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

Posted by Fuj

August 1, 2008

If you’re bored at work and itching to get yourself through the day then you know the drill! Rather then 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. 1,000 apps today, 10,000,000 iPhones tomorrow – The Apple App Store has hit another milestone, but an even bigger one is fast approaching for the iPhone.

2. Face Swapping Software Keeps Your Privacy Online – Face swapping software finds faces in a photograph and swaps the features in the target face from a library of faces.

3. India developing US$10 laptop – India is developing a laptop to be sold at US$10, that will target higher education applications.

4.The robot that loves to be hugged - A robot love story: The University of the West of England’s David McGoran takes his Heart Robot on a touchy feely tour.

5. Google Walks Away From Digg Deal – The Google/Digg acquisition negotiations, which had passed the term sheet stage and were in final negotiations, are over, multiple sources close to both companies have confirmed.

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Here’s our top 5 Social Friday videos

1. Thrall’s Crib Parody(Must watch)

2. Incredible Machine

3. GTA 4 – Bloopers, Glitches & Silly Stuff 2

4. Red Bull Helicopter does back flips!

5. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Xbox 360 Trailer – Powers of the Hero
6. Amazing Blob Jump Launch

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