Unfriend: New Oxford American Dictionary Word of the Year
New Oxford American Dictionary has announced that they have selected Unfriend as their word of the year.
Unfriend essentially means remove someone from your Friend’s list on a social network.
This word was made popular by Facebook which is the most popular social networking service on [...]
Shakira to debut her new music video through Ustream
Social networks have gone mainstream and celebrities are now using them to connect with their fans.
Shakira is all set to launch her new music video and it would go live on her Facebook page through Ustream.
Chamillionaire was probably the first artist to take this route [...]
Fight Club uses Facebook Connect to celebrate 10th anniversary
It is hard to believe that Fight Club was released 10 years ago. The movie remains as relevant as ever.
The makers of the movie have launched a new site celebrating the 10th anniversary and this site uses Facebook Connect in an innovative manner.
After you login [...]
MySpace continues to struggle against Facebook
Facebook opened up their network to anyone online a few years ago and they have been dominating ever since.
They overtook MySpace to become the most popular social networking service on the web.
And this has turned into a disaster for MySpace which could now lose as much as USD [...]
Sanford Wallace ordered to pay for Facebook spam
Facebook has won a lawsuit filed against Sanford Wallace for spamming on their network.
The courts have awarded damages worth 711 million dollars.
Wallace is popularly known as the Spam King and Spamford due to his company’s profile.
He also now faces criminal charges and a possible jail [...]
Yahoo to collaborate with OneRiot for real-time search?
TechCrunch has reported that Yahoo is working on their own real-time search solution.
They are not going to enter into deals with Facebook or Twitter but are likely to be partnering an existing player in the market OneRiot.
Yahoo has not revealed anything on such rumored plans. [...]
Flip Video announces new MinoHD
Flip Video faces massive competition from the recently launched Apple iPod Nano which comes with a digital video camera.
The company has now announced a new generation MinoHD model.
It comes in two editions… 4GB and 8GB.
Also included in the package is a larger 2 inch display in addition to [...]
Jack Thompson sues Facebook for hate groups
Jack Thompson is back in news for all the wrong reasons once again.
He has now filed a lawsuit against the popular social networking service Facebook.
The lawsuit claims that Facebook is allowing its members to run groups which are ‘a threat’ to his safety.
Facebook has some [...]
Lighthouse SQ7 is social media enabled tablet computer
AdelaVoice has announced the launch of their new tablet computer named Lighthouse SQ7.
The company claims that Lighthouse SQ7 is the world’s first tablet PC optimized for social networks.
It comes with integrated support for networks like Facebook and Twitter.
The device features a 7 inch touchscreen in [...]
Facebook collaborating with Neilson for social ad measurement
Facebook is the most popular social networking service on the web today.
It is a phenomenal platform for any brand to advertise their products and services.
However, the problem with Facebook is that it is very hard to measure the effectiveness of the ads that are broadcasted on [...]
