Internet giant Google Inc. is set to redefine the way people look at social networking websites with the launching of the much anticipated Google Wave, which combines all the features of popular social platforms like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. Or even more.
According to research firm Gartner Inc. chief analyst Ray Valdes, Google Wave has the [...]
A 41-year-old self-proclaimed anarchist was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after allegedly helping hundreds of protesters at the G20 Economic Summit in New York to evade arrest.
The FBI identified the suspect as Elliot Madison, who was arrested while billeted in his Pittsburgh motel room on September 24. He is now facing three [...]
A new study commissioned by a Canadian privacy commissioner showed that popular social networking websites violate people’s right to privacy, adding that users unwittingly share personal information that may be used against them.
In an interview, Canada’s Assistant Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said that their study only proved that all of the social networking websites in [...]
The newly appointed supreme allied commander of Northern Alliance Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe said on Friday that the alliance should make better use of social networking platforms like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter in explaining to the public the things it does for them to be better understood.
In line with this, Admiral James Stavridis has [...]
A new report by market tracker Nielsen Claritas on Friday showed that more and more affluent and urban people are joining the social networking bandwagon, giving these platforms a new boosts in its popularity.
Based on the report, Nielsen said that social networking platforms like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter are still growing as people from high [...]
A new survey conducted by a group of medical schools in the US has raised a new debate about the doctor-patient confidentiality policy of hospitals following a finding that more than 60 percent of respondents post about their patients’ condition on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
Based on the survey, which was published [...]
Biz Stone, the co-founder of the popular microblogging website Twitter, on Tuesday said that they have no plans to put up online advertisements in their website despite the calls by ad agencies for the company to start making money out of its 2-year popularity.
In a statement, Stone stressed that Twitter has no problems with the [...]
Leaked statements of United States President Barack Obama over the “jackass” attitude of musician Kanye West in last week’s MTV Video Music Awards raised questions on the current standards of journalism in the country especially in the time when Twitter and Facebook dominates the online world.
The issue started when three employees of ABC News, including [...]
In a bid to acquire more members in the US and abroad, the world’s top social networking site Facebook officially launched on Thursday the Facebook Lite and Tagging that would allow the company to compete directly with Twitter in terms of updates and being “more social”.
The launch was part of Facebook’s initiative to streamline the [...]
A new study conducted by a home security provider showed that posts in social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace may not only provide information to your friends about your vacation plans, but also to give away security details to burglars.
A study conducted by Protection One Inc showed that burglars and other criminal elements [...]
