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Artists poke fun at virtual lives

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Web 2.0 companies and social networks have become fodder for the work of Dutch artists writes <strong>Natalie Dixon</strong>.
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Twitter, Facebook take on Google with ‘Don’t be evil’ riposte

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Twitter and Facebook have teamed up, creating 'Don't be evil' software to counter the tweaking of search results in favour of Google's social network.
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MySpace sold for $35m in fall from $12bn heyday

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MySpace has been sold to an online ad company for $35-million, a fraction of the $100-million its parent company was seeking for the social network.
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Why Facebook won’t be MySpace in 2015

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Oh, how the mighty have fallen. For months the tech press has swirled with persistent rumours that News Corporation is selling MySpace.
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News Corporation net profit down 21%

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The lack of a new blockbuster hit like 2009's <em>Avatar</em> helped push third-quarter profits down 21%. News Corporation said on Wednesday.
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MySpace ‘set to cut up to 50% of staff’

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Struggling social network seeks to cut costs as parent News Corp explores sell-off, according to reports.
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‘Enter the Ninja’ chosen as top video

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Die Antwoord's music video for <em>Enter the Ninja</em> has been chosen as the 2010 Video of the Year on social networking site Myspace.
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Five things: FB illnesses and outer-space cleaning

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The <i>M&G</i>'s <b>Faranaaz Parker</b> rounds up five quirky things you may have missed over the last week.
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Myspace goes cool, crisp and clean

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There was a time, long ago, when Rupert Murdoch's MySpace was biggest beast in the online jungle of social networking.
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Why did it all go wrong for the once fashionable social network?

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Buying a fledgling social networking site is the quickest way for a giant corporation to gain credibility with a youthful audience.
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Turmoil at MySpace blamed on News Corporation

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Departure of Owen Van Natta, the social networking site's chief executive, calls into question Rupert Murdoch's digital strategy.
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R80-million: The cost of evacuating South Africans from Wuhan in China

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The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated
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Primedia CEO Essack leaves following internal battles

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Omar Essack leaves the 702 and 94.7 owners after a protracted standoff with the board
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LIVE BLOG: Fin Min Tito Mboweni presents the 2020 budget

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Web 2.0 companies and social networks have become fodder for the work of Dutch artists writes <strong>Natalie Dixon</strong>.

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