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iSkoot Brings Social Networking IMs to Mobile with Ex-Facebook App

iSkoot, a company that is known for its solutions for the use of VoIP on mobile devices, is looking to branch out its services, and is doing so with its purchase of social network IM client Social.IM. Social.IM gained some popularity as a way for Facebook users to chat, but Facebook eventually released their own application for this purpose.

Yoda Blocked From Facebook

If your name is Yoda, you may have trouble getting a Facebook account. At least one woman has had that problem. A Japanese woman named Hiroko Yoda tried multiple times to sign up for Facebook, but her requests were rejected. Why? According to Telegraph, Facebook says that the name "Yoda" is blacklisted to prevent users from pretending to be people they are not. In this case, it would obviously be Yoda of Star Wars fame.

West Wing Writer Looks into Facebook the Movie

Aaron Sorkin is a television and film writer/producer. He also acts (roles include: Man in Bar, Man at Bar, Aide in Bar, and Man in Crowd). You're probably more familiar with his writer/producer status. He worked on The West Wing, Sports Night,  and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. He also wrote Charlie Wilson's War and A Few Good Men.

Facebook Hits Milestone. What's it Mean?

Facebook has reached the 100 million user milestone (if that is the real number). Some have reached different figures, and if you include inactive profiles, the number may even be much greater.More Significant?

Get Social With Your GPS

GPS giant Garmin is joining the social game with a newly announced partnership with uLocate, makers of WHERE and Buddy Beacon.Buddy Beacon, a program that is already available on mobile phones such as the iPhone, lets users find exactly where their friends are at (given their approval).

Facebook Basking in Glory

It seems Facebook is all the rage, and MySpace is so over. At least that's the impression you'd get perusing news articles about them.

Adding Significant Value to Twitter

Much has been written in recent months about the allure of Twitter and why people stick with it through thick and thin.

Facebook Attacked By Phishers

Till now, the Facebook social network has been an overall pleasant user experience for most users, especially if they’ve come over from the social spamming barrage common on MySpace.

Compete: The Kids Are Alright On Facebook

A first glance at a comparison of social networks today - Facebook and LinkedIn - appeared to show Facebook losing its young college audience.

MySpace Used In Search For Missing Toddler

The family of a missing toddler have set up a MySpace profile in efforts to make contact with anyone who can help locate her. Two year-old Caylee Marie Anthony has been missing since around June 9th, but, in a bizarre story leaving her mother a prime suspect, wasn't reported missing until July 15th.