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Mark Brooks
Editor, Social Networking Watch
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WEBSITE HOSTING DIRECTORY -- Jan 11 -- According to independent consumer firm
Which.co.uk,  Bebo and Facebook achieved the highest scores of 79% and 74 % respectively, being rated as easier to use than MySpace, and best for socializing. Flickr proved to be the best site in the special interest category. MORE NEWS @ SOCIAL NETWORKING WATCH

MARKET WATCH -- Jan 13 -- Facebook probably won't try to go public this year, Mark Zuckerberg said Sunday in CBS news interview. "When going public makes sense to do, we'll do that. Maybe that's two years out. Maybe it's three years out", Zuckerberg said. Microsoft paid $240 million in October for a 1.6% stake in Facebook, valuing the startup at $15 billion. MORE NEWS @ SOCIAL NETWORKING WATCH