Face it: Employees are going on social networks and browsing the web in the office. In an age when social tools pervade every aspect of our lives, the corporate debate over allowing employees to partake in these activities during work hours is a controversial one.   In moderation, can these breaks encourage psychological engagement and perhaps even help increase productivity. Let’s take a look at the stats via this infographic by keas.     Leave us your comments… Continue Reading

  More than 170 million use Google+, according to Google enjoying new ways to share in Search, Gmail, YouTube and lots of other places. It's still early days, and there’s plenty left to do, but today the company is pushing a major revamped in terms of design for building a seamless social experience, all across Google.     Via introducing a more functional and flexible version of Google+, the company aims to accelerate its efforts into the social networking space. Continue Reading

  Have you ever thought that you hsar eso much content online on Facebook and twitter but what if you can earn money though it? Wingsplay has launched an awesome platform and a cool way to monetize your influence. Wingsplay is the platform that connects influential social media users with the best viral video advertisers.     How it Works as an influencer:   Discover new videos : Be the first of your friends and followers to discover the latest, most viral Continue Reading

As a person in a relationship, it is often nagging when hundreds of acquaintances, friends and others start commenting on each personal post related to your relationship. Facebook, Google+ and other social networks are “Friendship” based social networking tools but there is no such proper tool that helps you and your partner to share, record and enjoy every moment of being together privately, especially when you are in a long distance relationship or away from each other for some time. Continue Reading

  Digg founder Kevin Rose has been hired by Google, according to sources close to the situation. The story was reported as an exclusive break by AllThingsD just a day after Rose’s mobile app incubator Milk announced yesterday that its as calling quits on Oink, its first and only recommendation product. Rose’s first day at Google is to be this Monday, the sources said.   Kevin Rose is a technology angel investor and serial entrepreneur.  Kevin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Milk, Continue Reading

    The war on social networking has begun and finally after months of meetings Yahoo on Monday Sued Facebook over it’s 10 patents on social networking. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California. Yahoo innovated on several fronts, including messaging, news feed generation, social commenting advertising display, preventing click fraud and privacy controls and has alleged Facebook on violating its intellectual property. “Facebook was not launched Continue Reading

  When the internet was first built most of the mainstream media thought it would be a fad let alone something that would encompass the entire world and pretty much control just about everything we do on a day to day basis.   And I’m pretty sure no one ever gave thought that we’d one day be staring at our computer and mobile device screens updating status updates and checking out the latest tweets 24/7, almost as addictively as some of the world’s greatest killers: alcohol and Continue Reading

  If you thought social media was an easy thing to explain and manage, then think again. Even teachers have a tough time explaining the world of applications, social networks, devices and the growing graph of emerging connected technologies.   Checkout this amazing method of how social media is explained to 6th graders in terms of the language of different social networks such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter etc.     Leave us your comments… Continue Reading

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking to develop a Web app that will continuously monitor social networks, including Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, as well as other various social network news feeds. The organization’s goal is to improve its real-time intelligence when it comes to current and emerging security threats. The FBI disclosed a 12-page Request for Information document (PDF) that reveals in detail what the organization is interested in. The FBI specifies Continue Reading

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking to develop a Web app that will continuously monitor social networks, including Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, as well as other various social network news feeds. The organization’s goal is to improve its real-time intelligence when it comes to current and emerging security threats. The FBI disclosed a 12-page Request for Information document (PDF) that reveals in detail what the organization is interested in. The FBI specifies Continue Reading

The importance of social networking in today’s online experience cannot be overstated. Social networking is the most popular online activity worldwide accounting for nearly 1 in every 5 minutes spent online in October 2011, and reaches 82 percent of the world’s Internet population, representing 1.2 billion users around the globe. ComScore just released a report which analyzes the current state of social networking activity around the globe, providing key insights into how social networking has Continue Reading

Last year, Facebook received almost 250,000 résumé applications. To help those applying to the company, IB Times put together a list of five questions you should ask yourself to see if you’re ready to work at one of the hottest technology companies: Are you enthusiastic and passionate about Facebook? Do you know anyone who can assess or vouch for your cultural fit? Are you suited to work in a bold and open environment? Can you make a difference? Can you let go of Continue Reading

Recently Facebook launched its campaign and bolstered out its platform against cyber bullying. Here s the official press release. At Facebook, we believe safety is a shared responsibility. That’s why we’re thrilled that President Obama has convened today’s summit to discuss an issue we all care about deeply: bullying prevention. Bullying can happen anywhere—in the classroom, in the schoolyard, on college campuses, in the work place, and through the use of new technologies. So it’s Continue Reading

    If you go to any technology website or blog, everyone will say that Google and Facebook are fierce rivals, but I think not. As you may remember that couple of days ago we posted that "Has Google lost its Mojo in Advertising?–Recent Ads of Google on Facebook…” But yet again we see today something similar to what Google is doing done by facebook this time, advertising on its arch rivals network. Facebook, despite being going so popular due to word of mouth and friend Continue Reading

Facebook has rolled out a full redesign of Facebook Pages. The changes will make the Pages look and operate more like user profiles. The update not only removed tabs, but it gave page admins the ability to post and comment on other Facebook Pages through a “Login as Page” feature. The big difference everyone will notice will be the new layout. The left-hand menu for editing pages has been removed in favor of a new navigation menu that replaces the old tabbing system. And like the Facebook Continue Reading