Tag Archives: social networking

Google is doing some housekeeping, which means they're planning on shutting down several of their existing services.

Now that Google+ has gone public, it's experienced a huge increase in traffic and registered users. However, can Google+ keep up this momentum long enough to directly compete with Facebook?

Did you know that you'll now be able to see who has unfriended you, using Facebook's new Timeline layout? Here's how.

For those of you who are intrigued by the new Facebook "Timeline" profiles, there is a way to get an early preview. It takes a bit of time -- and you won't be able to get your old profile back -- but it could give you some time to get used to the new layout.

Google+ is now open to the public � but that isn�t all. The social network has also had a massive overhaul, which includes some really exciting new video features.

Facebook has gotten a makeover, with new features like a �top story� function, larger photos, as well as a Twitter-like live news feed that appears on the side of the homepage.

PlaySay takes the addictiveness of Facebook and actually turns it into something productive -- learning a new language. However, actual 'learning' does come with a price.

Researchers conducted a survey of 3,000 adults, asking them to rank things that "they couldn't live without". Facebook ranked fifth, while having a toilet ranked ninth.

Remember when Twitter was launched in 2006, many analysts predicted that it would be "a passing fad"? Well, looks like they were very, very wrong. Twitter has just passed 100 million active users.

There's a rumor that Facebook will be launching its own online music service on September 22nd, which may be announced at the f8 conference.