Web 'Handles' vs. Phone Numbers
Forget phone numbers and email addresses; the era of the Internet "handle" is emerging.
Forget phone numbers and email addresses; the era of the Internet "handle" is emerging.
A startup called Flow Search Corp. recently launched real-time data exchange technology for mobile developers, consumers and enterprises.
A Facebook bug came back to haunt the company's co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
Fledgling social network Google+ has had a recent traffic boost, recording its third-largest week of visits since the site launched in June, according to online traffic monitor Experian Hitwise.
The recent spam attack that planted pornographic images on Facebook was not the work of Anonymous, a security researcher said today.
After being bombarded with hard-core pornographic and violent images on their news feeds, some Facebook users may change how and if they use the social network, according to industry analysts.
The attacks against Facebook that planted pornography on users' news feeds relied on the same trickery as a campaign last spring that touted the death of Osama Bin Laden, a security researcher said today.
Facebook is close to reaching a deal with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that the social network engaged in "deceptive behavior" when changing its privacy settings, according to a report Thursday in the Wall Street Journal.
When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security receives information about potential threats to the U.S., agents may turn to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Google is beginning its big Google+ integration move.
SAN FRANCISCO -- As Hewlett-Packard waffles on whether it will continue to produce computers, the CEO of rival Dell Inc. said HP's customers are losing confidence and looking to other vendors.
SAN FRANCISCO -- With Twitter handling a quarter of a billion tweets a day, company CEO Dick Costolo said he's focusing on keeping things simple.
Forget about building a popular social network. Google CEO Larry Page wants to use Google+ to transform the entire Google experience.
A Google engineer has caused an online stir by posting a long rant on Google+ that slams Google and calls the company's new social network a "pathetic afterthought."
Traffic hit near-record levels on Twitter on Wednesday after news spread of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' death.