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Is Facebook Working on a Recommendation Technology?
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 15, 2009 11:48 AM / 9 Comments
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Given how much user activity goes on every day on Facebook, the company has to be working on some kinds of recommendation technologies. Charming invisible robots that say, "If you Continue reading »


Firefox Could Be the Real Facebook Challenger
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 5, 2009 2:54 PM / 54 Comments
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Firefox doesn't keep track of the number of users it has but Asa Dotzler, Mozilla's director of community development, said today that the company estimates that there are 270 million Continue reading »


Anthropology: The Art of Building a Successful Social Site
Written by Lidija Davis / May 2, 2009 10:29 PM / 39 Comments
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Picture if you will, a collaborative site that runs on two servers, is managed by four people, and has attracted a third of its target demographic within six months of Continue reading »


HP Researchers Design Intelligent Social Network with Focus on "Real" Friends
Written by Sarah Perez / May 1, 2009 6:57 AM / 8 Comments
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From HP's Social Computing Lab comes news of Friendlee, an entirely new kind of social network that focuses on the intimate connections between close friends, family, and colleagues. The application, Continue reading »


IBM Launches World's Geekiest Social Network, My developerWorks
Written by Jolie O'Dell / April 29, 2009 9:14 PM / 16 Comments
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Many a neutech hipster looked askance at the huge IBM-plex situated front and center at this year's Web 2.0 conference. No one could deny the hardware/software/services giant's place in tech Continue reading »


63% of Businesses Fear That Social Networking Endangers their Corporate Security
Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 28, 2009 12:26 PM / 19 Comments
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Social networks are becoming a default way for many employees to stay in touch with friends, colleagues, and business associates, but according to a new poll by the anti-virus firm Continue reading »


AOL Deploys Socialthing Across the Web
Written by Sarah Perez / April 28, 2009 7:05 AM / 6 Comments
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Today, AOL announced that they're deploying Socialthing for Websites across the company's network of 75+ MediaGlow web properties. The service transforms static sites into social web destinations by allowing visitors Continue reading »


Nielsen: Online Video Continues to Gain Momentum
Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 23, 2009 10:07 AM / 3 Comments
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In a new report, Nielsen Online takes a closer look at how social media and video sites have reshaped the web and the online advertising market over the last few Continue reading »


LOLapps: The Biggest Facebook App Builder You Never Heard Of
Written by Sarah Perez / April 21, 2009 6:38 AM / 16 Comments
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Today, the white label application builder called LOLapps emerged from stealth mode to announce that they now have 44 million unique visitors using their tools. The company has been operating Continue reading »


Facebook Goes International: Sees Impressive Growth Rates in Africa and Asia
Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 20, 2009 11:15 AM / 3 Comments
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According to data compiled by O'Reilly's Ben Lorica, Facebook is currently seeing some very impressive growth outside of the United States. In Africa and Asia, for example, Facebook's active user Continue reading »


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