Internet Blamed For Poor Performance Of China's Volleyball Team

The officials representing China's volleyball administration have made a statement against the use of Internet by their athletes. The administration claims that spending too much time on the Internet caused their...

Time on Social Networks almost doubles in a year Theory Says

Social Networking Site/ Blogging Sites and Social Bookmarking Sites these sites are most popular sites in all World. In this news its mentioned that in usa time spent on social networ is double from last year. but...

Simon Wiesenthal Center Study: Hate Goes Viral on Social Networks

A study released May 13, 2009 reveals a shocking trend on the social web.  According to the Simon Wiesenthal Center study there has been a 25% increase in hate on social networking sites, so called viral hate, and that the trend is on the rise.Looking at 10,000...

Twitter Gets Brand-Tracking Tool

Omniture says its SiteCatalyst program provides analysis of what Twitterers are saying about brands. Does Twitter have business value? Those who think so may have a new weapon in the ongoing debate, thanks to Omniture. The Web analytics firm released a new feature service for...

Pet Doctor Forum founder talks about importance of Communication

The Pet Doctor Forum is a brand new forum started on February 5th 2009. While there are thousands of forums on the internet, and hundreds of sites for pet enthusiasts, this one forum aims to make a big difference.Its aim is to help Pets and their Doctors communicate better!!...

Social web bigger than porn, gambling and pills

A little more conversation, a little less action please.  Internet business types often joke that if you really want to make some scratch you should just set up a porn site.  Though it is sometimes...

Pope asks Facebook to respect human sexuality

" Pope Benedict XVI has welcomed the popularity of Facebook and other similar online social networks at his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican this week. Pope Benedict XVI says Facebook and MySpace "can foster friendships and understanding, but warns they...

U.S. Army warns of twittering terrorists

Why is Twitter different from all the other social network sites? E.g. Facebook, chief among them, because it was basically founded by people from within the CIA and DoD, etc. Maybe Twitter is a competitor :) That would be funny! ...and, for that matter, what about Google and...

Facebook Growth: 17 Countries with more than 1 Million Users

Facebook status has been growing by leaps and bounds in 2008. In June, Facebook became the largest social network by reach at 132 million uniques, a 35% jump from the end of 2007, according to comScore....

War, Financial Crisis and Fate of Nation Hanging in the Balance

War, financial crisis and the fate of a nation hanging in the balance. It sounds like a back-of-the-envelope outline for a spy novel, but it’s actually the current political climate in the U.S. Given that, it’s no surprise that discussion of Internet and technology...

Don't Get Yourself Fired: Can Generation Y Keep a Secret?

In collaboration with the Bored at Work Network, Brian Lehrer (WNYC) asked listeners to contribute answers to What’s the smartest thing your company is doing to cope with inflation? And what’s the dumbest? What actually got my attention as much as the topic was the...

CoffeeClub Network: finally something different in the coffee world!

It is amazing to see how fast social networks simply do the obvious, put everyone who has something in common together in a virtual place. This is not new and happens since internet was born. The incredible...

"Citizen History" Comes Alive with Launch of Linkory.com

Linkory.com has launched the beta release of its innovative website - giving users a simple and effective way to harness and share memories via a media-rich and captivating online experience. "Everyone has...

There is no privacy anymore

A lot of people are social networks users. We all freely give up personal information to join social networks on the Internet. But how this publicity can affect a person in real world? There are a lot of reports...

NowPublic@SXSW2008: LiveBlogging (Sunday)

SXSW2008 Interactive  Sunday is a big day here at SXSW. There are some great panels that I've attended and I squeezed my way into one of the many ballrooms set aside for this afternoon's keynote...

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