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It was inevitable, given Facebook ’s rapid growth around the world and especially in countries around Europe. The company has hired an experienced lobbyist, Richard Allen, to represent it to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, according to The Guardian

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In the past, Seesmic (sometimes known as “ the Twitter of video “) had its share of detractors who wondered whether it could build a business around video conversations and comments. Now it looks like Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur has joined their ranks. Le Meur’s remarks came in a video conversation thread on the Seesmic site titled, “ Seesmic has changed .” Disappointed Seesmic fans said  the San Francisco startup’s focus has drifted away from video, a shift symbolized by moving the video site from www.seesmic.com to video.seesmic.com.

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Antivirus software vendors McAfee and Symantec are issuing warnings to consumers to watch out for celebrity death-related malware in the wake of the death of pop singer Michael Jackson, actress Farrah Fawcett and TV showman Ed McMahon. The antivirus vendors have much to gain from fear about such malware, since they sell antivirus products. But they have also seen the pattern of trickery repeated many times and so believe the concerns are legitimate

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