A recent study by legal information firm Sweet and Maxwell has discovered a significant increase in internet-related libel cases throughout England and Wales, thanks in large part to micro-blogging service Twitter. While the number of cases only jumped from 7 to 16 in the year to May 31, 2011, that more than a 100% increase [...]
Foodily on Tuesday announced a new Facebook application that allows users to share recipes on the social network. The new program provides users with a dedicated, real-time feed of recipes their friends have saved on the site, while allowing users to view the recipe boxes of their Facebook friends. Furthering the social experience, when you [...]
As Hurricane Irene batters the East Coast an official Twitter account has been setup to give everyone a better idea of the hurricane’s path and destruction. Along with telling people their homes have been wiped out the account is also rewtweeting messages from the official NYC Mayor’s Office Twitter account. Users wishing to follow the account can [...]
Facebook on Tuesday announced a slew of new privacy features including the ability for users to approve photo tags, edit the visibility of profile categories inline and more. Among the sites new features is Content Tag Review which allows users to approve or deny any content for which they have been tagged, including photos. Another new [...]
More than two months after its creeping launch, Google+ still seems to be nowhere on Comscore’s map as a report on visits to social networking sites remained mum. In July Comscore says that Facebook and Twitter drew in record numbers of visits in July. Visits to Facebook was pegged at 162 million unique visitors, up [...]