Some 24 executives of major technological companies in the US, including social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, have expressed their support for net neutrality following speeches from Democrats at the House of Representatives who were concerned over its implementation.
In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, tech company executives said that the openness and [...]
A team of experts at the Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia has developed new software that would address the growing number of people committing suicide by monitoring their social networking webpage.
Yen-Pei Huang, one of the co-founders of the software, said that the number of suicides has grown into an alarming scale, adding that prevention is [...]
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 new survey by independent research firm for Robert Half Technology showed that more than 54 percent of companies in the United States implement a “No Facebook” policy at work.
According the study, some 54 percent of the 1, 400 respondents said that workers in their companies were “completely prohibited” to use Facebook and other social [...]
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 [...]
Facebook, the world’s largest social networking website, has immediately deleted the survey asking whether United States President Barack Obama should be assassinated for the American Health Care issue.
Secret Service Spokesperson Darrin Blackford said that they have asked Facebook to remove the said survey immediately upon learning of its existence.
The Secret Service also said that they [...]
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 [...]
