Five Reasons I Won’t Be Using Ping
Jared Newman, PC World Despite all the hardware Apple introduced at its press event Wednesday, the most radical news was Ping, a social network for music that’s launching as a feature of iTunes 10. I’ve taken a brief test drive of Ping to see what it’s about, but even before updating iTunes, I knew Apple’s [...]
New Online Business Directory Launches, Linking Businesses to Customers through Social Media
DirectoryCentral.com Offers Businesses a Way to Get Listed, Be Seen and Be Heard ATLANTA, GA, September 02, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — SocialTerrain, Inc. today announced the launch of its new online business directory, DirectoryCentral.com, connecting businesses to customers via social media. The system allows businesses to use the larger social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn [...]
For this disabled job seeker, it’s all about networking
By Cindy Atoji Keene As an open source Web developer, David Clark is in demand — he gets at least five calls a week from recruiters. Despite that fact — and his 15 years of experience — Clark has been looking for a permanent job for more than a year since his last position ended [...]
Older people play catch-up on Facebook: Study
Press Trust of India Houston: Social networking groups are no more an exclusive domain of teenagers or youngsters as it was a few years back, but now it is catering more for all those who are older but still young at heart. The phenomenal growth of Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites in the [...]
20 Percent of the U.S. Population, or 56.8 million U.S. Consumers, Reports Having Played a Game on a Social Network
PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, AUGUST 23, 2010 – According to Social Network Gaming, the most recent report from leading market research company, The NPD Group, 20 percent of the U.S. population ages 6 and older reports having played a game on a social network in the past three months. This equates to 56.8 million U.S. [...]
Privacy and the internet
SHOULD PEOPLE be allowed to change their names to disassociate themselves from embarrassing youthful follies or damaging indiscretions recorded on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter? Eric Schmidt, chief executive of internet search engine Google, believes they should. He bases his argument on the modern reality that details of the private lives and [...]
The Walt Disney Company to Acquire Leading Social Game Developer Playdom
Burbank, California – July 27, 2010 – Advancing on its goal of bringing consumers its well-known stories, characters and brands in ever more engaging ways, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Playdom Inc., one of the leading companies in the fast-growing business of online social gaming. Playdom shareholders will receive total consideration of [...]
The Social Network Official Trailer – In Theatres Oct 1 2010
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years [...]
Can Google Get Social Networking Right?
By Erica Naone Rumors that Google is building a new social network have persisted since late June, when Kevin Rose, CEO of Digg.com, posted on Twitter that the Web giant was working on a challenger to Facebook. The company’s recent actions–its reported investment in Zynga, a social gaming company, and its acquisition of Slide, a [...]
SEOCompany.net Launches Social Networking Packages for Businesses
Author: seocompa Agoura Hills, CA ( Worldprline ) August 16, 2010 – SEOCompany.net has brought internet marketing to surpassing levels when it comes to web promotions. Search engine optimization refers to converting your website visitors to potential buyers by displaying you as an expert in your field and giving a substantial amount of external links [...]