MySpace, which recently revamped itself to look more like Facebook, is now allowing users to sync their posts to Facebook, too.
Duke's Brodhead: Not a Twitter fan
Submitted by eferreri on 08/18/2010 - 14:43Duke President Richard Brodhead is a word guy.
An 19th century American literature expert, Brodhead has written or edited more than a dozen texts on Melville, Hawthorne and other literary giants.
And all of those writings went well past 140 characters, the writing limit set by Twitter, the popular social networking site.
No, Brodhead does not tweet.
"I believe some thoughts require more words than a tweet," he said with a laugh during a Wednesday meeting with reporter and editors from the News & Observer. "I like to read the headlines, but I like to read the story."
Brodhead discussed a variety of issues Wednesday. To learn more about those more substantive issues, read Thursday's News & Observer.
Parodies of "The Social Network" movie trailer becoming a meme?
Submitted by matthewfortner on 08/14/2010 - 07:30The trailer for the upcoming film on Facebook, "The Social Network" has been inspired parodies.
Facebook analysis redraws the U.S. map
Submitted by Drennan on 03/14/2010 - 09:05Pete Warden of PeteSearch has been looking into social networking data for a while. Recently, he mapped the connections between cities and found some interesting patterns.
What sex does social networking on mobile more? And age group?
Submitted by matthewfortner on 03/03/2010 - 08:27Nielsen has released the stats. Who uses their phones more to social network? The guys or the ladies?
Conan O'Brien joins Twitter
Submitted by matthewfortner on 02/26/2010 - 08:00
Conan fired off his first tweet Wednesday evening and has an army of hundreds of thousands of followers. His first tweet?
"Please Rob Me" website serves to warn users sharing too much info
Submitted by matthewfortner on 02/25/2010 - 06:43The website "Please Rob Me" takes your Twitter posts and location-sharing services to warn users of the possible risks of revealing too much information.
Dalai Lama joins Twitter
Submitted by matthewfortner on 02/23/2010 - 08:49The account is verified, the Dalai Lama now tweets.
Outlook to incorporate Facebook & MySpace
Submitted by matthewfortner on 02/17/2010 - 10:44A Microsoft beta version of Outlook will be a desktop hub for social networking.
FTC complaint filed on Google Buzz
Submitted by matthewfortner on 02/17/2010 - 06:45A privacy watchdog group complained to federal regulators on Tuesday about Google Buzz, saying it violates federal consumer protection law.
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