reason. By their very nature social networking sites more »
Microsoft teams up with 5 social networks for contact lists portability
As part of the its commitment to data portability, Microsoft Live has teamed up with 5 top social networks to facilitate and make it easier for members of those social networks who are also using the Windows Live Messenger to import their address book from their social networking profiles into the Windows Live contacts list.
Using Windows Live Contacts API, members of Facebook, Bebo, LinkedIn, Tagged and Hi5 can logged in to these social networks and see which of their friends are using the Windows Live Contacts API. LinkedIn, Tagged and Hi5 users will have to wait a little while though as it is currently available for Facebook and Bebo users only.
