Social Media

What will Yahoo do next?

Yahoo has the public's attention, whether it likes it or not. It next steps in the wake of Carol Bartz's departure should be weighed carefully.

Twitter now has 100 million users

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo revealed today that the service currently has 100 million "active" users, and receives around 400 million pageviews per month.

StumbleUpon engineers help man propose to girlfriend

Who knew that a girl could stumble onto a wedding proposal through the vast wasteland of dancing cats, endless memes and hilarious web cartoons that clog up the Internet tubes?

Report: Facebook revenue doubled to $1.6 billion this year, so far

Facebook's revenue has doubled to $1.6 billion during the first half of 2011, according to a source familiar with the company's financial records.

Facebook iPhone app gets major update

Friend tagging in posts, update Profiles and Group Wall design and link-sharing are all part of the major update to Facebook's iOS app for iPhone.

Location check-ins still unpopular among smartphone owners

While getting directions on a smartphone is increasing in popularity, sharing personal location isn't quite as important. A new study shows that smartphone owners aren't interested in letting the world know where they are located at all times.

Facebook sued by father over ‘explicit’ photos of 12-year-old daughter

A Northern Ireland man has sued Facebook because his 12-year-old daughter was able to post "sexually explicit" photos to the social networking site. Is Facebook at fault?

Woman on Facebook date tricked into being getaway driver

Leah Gibbs no doubt had high hopes when she arranged a first date with someone she’d met on Facebook. But within a short time of meeting Adam Minton, she found herself unwittingly acting as his getaway driver after he robbed a shop at knifepoint.

Google+ launches suggested users list similar to Twitter

Will pointing out and listing celebrities on Google+ have the same effect of increasing popularity as it did on Twitter? Google is launching a test to find out with some data borrowed from a competitor.

‘Doctor Who’ episode rentals now available through Facebook

Back catalog episodes of "Doctor Who" are now available for streaming on-demand rental through Facebook.

Facebook and Google add Like, +1 buttons to Chrome

The battle for social link sharing is heating up and users of Google Chrome are reaping the benefits. Both Google and Facebook quietly rolled out plugins to support sharing functionality within Google's browser.

Rumor: Facebook launching music service in late September with Spotify, MOG and Rdio

Yes, more rumors with a little more details concerning Facebook's music platform. Set to launch in September, Facebook will be partnering with Spotify, Rdio and MOG.

Google’s Blogger gets new look and new features

Blogger has announced a big overhaul to its user interface, introducing a number of new features in the process.

Facebook, Twitter ‘more important’ than 9/11, says Foreign Policy

The past decade has been largely shaped by the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. But according to Foreign Policy's David J. RothKopf, the rise of social media and cell phones have had a greater impact on our world.

Juror gets caught adding female defendant to Facebook friend’s list

Why bother paying attention to the rules of the legal system when you can use Facebook to hit on people facing charges in court? A 22-year old juror in Texas finds out why the court frowns on such matters.