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Nasdaq - Thu Dec 10, 1:17 pm ET
Following the lead of social-networking giants Facebook and MySpace, 13 more social-networking sites - including ones owned by Google Inc. (GOOG), Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) and AOL Inc. (AOL) - will remove New York sex offenders from their rolls.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Wed Dec 9, 2:25 pm ET
Milestones in social networking over the past decade: 2002 _ Friendster launches and becomes a social networking force until MySpace and the more buttoned-up LinkedIn hit the scene in 2003 and slowly gain more traction. 2004 _ Facebook begins to become a... Facebook - MySpace - Friendster - LinkedIn - Social network service
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PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 54 minutes ago
NewGrooveMusic.com , the next generation of FREE music, has announced today its presence on two top social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter. NGM will leverage these sites as a way to expand its Internet presence and connect directly with loyal music fans who want to be regularly updated with NGM news and happenings.
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The Ithaca Journal - Thu Dec 10, 6:26 pm ET
ALBANY - Thirteen additional social-networking Web sites will remove accounts belonging to registered New York sex offenders, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.
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The Oshkosh Northwestern - Fri Dec 11, 5:25 am ET
Social networking websites provide a fun way for people with similar interests to connect with one another, but authorities warn these sites also provide criminals a convenient way to find victims. p Reports of misuse are appearing with increased frequency in police files and court records, said Joe Nichols, crime prevention and public information officer for the Oshkosh Police Department.
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ChannelWeb - Wed Dec 9, 8:31 am ET
MySpace has launched a new suite of APIs in an aggressive bid to attract third party developers interested in its realtime social networking data.
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Newsday - Thu Dec 10, 6:54 pm ET
Thirteen additional social networking sites have agreed to purge New York sex offenders' memberships from their sites, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced.
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Knoxville News Sentinel - Thu Dec 10, 4:03 pm ET
SUWANEE, Ga. — Social networking Web sites could prove to be the crux of the NCAA’s investigation of Tennessee’s football recruiting practices.A source with knowledge of the investigation told the News Sentinel Thursday that the NCAA is utilizing social networking to determine the nature of prospects’ relationship with UT hostesses.The NCAA was in North Gwinnett High School on Thursday to ...
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The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Wed Dec 9, 1:43 pm ET
What is your employer's policy about using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter at
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CNYCentral.com - Thu Dec 10, 2:32 pm ET
Google and Yahoo have agreed to check the memberships of their social networking sites against New York state's list of registered sex offenders.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Thu Dec 10, 7:20 am ET
Picture a preschooler running through a grassy field next to her house, pretending she's holding a friend's hand. That was my attempt at social networking, way back when I made up an imaginary playmate after my best buddy Linda moved away and broke my heart.
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InformationWeek - Thu Dec 10, 10:48 am ET
Tibco sees a role for social networking to play in the enterprise, provided it can be focused on topics rather than people. Tibbr will use a social networking framework to deliver topic-based communications and documents to employees with a stake in those subjects.Tibbr will use a social networking framework to deliver topic-based communications and documents to employees with a stake in those ...
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Fast Company Magazine - Thu Dec 10, 12:09 pm ET
In one of the craziest proclamations I've ever read, the Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee has banned judges from "friending" lawyers on social-networking sites. The reason? It "reasonably conveys to others the impression that these lawyer 'friends' are in a special position to influence the judge." Ashby Jones, of the WSJ's Legal Blog, raises the obvious point : When he first signed up ...
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Computerworld - Thu Dec 10, 3:26 pm ET
Computerworld - The next release of IBM's flagship business intelligence platform, Cognos, will add social networking features, "embed" predictive analytics features from SPSS Inc., but it won't include a service delivered via the public cloud, IBM said.
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Gay City News - Thu Dec 10, 10:30 pm ET
Declaring that “the conversation about HIV/ AIDS must be revived,” City Council Speaker Christine Quinn used the occasion of World AIDS Day to launch a new social networking campaign called “I Talk Because…,” in which New Yorkers are encouraged to post brief video messages online explaining why talking about the epidemic is important in their lives.
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MSNBC - Wed Dec 9, 6:03 pm ET
Picture a preschooler running through a grassy field, pretending she's holding a friend's hand. That was my attempt at social networking, way back when I made up an imaginary playmate.
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The Adobe Press - Thu Dec 10, 10:20 am ET
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.
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School Library Journal - Thu Dec 10, 2:53 am ET
Still on the fence about the value of social networking sites and blogging in the classroom? A new report from the UK’s National Literacy Trust finds that although nearly half of all students there think writing is boring, when it’s tied to technology, attitudes generally improve and kids become more confident about their skills.
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The State News - Wed Dec 9, 9:53 pm ET
Signing into Facebook during class normally is looked down upon by MSU faculty, but some MSU professors are taking a different approach through research on social networking sites. Nicole Ellison, an assistant professor in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media is part of a team using about $500,000 from a National Science Foundation grant to study how people use ...
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PR.com - Thu Dec 10, 9:50 am ET
The first of its kind, social networking website dedicated entirely to American Football launched this week throughout the web. MyGridIronSpace.com goes where no other site has gone before. A social networking site for all American Football fans throughout the World. MyGridIronSpace.com is on a mission to bring together Football fans from the Youth level all the way up to the NFL. [PR.com ...
