social networks

Social Networks Dominate the Mobile Web

harminka — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:01:20 -0500

Traffic to social networks comprise almost 40% of the mobile Web according to Opera Software's "State of the Mobile Web" report, published today. The results both show healthy growth in the numbers of consumers accessing the Web from their mobile devices and provide insight into aggregate consumer preferences when browsing from their phones.

How Did That Chain Letter Get To My Inbox?

harminka — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:00:23 -0500

New research shows the surprising paths taken by forwarded messages through the Internet

Algorithm finds the network - for genes or Internet

harminka — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:31:08 -0500

Human diseases and social networks seem to have little in common. However, at the crux of these two lies a network, communities within the network, and farther even, substructures of the communities.

Facebook Agrees To Change Controversial Ad Service

Ian McGuffick — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:32:24 -0600

Social network giant Facebook agreed to make changes to its hotly contested Beacon ad service today, following a public outcry over its voyeuristic nature.

Pepperidge Farms The Cookie Trail Doesn't Lead To Social

admin_huliq — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:21:14 -0600

Pepperidge Farms is the newest company that has launched a social media strategy called Art of the cookie. However, Pepperidge Farms - I can't find the social

Forty Four Websites Offer Facebook Beacon for Social Distribution

admin_huliq — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:53:57 -0600

Users Gain Ability to Share their Actions from 44 Participating Sites with their Friends on Facebook

Rapid communication networks less likely to shape individual's behavior

harminka — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:12:25 -0600

Our increasingly interconnected world has made it easier for information and disease to spread. However a new study from Harvard University and Cornell University shows that fewer “degrees of separation” can make social networks too weak to disseminate behavioral change.

Second Lifers Now Get The Cash Alternative

webitpr — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:42:41 -0500

Residents of Second Life can now become cash buyers for land and property in their virtual world.

Social networking sites: 2/3 enter false information to protect identity

webitpr — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:03:46 -0500

Andrea Simmons, Consultant Security Forum Manager at British Computer Society comments, “As we become citizens of cyberspace and with social networking sites making details of members visible through public search engines, we need to learn how to use privacy settings in better ways and use computers safely.”

Flugpo, Internet Community of the Future

SaraG — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:45:10 -0500

Explores a traditional usage of the term community in contrast to the modern day perception as demonstrated in an 'Internet community' such as Flugpo.com.

New Insights for Tech Start-Ups' Survival

harminka — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:47:42 -0600