'Social Networking' Tag Index
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Report: Facebook in Talks to Buy Waze for $1 Billion By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 09, 2013 Israeli-based Waze makes social mapping and traffic software. Tags: Facebook, navigation, merger and acquistion activity, Waze, social networking, apps LinkedIn Updates Contacts Capabilities By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 25, 2013 The new iOS app and website feature helps aggregate and organize contact data. Tags: web app, contacts, mobile app, IOS, LinkedIn, social networking Russia Begins Censoring Some Internet Content By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 01, 2013 Social networking sites have been ordered to remove some content. Tags: Facebook, government, Twitter, YouTube, Internet, censorship, Russia, social networking Google+ Adds Sign-In Features By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 26, 2013 Soon, users may be able to sign into websites and apps with their Google+ credentials. Tags: Facebook, authentication, social networking, Google+ API, Twitter, Google Twitter Enables Search for Old Tweets By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 08, 2013 However, search capabilities will be limited to top tweets. Tags: search, Twitter, archive, tweet, social networking Why Facebook Wants to Track Your Every Move By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 05, 2013 A new report says Facebook will unveil an app that tracks your location 24/7. Resistance is futile. Tags: tracking, apps, Facebook, mobile, social networking Twitter Hack Affects 250,000 Users By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 04, 2013 The hackers got away with usernames and encrypted/salted passwords. Tags: social networking, Twitter, hack attacks, cyberattack, hacker Twitter Suffers Another Outage By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 31, 2013 This was the service's third outage this month. Tags: downtime, social networking, outage, service, Web, server, Twitter Study: Facebook Posts Easier to Remember than Literature, Photos By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 17, 2013 The informal language in social networking posts is easier for our brains to recall. Tags: social networking, Facebook Gartner Predicts Tech Spending Will Hit $3.7 Trillion Next Year By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 23, 2012 The company said "Every budget is becoming an IT budget." Tags: Cloud, big data, budget, Gartner, Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, social networking, mobile, tech spending Walmart Unveils Polaris, A Semantic Search Engine For Products By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 31, 2012 The retailer claims the new search engine boosts online purchase rates by 10 to 15 percent. Tags: search engine, social networking, Semantic Technology, Walmart Google Debuts Google+ For Businesses By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 29, 2012 Organizations that use Google Apps can try the new social networking features for free through the end of 2013. Tags: google+, Google Apps, social networking, Google, Enterprise, businesses IBM to Buy Social-Business Company Kenexa for $1.3 Billion By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 27, 2012 Kenexa makes enterprise HR software. Tags: IBM, HR, merger and acquistion activity, analytics, software, social networking, recruiting Facebook Stock Hits All-Time Low as Insiders Get First Chance to Sell By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 16, 2012 Shares in the social networking giant continue to slide downward. Tags: Facebook, social networking, stock Facebook Has More Than 83 Million 'Fake' Users By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 02, 2012 The company believes 9 percent of its 955 million accounts may not be "real" users. Tags: Facebook, advertising, social media, social networking Microsoft Said to Hold Talks on Buying Yammer Social Site By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 14, 2012 Sources say Microsoft may pay more than $1 billion for the social networking service. Tags: Microsoft, merger and acquistion activity, Yammer, Enterprise, social networking Facebook Audience Growth Is Slowing, ComScore Says By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 12, 2012 Time spent on the social network is also growing at a slower pace. Tags: social networking, Facebook Google to Purchase Meebo for $100 Million By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 05, 2012 Staffers from the social toolbar creator will go to work on Google+. Tags: Meebo, social networking, merger and acquistion activity, google+, Google Napster Founders Launch New Venture: Airtime By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 05, 2012 Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning are launching a new social video chat service. Tags: Airtime, social networking, video chat Microsoft Launches Socl Social Network: A Look Inside By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 22, 2012 The new service integrates heavily with Bing. Tags: Microsoft, Bing, social networking, Socl Facebook Stock Begins Trading on Nasdaq By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 18, 2012 CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the opening bell from Facebook headquarters. Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, IPO, social networking Why Facebook Must Fix Its Broken Mobile Apps By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 16, 2012 Prior to its IPO, Facebook finds itself in scramble mode to do something about its flawed mobile experience. Tags: Facebook, google+, IPO, mobile, social networking Facebook Tests 'Pay To Promote Post' Tool By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 11, 2012 In New Zealand, Facebook is offering users the option of paying a buck or two to make their posts more visible to friends. Tags: social networking, Facebook Facebook IPO Could Be Delayed by Deals, Distractions By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 25, 2012 Public trading of the social networking company's shares could be postponed from May to June. Tags: IPO, Facebook, social networking How to Get Your Family and Friends on Google+ By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 01, 2012 Facebook has everybody, but Google+ is the superior social network, opines a tech pundit. Tags: Facebook, Google +, social networking Facebook Accounts for 1 in Every 7 Online Minutes By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 28, 2011 The social network reached 55 percent of the global audience in October. Tags: Facebook, social networking Social Media Monitoring Tools: Buying Guide By Jeff Vance | Article Published November 23, 2011 As your IT organization evaluates social media monitoring solutions for Data Loss Prevention, here are five questions you should consider. Tags: data loss prevention, security, monitoring, DLP, social networking, social media Why Your Company Needs Google+ ASAP By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 10, 2011 The first mover advantage in a major social networ represents precious brand building power. Tags: Twitter, google+, social networking, Facebook Tech Revolution Driving IT Spending: Gartner By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 21, 2011 Trends in clouds, social networking, information, and mobility will keep IT spending up even as spending growth slows in coming years, the analyst firm says. Tags: social networking, IT spending, Business Intelligence Systems, cloud computing Facebook? Google+? Twitter? MySpace? (A Social Personality Test) By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 19, 2011 Is one of the social networks better than than others -- or better for your own personal use? Tags: Google +, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, social networking VMware's Socialcast: Enterprise Social Networking By James Maguire | Article Published October 11, 2011 VMware executive Tim Young talks about how a Facebook-style enterprise platform facilitates collaboration in the workplace. Tags: social networking, Facebook, VMware When Facebook and Google+ Go to War By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 21, 2011 Nothing less than the future of the Internet is at stake. Tags: google+, Facebook, social networking SAP Snaps Up Social Networking Firm Crossgate By Vangie Beal | Article Published September 21, 2011 Social networking is no longer confirmed to Facebook. Tags: social networking, SAP Why Facebook is the New Yahoo By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 15, 2011 Facebook's awkward attempts to copy Google+ smack of a quiet desperation. Tags: social networking, google+, Facebook, Yahoo Are You Ready for the Social Enterprise? By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published September 06, 2011 Businesses are increasingly incorporating social networking tools into their workflow and products. Tags: Twitter, Facebook, Salesforce, social networking Skype Aims to Buy GroupMe By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 22, 2011 Skype continues to grow even as it awaits regulatory approval to be purchased by Microsoft. Tags: social networking, GroupMe, Skype How to Publish a Newsletter From Google+ By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 09, 2011 A tech pundit had achieved a longstanding dream: One service that replaces all forms of online communication -- even e-mail newsletter publishing. Tags: social networking, google+, newsletters Google Buys Fridge to Make Google+ Circles Cooler By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 22, 2011 The acquired startup offers technology that makes it easier to create private groups within social networks. Tags: social networking Can the Google+ Utopia Last? By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 20, 2011 Watch out, Facebook: Google+ has a number of superior features, and they’re like to continue even as the new platform grows more popular. Tags: social networking, google+, Facebook Leaked Website Hints at Microsoft Social Networking Site By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 15, 2011 Are Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter collaborating on a competitor for Google+? Tags: Microsoft, social networking How to Switch from Facebook to Google+ Without Losing Touch By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 13, 2011 Google+ is better, but Facebook is more popular. These three tips enable you to be on Google+ without disconnecting from friends on Facebook. Tags: Facebook, google+, social networking Why Google+ Is Better For Business