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  Refund for some Facebook investors

  Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in Friday's IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.

  By AAP | 25 May, 2012 09:43

  Tags: social networking, social media, Morgan Stanley, Facebook

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  China's Sina Weibo targeting Japanese advertisers

  One of China's top Twitter-like sites, Sina Weibo, is working to attract Japanese companies to advertise on its platform by helping the firms open and use accounts on the microblogging service.

  By Michael Kan | 25 May, 2012 05:42

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

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  Facebook beefs up mobile photo sharing with Camera

  Facebook introduced its own mobile photo app, Camera, on Thursday, bringing richer photo-sharing features to the platform even before the company closes its deal to acquire the popular photo-sharing app Instagram.

  By Cameron Scott | 24 May, 2012 18:56

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

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  Facebook used as terrorist tool: Expert

  Terrorist groups are using Facebook to recruit loners from Western countries like Australia to their cause and authorities are struggling to stop it, a leading counter-terrorism expert says.

  By AAP | 24 May, 2012 09:43

  Tags: social networking, social media, Facebook, Counter Terrorism, Bill Paterson

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  Facebook to settle class-action suit over Sponsored Stories

  Facebook is to settle a class-action lawsuit in California that accused it of appropriating its users' likenesses for its Sponsored Stories advertising feature, according to a court document filed Tuesday.

  By Cameron Scott | 23 May, 2012 10:47

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

• Should I protect my tweets?

  When I signed up for a Twitter account in the summer of 2009 I spent some time thinking about whether or not I should protect my tweets. As a novice Twitter user, I had to decide whether the benefits of protecting my tweets outweighed the drawbacks. Looking back, I do not regret my decision to protect my tweets, and I'll tell you why.

  By Phil Shapiro | 23 February, 2011 09:14

  Tags: Consumer Advice, Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, LinkedIn, social networking, twitter

• 10 ways to get more out of LinkedIn

  With more than 80 million users worldwide, LinkedIn has established itself as the premier social networking site for professionals. If you're job searching, looking to broaden your network or hunting for new partnerships, these 10 tips and tricks will propel you toward success.

  By Kristin Burnham | 31 January, 2011 15:23

  Tags: LinkedIn, social networking, social networks

• Facebook social inbox: What you need to know about messages

  Back in November 2010, Facebook announced plans for a "social inbox" -- a space that would serve as a hub for all communications that people use online or via mobile phones, ranging from text messages and chat messages to e-mail messages, too.

  By Kristin Burnham | 12 January, 2011 10:25

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

• Foursquare: Unlock 'Secret' Badges and Reduce Privacy Risks

  You've probably heard of social-networking service Foursquare. If you haven't already jumped in headfirst yourself, you may be aware that Foursquare's a location-based social network that lets users "check-in" via mobile device at restaurants, bars, shopping malls, wherever, to obtain points and rewards in the form of "Mayorships" and "badges." And many are calling it "the next Twitter."

  By Al Sacco | 11 May, 2010 07:17

  Tags: Foursquare, social networking

• Tips for using Twitter, Facebook and other "anti-social networks"

  LAS VEGAS -- Corporations should institute daily one-minute Internet safety lessons that users must complete before they are allowed online, a security expert told Interop attendees this week, but he said even that might not work because attackers pay more attention to the advice than those it is intended to protect.

  By Tim Greene | 01 May, 2010 00:58

  Tags: security, social networking

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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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Can Facebook privacy be simple?

  Facebook, according to its CEO, is built around the simple idea that people want to share things with "their friends and the people around them."  

  By Scott Bradner | 02 June, 2010 07:27

  Tags: Facebook, internet privacy, social networking

Whitepapers about social networking

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  CISO Guide to Next Generation Threats - Combating Advanced Malware, Zero-Day and Targeted APT Attacks

  Over 95% of businesses unknowingly host compromised endpoints, despite their use of firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), antivirus and Web gateways.1 Today’s attacks look new and unknown to signature-based tools because the attacks employ advanced malware and zero-day vulnerabilities. To regain the upper hand against next-generation attacks, enterprises must turn to true next-generation protection: signature-less, proactive and real time. Read on.

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  Advanced Malware Exposed - How advanced malware, zero-day and targeted APT attacks are evading today's network defences

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  Rob Clyde Consulting Report: Beyond the Wall: Security in a Post-Perimeter World

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  CSO Security Buyers Guide 2011