Social Apps

MSNBC Courts Facebook Users With BreakingNews Page (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:47:06 +0000

MSNBC is continuing to try make better use of social media as a distribution tool with a small effort that ties its @BreakingNews Twitter account to a dedicated Facebook page. It’s not clear how much Facebook fans want real-time news mixed with their friends’ status updates—as opposed to following @BreakingNews on Twitter themselves—but this can [...]

Verizon Expects a 4G Smartphone Earlier Than Planned (NewsFactor)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:37:00 +0000

NewsFactor – Verizon Wireless hopes to debut its first 4G smartphone in the middle of next year, months earlier than planned, a company executive revealed Wednesday. The new handset will debut about three to six months after its Long-Term Evolution network launches, Verizon Wireless CTO Anthony Melone told The Wall Street Journal. Go to Source [...]

MySpace Extends Social Network to Microsoft Outlook (PC World via Yahoo! News)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:20:03 +0000

Now under new management, MySpace is looking to reinvent itself and rise like a Phoenix from the ashes. The once dominant social networking site fell from nearly 70 percent of the social networking market, to only 30 percent in less than a year, and was plummeting on the verge of extinction. Go to Source [...]

Airline Twitter promotion attracts huge crowds (CNET)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:10:49 +0000

JetBlue said it had a thousand free tickets to give away to New Yorkers who showed up at a location broadcasted via Twitter. The only complaint so far: Couldn’t there be more? Go to Source

Facebook To Announce Plans To Take Over The Internet With Facebook Pages (Forbes)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:43:39 +0000

This move to expand Facebook beyond the domain of Facebook.com has been under way since Fall 2007. Go to Source

Rob Glaser Thinks Mobile Is the Next Big Thing (PC World)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:28:09 +0000

PC World – In his first speech since stepping down in January as CEO of the company he founded, RealNetworks Chairman Rob Glaser on Wednesday encouraged startups to look for business opportunities in wireless. Go to Source

MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up (AP via Yahoo! News)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:11:34 +0000

Long ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users’ posts to the other social networking sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly. Go to Source

Facebook, Twitter Ready Location-Based Features (PC World via Yahoo! News)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:06:53 +0000

Facebook and Twitter are preparing to flip the switch on features that will allow you to share your location with your friends at any time. Facebook is reportedly revving up to introduce the feature, while Twitter is ready to enable the changes on its site any moment now. Go to Source

Facebook Updates May Share Your Location Soon (PC World via Yahoo! News)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:41:02 +0000

Facebook users may no longer have to type out their whereabouts in status updates, as the site may soon let them tag their locations automatically. Several anonymous sources told The New York Times that Facebook will unveil geolocation features at its yearly f8 developers conference in late April. Facebook spokeswoman Meridith Chin wouldn’t confirm the [...]

Cisco Unveils Much Faster CRS-3 Router for Net Growth (NewsFactor)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:27:42 +0000

NewsFactor – The wait is over. Cisco Systems on Tuesday finally took the lid off its hype machine to reveal … a new router. Cisco is positioning its CRS-3 Carrier Routing System as the foundation of the next-generation Internet that will pave the way for rapid growth of video transmissions, mobile devices, and new online [...]