Foursquare tries to save the check-in with one-step functionality
Foursquare has pushed a new update for iPhone that cuts the steps to check in down to one. Now there's no excuse for not checking in.
Google+ rolls out local ‘Reviews,’ huge cover photos, and a prettier ‘About’ section
Google+ has new updates to talk about including a local 'Reviews' tab, cover photos that fill up a screen, and an About section that's easier on the eyes.
Facebook’s revamped News Feed may include feeds for music, photos, and other topics
Facebook is set to unveil a new and much needed face lift for its News Feed, and what's reportedly in store are content-specific feeds and bigger images.
Instagram who? Aviary is soaring with 35 million users, 3 billion photos edited
Aviary's photo filter SDK passed enviable milestones with 3,500 partners, 35 million users, and 3 billion photos edited. Not bad for an 18 month old SDK.
Tumblr hurries to launch mobile native ads to meet demand
Tumblr is on the mark to make a profit this year, and the company is hurrying to add its native ads to its mobile app.
Study finds what Twitter majority says doesn’t reflect popular opinion
A Pew study has found that how Twitter users feel about major events doesn't represent the popular opinion.
‘The Lean Entrepreneur’ takes tech startup savvy to the real world
The Lean Startup methodology can be applied to most entrepreneurs, as described in Brant Cooper's new book, "The Lean Entrepreneur."
Don’t make me ROFL! Teens are losing interest in Facebook
Teens are growing bored with Facebook, and the social network knows this.
Facebook announces new News Feed – here’s how the social network might finally be fixing it
Facebook will announce a revamped News Feed on March 7, and this is what we think Facebook has in store.
Facebook testing in-line buttons to friend, follow, and like everything in your News Feed
Facebook is testing out new in-line options to help find and interact with more content and actions from directly within the News Feed.
U.K. authorities order social networks to take down photos of killer
Jon Venables' identity was revealed in a photo republished on Twitter, but U.K. authorities are pressuring social networks to take the photos down.
OpenTable gets in on social discovery with ‘Places I’ve Eaten’ Facebook app
OpenTable is venturing into restaurant discovery using social signals, with the launch of its Facbeook app "Places I've Eaten."
Facebook Graph Search saves all your creepy searches – and here’s how to delete them
Facebook keeps a record of your searches, to help better tailor search results, but if you're feeling wary this is how to delete your history of searches.
Facebook plays favorites, blocks Instagram-like app Vintage Camera
Facebook might be feeling protective of its Instagram acquisition, as the social network is blocking another competitor photo-sharing app, Vintage Camera.
Narcissism thy name is Your Show, the new app that makes you an entertainment TV star
Social Studio's 'Your Show' curates just the top content and updates from your Facebook friends in an entertainment TV format.
Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia unmasks his ‘Catfish’ with the help of MTV
Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia hid behind a Facebook profile, waiting for contestants to find him.
What user backlash? Instagram now has 100 million users
Instagram announced that, with the help of its community, it passed its 100 million user milestone.
The battle for your login information heats up as Google+ launches Sign-In
Google introduced 'Sign-In' to allow users to sign into third-party apps with a click, just like we've been doing with Facebook Connect.
Here’s a social media cheat sheet for picking tonight’s Oscar winners
The Awards Meter tracks and analyzes positive and negative tweets about Oscars nominees to predict the winners and losers.
All the Facebook news you may have missed this week
As per usual, Facebook had a busy week. Here's a quick look at what the networks' busy working on.
Pope Benedict XVI shutting down @Pontifex Twitter account
With Pope Benedict XVI resigning from his post on February 28, Vatican Radio announced he would be shutting down his @Pontifex Twitter account the same day.
Zendesk hacked – Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter user email addresses stolen
Zendesk announced a security breach today, and the email addresses of some Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest users were downloaded.
Twitter addressing security problem, introduces DMARC to prevent email phishing attacks
Twitter announced today the inclusion of DMARC to help weed out phishing attempts from copycat email addresses.
Need a place to crash at SXSW? WeHostels has you covered – if you move fast
With SXSW on the way WeHostels is offering up 49 beds reserved for its members to launch its new Hot Trips feature.