Companies in the US expressed concern over the large number of employees sharing “too much” personal information on their social networking accounts, which may put company infrastructures under malicious risks, a study showed.
A survey conducted by Sophos Research showed that 63 percent of companies’ management and system administrators are deeply concerned over the growing number [...]
While MySpace remains the largest social platforms in the US, its number of users declined by 4 percent to 70.2 million in March compared to its rival Facebook which rose by 72 percent to 61.2 million, according to online research group comScore.
In terms of global users, Facebook has 200 million active members, beating MySpace with [...]
Social networking and web-sharing websites have changed the face of Internet industry and the way people communicate to others, according to research firm Nielsen Co.
A Nielsen official said that online media continues to innovate itself while providing more interactive tools to people, making this communication media an integral part of consumers’ lives.
The research firm official [...]
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MySpace co-founder and chief executive Chris DeWolfe announced to resign in April 1 following the flat growth of user and Facebook’s unprecedented expansion that toppled MySpace in its number one place just few years ago.
According to report, the move is a mutual agreement with News Corp.’s chief digital officer Jonathan Miller.
Meanwhile, the social networking is [...]
TravBuddy, a social networking site for travelers, has won the “Official Honoree” in the social networking category as it provides interactive tools and social platforms that will allow its users to share ideas and join discussion regarding the best places to travel.
The recognition was given by Webby Awards which is an international award-giving body in [...]
Woodstock organizers and record giant Sony Music Entertainment have recently announced a new social networking platform called Woodstock.com that will provide users with interactive tools and wide collection of music contents.
In a statement, Woodstock officials said the new Internet property will reach a broader audience of music lovers and provide them with live concerts and [...]
Journalists have started to tap the social platform to reach more readers in a period where many newspaper companies have been shut down due to low readership. Meanwhile, experts said that web 2.0 may spell out trouble to publication industry as more people are becoming web-centric consumers.
In an effort to reach more audience, the Wall [...]
Social sites are the most popular online properties that people have started using these as their new email accounts, according to some communication experts.
The advantage of using social platforms is that users can share micro-updates to other people and utilize interactive tools such as photo and profile comments, private messages, bulletin board, and group messages.
Because [...]
Social networking sites are extremely popular that an average person has more than two to three profile accounts in different platforms, according to a recent study. Meanwhile, to effectively target its market, social sites have its own specific market.
One example of a social site targeting a niche market is the Travelujah which is an online [...]
Social networking sites have been increasingly becoming popular nowadays that these have become the most widely-used Internet property. A study also showed that social platforms are more popular than email accounts.
While social sites have made the Internet more interactive than before, an expert warned people to use this Internet property more carefully to avoid being [...]
