The first time I participated in a viral marketing effort, it was on a whim. And it failed miserably -- in part because we didn't actually have a purpose. I was a freshman in college, and late one night, a few of us came up with a ...READ»
The reputation website, originally called "Unvarnished," walks a fine line between anonymity and accountability, as it aims to make a professional reference online more like it is in real life.READ»
At Facebook's presser today, Mark Zuckerberg introduced three big announcements: algorithmic friends, privacy dashboards, and personal information downloads. READ»
Scott Harrison hopes to turn charity:water into an epic brand that brings fresh water to 100 million people in need of something most of us take for granted. His journey is both inspiring and instructional for any entrepreneur.READ»
The only question: What took them so long? Amazon and Facebook are teaming up for a new product recommendation service that could make finding gifts for friends much easier.READ»
Facebook, fresh from its partial privacy revamp, is straight back to business as usual--which means expansion. It's just bought a small startup called ShareGrove, a group chatting client. Is Facebook planning to break into the IM ...READ»
Now that Facebook is loosening its data-sharing policies with third-party Web sites and applications, it's the perfect time for users to consider tightening up their privacy settings. This week the mega social network announced new ...READ»
Facebook is invading the rest of the Internet, foisting its social manifest on your online life. Documents, toolbars, new search options, recommendations, plug-ins, and 30 new partners--this is what you need to know.READ»
Google pioneered and dominates the field of cloud-based documents and spreadsheets, but as announced at Facebook's f8 conference, they've now got some competition from Microsoft.READ»
XAuth, the supposed competitor to Facebook Connect that made headlines yesterday, turns out to be less a competitor and more powerful than anyone realized. We spoke to one of its key creators, Seth Sternberg, who's also Meebo's CEO, ...READ»
One insidious way Facebook's worming its way into the social net structures of large parts of the Web is via its "easy login" system Facebook Connect. Now there's some competition from newcomers XAuth, if only they believed in ...READ»
Connecting these dots between the torrential news cycle and more personal blog-like narratives is CNN.com's new managing editor Meredith Artley, who has revolutionized the cable channel's online presence. Under her leadership, the site saw February ratings that blasted past all other news and information sites.READ»
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»
Redbeacon, a site that matches users up with service providers (like plumbers, painters, personal trainers, and housekeepers), announced a few new options, most notably Facebook, that'll encourage a more social use of the site--and ...READ»
Rumors are swirling that Facebook's looking to purchase location-aware social net Loopt. It makes perfect sense, given the sudden arrival recently of Google's Buzz mobile, which is location-aware from the get-go. Facebook's playing ...READ»
There's a surprise buried deep within the statistics Facebook has revealed about its user base's activities on the social network: Sure, more content is being shared than ever before. But the percentage of sharers has shrunk.
The ...READ»
Facebook is beginning a roll-out of a redesign to its Web page that places more emphasis on notifications. It'll improve things for users for sure, but it's just the first step of a plan to give Facebook serious Web emailing powers. ...READ»
Mark Zuckerberg sent a message to all Facebook users announcing that the social network reached an astounding 350 million users — more than doubling it’s numbers from just over a year ago. “When it comes to...READ»
Facebook's Connect system, the unseen code that makes logging in to many other Web sites much easier, marches on--it's just reached MySpace for example. But Twitter isn't planning on being left out, and it's improving its own ...READ»
News coming out of the Le Web conference in Paris this week has prompted me to look at Apps and App Stores in a new light: In the future we can expect pretty much everything to have apps, and apps that'll do almost ...READ»
