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  1. Google goes social with Google+
    Will Google's "stream" be the new news feed?
  2. Specific Media buys MySpace
    Justin Timberlake gets in on $35 million deal
  3. Smartphone sales overtake feature phones
    Nielsen: 38 percent of mobile consumers own a smartphone
  4. Rockmelt raises $30 million for social browser
    Accel, Khosla join Andreessen Horowitz in investing
  5. Google invests in display ads
    Search giant pushes into ads for mobile, tablets
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