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  • Facebook improves photo album browsing

    Facebook has implemented some changes to enhance the experience of browsing through photos, one of the most popular activities on the social networking site, to which people have uploaded tens of billions of images.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez13 Aug. 10 02:04
  • Gmail Facelift Makes Contacts Less Pretty

    Google decided to revamp Gmail to make its contacts easier to use and more business-friendly, but I already hate it. If you're like me, using Google's Web-based e-mail since 2004, maybe you've watched Muzzle, random signature, and Google Buzz come and go used the automatic vacation responder and may even have integrated Gmail with Microsoft Outlook.

    Written by Barbara E. Hernandez12 Aug. 10 10:12
  • South Korean police raid Google's office over Street View

    South Korean police on Tuesday raided Google offices in an investigation of the company's Street View mapping project, the latest instance of a country scrutinizing the company's collection of Wi-Fi data

    Written by Jeremy Kirk10 Aug. 10 22:28
  • Google improves Gmail contacts manager

    Google will roll out on Tuesday enhancements to Gmail's contacts manager, which the company acknowledges has been traditionally the webmail service's weakest link.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez11 Aug. 10 05:58
  • Google confirms Slide acquisition

    Google on Friday confirmed that it has acquired Slide, an online entertainment company focused on virtual communities.

    Written by Nancy Gohring07 Aug. 10 03:36
  • Social Media Aids the Election of Colombia's New President

    With 50 days remaining in the Colombian Presidential Election, candidate Juan Manuel Santos's one-time lead of 30 points in the polls had plummeted. Santos and his committee suddenly found themselves 12 points behind opponent Antanas Mockus. Santos and his staffers were scrambling to regain their lead.

    Written by Kristin Burnham06 Aug. 10 04:56
  • Keeping your company image safe on social media

    The umbrella of security responsibilities now includes brand protection at many companies and it seems like a constantly moving target. When the internet took off, organizations had to contend with scammers registering web site domains using company names for fraudulent purposes. Now similar activity is happening on the hottest forum for brand abuse social networks.

    Written by Joan Goodchild03 Aug. 10 03:35
  • Google said to buy social-games developer Slide

    Fueling the buzz that Google is pursuing social-networking opportunities, reports on Wednesday say the search giant has bought online entertainment company Slide.

    Written by Nancy Gohring05 Aug. 10 09:59
  • Google drops Google Wave

    A little more than a year after the service was launched, Google is pulling the plug on its Google Wave social-networking service, the company said Wednesday.

    Written by Joab Jackson05 Aug. 10 08:26
  • Repetition breaks Google Audio CAPTCHA

    Google has fixed a flaw in its Audio CAPTCHA software that could have given scammers a way to automatically set up phoney accounts with the company's services.

    Written by Robert McMillan04 Aug. 10 04:34
  • Japan user marks Twitter's 20 billionth 'tweet'

    Twitter, the social networking site that allows users to say something in 140 characters or less, passed another milestone on Saturday with the sending of tweet number 20 billion.

    Written by Martyn Williams01 Aug. 10 02:37
  • Foursquare Makes it Harder to Unlock Badges

    Foursquare, the popular location-based social networking service where users "check-in" to earn points, unlock badges and become "Mayors" of their most frequented establishments has undergone some significant changes in recent days.

    Written by Al Sacco30 July 10 02:06
  • 100M Facebook Profiles Now Available For Download

    One hundred million Facebook user profiles containing personal information such as e-mail addresses and phone numbers, are now available as a 2.8GB torrent download.

    Written by Emily Price29 July 10 09:58
  • CRM prominent on Google Apps marketplace

    CRM (customer relationship management) software has established a significant foothold on Google's Apps Marketplace since its launch in March, according to an official blog post this week.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus29 July 10 04:27
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