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A growing number of smaller companies are beginning to see the business value of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn that let users post information and communicate with others. While social media still isn't widely used in the world of small business, a recent survey found that a small percentage of firms are finding the sites to be valuable tools for marketing ...
Social networking paired with opening the doors of Pismo’s PacSun at 4 a.m. Black Friday paid off for the retail store that caters to young shoppers’ fashion desires.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo called on all major social networking sites to join his fight against online sexual predators on Tuesday.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the University of California, Berkeley's Samuelson Clinic have filed a lawsuit (PDF document) against six government agencies, seeking information on their use of social networking sites for data collection and surveillance.
Today marks the official launch of www.POShuddle.com , the first and only social networking site dedicated to the retail technology industry. This new online community is a place for retail technology professionals to meet, share ideas, and network from the convenience of their computer. www.POShuddle.com features blogs, forums, interest ...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the University of California, Berkeley have filed a lawsuit against six government agencies, seeking information on their use of social networking sites for data collection and surveillance.
Many Americans use social networking sites such as My Space or Facebook to find old friends, or make new ones. Today's teenagers and even younger children are no exception. However, as technology becomes more savvy, so do the techniques of on-line predators. KSMU's Theresa Carter talked with a spokesperson of an Ozarks organizat...
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Social-networking Web sites Facebook and MySpace have identified and disabled accounts used by more than 3,500 registered sex offenders in New York State using a law passed last year that requires sex offenders to register their emails and online aliases with the state, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
If you're reading this article online, you've probably caught on to the finer points of online social networking, but a lot of people who didn't grow up in the digital age are only starting to explore things like Facebook and Twitter.
Mel Caldwell Jr., the brainchild behind Five Star Skate ( www.5starskate.com ), a social networking website aimed at extreme skateboarding and BMX enthusiasts, has announced that the site is now up and quickly gaining momentum with its cutting-edge style and unique features.
In a bid to study behavioral economics, social networking, and game theory, DARPA is offering prize money to anyone who can find 10 weather balloons located around the country. InformationWeek's RSS Feed is brought to you by NEC Ads by Pheedo
NEW YORK, NY (December 1, 2009) - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today announced that more than 3,500 registered New York state sex offenders have been purged from social networking sites Facebook and MySpace in the first database sweep since the states new Electronic Securing and Targeting of Online Predators Act (e-STOP) went into effect. At the same time, many other social networking sites ...
MySpace expanded its presence in the entertainment market on Thursday with the British launch of its music service, as the social networking site seeks to reinvent itself after being eclipsed by rival Facebook.
Social networking isn’t just a way to connect with long-lost friends anymore. People can join their favorite groups or become fans of a favorite food. And now, they can see what local government is up to. Bay City Deputy Manager/City...
Friendster, one of the world's earliest social networking sites, will be sold to an Asian buyer by the end of December for at least $100 million, a source familiar with the matter said.
"Sites like Twitter and Facebook put more pressure on companies to improve their products," Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes told Tech Council of Maryland members Wednesday.
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), working with the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Samuelson Clinic), filed suit today against a half-dozen government agencies for refusing to disclose their policies for using social networking sites for investigations, data-collection, and surveillance.
The British launch of MySpace’s music service on Thursday seeks to expand the social networking site’s presence in the entertainment market as an effort to reinvent itself after being eclipsed by rival Facebook, Reuters reported.In the United States, MySpace Music is already up and running and combines music content in the form of songs, videos, artist profiles, playlists and charts with social ...
New laws passed in 25 states are making it easier for social networking giants Facebook and MySpace to purge their membership lists of convicted rapists, gropers and child molesters.More than 3,500 offenders registered in New York have been kicked off the two popular Web sites in the months since the state implemented a law requiring sex crime convicts to register their e-mail addresses, as well ...
NEW YORK — New laws passed in 25 states are making it easier for social networking giants Facebook and MySpace to purge their membership lists of convicted rapists, gropers, and child molesters.
The New York City council and HIV/AIDS activists launched a new social networking campaign to fight HIV/AIDS on Tuesday.
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