Social Fridays: Round-up of the Best Social Networking Stories and Videos this Week

Posted by Gaj

November 7, 2008

If you’re bored at work and itching to get yourself through the day then you know the drill! Rather than surfing around trying to keep yourself occupied before you make a quick sprint to the door when it’s home time; catch up on stories that have been causing a storm on the social network sites this week, right here and right now.

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Here’s our Top 5 Social Friday Stories

1. Google abandons deal with Yahoo – Google has decided to abandon its advertising partnership with Yahoo to avoid having a “protracted legal battle” with regulators.

2. Hacking Google: Turning a Search Engine into an MP3 Download - You can take everyone’s favorite all-purpose search engine and turn it into a web-crawling, MP3 ripping demon for you.

3. How Much Ink Is Left in That Dead Cartridge? – You’ve probably had this experience: Your printer tells you it’s time to change the cartridge.

4. London’s new bomb-proof trash cans will survive apocalypse – London will be the first city to test out new bomb-proof garbage cans, which are also going to multitask as recycling bins with LCDs that stream travel info and news.

5. High-definition TV in 3D – and no glasses – Screen manufacturers are finally moving into three dimensions, with big screens and dramatic high definition.

Here’s our top 5 Social Friday videos
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1. Freaky Dancing Robot

2. Microsoft takes touch screens into the next dimension

3. CNN Hologram TV First

4. Halloween 2008 – US Version of the Office

5. You’re Fired – With the bad economy, banks aren’t the only ones downsizing!

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