INC, once an umbrella group for several parties, lost most of its network when Mr Hussein's troops overran its base in northern Iraq in 1996.

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Most industry watchers agreed that big umbrella sites like MySpace and Facebook have lost some sizzle to smaller niche players, which can offer advertisers more precisely targeted audiences because the sites cater to specific interests.

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