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• Facebook IPO madness: Own a piece of the giant social network

  By Ed Oswald | 19 May, 2012 03:35

  Facebook's initial public offering, or IPO, hits Wall Street Friday, and is one of the most highly anticipated tech stock offerings of the past decade. Everyone, it seems, wants to be in on the action. And it's possible to do so--after the big boys get their hands on it first.

• Technology has finally caught up to video convergence: Kondoot

  By Patrick Budmar | 04 May, 2012 12:59

  Recording and streaming of video on desktops is commonplace nowadays, but doing the same from smartphones can sometimes seem like a pipedream.

• Opinion: The Facebook phone - Busting the myth

  By Ian Paul | 26 April, 2012 04:06

  The Facebook Phone could be the next tech product to follow the recently launched Google Drive from the land of myth into reality, according to an online report. Taiwan-based phone maker HTC is reportedly working with Facebook to produce an Android-based device that will "enable and integrate all functions available on the social networking site." The purported new phone could be available as early as midsummer, according to DigiTimes.

• The best free software, mobile apps, and Web services, 2012 Edition

  By Megan Geuss | 24 April, 2012 22:51

  The Internet is like a fancy Hollywood party with lots of swag: You can get tons of stuff for free, but not all of it is good. Still, some of the Web services, apps, and downloads out there are great, and don't require you to pay a cent. Our 17th annual roundup of free stuff includes dozens of no-cost services, apps, and programs that are worth your time. To help you find the most valuable freebies, we've categorized them based on which types of people they'll help most. Enjoy the free life!

• The best free stuff of 2012 (alphabetical list)

  By Megan Geuss | 24 April, 2012 23:24

  For more information about all of the items in our 2012 Best Free Stuff list, read our package of articles.

• Pintrest’s popularity has made it a target of scams: Bitdefender

  By Patrick Budmar | 20 April, 2012 16:45

  It looks like honeymoon period for Pintrest is over, as the popular content sharing service has now become the target of scams, according to Bitdefender.

• 5 ways to put LinkedIn to work for your business

  By Michael Ansaldo | 16 April, 2012 04:51

  As one of the Web's "big three" social networks, along with Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn has grabbed its slice of the limelight as the space where professionals strategize their next career move. But that's an unnecessarily limiting way to view this powerhouse network.

• Google+ gets a complete overhaul

  By Daniel Ionescu | 12 April, 2012 04:02

  Thought Google+ was getting stale? Think again. Google announced a complete redesign for its social network, which now boasts more than 170 million users. The new interface improves on the photo and video experiences and there's also a new hangouts page among other changes. The new Google+ look has not rolled out to everyone just yet, but it should be in the next few days.

• Instagram's Android app tops 5 million downloads

  By Daniel Ionescu | 10 April, 2012 23:43

  Instagram’s Android app has been downloaded more than 5 million times less than a week after being released. Not bad for a company that recently agreed to be bought by Facebook for $US1 billion.

• Kondoot lodges prospectus, aims to raise $10 million

  By Patrick Budmar | 05 April, 2012 15:16

  Kondoot, the home-grown social network that focuses on broadcast of live video, has lodged a prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in a move to raise of up to $10 milion.

• Opinion: Hey employers - my Facebook password is none of your business

  By Tony Bradley | 25 March, 2012 03:42

  Some employers are demanding that individuals surrender their Facebook credentials as a condition of being hired. The practice is simply ludicrous, so don't be one of those employers.

• Banks turning to social technology to connect with customers: IDC

  By Patrick Budmar | 22 March, 2012 13:11

  An increasing focus by financial institutions to engage with customers means that there new opportunities for managing social interactions via IT, according to IDC.

• 10 Facebook tips for not annoying friends

  By Christina DesMarais | 27 February, 2012 07:10

  Facebook can be a wonderful tool for keeping in touch with your friends, but if you get too personal you can wind up in hot water, like an Ohio man who has been ordered by a judge to post an apology on the social networking service to his estranged wife over a divorce-related spat.

• How to manage your online reputation

  By Davy Adams | 30 January, 2012 11:12

  Managing your company’s reputation in an online world has become an increasingly complex and difficult task. Ensuring that employees adhere to appropriate guidelines on Facebook and Twitter is difficult enough. Preventing customers from venting their spleen over poor service and faulty product is even harder. But what do you do when someone outright impersonates your company’s brand in a social media forum?

• MySpace: The next hot social network?

  By Ian Paul | 14 February, 2012 01:31

  Don't call it a comeback, but MySpace's new owners may actually be breathing life into the late, great social network.