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It is the ultimate "gentleman's agreement". Rather than compete for females, male long-tailed manakins co-operate with their friends. The tropical birds pair up to perform a courtship song and dance, but the alpha male gets the girl every time. Meanwhile his "wingman" spends five years playing second fiddle. But he eventually inherits the mating site...
2009-02-15
dance bird cooperation competition social Facebook evolutionThe founder of Facebook has tried to dampen a growing row over the ownership of user data on the social network.
2009-02-17
Facebook privacy data ownership social network file sharingIt's become a daily ritual for millions, but what happens when you deactivate your Facebook account and go cold turkey? Caroline Hocking - a self-confessed obsessive - finds out...
2009-10-12
Facebook social network addictionStaff who use Twitter and other social networking sites while at work are costing UK businesses £1.38bn every year.
2009-10-26
Twitter inefficiency Facebook time office work distractionFacebook has threatened legal action against a service that sells friends on the social networking site.
2009-11-20
friendship Facebook business toread SPAMGoogle has taken the wraps off its latest social network known as Buzz. The service - integrated directly with its e-mail service Gmail - allows users to post status updates, share content and read and comment on friends' posts...
2010-02-09
Google Buzz social network Gmail Facebook TwitterEnclosure is a process whereby a resource held in common is taken into private control. The acts of enclosure of the industrial age were about land, they were brutal and conspicuous, and they were implemented, to a large degree, by force. The acts of enclosure of the information age are about social assets, they are subtle and invisible, and they are being implemented, to a large degree, by peer pressure. Although the larger dynamic of...
2009-06-30
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