Social Apps

Man fined for insulting ex-girlfriend on Facebook (CNET)

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:47:10 +0000

A court decides to fine a man for offensive messages sent to his former lover on Facebook. What kind of precedent might this set? Go to Source

iPad Will Read Books Aloud, Support Open EPUB Format (NewsFactor)

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:37:54 +0000

NewsFactor – Eager to be the first on your block with an iPad? Apple started taking orders for the tablets on Friday. Wi-Fi models running from $499 to $699 will be available on April 3; 3G models, costing $629 to $829, won’t be available until late April. Go to Source

MySpace connects with Microsoft Outlook (TechWorld)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:26:08 +0000

Social network aims to reinvent itself 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 [...]

Twitter unveils tool to share tweeting locations (AP via Yahoo! News)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:11:59 +0000

Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities. Go to Source

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