Some people use Facebook as a way of validating their reputation online. Because the site offers a certain amount of visibility and access to the everyday lives of friends and …
Social Networking
Social media encourages boom in online advertising
Although Facebook and other social networking sites began as a way of helping people keep in touch with one another they have rapidly grown into something else entirely. Because these …
Positive effect of social networking during crises
Social networking is primarily used by members of the public to keep in touch with one another. Sites like Facebook are a platform for very easy communication spanning across the …
Social networking sites are now the most popular in Britain
Most internet users are pretty familiar with the most popular social networking sites out there. Facebook and Twitter are the largest, but sites like Bebo and MySpace also have their …
LinkedIn blocked in China
LinkedIn is the latest social networking site to be affected by the Great Firewall of China, being blocked on Thursday, having previously been largely unaffected by government intervention, unlike Facebook …
LinkedIn to make initial public offering
LinkedIn has announced that it is to make an initial public offering (IPO). The volume of shares on offer and the price are not yet known. With investor interest in …
MySpace ads still to be provided by Google
It has been announced that Google will continue to provide the advertising for MySpace. The social networking site is still struggling and needs to improve its finances. It will hope …
Friend Reunited boss criticises Facebook attitude to privacy
Privacy has been one of the major catchwords when it has come to criticism of the internet’s biggest players in recent times. Google has been on the receiving end of …
Jumo – Facebook co-founder launches social network for good causes
Due to the unqualified success of websites like Twitter and Facebook, it is no surprise that new social networks are popping up all over the web. However, very few of …
