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Flipboard Upgrade Boosts Speed, Integrates Social Search and Instagram

BY Kit EatonThu Mar 10, 2011

Flipboard, the popular news aggregator/browser app, just got a significant makeover that boosts speed and includes Instagram support and a clever social search. Let the news-browser wars begin. READ»

IFIVE | Comment

iFive: Nokia Chief Changed, Remote Controlled Troops, Gamers Holidays, Sex Movie Virus, Newspaper Social Net

BY Kit EatonFri Sep 10, 2010

While you dreamed, the other denizens of Earth labored away, here's how. READ»

FACEBOOK | Comment

Facebook as News Distribution Tool No Threat to Google and Twitter

BY Addy DugdaleTue Jul 27, 2010

At a meeting in San Francisco last night, Facebook's head of media and content partnerships announced its new Facebook + Media page, a crib sheet.READ»

DIGG | Comment

Digg's CEO, on the Redesign: "Every Single Thing Has Changed"

BY Dan NosowitzMon Mar 15, 2010

Confused on what Digg was and will soon be? The aggregator in chief helps us understand how he plans to make his all-new site a must-have for social Web surfers.READ»

SOCIAL NEWS | Comment

Analyst: Chatty Facebookers Prefer Broadcast News, Staid Googlers Prefer Print

BY Kit EatonTue Mar 2, 2010

More good news for Ron Burgundy. Analysis of onwards Web site visits from Facebook and Google to news services reveals Facebookers prefer broadcast media sources, while Google sends people to print media. But why? The data's ...READ»

SOCIAL NET NEWS | Comment

Huffington Post Gets 'Social News,' but What Does It Mean?

BY Kit EatonMon Aug 17, 2009

The social networking bandwagon everyone's jumping aboard better get some new seats installed: The Huffington Post has hopped on today, with a "Social News" feature. Apart from the PR-friendly hype of the title, what's it all ...READ»

SEVEN THINGS | Comment

Seven Mysteries Online This Week

BY Chris DannenSun Jul 19, 2009

Weird things happen, yes--but when technology is the cause, everything seems more confusing. Didn't we build these things? Don't we know how they work? Here are seven quiddities topping the social news sites this week. Amazon Steals ...READ»

SEVEN THINGS | Comment

Six Unbelievable Things Online This Week

BY Chris DannenFri May 22, 2009

It's almost Memorial Day weekend--don't even pretend you're actually working. Here are six truly quizzical stories coursing across the social news sites today to get you through the final working hours. Who knows: you might even garner a little inspiration, and run out the door with an antler helmet on. Don't ask--just read.READ»