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Facebook Wants You to Be Less Private - But Why?
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / July 1, 2009 1:56 PM / 24 Comments
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Facebook held a conference call today about changes being made to the website's privacy features but we were left feeling a little confused. A long list of settings are being Continue reading »


Facebook's New Privacy Policies: Live Blogging the Press Call
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / July 1, 2009 9:32 AM / 2 Comments
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Facebook is holding a press webcast and phone call this morning regarding upcoming changes to its privacy policies and features. It's an ongoing story we've been following closely but as Continue reading »


Facebook Does Too Little, Too Late With A Persian Version for Iranians
Written by Steven Walling / June 18, 2009 10:30 PM / 5 Comments
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As of tonight, Facebook has launched a new beta version of the site in Persian, in order to further enable the flood of news that has poured out of Iran Continue reading »


SocialToo to Offer Analytics for Facebook & Other Profiles
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 12, 2009 8:30 AM / 6 Comments
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Today, SocialToo has launched a new way to track Facebook profile traffic. In light of Facebook's recently announced vanity URL availability, founder Jesse Stay writes, "We're extending our existing Facebook Continue reading »


Not Everyone is Excited About Facebook Vanity URLs
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 10, 2009 10:33 AM / 32 Comments
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Mega social network Facebook announced yesterday that it will make "vanity URLs" like Facebook.com/yourname available for users this Friday night. Many people were ecstatic; these links are scarce, they are Continue reading »


IBM Debuts New Social Network for Business Partners to Discover, Collaborate, & Profit
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 9, 2009 12:00 PM / 3 Comments
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Today, IBM is launching PartnerWorld Communities, a new social net for the hardware/software giant's partners to identify skills, resources, and new business opportunities with one another. Partners will be able Continue reading »


Is Twitter Really That Big?
Written by Doug Coleman / June 6, 2009 11:51 AM / 55 Comments
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Web security SaaS company Purewire evaluated the profiles of millions of Twitter users to show the depth of a new tool it has created called Tweet Grade. While the tool Continue reading »


Poll: Business People Say Twitter More Important Than LinkedIn
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 29, 2009 4:39 PM / 70 Comments
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A month-long poll conducted on business social network LinkedIn has uncovered some fascinating numbers concerning social media platforms and brand presence. The biggest surprise was that Twitter was deemed more Continue reading »


Is Zensify The Ultimate Social Web iPhone App? Not Yet & Here's Why
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 28, 2009 7:48 AM / 4 Comments
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Social web aggregating iPhone app Zensify launched yesterday with a wave of tech blog coverage. Early reviewers were excited not just about the app's ability to display updates from friends Continue reading »


OpenSocial's Failed Promise: Only 0.7% of Apps Have Crossed Networks (Updated)
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 27, 2009 2:03 PM / 16 Comments
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When the Google-led OpenSocial campaign launched in October 2007 it aimed to give developers a common environment that application publishers could publish widgets to with one set of code, deployable Continue reading »


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