Online Social Networks

Cyberbullying Outlawed in Missouri Following Megan Meier Suicide

admin_huliq — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:38:18 -0500

The latest events in the Megan Meier MySpace suicide case took place Monday, when Missouri governor Matt Blunt signed into law a bill which revised the the state's already existing harassment law to include telephone and electronic communication.

Google says website owners can make any site social

admin_huliq — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:34:20 -0500

Google Friend Connect helps easily insert social features to make "any app, any site, any friends" a reality.

MySpace Data Portability Ensures Web's Continuity

admin_huliq — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:50 -0500

Mypace is the first company to move towards "Data Portability".

Google Unveils Knol Encouraging Knowledge Sharing

admin_huliq — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:58:59 -0600

The web contains an enormous amount of information, and Google has helped to make that information more easily accessible by providing pretty good search facilities. But not everything is written nor is everything well organized to make it easily discoverable. There are millions of people who possess useful knowledge that they would love to share, and there are billions of people who can benefit from it.

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

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.

Digg becomes friendlier and more social

admin_huliq — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:58:12 -0500

Digg updates profiles of the users giving them more social tools.

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.

Microsoft To Provide Digg With Ads

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:08:38 -0500

Microsoft signs agreement with Digg to provide the social news network with online contextual ads.

Bebo Named Hottest Global Technology Prospect

admin_huliq — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:42:31 -0500

Social networking site Bebo receives international recognition at UK Technology Innovation & Growth Awards 2007

Yahoo offers web-based instant messaging

admin_huliq — Thu, 03 May 2007 06:54:50 -0500

Yahoo have launched a web-based version of its free instant messaging service for Internet users who want to stay connected while away from their home computers.