By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 06, 2011 The newly launched Google+ offers some major advantages over Facebook. Tags: social networking, google+, Facebook, Skype SAP Goes 'Social' with Cloud-Based StreamWork By Vangie Beal | Article Published May 05, 2011 The StreamWork application will facilitate collabaration among all SAP business applications. Tags: Cloud, cloud management tools, SAP, ERP, social networking How 'Google Circles' Could Beat Facebook By Mike Elgan | Article Published March 16, 2011 The competition to build the biggest social networking site is far from over. Tags: Google, Silicon Valley, social networking, Facebook Twitter Ad Revenue Projected to Triple in 2011 By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 24, 2011 Research firm eMarketer is bullish on Twitter, projecting that the microblogging phenomenon is poised to start ratcheting up its advertising operation amid sharp growth in social media spending. Tags: advertising tools, social networking, Facebook, Twitter, social media advertising Internet Building the Hive, Driving Engagement: Pew By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 18, 2011 New research from Pew Internet Project highlights the dramatic effect Internet-enabled technologies are having on Americans' ability to form communities. Tags: Web, Internet, Facebook, Twitter, social networking Boehner, GOP to Stream Opening Session on Facebook By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 05, 2011 In what is billed as a first step in a new era of government transparency through technology, incoming House Speaker John Boehner breaks new ground in streaming dawn of 112th Congress on social networking site. Tags: Facebook, Web collaboration, social networking, blogs, government IT LinkedIn's Groups Opens Up to the Wider Web By David Needle | Article Published December 20, 2010 Content from the new LinkedIn Open Groups is available to non-LinkedIn members. Tags: LinkedIn, social media, social networking, search engine, Open Group Twitter in Use by 8% of Americans: Pew By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 09, 2010 Venerable research organization offers revealing look at the user base of the popular microblogging service. Tags: Twitter, Pew Research Center, microblogging, social media, social networking Facebook Revamps Profile Pages By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 06, 2010 Social networking behemoth undertakes a major redesign in a bid to enable users to shape their first-blush presentation. Tags: security, Mark Zuckerberg, privacy, social networking, Facebook Facebook Messages: Non-Email Email By David Needle | Article Published November 15, 2010 The social networking giant brings out Facebook Messages, a unified messaging system that streamlines communications between friends. Tags: Gmail, web mail, social networking, email, Facebook Facebook Retools With Focus on User Control By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published October 07, 2010 Leading social networking site unveils sweeping set of changes aimed at forging closer group connections, expanding users' control over their information. Tags: privacy, social networking, social media, Facebook marketing, Facebook 'Pre-crime' Comes to the HR Dept. By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 29, 2010 If the social network scanning and predictive analytics software decides that you’ll do something that's inconsistent with company interests, you're fired. Watch those Facebook posts! Tags: Facebook, predictive analytics, social networking, HR Management, IT Jobs/Salary Windows Live Links Up With LinkedIn By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 27, 2010 The software giant's online services for consumers and small businesses are becoming more socially aware with its new friend, LinkedIn. Tags: Social Networking Tools, Windows, LinkedIn, Facebook, social networking Google Continues Social Buying Spree With SocialDeck By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published August 31, 2010 Acquisition of mobile gaming firm marks Google's fifth buy of the month, continuing the search giant's expansion in the social arena. Tags: social media marketing, social media, Google, social networking, Facebook Who Says Social Networking Is a Young Man's Game? By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published August 30, 2010 In a clear sign that social technology has gone mainstream, new report from the Pew Internet Project finds that the portion of Americans 50 or older using social networking sites has nearly doubled over the past year. Tags: social networking, Twitter, social media, Pew Research Center, Facebook Facebook Launches Location-Based Service By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published August 19, 2010 The social networking giant takes the wraps off Facebook Places, a new feature that taps into the growing trend of location-based social features. Tags: location-based services, social networking, social media, Facebook, location based IT Comes in Second Among Employers Using Social Media By David Needle | Article Published August 18, 2010 In a new survey by CareerBuilder, over one-third of employers said they're using social media to promote their organizations. IT was high on the list, but guess which industry came in first? Tags: social networking, Facebook, IT Jobs/Salary, Twitter, social