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Radio 4,1 min

Friends Reunited to close

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Friends Reunited, one of the UK's first social networks has announced its closure. Technology journalist Kate Bevan spoke to PM presenter Eddie Mair about the reasons for it's downfall. "Social media we've got now is much more instant, it's much more of a conversation." She went on to say that "Facebook got it right" in a way that Friends Reunited never did. (Photo: Friends Reunited. Credit: ITV)

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