In Pictures: 11 promising enterprise social networks

As the demand for enterprise collaboration continues to grow, more businesses are looking to internal social networks to manage workflow, foster collaboration and improve innovation.

Six tips to conquer Facebook Timeline

From privacy settings to customisation and more, here are six tips to set you on the right path with Facebook Timeline.

By Kristin Burnham | 13 February, 2012 09:16

Tags: Facebook, IPO, privacy, social media, timeline

In Pictures: Facebook IPO - the heftiest paydays

With a possible valuation of $US100 billion, Facebook's IPO filing could make a lot of people very, very rich (or richer). Here's a look at the breakdown of who could get what, from Mark Zuckerberg to Bono - yes, Bono.

By Kristin Burnham | 10 February, 2012 08:56

Tags: Facebook, IPO, slideshow

Online privacy: How to block Google ads and adjust your settings

Sometimes the ads that appear in your Google search results or in Gmail are a bit of a mystery. That's why Google is now explaining how they work and rolling out two new features: one that gives you transparency into why the ads are appearing and one that lets you manage the ads that you see.

By Kristin Burnham | 02 November, 2011 06:45

Tags: advertising, Google, internet, privacy, security

Google+ search gets two new features

Taking a page from Twitter, Google's new social network, Google+, is releasing two new features that will help users search posts more easily: real-time search results and improved hashtag support.

By Kristin Burnham | 15 October, 2011 05:24

Tags: Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, social networking

Facebook privacy: 11 settings to revisit now

With Facebook's constant stream of changes, keeping up with your privacy settings can be daunting. Here's a rundown of the newest features, what the changes mean to your privacy and how to update your settings.

By Kristin Burnham | 05 October, 2011 09:25

Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, privacy, security, social networking

Facebook Timeline: Important privacy settings to adjust now

If you care to keep your past in the past, Facebook's new version of the profile, called Timeline, makes that a little more difficult.

By Kristin Burnham | 30 September, 2011 09:54

Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, privacy, security, social networking

Facebook tip: Restore your email notification settings

Facebook had a busy few weeks. It rolled out a new privacy suite and friends list feature, it redesigned the News Feed and announced new profiles. In the middle of those changes, Facebook also started testing a new feature that overrides all your original email notification settings.

By Kristin Burnham | 27 September, 2011 04:22

Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, social networking

Facebook subscriptions: 5 warnings

If you don't use it correctly, Facebook's new subscription feature can lead to a social networking mess: private posts and comments shown publicly, a cluttered news feed and spam.

By Kristin Burnham | 22 September, 2011 00:31

Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, social networking

Facebook's redesigned news feed: Things you need to know

Continuing its streak of product launches and modifications, Facebook yesterday rolled out even more changes to its interface, which include an updated News Feed and an activity ticker.

By Kristin Burnham | 22 September, 2011 06:29

Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, social media

Facebook privacy: Uncovering 5 important settings

When I returned from my honeymoon at the end of August, I read that Facebook had finally taken a long-overdue step toward regaining the trust of its users by simplifying its privacy settings.

By Kristin Burnham | 14 September, 2011 08:21

Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, privacy, security, social networking

Summer of Google: 10 hot new features

Some businesses embraced the relaxed pace of summer, but not Google. Check out how Google was beating the heat and rolled out 10 new tools for shopping, tracking weather and more.

By Kristin Burnham | 01 September, 2011 12:32

Tags: Google

From Microsoft to Google Apps: Why we migrated

When Michael O'Brien joined Journal Communications in May 2010 as its new CIO, he had a stacked agenda. Journal Communications, a media company with operations in publishing, radio and television broadcasting, understood the industry was changing and looked to O'Brien to spearhead the transformation.

By Kristin Burnham | 10 August, 2011 07:52

Tags: applications, cloud computing, Google, internet, Microsoft, Office suites, software

Google+: 5 legal issues for businesses

As Google+ grows in popularity, the new social network is triggering a number of questions with legal implications from businesses about potential policy changes, data retention issues and more, according to Joshua Kubicki, senior director of legal and corporate practices at Applied Discovery, an e-discovery provider that works with corporations preparing for and responding to legal actions.

By Kristin Burnham | 04 August, 2011 07:54

Tags: Google, Google Plus, internet, Internet-based applications and services, social networking

10 tips for using Google+

You just got your hands on a Google+ invite, but what next? Check out these ideas to get started using Google's new social network.

By Kristin Burnham | 27 July, 2011 15:52

Tags: Google, Google Plus, internet, social networking