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(Techcrunch) New Hitwise findings indicate that MySpace sent more US traffic to online retail sites last week than MSN search, the third largest search engine on the web. That’s big news, as it’s tangible evidence that youth oriented online social networking is a market driver of serious proportions. More…

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(Boston Globe) The memory of Anthony McGrath, a Plymouth teenager shot by police after an alleged robbery attempt in January, lives on — online. As others have for a growing number of teens who died young, McGrath’s friends and family have established a memorial Web page at MyDeathSpace.com.
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(Lexington Herald-Leader) Erik Heyer began his blog Sunday this way. “My younger brother, Kelly James Heyer, died this morning on Delta Flight 5191 as it was taking off from Lexington, Ky. Kelly was 27.”
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(GigaOM) YouTube just flexed its social networking muscles by adding restricted college-specific video-sharing areas. More…

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(Financial Times) In the network of grand alliances taking shape on the internet in recent months, the deal between Google and eBay announced on Monday has a special place. More…

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