Social Media

Robert Scoble’s weekend war with Twitter

Robert Scoble got a little ahead of himself this weekend with claims of Twitter losing engineers.

Miramax now offers streaming movie rentals on Facebook

Miramax has joined Warner Bros, Universal and Paramount with a new Facebook app, the Miramax Experience, which allows users to rent streaming movies directly through the social network.

Sony Ericsson teases Walkman music phone with heavy Facebook integration

Sony has unveiled its next generation Walkman music phone. Dubbed the "Live with Walkman," the Android 2.3 phone comes with deep Facebook integration, allowing media sharing.

Google+ now verifying accounts of the famous

The network may roll out verification to average Joes as well.

Facebook’s live feed ‘Ticker’ rolling out to more users

While the Top News feed is likely going to remain the same for the time being, Facebook is launching a new method for users to watch every single action that's happening in real-time with friends.

StumbleUpon accounts for half of all U.S. social media traffic on the Web

Are Web users in the United States more likely to use StumbleUpon over Facebook for sharing the latest YouTube video of a giant cat attempting to fit inside a tiny cardboard box?

North German State bans websites from using Facebook ‘Like’ plug-in

A North German State is cracking down on Facebook US, threatening to fine websites for using the 'Like' button

Twitter launches Bootstrap, a new platform to build CSS-based apps

Twitter jumps into the app platform game further with Bootstrap.

22 percent of active domains in the United States run WordPress

Wordpress now operates within 22 in every 100 new domains in the US.

This week in Google+ updates

Check out the most recent changes to the new social network.

After a single tweet, air traveler gets a Morton’s surprise at Newark airport

If you have ever eaten at a Morton's Steakhouse, you will understand the delicious nature of this social media-inspired act of customer service.

Yahoo and Facebook testing the six degrees of separation

Is everyone on Facebook connected by six people? Yahoo and the world's largest social network want to find out.

Put your Google+ updates in your email signature

WiseStamp has released a Chrome and Firefox plug in that will automatically insert your Google+ status into your email signature.

Salesforce earns record quarterly revenue of $546 million

Despite turmoil in other tech sectors SalesForce posts a phenomenal second quarter

Magnifier: Google’s plan to reignite interest in Music Beta

Three months after its launch and amid dwindling attention, Google launches a music discovery blog to promote its Music Beta service.