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Facebook Games Go Hardcore
GamingNewsSocial Media February 6, 2013
Facebook games have always catered mostly to families. The gaming options are vast, including casino games such as Texas Holdem Poker, hidden object games like Hidden Chronicles, puzzle games like Candy Crush Saga, and the family and farming games like Café Land and of course the infamous Farmville. Yet... Read more
Due to social networking and the internet, many people have become citizen journalists, sometimes given first-hand accounts of stories and offering perspectives that many mainstream journalist’s cannot. This is revolutionary in today’s day and age of instant news broadcast and information, but does have its drawbacks. Citizen journalism does... Read more
Twitter Attacked By Hackers
NewsPrivacy and SecuritySocial Media February 4, 2013
Social media giant Twitter is the latest victim of an internet security attack. The San Francisco-based company now joins the likes of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, which have also reported breaches of their systems within the last two weeks. ‘Unusual access patterns’ were detected by... Read more
Is Twitter Becoming Too Complicated?
Social Media January 30, 2013
Some time last year, I discovered a simple infographic detailing the stages of getting Twitter. It is rather funny, some may say in a deprecatory kind of way, but if you think about it, the stages are rather accurate. They are as follows: complete inability to understand Twitter, trying... Read more
Twitter’s New Video App Vine Takes the Scene
NewsSocial Media January 30, 2013
Twitter has now launched their distinctive new video app, the Vine. While being compared to existing apps such as Instagram and YouTube, the Vine app takes video sharing into a new realm. The videos, complete with audio, are created exclusively on iOS devices and max out at only 6... Read more
King Becomes Number One Gaming Company on Facebook
GamingNewsSocial Media January 27, 2013
Do you enjoy Facebook games? If you answered yes, you are not alone. Social networking games are at an all time high for popularity, due in large by increasing mobile accessibility. In a recent report by Flurry, 80% of the $10 billion in mobile app profits are generated by... Read more
Make Your Opinion Count with Swipp
BusinessSocial MediaSoftware Reviews January 25, 2013
Swipp is a tool that tracks people’s opinions on everything from the latest iPhone to tax debt. Now you can find out if more people agree with you or if you stand out from the crowd. Only available right now when you log in to Facebook, this tool could... Read more
Facebook is still the most popular social networking site today, although very recent surveys seem to point at something different when it comes to the younger generation. In particular, Tumblr seems to be gaining an edge. Still, the prevalence of Facebook cannot be ignored, with people utilizing the site... Read more
Are You Dead on Facebook?
Social Media January 21, 2013
Facebook Memorials What happens to your Facebook account when you die? Many of you may have a friend or loved one who has passed away, and yet you can still view and post messages on their page. When a facebook user leaves this world, a family member or loved... Read more
Facebook: The Undeniable Social Network King
Social Media January 12, 2013
Facebook may have had a very difficult year after the IPO debacle that led to an unbelievable plummet in its share prices, but the good news is that the social networking company is starting to recover with its shares now trading above $30 for the first time since its... Read more
The focus of companies is often on how much time is wasted when employees are chatting on Facebook or sending tweets about their day. However, some experts say that they should be looking at the benefits of allowing their staff to use social media. In fact, in some areas... Read more
Facebook to Start Charging for Messages
NewsSocial Media December 25, 2012
Facebook is making yet another change to its site, this time with regards to message sending. This move will allow you to send messages to people outside of your network and not be listed as spam while letting Facebook monetize a portion of its services. Most of your... Read more
Instagram Alternatives
NewsSocial MediaSoftware Reviews December 23, 2012
Instagram has been on one heck of a roller coaster ride in the past year, with rumors, acquisition, expansion, and most recently, the ruckus about its TOS. Once discovered, it was only a short time before the Internet rose up en masse to bash the popular photo sharing platform.... Read more
Pew’s Global Attitudes Project
InternetSocial Media December 22, 2012
Stat nerds, listen up! If you have not yet heard, the Pew Research Center has released data about the habits of consumers on the Internet and the way they (we) use digital media. The Pew Research Center is a veritable veteran in this regard, with its annual studies looking at... Read more
Instagram Reverts To Old Terms Of Service
NewsSocial Media December 21, 2012
Instagram on Thursday announced plans to revert the company’s terms of service statement back to its previous wording. On Monday we reported that Instagram was changing its TOS in an effort to more flawlessly sync with Facebook’s own data collection systems. Almost immediately following Instagram’s announcement angry users took... Read more
SongPop is Facebook’s Top Rated Game
NewsSocial Media December 19, 2012
Facebook has released its list of the top 25 games for 2012 and SongPop has come out as #1. Since Facebook reached the one billion users online mark, interest and revenue for Facebook games have surged. The games featured in the top 25 list represent the highest rated and... Read more
YouStand: Discover & Share What You Stand For
Social MediaSoftware Reviews December 19, 2012
YouStand is not the place to go for a heated debate; however, it is the perfect site to visit when you want to meet others who agree with you. The website allows you to talk about pretty much any subject with people who have similar interests and opinions as... Read more
How to Manage Multiple Instagram Accounts
How ToMobileSocial Media December 16, 2012
Ever since Instagram was launched in October 2010, the photo sharing cum social networking platform has exploded in user base. While it was only available for iOS devices in the beginning, Android couldn’t be totally ignored with its huge number of users as well. And, as things went, Instagram... Read more