All the stories tagged with social networks
20% of Americans use the internet on their phones while driving
03/03/2011, If driving and talking on the phone or texting wasn’t bad enough, it looks like American drivers have got another danger to worry about – drivers who log on to social networks while driving. According to a survey by US [...]
Disney joins the social network business with the acquisition of Togetherville
02/25/2011, While Facebook has pretty much the whole world in its hands, it still doesn’t have the kids who are under the age of 13 and aren’t allowed to use Facebook. For those kids, there’s a social network called Togetherville. Designed [...]
WeSC Karmatech concept offers social networking in shoes
01/30/2011, Has the social networking craze gone too far? Some of you might say yes, with the WeSC Karmatech concept having been developed by a bunch of students at Sweden’s Hyper Island school. Touted to be a “social take on Nike+,” [...]
Twitter is now available in Korean, its seventh language
01/18/2011, Twitter is busy making its social networking service more accessible internationally and now the company has announced support for Korean characters in its mobile site, along with iOS and Android apps. Twitter has also partnered with Korean web portal Daum [...]
Apple patents social networking shopping for retail stores
12/30/2010, Apple has already dipped its toes into the social networking game via its Ping music-sharing service and now the fruity company has filed for a patent that describes a social networking tool for brick-and-mortar shopping, allowing iPhone owners to share [...]
In the future, our food will be printed
12/24/2010, Some scientists in Cornell University’s Compuational Synthesis Lab are developing possibly the greatest invention in the world- a 3D food printer that would allow users to “print” meals using raw food as “ink”! Talk about ingenious. All users will have [...]
Instagram passes one million user mark
12/21/2010, Instagram – heard of it before? The name can be quite self-explanatory even for the non-geek – it surely has something to do with being instant, and perhaps throw in the word ‘telegram’ as well. This is basically a social [...]
Kakeochi game offers happy ending
12/16/2010, A dating sim that offers a happy ending? We like the sound of that. For those who do not know much about Japan, Gree is one of the Land of the Rising Sun’s most popular social networking sites (yes, in [...]
Google +1 Screenshot Leaked?
12/07/2010, We previously heard whispers about an upcoming social network product from Google, rumored to be called Emerald Sea or Google +1. Now a screenshot of some confidential things that Google is working on has surfaced, showing us what Google +1 [...]
Ping Music Social Network Gets Twitter Integration
11/11/2010, Apple’s music social network, Ping, has gotten a big boost from a major social network, namely Twitter. Twitter has confirmed via a blog post that users of Ping and Twitter will be able to link their accounts from within iTunes [...]
Surgeon General’s Warning: Too much texting and social networking is harmful to your health
11/10/2010, The above title might seem to sound outrageous, but that disclaimer could very well debut in due time, especially after you take into consideration a case study by the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine that links poor health behaviors [...]
Queen Elizabeth racks up more than 60,000 likes on Facebook
11/08/2010, The British monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth joining Facebook, managed to garner more than 60,000 likes a few hours after going live, which just goes to show just how many people still find her worthy of her position. While you cannot [...]
Google doesn’t allow Facebook to import user data no more
11/05/2010, Google and Facebook are starting to square up against one another after the former tweaked its Terms of Service which will definitely impact on the world’s biggest social network in a big way. From now on, any service which accesses [...]
