Features

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  Study: Facebook relies on good design to retain users

  What is Facebook's secret to keeping the world's largest user base content? Sticking to well-proven software design principles, one study has concluded.

  By Joab Jackson | 10 May, 2012 07:12

  Tags: software, social networking, social media, Languages and standards, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Facebook, application development

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  Guide: How to bulletproof your website

  'Tis the season to begin ramping up online shopping activity, and for retailers that means doing all they can to ensure their websites are up, highly available and able to handle peak capacity. Looming in many IT managers' minds is the cautionary tale of Target, whose website crashed twice after it was inundated by an unprecedented number of online shoppers when the retailer began selling clothing and accessories from high-end Italian fashion company Missoni.

  By Esther Shein | 29 November, 2011 03:32

  Tags: cloud computing, internet, Internet-based applications and services, it management, security, Target

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  How to prepare your business for Google+

  Google+ just opened its doors to the world by enabling open signups and moving to the beta, testing phase. The nascent social network is still thin on features and ways for businesses to properly use it, but its minimalist approach has gained Google+ millions of users in a very short period.

  By Angela West | 24 September, 2011 23:59

  Tags: Facebook, Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, social networks, Web-based Applications

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  What cloud computing means for the real world

  There are more than a few critics of cloud computing, even at PCWorld; I'm probably one of them. But I've been turning over in my mind different perspectives on the cloud. I've tried to set aside the views of the IT executive, who seems to dominate the debate.

  By Keir Thomas | 05 February, 2011 11:53

  Tags: cloud computing, firewalls, Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, network security, online security, security, Web-based Applications

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  Curtains for MySpace?

  Things just keep getting worse for MySpace. The former social networking hub recently announced it would cut nearly half of its global workforce as part of a restructuring effort.   As many as five hundred MySpace employees worldwide will soon be looking for work as the site continues to redefine itself from a social network to an entertainment content site with social networking features.

  By Ian Paul | 13 January, 2011 01:28

  Tags: internet, Internet-based applications and services, MySpace, News Corp., social media, social networks

• Wikipedia celebrates a decade of edit wars, controversy and Internet dominance

  Wikipedia and its users are planning more than 300 celebration events across six continents for the 10th anniversary of the free, online encyclopedia that has become an Internet juggernaut by spreading access to information with a model that lets anyone edit its articles.

  By Jon Brodkin | 11 January, 2011 23:25

  Tags: applications, collaboration, Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, networking, social media, software, unified communications, web 2.0, wikipedia

• YouTube 2010 'top videos' list ruled by music

  If YouTube started as a place for people to upload low-res videos, Google's global 2010 'most popular' video list shows just how fast the model is evolving into something nakedly commercial.

  By John E Dunn | 14 December, 2010 05:18

  Tags: Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, Personal Tech, security, video, youtube

• Who’s using Twitter? Some surprising answers

  Eight percent of online Americans may use Twitter, as the Pew Internet & American Life Project reported on Thursday. But does that mean your small business should use the service in its marketing and communications efforts?

  By Katherine Noyes | 11 December, 2010 06:20

  Tags: email, instant messaging, Internet-based applications and services, social networks, twitter

• First Look: Facebook Single Sign-on

  Facebook is getting serious about on-the-go social networking with a suite of new features announced during the Facebook Mobile event on Wednesday.

  By Alex Wawro | 05 November, 2010 09:03

  Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, iphone 4, mobile, RIM BlackBerry, social networking, Telecommunication

• The five pros and cons of a Facebook phone

  Is Facebook building a phone? The company won't say for sure, but for some the idea of a Facebook phone is social networking overkill. To social butterflies, a Facebook phone is a dream come true. Here is a look at the pros and cons.

  By Brennon Slattery | 22 September, 2010 01:58

  Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, Microsoft, mobile phones, Palm, smartphones, social media

• Twitter 2.0: Not just for narcissists

  Using Twitter is like being trapped in an elevator with someone who has a severe case of attention deficit disorder and just consumed three pots of truck-stop coffee.

  By Robert X. Cringely | 17 September, 2010 02:30

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

• Did e-mail and the Internet kill the 9-5 workday?

  Have you checked your work e-mailtoday? If you're like most employees in the United States and United Kingdom, the answer is yes despite the fact that it is not only the weekend, but an extended holiday weekend for most workers in the US. A day off is becoming an increasingly foreign concept as workers stay connected virtually 24/7.

  By Tony Bradley | 06 September, 2010 23:43

  Tags: applications, email, e-mail, harris, Harris Interactive, instant messaging, internet, Internet-based applications and services, software, web mail

• Has Digg dug its own grave?

  Some people just don't like change. Less than a week after Digg released version 4 of its social news-sharing site, fans have rebelled, flooding Digg with links from a rival sharing site, staging a "Quit Digg Day," and prophesying a major drop-off in traffic if the site doesn't return to its roots. Has Digg dug its grave, or is this yet another kneejerk neophobic reaction?

  By Brennon Slattery | 01 September, 2010 08:13

  Tags: application development, digg, internet, Internet-based applications and services, social media, social networks, software, web services, Web services development

• Facebook Places vs. Foursquare: Who has the business edge?

  Facebook's unveiling of Facebook Places is an obvious banshee cry to Foursquare and other location-based check-in services. As with those services, Facebook Places allows users to share their location and discover new hot spots by following the stops of people in their network.

  By Michael Ansaldo | 23 August, 2010 23:34

  Tags: Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, starbucks, Web-based Applications

• Can you trust Facebook Places?

  Facebook, the company many people don't trust to protect their status updates and personal information, is now in the business of collecting location information, thanks to the introduction of its Foursquare/Gowalla killer, Facebook Places.

  By Robert X. Cringely | 21 August, 2010 07:10

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