Latest Social Networks Opinion

  • 23 May 2012

  • Opinion: Facebook Gets Google Hangout-like Video Chat via ooVoo

    One of Google+’s most attractive features is the free group video chat service called Google Hangouts. Soon Facebook users will be able to enjoy a similar experience, although no thanks to the social networking site itself.

  • 22 May 2012

  • Opinion: Facebook Tests Timeline Redesign

    Facebook's Timeline profiles may be getting a redesign, but this one probably won't trigger a backlash.

  • 18 May 2012

  • Opinion: Facebook IPO: Cynics and Comics React

    Tired of watching the tech and financial press fawn over Facebook's initial public offering? You're not alone.

  • Opinion: Facebook Hit with Lawsuit Alleging Privacy Wrongs: Seeks $10K for each Member

    A class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook seeking $15 billion in damages, or $10,000 per member, for violating the privacy of its members.

  • 17 May 2012

  • Opinion: Google+: No Comments?

    Google+ now has more than 100 million users, but data shows that once we’re signed up for Google's social networking site, we lose interest in it quickly.

  • 16 May 2012

  • Opinion: Facebook Users Should Brace for Fallout After GM Ad Decision

    Brace yourselves Facebook fans for more paid status updates, sponsored stories, App Center, and mobile ads, as the social network tries to prove its worth after getting a black eye from General Motors, one of the largest advertisers in the U.S.

  • 15 May 2012

  • Opinion: Four Challenges Facebook will Face After the IPO

    When Facebook goes public, it will enter a new world full of shareholder meetings, earnings reports, and the constant pressure to turn an increasingly bigger profit. But the Facebook IPO isn't just about making money; it's also about expanding the network, in pursuit of Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a more connected world. With that in mind, here are four challenges Facebook will face after its public offering is complete:

  • Opinion: Engagio Creates a Universal Inbox for Social Network Messages

    Staying on top of one social network is tough enough. Keeping tabs on two, three, or more is nearly impossible if you try doing it the old-fashioned way--by opening a window for each and toggling between them. Who's got time for that?

  • Opinion: Facebook Users Don't Trust Site on Privacy Issues

    Facebook lays claim to more than 900 million members across the globe and may have a massive initial public offering in the coming days, but a new poll says users have trust issues with the social networking site. More than half of those surveyed, 59 percent, said they had little to no trust that Facebook would keep their information private, according to an AP-CNBC poll. The study also found that 54 percent of the survey's 1,004 respondents would not "feel safe at all" purchasing goods and services through the world's largest social network.

  • Opinion: Twitter's Weekly E-Mail Digest to Feature Popular Tweets, Trending Stories

    Twitter is expanding the reach of its social network right into your inbox. The micro-blogging platform has announced that users now have the option of reading the "best of Twitter" in a weekly e-mail digest.

  • 12 May 2012

  • Opinion: Facebook's Potential For Putting User Data to Work Off Network Stirs Debate

    Facebook's desire to further put its user data to work for the social network makes sense because advertising is a major profit driver, and the company is looking to impress investors ahead of its IPO.

  • 11 May 2012

  • Opinion: Want Your Facbook Status Seen? Pay Up.

    Worried that your status updates on Facebook aren't finding all the eyeballs you'd like them to reach? Soon you may be able to pay Facebook to give your status updates more visibility.

  • Opinion: Facebook Facial Recognition: A New Take on it Via the Klik App

    Just when you thought you were safe from Facebook's facial recognition software, there's a new app in town using the social networking site to tag photos automatically. It's called Klik, and is every bit as creepy as the facial recognition software that Facebook tried to use.

  • 09 May 2012

  • Opinion: Make Your Workout Social (And Maybe a Little Too Public) With Dailymile

    If you took a little bit of Twitter and added in a big scoop of enthusiasm for running, you'd end up with something a whole lot like dailymile. This is a workout planning and tracking service that's heavy on social networking features.

  • 08 May 2012

  • Opinion: Facebook's Social Reader Users are Fleeing in Droves

    The Washington Post’s Social Reader app on Facebook is losing members in droves, a fate that seems to have befallen other “frictionless” apps that share pretty much whatever you’re doing on the Internet, whether you like it or not.

  • Opinion: Google+ Hangouts On Air Now Offers Live Broadcasting for All

    Google+ is enabling live Hangouts broadcasting for all its users after the feature was available to a limited number of professional broadcasters. With Hangouts On Air, you can broadcast live video publicly from a Google+ stream, a YouTube channel or embed it on a website.

  • 07 May 2012

  • Opinion: Facebook Gets Fashionable: Like Counters Placed on Clothing Hangers

    By now we're all pretty much used to seeing social media buttons (shameless plug: look above the headline) for every frivolous thing on the Web, from hot dogs to Cat Fancy. The Brazilian branch of the fashion retailer C&A is going one step further into real-world sharing by adding real-time Facebook "like" counters to its individual clothing items.

  • Opinion: Facebook Messenger Gets More Transparent

    Facebook Messenger is increasing transparency and at the same time making it harder to ignore someone's text message without the other person knowing.

  • 02 May 2012

  • Opinion: Twitter Tools: 11 Free Apps and Services You Need Now

    Twitter is all about keeping things brief. It is, after all, a microblogging service, one that limits you to 140 characters per post. But while Twitter promotes a less-is-more approach, the same can't be said of the market for Twitter apps and services. You can barely turn a corner on the Web these days without finding one, whether it's a desktop program aimed at organizing your social media life or a search engine claiming to offer the next best way to cull the tweets you want to read. Of course, not all of those apps are equal--but we've found 11 free tools and services that mostly improve on the Twitter experience.

  • 01 May 2012

  • Opinion: Facebook Adds Organ Donor Status To Timeline

    Facebook is hoping to use peer pressure to convince users of the social network to become registered organ donors. Starting Tuesday, Facebook users living in the U.S. and U.K. can add an organ donor status to their Facebook profile and post it publicly to their Timeline. Users living in the two countries that want to become donors can use the new feature to sign-up with their respective organ donor registries. Facebook's announcement follows reports from late Monday that the social network was getting ready to release a new life-saving tool.

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