That plug-and-play model curbs outlays on servers, storage, networking equipment, on-site IT staff and juicy maintenance contracts precious savings for small-and mid-sized companies looking to do more with less.
But there are also free ways to get ringtones, like the ringtone creator application on Facebook -- one of several ringtone applications on the social-networking Web site -- that make setting ringtones all the more appealing.
Those who visited spent nearly 100 minutes on the site in January, compared with 19 minutes on professional social-networking site LinkedIn, it said.
One bearish case against Tesla was laid out in mid-April on SumZero, a social-networking site for hedge-fund investors.
HP's contribution, in addition to the sensors, includes on-site networking, storage and computation.
For example, the process of authorization for credentials on a social networking site is very different from the process of obtaining credentials on an e-commerce or online banking site.
Until recently, the most high-profile project on Kickstarter was Diaspora, a social-networking site that creators said would emphasize privacy in ways that Facebook doesn't.
Mr. Kadyrbayev was one of the few people to write on Mr. Tsarnaev's profile on Russian social-networking site Vkontakte.
The case only gained attention over the weekend after Mr. Yu published details of the incident on a popular social-networking site.
But some also concede that GM had a point in its decision to stop buying ads on the ubiquitous social-networking site, for a variety of reasons.
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It was by advertising for volunteer zombies on social networking site Facebook, borrowing make-up from Hollywood blockbusters and teaching himself how to produce special effects that thrifty director Price was able to make the film for less than the price of a zombie DVD box set.
So far, Eventbrite has made great strides, making it easy to promote events through social networking, sell tickets online and even scan tickets on-site with their iPhone and Android application.
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On the surface, the social-networking site would seem a perfect example of the old entrepreneurial model, with Mark Zuckerberg (setting aside the pesky question of whether he really invented the thing) as a sort of modern Alexander Graham Bell.
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Another boost to traffic growth could be Vodafone's new deal with social-networking Web site MySpace, which was announced on Monday.
The 23-year-old came in for abuse on the social networking site for his decision not to wear a Remembrance Day poppy on his shirt last year and before that for opting to play for the Republic of Ireland rather than Northern Ireland and his subsequent tweets directed at NI fans.
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Last May LinkedIn became one of this year's hottest initial public offerings, with its share price doubling on the first day of trading, because the social-networking site for professionals started in 2002 has become an integral part of the job market, useful for jobseekers and recruiters alike.
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Dennis Fong, CEO of the gaming-centric social networking site Raptr, thinks Sony's focus on sharing with the PS4 will be good for both gamers and business.
Westwood took to social-networking site Twitter after his opening round to complain about slow play on day one.
An application developed by a third-party developer might be easier to hack than the social networking site on which it runs, says Dan Hubbard, a researcher for the Web security firm Websense.
She was one of several high-profile figures who mentioned Lord McAlpine's name on social networking site Twitter, wrongly linking him to claims of child abuse at the Bryn Estyn boys' home in North Wales.
Several other high-profile figures also mentioned Lord McAlpine's name on the social networking site, Twitter.
On October 15, YY.com, a Chinese video-based social networking site, filed to list its shares in New York, seeking to thaw the icy conditions.
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On May 19th the Lahore High Court suspended access to Facebook, a popular social-networking site.
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The fitness app functions as a social networking site with a videogame-style interface that lets users "level up" based on their physical activities.
You need to be on the ground, says Kavita Iyer, the boss of Minglebox, a social-networking site whose employees are a familiar presence at college festivals.
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If Google really wanted to get in on the social-networking game, it would connect Blogger to Gmail or Google Base, but as of now the site is not integrated with other Google products.
Approximately two-thirds (63%) of American adults say they currently maintain a profile on a social networking site, notes Pew, which may be a rich landscape for insurers who gather and analyze social data to cross-sell, up-sell and investigate claims.
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