media LinkedIn Acquires SaaS Provider mSpoke By David Needle | Article Published August 05, 2010 Looking to improve engagement on its social network, LinkedIn acquires a startup offering a cloud-based recommendation engine designed to personalize content delivery. Tags: LinkedIn, cloud computing, cloud services, social networking, SaaS How to Re-create 'Mad Men' Business Technology By Mike Elgan | Article Published June 30, 2010 With a collection of the right apps and online services you can re-create the benefits of some 1960s Mad Men business technology. Tags: business communication, office phone system, social networking, Office Web Apps, apps IBM Opens New Lab to Focus on Social, Cloud Tech By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 16, 2010 Big Blue's new IBM Mass Lab is the company's largest software development facility in North America with more than 3,400 staffers working on next-generation applications. Tags: social networking, IBM, cloud services, Cloud network, cloud computing IBM Buys Web Analytics Provider Coremetrics By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 15, 2010 IBM bolstered its on-demand analytics portfolio this week with the acquisition of Coremetrics, a provider of on-demand Web analytics applications used to analyze customer interactions and develop social media-based marketing campaigns. Tags: Web analytics, IBM, e-commerce, business intelligence software, social networking Enterprise Social Networking: 4 Ways You're Probably Doing It Wrong By Mike Elgan | Article Published June 11, 2010 When it comes to building an enterprise social networking solution, keeping it simple is a must. Here's where many organizations are falling down. Tags: Facebook, microsoft sharepoint, Social Networking Tools, social networking, Twitter Facebook to Look at Privacy Issues By - Reuters | Article Published May 14, 2010 In perhaps the longest overdue move in recent memory, Facebook officials will convene to address mounting criticism about lax handling of privacy. Tags: social networking, Facebook, security, Security practices, privacy The Facebook Era Has a Strong Business Angle By David Needle | Article Published May 06, 2010 Clara Shih, author of The Facebook Era, discusses how social networks are changing business as we know it. Also, SlideShare adds video to its popular presentations-sharing service. Tags: social network, networking, Facebook, social networking, LinkedIn The Business Case for Social Networking By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 15, 2010 It's time to replace Soviet-style corporate mandated communication with American-style free-flowing innovation in the form of social networking tools from Google, Microsoft and others. Tags: security, Security practices, social networking, Social Networking Tools, passwords Online Relationships and Offline Trust By James Maguire | Article Published April 14, 2010 Online Relationships and Offline Trust Tags: Internet, online trends, social networking How Social Networking Saved a Life By James Maguire | Article Published April 06, 2010 How Social Networking Saved a Life Tags: Web, Internet, social networking Are You Ready for Microsoft 'OfficeTalk'? By Mike Elgan | Article Published March 24, 2010 Microsoft OfficeTalk works kind of like Buzz or Twitter, and might just be a killer app. But can Microsoft release it without feature bloat? Tags: google buzz, OfficeTalk, social networking, Twitter, Microsoft Tech Comics: "Men and Facebook" By Oliver Widder | Article Published March 12, 2010 Men are sometimes not too communicative, yet Facebook helps with that. Sort of. Tags: social networking, Facebook, social networks Socialtext 4.0 Filters Twitter-Like Signals By David Needle | Article Published March 03, 2010 Latest version of Socialtext includes filtering and search for its Signals microblogging feature along with new Collaborative Groups and "presence" indicator. Tags: social media, social networking, Socialtext, Twitter How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Google Buzz By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 24, 2010 Google Buzz is Facebook for smart people who have no patience for canned frivolity, it’s Twitter for people with long attention spans. Buzz is the future of intelligent social networking. Tags: google buzz, social networking, Facebook, Twitter, Google Why Google Buzz Isn't Buzzworthy By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 10, 2010 Google Buzz’s list of features appears attractive, yet the actual implementation offers the worst of two platforms. Tags: social networking, google buzz, social media, social networks, Google IT Security Threat: Social Networking By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 03, 2010 A malware epidemic plaguing social networking sites threatens far more than users' systems – the entire enterprise infrastructure may be at risk. Tags: cyber attack, social networking, social networks, cyber security, IT security CES 2010: Enterprises Tweet Their Way to Marketing Gold, Grief By Larry Barrett | Article Published January 07, 2010 Twitter has changed the game for enterprise marketing and public relations teams, forcing companies to take control of their online image before everyone else does. Tags: CES, social media, social networking, Twitter, tech blogs |
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