MySpace now a “digital ghetto”

Abandon your MySpace account for Facebook? You might just be a racist. At a keynote speech during New York's Democracy forum at Lincoln Center, Danah Boyd spoke of the racial disparity and possible reasons for mass abandonment of MySpace for ... continue

A collision that could shake the web to its foundations

There is no denying the fact that Facebook is a rolling force on the Internet that grows in size daily. Not only does it grow as far as users are concerned but it is ... continue

Iran and Social Media – watershed moments in history

For anyone following any of the reports coming our of Iran it isn’t very difficult to see that to potential for change is sitting on the cusp. It’s been bloody, it’s been violent and ... continue

The White House goes Live on Facebook

I just saw this flash across my Twitter feed an thought it would be interesting for those Facebookers out there who want to keep up with what is happening at the White House. It ... continue

The Diminishing Role of Government in the Social Media Age [#iranElection]

What if I were to tell you that the somewhat infamous image board 4chan was currently playing an instrumental role with how the US is perceived in Iran, currently.  That would be a scary thought to ... continue

Twitter, Facebook Critical in tracking Iran info during Foriegn Media Blackout

U.S. Officials are saying that social networking sites like Facebook and especially Twitter have been critical sources of information on the situation in Iran, especially now since foriegn media has been banned from reporting inside the country. A ... continue

Coming up for air after the Facebook vanity URL deluge

Well I guess it’s all done except for the whining and crying from those that couldn’t jump on the next great SEO bandwagon by getting the vanity URL they wanted last night when Facebook ... continue

US Military in Afghanistan embraces Twitter, YouTube, Facebook

After informally utilizing Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to communicate their message quickly and without news media restrictions, the US Military will begin officially dispersing information via these channels later this week. Military spokesperson in Afghanistan Col. Greg Julian ... continue

Areps.at, brunga.at latest in a long line of Facebook scams

Facebook has been targeted in a new wave of phishing scams by someone who likes Austrian (,at) domain names. The latest emails send viewers to the following Austrian registered domains: Areps.at, Bests.at, Kirgo.at, Nutpick.at, and Brunga.at. Like phishing ... continue

Facebook manages to do what the English couldn’t properly do for 1000 years

Facebook has upset the Welsh by placing a range of Welsh towns in England, including the Welsh capital Cardiff. Towns that have mysteriously found themselves in England and not Wales include Swansea, Wrexham and Llandrindod Wells, according to ... continue

Face.com out of Alpha with their Facebook app called Photo finder

The driving force behind Face.com, a company based in Israel and New York, has been to develop the best in class facial recognition software. In keeping with this the company has just released a ... continue

A Windows Twitter & Facebook client to watch

I make a lot of fun about the number of Twitter clients that are churned out at a non-stop pace equating to a modern “Hello World” programming exercise. I have also tried most of ... continue