social networking

  • Salesforce.com announces 'Chatter' social-networking app 19/11/2009 08:14:00

    The upcoming release will tie Salesforce.com to Twitter and Facebook
    Salesforce.com opened up its annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Wednesday by previewing Salesforce Chatter, a social-networking application the vendor dubbed a "Facebook for the Enterprise."
  • Mafia Wars creator: 'We did every horrible thing in the book' 12/11/2009 11:44:00

    Pincus jokes about how one game encouraged players to download Zwinky, a notoriously difficult to remove toolbar
    Earlier this week, we delivered the news that EA purchased the social-networking focused developer Playfish for $300 million.
  • Facebook invasion: Beware of new 'smart' worm 12/11/2009 10:32:00

    On the heels of a reported hijacking of hundreds of FB groups, an old worm's new variation is getting into the social network
    Hot on the heels of a reported hijacking of hundreds of Facebook groups, a new variation on an old worm is crawling its way into the social network's walls.
  • Twitter's revamped retweets: The good, the bad, the missing 12/11/2009 04:56:00

    Twitter streamlines the retweet process; here's what you need to know about the new features.
    Twitter's new retweet function is slowly rolling out across its network. If you don't see the new feature yet, you will soon, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams said in a recent blog post.
  • Business use of Twitter, Facebook exploding 10/11/2009 07:36:00

    Study warns that companies should watch out for related security and productivity issues
    The use of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to promote businesses has exploded over the past six months, according to the results of a study that were released today.
  • LinkedIn for BlackBerry smartphones: Details 10/11/2009 06:42:00

    BlackBerry smartphone users will soon be able to download and employ a LinkedIn mobile application.
    It's about time.
  • Cisco doubles down on collaboration with 61 new products 09/11/2009 16:15:00

    Among new products are enterprise e-mail and social networking software
    Cisco Systems has massively expanded its portfolio of collaboration technologies, announcing 61 products, including a corporate-grade hosted e-mail system called Cisco WebEx Mail as well as a social networking application and a video system to help groups securely share video content and search capabilities.
  • Got friends? Now you can thank Facebook 07/11/2009 06:56:00

    Study finds that social networking actually improves face-to-face communication
    Despite a widespread belief that social networks like Facebook and Myspace are isolating people from other humans, a new study found that the social networks more likely are helping to expand social circles.
  • IBM's 'enterprise Facebook' is a hit 07/11/2009 06:45:00

    Hosted service a way of addressing users without having to build infrastructure
    Lotus Connections is "the fastest-growing software in IBM history when it comes to market adoption," said an IBM social software strategist on board the Lotus Bus. IBM discussed iNotes, Symphony, security and boundary workers during its stop in Toronto.
  • New Spore game lands on Facebook 06/11/2009 10:51:00

    The game is designed to encourage interaction between players
    Continuing its efforts to adapt to the changing face of the online game world and recast itself as a thoroughly modern games publisher with initiatives in the mobile, web, and social network gaming domains, Electronic Arts today announced its first major Facebook title. Spore Islands invites Facebook users to create a creature and compete against their online friends in a "survival of the fittest" game of exploration and domination.
  • Novell prepares enterprise social networking suite 05/11/2009 08:37:00

    Called Pulse, it will link up with Google Wave and let employees collaborate on documents
    Novell has unveiled an enterprise social networking suite that is integrated with Google's new Wave application and lets co-workers collaborate on documents.
  • Google adds new social media features to Friend Connect 05/11/2009 08:24:00

    Web publishers can now create and send custom newsletters, as well as let their users exchange private messages
    Google's Friend Connect has expanded its roster of social networking and social media services that participating Web publishers can add to their sites.
  • Novell prepares enterprise social networking suite 05/11/2009 04:07:00

    Called Pulse, it will link up with Google Wave and let employees collaborate on documents
    Novell has unveiled an enterprise social networking suite that is integrated with Google's new Wave application and lets co-workers collaborate on documents.
  • It's the first Twitter-only mobile device, but why? 04/11/2009 04:28:00

    We know why it's first--but why does the TwitterPeek need to exist at all?
    How much would you pay for a mobile device that does only one thing: Send and receive Tweets? A company called Peek is betting $199 and has created just such a device.
  • Facebook gets another homepage makeover 27/10/2009 00:33:00

    The changes once again shake up the information that you see by default when you visit your home page
    Facebook rolled out a revamped home page on Friday. The changes once again shake up the information that you see by default when you visit your home page on the social networking site. It demonstrates how Facebook continues to adapt and try to find the right balance of status updates and details to deliver to users.
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