Google, Yahoo, eBay, Facebook, Orange, Talk Talk and BT speak out
Google, Yahoo, eBay, Facebook, Orange, Talk Talk and BT have singed an open letter to the Financial Times condemning a bill in parliament that they say "threatens freedom of speech and the open internet".
UMPC distributor revamps website and hunts for more resellers to prepare itself for a tablet PC explosion.
Tegatech is banking on riding the tablet PC wave, overhauling its website as part of a reseller recruitment drive in anticipation of big business this year.
Google, Twitter, Facebook and others are being used to offer and seek help and information
After Chile's massive earthquake and potential Pacific Rim tsunami damage, relief organizations, government agencies, corporations and throngs of people are on Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other services to seek and provide information and help.
Once again, a tech company has obtained a patent for a technique in common use.
Facebook has been awarded a patent for "dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network."
Legitimate websites may be unwittingly embroiled in a mandatory clean-feed, according to a security vendor.
The Federal Government’s proposed ISP-level filtering policy may be exploited by hackers targeting legitimate websites, according to Arcsight CEO, Tom Reilly.
Successful Web application developers suggest using enthusiastic users, not the standard influencers, to market products
Hopeful entrepreneurs and developers attending the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami Beach received a heavy dose of real-world advice from successful peers, including some tips that at first pass seem counterintuitive.
You might be interested to know that I have grown to doubt that Facebook can be trusted as a place to conduct business
Dear Facebook, I appreciate your service. I really do.
Will using Buzz raise your premiums? Welcome to the weird new world of zero privacy
An insurance expert told the Britain's Telegraph newspaper that using location-centric mobile social services like Google Buzz, Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare could raise your home insurance premiums, or even result in the denial of insurance claims.
A chain of status updates, SMS messages and e-mails ended up saving lives after the earthquake
It was the day after the earthquake in Haiti and Stéphane Bruno, a Haitian IT consultant, by chance noticed an SOS message appear on the Facebook widget on his Android phone.
Majority of social gamers are women
A quarter of web users play games on social networks, such as Facebook, on a regular basis, says PopCap.
Web analytics research puts Google in first place, while Yahoo slips to third
Facebook is now the second most popular Web site in the United States, passing Yahoo with 133 million unique visitors in January, according to new research.
Microsoft is helping busy business professionals stay in touch and manage social networks through Outlook social connectors.
Microsoft is transforming Outlook from an e-mail client, or messaging platform, to a social networking hub with the addition of social connectors. The integration of social networking is a huge benefit for Outlook users, and may even help drive adoption of Outlook as others look for a tool to help sift through the social network noise.
Users will be able to assign a variety of access levels to content posted via applications
Facebook has made it possible for its members to assign, on the fly, a wider variety of access levels to content they post using third-party applications and Web sites, the company said Wednesday.
Recent modifications result in more information being shared by default, complaint alleges
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook over changes that the social networking site made to its privacy settings last November and December.
Barbie's getting into computer engineering, baby. You'd better watch your back, or this tech-savvy doll might take your job
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce the newest member of our IT department: Computer Engineer Barbie. She's hip, stylish, and a real whiz when it comes to fixing faulty motherboards.
