Facebook Drops Another Hurdle
Still looking for some attention from the social networks? Facebook delivered a new client library on Friday afternoon, which makes your widgets easier to launch in their ecosystem. While this library isn’t exactly the second coming, it’s welcome news. According to Facebook developer Wei Zu, “This JavaScript client library allows you to make Facebook API [...]
Data Portability Workgroup: WPN Takes Inside Look
Since social networks are incredibly popular and since users are generally members of more than one social network, it would be convenient to transfer your data and pictures from one profile to another. read more More: continued here data portability workgroup wpn takes inside look
StumbleUpon Death Threats in eBay Social Network
Search marketers can enrage diehard members of social communities who want to keep marketers at bay. The result? Death threats, cyberterrorism, obscene language, cyberharassment, and calls for suicide. Social media marketers see StumbleUpon and social networking sites like Facebook as theirs to mine for traffic, links, and sales. A just-released Sapient study shows marketers plan [...]
Yahoo Mail Socializing All About The Money
Company CEO Jerry Yang told CES 2008 attendees Yahoo Mail would become a much more socially aware application, able to tap into multiple social networks. read more More: continued here yahoo mail socializing all about the money
Social Networking Sites Attractive To Scammers
Social networks are set to become targets of cyber criminals in the coming year according to security experts. Experts in the field say that the intimate nature of the sites makes people willing to share personal information and become more vulnerable to attacks. read more More: continued here social networking sites attractive to scammers
28 Things Didn’t Happen In 2007
A lot of predictions were made about 2007, just like every other year. Some came true, some didn’t. Here’s a list of what didn’t happen. Vertical search and niche social networks didn’t take off read more More: continued here 28 things didnt happen in 2007
Widgets’ Wild Ride
"Widget" is one of those words that your humble author may never be able to get past. Like the name or not, though, the pesky-sounding things are here to stay. They do, to be fair, go by a number of other designations – outside of social networks, Google Desktop Gadgets is what they’re called at [...]
Badoo Social Network Prepares To Launch In UK
At this stage, new social networks tend to get more of a shrug than a second look. Badoo is fairly well established in some parts of the world, however, and may have a bit of an edge as it prepares to launch in the UK. read more More: continued here badoo social network prepares to [...]
Hammer Films Makes a Comeback (Via MySpace)
After a 30-year absence, Gothic horror film maker Hammer Films is about to make a comeback, not in cinemas but on the web. Who can forget Hammer’s iconic low-budget horror flicks from the 60s and 70s, especially those starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing? BrandRepublic reports that Hammer has produced a new film, Beyond The [...]
Facebook Now Sends Messages’ Content In Email
While it was (presumably) nice to see that you’d received new messages on Facebook, it wasn’t too helpful that the social network’s email notifications stopped there; from your email account, you’d need to head over to the Facebook site to read the actual notes. No longer, though – Facebook’s now passing the messages along. Is [...]
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