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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  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

• 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

• 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

• Google and Zynga: 5 burning questions

  Popular social games like Farmville, Mafia Wars and Fishville may soon be available to Google users, if recent rumors turn out to be accurate. Google has reportedly invested between US$100 and $200 million in the social gaming company Zynga, and the search giant plans to make Zynga a major part of a Google-branded gaming platform called Google Games.  

  By Ian Paul | 13 July, 2010 00:06

  Tags: Facebook, Farmville, games, Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, social media, Zynga

• Who really runs Facebook?

  Quick: Who's the CEO of Facebook?

  By Christopher Null | 06 July, 2010 00:59

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

• 5 LinkedIn Groups to Boost Your Social Media Savvy

  How familiar are you with LinkedIn Groups? This section of the social networking site (found on the top navigation bar) is dedicated to communities of professionals based on common interests, experiences, affiliation and goals. Groups can be a great source of industry information and discussions, as well as an effective way to connect with likeminded professionals.

  By Kristin Burnham | 05 March, 2010 07:00

  Tags: LinkedIn, social media, social networking

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  Does Facebook's newsfeed patent threaten social media?

  Facebook has been awarded a patent for "dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network."

  By Ian Paul | 27 February, 2010 05:29

  Tags: Facebook, social media

• Social media takes toll on organisational reputation: survey

  The reputations of organisations are taking a beating in social media, with consumers going so far as to boycott companies based on comments made on sites such as Facebook and Twitter, a new survey has found.

  By CIO Staff | 01 September, 2009 14:58

  Tags: brand protection, reputation, social media

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  Social media ban: should companies join the Marines?

  It's always hard to argue with the U.S. Marines. Social networks do pose a security risk, but should business let the Marines lead the way? Does banning Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, et al, make sense outside the military?

  By David Coursey | 07 August, 2009 00:13

  Tags: social media, social networks

• Social media takes to the streets

  Welcome to the era of SoMo.

  By Paul Lamb | 23 June, 2009 07:57

  Tags: social media

• Digg users can now vote on both ads and news

  Social news site Digg is introducing an advertisement platform that will allow its users to vote advertisements up and down as they now do with news stories.

  By John Ribeiro | 04 June, 2009 19:10

  Tags: digg, social media

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  Beware the social media charlatans

  Lately it seems I can't go anywhere without running into a gaggle of social media consultants bloviating about the wonders of social network marketing. Sure, you've seen 'em, too. Slick shake-and-bake "experts" promising to help you leverage the power of Twitter and Facebook to raise your profile and, inexplicably, boost your profits. But scratch the surface on most of these claims and they instantly crumble. Meanwhile, it seems the only people making any money in social media are the consultants themselves.

  By Robert Strohmeyer | 21 May, 2009 00:28

  Tags: Facebook, social media, social networking, twitter