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Twitter unveils group direct messages and new mobile video features
Twitter unveils group direct messages and new mobile video features
Twitter has unveiled a few features that it previously announced in September, including group direct messages. 27 Jan 2015
Facebook just made it a lot easier to help fight ebola through the social network
Facebook just made it a lot easier to help fight ebola through the social network
Facebook has announced a few new initiatives this week that will allow its 1 billion+ users to help donate towards fighting the deadly disease. 06 Nov 2014 - 2 comments
Google+ is here to stay, says new social media boss
Google+ is here to stay, says new social media boss
New Google head of social media Dave Besbris has denounced rumors that Google+ could be getting downsized in light of the abrupt departure of former boss Vic Gundotra. 11 Oct 2014 - 5 comments
Google+ social network no longer requires you to use your real name
Google+ social network no longer requires you to use your real name
In 2011, when Google launched its Google+ social network, the search giant angered many users by requiring that the page include their real name. 16 Jul 2014 - 3 comments
Facebook stock hits another new all-time low
Facebook stock hits another new all-time low
Facebook's stock continued its quick descent into new all-time lows, again. The latest drop came thanks to Morgan Stanley, the bank which ...... 05 Sep 2012 - 15 comments
Report: U.S. Facebook usership falls again
Report: U.S. Facebook usership falls again
According to a new report from research firm Capstone Investments, Facebook usership has fallen again, at least in the U.S. The same may ...... 19 Jul 2012 - 13 comments
Google+ hits new milestone
Google+ hits new milestone
Google Vice President Vic Gundotra announced some important Google+ milestones today. The exec says Google+ has reached 250 million users ...... 28 Jun 2012
Facebook testing ways to let kids join site without lying
Facebook testing ways to let kids join site without lying
Despite Facebook's ban on kids under the age of 13, there are millions of users out there who simply lie about their age to access the site. ...... 05 Jun 2012 - 1 comment
Google+ integrated into YouTube
Google+ integrated into YouTube
If you are looking to sign up for a YouTube account, Google has made it easier to create the account, by using your Google+ social networking account. ...... 16 Mar 2012 - 1 comment
Facebook's graffiti artist is now incredibly rich
Facebook's graffiti artist is now incredibly rich
David Choe, a graffiti artist who was hired by Sean Parker to paint the walls of Facebook's headquarters, is about to be worth $200 million. ...... 03 Feb 2012 - 20 comments
It's finally here, the Facebook IPO
It's finally here, the Facebook IPO
Facebook, the behemoth social network with over 850 million users around the globe has finally filed to go public. The offering will be the ...... 02 Feb 2012 - 3 comments
Google+ tops 60 million users
Google+ tops 60 million users
Paul Allen, the founder of Ancestry.com and "Google+'s unofficial statistician" has noted today that the social network is now used by 62 million people. ...... 28 Dec 2011 - 3 comments
Facebook hit by wave of porn and gore
Facebook hit by wave of porn and gore
Facebook has confirmed today that it is investigating into a giant wave of gory and pornographic images that have been posted to the social networking site. ...... 15 Nov 2011 - 2 comments
Zynga launches 10 more products in its effort to control the social gaming market
Zynga launches 10 more products in its effort to control the social gaming market
Zynga, the social gaming giant, has launched 10 new products today, their biggest push ever as the company competes to control the market. ...... 12 Oct 2011 - 4 comments
'Anonymous' to start social network
'Anonymous' to start social network
It appears that the hacktivist group Anonymous has been kicked from Google+, along with the group having lost their Gmail and other Google accounts. ...... 19 Jul 2011
Google+ on pace to reach 20 million users by this weekend
Google+ on pace to reach 20 million users by this weekend
According to analysis from Ancestry.com founder Paul Allen, Google's Google+ social network will hit 20 million users by this weekend. Allen ...... 14 Jul 2011 - 2 comments
MySpace will fire 150 employees this week
MySpace will fire 150 employees this week
Multiple sources are claiming that MySpace will fire 150 of its remaining 400 employees this week, as part of the deal to sell off the company. ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 3 comments
Winklevoss twins must stick to 2008 settlement with Facebook
Winklevoss twins must stick to 2008 settlement with Facebook
Seven years after they first filed suit against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, it seems the legal drama between Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss ...... 12 Apr 2011 - 1 comment
Facebook adds domestic partnerships as a 'relationship status'
Facebook adds domestic partnerships as a 'relationship status'
The SFG is reporting that social networking giant Facebook has added 'domestic partnerships' and 'civil unions' as relationship status options. ...... 18 Feb 2011 - 5 comments
     

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