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LinkedIn to be profitable

blog Subscription fees push business networking site into black. No further investment funding needed, company says.

MySpace growth continues amid criticism

Popular site is signing up new members at record pace, but remains target of concerns regarding safety of younger users.

Facebook goes corporate

Social-networking site expands membership to select group of big-name companies such as Apple, plus Teach For America.

Hacking MySpace for fame and fortune

A growing number of enterprising people have found a way to exploit the hugely popular social-networking site for promotional ends.

Lawmakers take aim at social- networking sites

Proposed law would cordon off access to sites such as MySpace and LiveJournal from schools and libraries.

Social networks–future portal or fad?

Investors and execs can’t decide if MySpace and Facebook are next-generation portals or flash-in-the-pan communities.

Congress targets social-networking sites

Lawmakers have been trying to get ISPs to retain data on customers. Now Congress is turning to sites like MySpace.

MySpace feels the heat

California power outage throws the social-networking site for a loop. Can it improve its reliability?

Korean social-networking site hopes to nab U.S. fans

Hugely popular in its home country of South Korea, Cyworld is determined to bring its success to the United States.

Friendster scoops up $10 million in funding

Investment could help the social-networking pioneer recapture its luster and regroup amid a rise in competitors.

Facebook’s Zuckerberg: ‘We really messed this one up’

blog Users of college-oriented social-networking site denounce “news feed” service as invasive and “stalker-ish.”

MySpace drawing ‘older’ visitors, study finds

Once the dominion of the teen set, site now sees majority of U.S. visitors from the 35-or-older crowd.

Universal sues MySpace for copyright violations

But MySpace disputes the music group’s charges, saying it has been working to protect artists.