U.S. woman posed as teen online, teased girl: attorney
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Missouri woman established a fake identity online to torment a vulnerable teenage girl who later committed suicide, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday in a trial that is being closely w ....... Read more 9 hours ago
Success! (pt. 1)
It was announced today that Lymabean has been nominated for an Open Web Award! Its one of the ten sites in contention in the Niche social Networks category. Thanks to everyone that nominated us!
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Just What is social Media, Exactly?
What is social media, and is social media actually media in the traditional sense of the word? This is the question Jeffrey and Brian Eisenberg take on and try to decisively answer at their marketing ....... Read more 1 day ago
5 Ways social Media Will Change Recorded History
History tends to remember only pivotal moments in time, discarding the day to day struggles. Even when the occasional diary survives, it only archives what one person does - it doesnt track his or he ....... Read more 1 day ago
Motrin Bows to social Media Pressure From Moms - Removes Controversial Ad
One would think that few ads could be less controversial than ads for painkillers, but over the weekend, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the maker of Motrin, found itself in the middle of a major controve ....... Read more 2 days ago
Tech Events Guide: Mashable Reader Discounts
Here?s Mashable?s latest round-up of upcoming Web 2.0 events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashables Events section.
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What I ?Do? For a Living
The most common conversation I have when I go to an event goes somewhere along these lines:
New acquaintance: Tara, I see your name everywhere, but I still dont quite understand what you do.”
M ....... Read more 3 days ago
Birthday Mail Comes to Facebook in Time for its Fifth
Hey, hey, Facebook?s got automatic birthday email announcements! And it only took them about 4.6 years to make happen! Fantastic!
Now, I wouldn?t for the life of me regard Facebook?s management of its ....... Read more 4 days ago
Online Communities: The Tribalization of Business
Recently I spoke with Francois Gossieaux of Beeline Labs about the role of online communities in the enterprise. Francois has been evangelizing the learning gained from his recent study The Tribaliz ....... Read more 7 days ago
100+ Open Web Awards Blog Partners - Nominations End Sunday
Were pleased to announce that the 2nd Annual Open Web Awards is now powered by over 100 International Blog Partners. Our Blog Partners represent 24 countries and 9 languages to bring the Open Web Aw ....... Read more 5 days ago
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New Profiles Turn Windows Live Into a social Networking Service
Microsoft announced Windows Live Profiles today, which takes some lessons from social networking sites and FriendFeed. The new profile page provides a central hub for all your online activities on Win ....... Read more 6 days ago
Zynga Launches the Ultimate Time Waster: Live Poker for the iPhone
Luckily, I dont play poker. Its one in the long list of addictions Ive been lucky not to get infected with over the years. But if I did, Id be all over Zyngas new game for the iPhone: Live Poker. ....... Read more 7 days ago
It Was Only a Matter of Time: The Facebook Phone Cometh
No, Facebook isnt building its own phone. But UK mobile service provider 3 is launching a mobile phone whose primary function, besides making phone calls, is social networking. The phone is calle ....... Read more 7 days ago
Open social 1st Anniversary
It's the Open social 1st Anniversary today. We love Open social which is why we built our Yahoo! Application Platform on it. I am going to be live blogging it for the Open social Foundation on Twitter ....... Read more 6 days ago
Orkut "Account Usage Notification" Malicious Spam
Websense® Security Labs™ ThreatSeeker™ Network has discovered a new
malicious social-engineering spam campaign masquerading as official
emails sent by Google's Web 2.0 social networkin ....... Read more 6 days ago
What?s Your Favorite social Shopping Site?
This article is part of the Open Web Awards, an open, international contest for the best websites and services.
Unlike most categories in The Open Web Awards, social shopping is comprised largely of c ....... Read more 7 days ago
Government 2.0: Rename Me, Please
Dr. Mark Drapeau is an Associate Research Fellow directing the social Software for Security (S3) project at the Center for Technology and National Security Policy of the National Defense University in ....... Read more 7 days ago
Republicans Use social Media Too
During the election season, Barack Obama's campaign got a lot of kudos for its use of social media tools. As we noted in our post entitled Obama's social Media Advantage, both Presidential candidates ....... Read more 7 days ago
Facebook Mobile Sees 3X Growth to 15 Million Users This Year
Facebook announced last night that the company has seen users of its mobile site, m.facebook.com, jump from 5 million to 15 million this year. The most recent change made to the site, allowing comment ....... Read more 8 days ago