In this ever changing world, not even the Muslim community will allow itself to be left out in this high-technological era which is being molded continually by the Internet.
In 2006, Muxlim, the world’s first social community was released by two Muslim entrepreneurs living in Finland, Pietari Paivanen and Mohamed El-Fatatry,.
Trying to cater to the web-centric [...]
MySpace, one of the leading social networking sites, recently introduced its newest animated show called “BlahGirls”, a move to lure more people to sign up for membership.
This animated show is about three teenager girls who like to talk about frivolous topics including fashion, showbiz gossips, and entertainment news. The good thing about this cartoon show [...]
Popular social networking site PerfectSpot recently introduced its latest service called Friendvouch which allows users to refer brands and products to people included in their friend lists.
This service allows users to register and choose any marketing offer provided by the site. After subscribing, they will refer the brands and communicate with their friends (turning them [...]
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Megan Meier’s birthday is fast approaching. On November 6, she could have been 16 years old, perhaps more beautiful than ever. But this young lady may only be 14 years old forever, since her life was cut short after committing suicide just because of a sickening joke on MySpace.
It all started when she decided to [...]
Social networking sites are becoming more popular nowadays. With the advent of Internet technology, online communities are further expanding to the extent that sometimes, it can permeate to the real world.
While these web-based communities allow people to share their ideas and activities to the world, in some ways, these can be exploited by anyone.
One of [...]
Facebook, one of the largest social networking sites, has recently announced its two new services which can help site members to further stay connected to their peers.
The company will offer FaceBook Connect which will allow users to connect their account profile to any web site. Meanwhile, this new service will include features such as:
· Real [...]
Social Network giant MySpace has recently announced that it will shut down its office to the Netherland since the virtual members and site visitors are low, which has resulted to fewer advertisers and investors.
In February, the company attempted to acquire the country’s leading social networking site Hyves which boasts over 5 million active users that [...]
MySpace, the world’s leading social networking site, has recently signed a music deal with Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA) which is a music distribution company that focuses on providing Indie music to people.
With this merger, site members will enjoy a wider array of music, all of which are provided by independent music makers. According to [...]
Muxlim, a popular social networking for Muslims, was planning to introduce the first virtual world that will cater for web-centric believers of Islam.
The company’s plan will be highly based from Second Life which is an online game where people can create their own virtual community, but this will be tailor-made to be consistent with the [...]
Motorola, the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile phone devices, is planning to create a mobile handset which will be specifically designed to support social networking.
The company is now investing huge sums of money to execute its plan to tap the lucrative market of social networking cell phones.
According to BusinessWeek, the company is developing a device [...]
