Social Media News

Facebook announced today that Scribd has expanded its Facebook-based instant personalization. "While it's rare we read together, reading can be social...

“Facebook vs. Google” May Extend Well Beyond Social

The Facebook/Google competition is getting more and more interesting. Last week, we talked about Google's social plans and...

Shop.com Launches Shopping App On Facebook

Comparison shopping site Shop.com has introduced a new shopping application on Facebook. The new shopping application can be accessed on Shop.com's...

Study Finds Businesses Still Deeply Concerned About Social Media Security

McAfee released...

Facebook Explains Outage

Facebook was down for over 2.5 hours for some users, according to a post from the company. A post in Facebook's engineering notes says: The key flaw that cau...

LinkedIn Gets Integrated with Windows Live Messenger

LinkedIn and Microsoft announced today that Windows Live Messenger users can now link their Windows Live profile to LinkedIn. There are four main areas Microsoft says its focuse...

Those Getting Feet Wet in Online Marketing May Find Visa Business Network Helpful

You may or may not be aware of the Visa Business Network. This is a site the company recently launched as a way to connect small...

LinkedIn to Acquire B2B Ratings Provider ChoiceVendor

LinkedIn announced that it has agreed to acquire...

Worried About Google Instant? Maybe You’re Worrying Too Much About Search

The way people search is changing. That much is clear. Some of that is their own doing, and some of it is the doing of search engines. People are increasingly going to apps or s...

“Google Me” is Probably Already Bigger Than Facebook

The world discovered a little bit more about this mysterious "Google Me" project this week, when Googlers, in...

Salesforce Announces Chatter 2 with Adobe-Powered Chatter Desktop

Salesforce has just announced Chatter 2, the next generation of its Chatter product, which has often been referred to as "F...

Facebook Users May Have People Following Them They Aren’t Aware Of

Facebook has a somewhat hidden feature that lets people follow your updates when you're not actually friends with them. Before you freak out, this is only applicable for updates...

Major Security Flaw Discovered (and Exploited) on Twitter

Update: Twitter has addressed the issue on the main company blog: The short story: This morning at 2:54 am PDT Twitter was notified of a secu...

Bing Suggests Twitter Users Based on Searches

Bing has launched a new feature for Bing Social, which recommends users to follow on Twitter, based on your search activity. Enter a que...

Facebook Product Review Features on the Way from PowerReviews

Later this month, PowerReviews will announce several new Facebook-related additions to its social commerce suite. "This news is e...

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