
Who controls social networks?
In the world of Facebook, users are either kings or lemmings. That’s the conclusion of a new study, the largest to analyse how information spreads across social networks-and who does the spreading.
In the world of Facebook, users are either kings or lemmings. That’s the conclusion of a new study, the largest to analyse how information spreads across social networks-and who does the spreading.
In the last year, users have turned to social sharing platforms like Pinterest, Tumblr, and Instagram to share bite-sized snacks of content, while relying on blogs to enable longer forms of communication and self-expression.
Job hunters: If you’re not on LinkedIn, you’re not where three-fourths of U.S. job recruiters are posting jobs.
The run-up to the Facebook IPO and the unexpected drop-off in the stock’s value has put the spot light squarely on the huge social network.
A recent PC World article titled “As Facebook Service Goes, So Goes the Internet” scratched the surface of some inherent dangers of our increasingly interconnected Internet
Around 40 per cent of the accounts on Facebook and Twitter and eight per cent of messages are spam.
Social networks like Facebook and Twitter are not built for discreet conversations.
Socialcast, which VMware acquired in 2011, is now a new social networking tool that the company is offering free for up to 50 users. VMware is hoping to distinguish itself by offering a free, full-service collaboration tool.
24/7 connectivity offered by social networks and smart phones has many looking for ways to retreat to a quiet place. Being anti-social should be an acceptable life choice says award-winning author Leigh K Cunningham.
While Facebook shares seem as volatile as anything, one is left questioning how valuable social networking really is. As the poet and philosopher George Santayana once said, “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
Lots of changes going on in social networks — the Facebook IPO on Friday (and subsequent 11% drop in share price on Monday), Lawsuits filed against Google (Antitrust) and Facebook (Privacy).
In the shadow of a week (and weekend) filled with Facebook-related news,Microsoft has quietly launched its own social network that has been in development for almost a year.