Before Facebook Graph Search launches, scrub your profile with Facewash
You're bound to have embarrassing photos or comments published in your profile. Facewash steps in to find posts that should stay hidden.
Here’s how Facebook could make money off of Graph Search
Facebook announced Graph Search, but monetization schemes haven't been discussed. Here's how we think Facebook will make money from its search engine.
Instagram fights back, releases performance stats for the first time
For the first time in its short history, Instagram published statistics to stymie the bearish reports on its health.
People remember Facebook posts better than faces and book excerpts
Researchers have discovered that our minds are better equipped to recall the conversational style of Facebook status updates than faces and book excerpts.
Yelp creates LIVE standard to unify restaurant hygiene scores
Yelp has launched a unified health code standard for venues in San Francisco and New York called LIVE.
StileEye’s image-based search engine is a personal stylist in your pocket
StileEye is a mobile search engine that takes the photos of clothes you love and finds you similar styles based on its ever-learning, image-based algorithm.
Post Loopt acquisition, Green Dot announces Gobank, the first mobile-only bank
Green Dot, a pre-paid debit card provider, announced and teased its first ever mobile-only banking solution, Gobank.
With features for your eyes, ears, and… fingers, Digisocial wants to be your all-in-one social network
Digisocial is a mobile social network for sharing and messaging friends with audio embedded photos.
Landmark case may set grounds for fair use over photos shared on Twitter
Three publishers have been embroiled in a lawsuit over unlicensed use of a Twitter user's photos, which could set a precedence for Twitter photo rights.
The new Myspace opens up its doors – and throws in a new single from Justin Timberlake
The new Myspace is out of invite-only beta and now anyone can sign up and start sharing content or discovering new music.
Facebook finally begins replacing ‘Subscribers’ with ‘Followers’ in the U.S.
Facebook started replacing the "Subscriber" module with "Followers" ahead of its press event, and we also noticed that it was testing a new time stamp.
Pulse update adds deep social integration, wants to be an all-in-one platform for consuming content
Pulse updated its mobile apps today to add a deeper integration with popular social networks including YouTube, Instagram, Flickr, Facebook, and Tumblr.
Twitter’s TweetDeck again fails to file accounts, risks being shut down in U.K.
TweetDeck, the Twitter acquired third-party client, has for a second time failed to file its accounts with the U.K. Commons House and risks being dissolved.
Foursquare update to check-in pages on mobile Web, adds more details
Foursquare announced a redesigned check-in page today to its mobile Web app, which has design elements from social photo apps like Instagram.
LinkedIn celebrates 200 million users, and counting
LinkedIn celebrated reaching its 200 million user milestone today, but the social network isn't done yet. It's growing at a rate of 2 new users per second.
CHNL partners with Groupon, LivingSocial to curate more than the social Web
CHNL partnered with LivingSocial and Groupon to curate not only social media posts, but now also daily deals.
Real-time search is Twitter’s priority, even if mere humans are used to power it
Twitter's search engine, thanks to its human evaluators and today's update, now surfaces contextually relevant search results.
New Facebook Timeline redesign released to New Zealand shows single-columns, inline About tabs
New Zealand was the first country to see the newly improved Facebook Timeline design, which emphasizes a single column of posts, and inline About tabs.
This week in Facebook: How to ‘kill’ your friends’ profiles, earn $10, and cure your loneliness
All the Facebook news you may have missed this week, including how to get $10, its global domination, and why updating your status is good for you.
Maybe an accelerator at sea isn’t so ‘Unreasonable’ after all
11 entrepreneurs will set sail on Unreasonable at Sea's accelerator with the goal to break into a global market and solve the world's most pressing problems.
eBay is testing out new shipment and selling systems to help you clean out that closet
EBay is in the process of testing out new selling services for amateur sellers or sellers with little time on their hands.
Twitter may eye 2014 IPO and a $11 billion valuation
What the IPO tech world has been anticipating might come in 2014 say analysts, and could be based on an $11 billion valuation.
Digital re-gifting: The Internet wants your ugly sweater
If you're planning on celebrating National Regift Day, here are some steps you need to take using the Internet to successful regift your unwanted gift.
Everything science had to say about Facebook this week
Social media is all fun and games... until scientists dive in and tell you what it's all actually doing to your mind.
[Exclusive] Visual curation platform Pearltrees now lets you customize your pages
Pearltrees announced an update to its platform today that will allow users the limited personalization of icons and backgrounds for their pearls.
Salorix ushers social media analytics 2.0 with Amplify, powered by a predictive AI
Salorix is the forerunner of social media analytics 2.0 with Amplify, powered by an AI that helps brands engage only with the top social media influencers.
Pinterest wipes out 20 percent of followers among Top 10 users
Pinterest purged its site of spammy accounts, but how effective was it for the top 10 users? On average they lost nearly 20 percent of their followers.
Watch out for these Facebook spam and scam apps
Be careful what you click: These malicious Facebook apps could take your data or even infect your computer.
Social Bakers exposes ‘Fake Followers’ with free tool
Social Bakers launched 'Fake Followers,' a free tool that can help users find out how many followers are fake or inactive on any Twitter account.
Storenvy rebrands as a digital mall powered by social for discovering cool products
Storevy is rebranding from an ecommerce solution into a marketplace where shoppers can discover cool creative products via social and genre-based channels.