More Social Networks News

17 January 2012
News: Facebook, researchers turn up heat on Koobface gang

Security researchers are worried that the alleged Russia-based authors of Koobface, a piece of malicious software that plagued social networking sites such as Facebook, may slip away before law enforcement can catch them.
14 January 2012
News: Facebook on Track for One Billion (with a 'B') Users in 2012

A billion. With a "B". That is how many people on planet Earth will be using the Facebook social network by sometime around August this year.
13 January 2012
News: 5 Ways To Use Google's Search Plus Your World

Google has revamped its search functions again, and again it's stirring strong responses. Its latest -- a search personalization feature called Search Plus Your World -- plucks material from Google+ for your search results.
11 January 2012
News: IBM launches Connect conference to drive 'social business'

These days, IBM's collaboration software Lotus Notes has become a shadow of its former self, and the Lotusphere conference doesn't have the same pull it once did - so this year, Lotusphere will have to share the spotlight with a brand-new conference called IBM Connect.
News: Can IBM's social approach at Lotusphere jumpstart a Lotus Notes comeback?

Despite the tough position in which IBM finds Lotus Notes, the company will once again hold its Lotusphere conference at Walt Disney World Jan. 15-19 - this time with a more intense focus on new social business technology could have a long-term impact on IBM's future in the email and collaboration market.
News: Google's Search Plus Your World: What it Means for Users

Get ready for more Google+ data in your Google searches as the company aims to personalize your results by including more Google+ profiles, business pages, posts, and Google+ and Picasa Photos. The search giant recently announced the significant change to its search engine, calling it Search plus Your World. The new feature is baked right into Google and aims to personalize your search results by including Google+ data when you are signed into your Google account.
10 January 2012
News: Mercedes-Benz, Facebook Team Up to Put App in Cars

Facebook is coming to a new Mercedes-Benz near you.
News: State Dept. official: Governments can't fight social media

Government officials worldwide should stop fighting against the use of social media and embrace conversations with their citizens, except in the case of terrorist groups, a U.S. Department of State official said Tuesday.
News: Google social search adds 'personal' Picasa, Google+ results

Google will start rolling out on Tuesday a tight integration between its search engine and two of its social media sites: Google+ and Picasa Web, in the company's latest move to deepen its social search capabilities.
09 January 2012
News: Escort Live Social Network Protects You From Speed Traps

Social networks are everywhere, but here's one that's actually kind of useful: Escort Live, a "social network for the road" that aims to protect drivers from speeding tickets.
06 January 2012
News: 5 LinkedIn Tips for Career Success in 2012

When 80 percent of people reportedly don't know how to use LinkedIn properly, a New Year's resolution is born.
05 January 2012
News: Facebook Timeline Scams Prey on Wishful Thinking

If you're not a fan of Facebook's new Timeline, you're not alone. In a CIO.com poll of more than 600 people, 87 percent responded that they dislike the new profile design.
News: Facebook brings back the hack

In an effort to challenge programmers worldwide, Facebook has brought back its Hacker Cup contest for a third round, the company announced Wednesday.
03 January 2012
News: Google, Facebook are dominant websites in 2011

Online giants Google and Facebook came out as the most-visited Web sites of 2011, according to a Nielsen report.
News: Google, Facebook rivalry to heat up in 2012

As Google works to make its Google+ social network a major competitor to market leader Facebook, the battle between the two could reach a critical point in 2012, analysts say.
News: Mobility, cloud, analytics to reshape IT in 2012

Gartner says global IT spending growth will be essentially flat in 2012. IDC is more bullish, estimating 6.9% growth, driven by investments in smartphones, media tablets, mobile networks, social networking, and big data analytics.
News: Google+ to hit 400 million users by the end of 2012

Google+ could have 400 million users by the end of this year, says the founder of Ancestry.com.
30 December 2011
News: Facebook Wreaks Havoc on One-Third of Marriages in the U.K.

Husbands and wives in the United Kingdom headed for divorce are increasingly citing Facebook in their petitions, according to a survey from Divorce-Online, a website that focuses on divorce in the U.K.
News: 2012 tech predictions: From IDG's editors worldwide

Consumerization of IT is the consensus choice of the new year's major technology force, one that will manifest itself in several forms
News: Former Blogger Sued for Keeping Twitter Followers

Well, here's an interesting new twist in our lawsuit-happy society: A blog is suing one of its former employees for leaving and "taking" their Twitter followers with him.