Entries in 'social networking' (94)
Facebook to float on Stock Exchange today
NEWSFacebook is set to be floated on the Nadaqw stock exchange later today as the social networking site becomes the third largest initial public offering in US history.
Student wins 'email lottery'
NEWS18-year-old computer science student Adam Tonks was the latest 'winner' of a an innovative email lottery called "The Listserve" which saw the student have the chance to write an email ...
Google lets anyone be a TV station
NEWSGoogle has launched a live video broadcasting service dubbed Google+ Hangouts On Air, offering the chance for users worldwide to broadcast multi-user 'Hangout' video conferences.
Facebook set to IPO - valued over $10 billion
NEWSSocial giant Facebook is set to raise over US$10 billion in the largest ever tech IPO with stock trading as early as the 18th of May.
Google+ redesign heralds 'more beautiful Google'
NEWSGoogle has rolled out a surprise major redesign of the internet giant's Google+ social networking service, welcoming users with a interactive tour of the new interface.
Twitter buys Posterous
NEWSSocial networking service Twitter has acquired fellow micro-blogging service Posterous in a deal which appears to be more about acquiring staff than the 'Spaces' service.
Facebook Messenger client for Windows
NEWSSocial juggernaut Facebook has officially launched an instant messaging app called Messenger for Windows aimed at letting Facebook users "chat while you do other stuff."
Facebook to IPO
NEWSSocial giant Facebook is set to file for an initial public offering in a deal which could value the company as much as $100 billion.
Twitter can now censor tweets by country
NEWSMicroblogging platform Twitter announced that tweets can now be removed on a country-by-country basis when compelled by authorities.
Facebook, Twitter engineers 'improve' Google social search
NEWSA team of engineers from social networks Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have created a web browser which they say increases the relevance of Google's social search results by adding services ...
Google gets personal with major social search revamp
NEWSGoogle unveiled a major change to the internet giant's search engine, now weaving in 'personal results' from the firm's own social and photo services in a new service dubbed Search ...
Facebook tracks down porn spammers
NEWSSocial networking behemoth Facebook said that the firm has tracked down those responsible the deluge of pornography posted over the last week, vowing to "ensure appropriate consequences."
Chinese military may be reading your Twitter feed
NEWSIn a flashback to the Red Scares of the last century, a data protection expert has warned that the Chinese military may be monitoring western social networks.
Google launches Google+ Pages
NEWSSearch giant Google has launched business and brand based Google+ Pages on the firm's social networking service.
Google+ arrives for Google Apps users
NEWSGoogle has moved to finally launch the firm's Google+ social networking platform on the Google Apps enterprise platform.
Facebook launches much delayed iPad app
NEWSFacebook has released a new iOS application which also targets the larger screen of the Apple iPad.
Facebook redesigns site with Timeline
NEWSFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage at the social giant's F8 developer conference to introduce a major overhaul of the social network incorporating a new way of viewing ...
Google+ opens up to the public
NEWSGoogle has opened up the internet giant's social platform Google+ to the open public after three months of 'field trial' testing.
Civil servants banned from using Facebook
NEWSBritish civil servants have been banned using Facebook in the office according to a Press Association report.
Twitter hits 100m active users
NEWSSocial networking service Twitter announced that the firm has more than 100 million active users with over half of them logging in every day.
