The new Flickr, even the change embraces minimalism

Flickr is offering a sneak look at their new layout, in a move said to make the Flickr experience more social. Added to the page are group photos (it was previously just a link) and "interesting photos" below ... continue

This May Be the World’s Most Mysterious 2.0 Tool

A mysterious browser plug-in billed as an all-around 2.0 solution is finally about to launch. SemantiNet has been developing its tool in Israel since 2006 and now says it'll be released next month. The company ... continue

Yahoo to close Facebook competitor. Yahoo had a Facebook competitor?

Yahoo has announced that it will be shutting Yahoo Mash, a little known Facebook competitor which apparently launched last year. According to Mashable, users of Mash were sent a notice saying that the service would shut September 29. ... continue

Is Social Media Useful or just Ego-Boost?

With the rise of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn comes a rise in a market designed to "teach" companies how to leverage social media sites for business purposes. But aside from marketing initiatives, are ... continue

Arzoola Launches Facebook Phone App

Arzoola has now launched its free private call platform for Facebook. We first wrote about the company's Social Call tool earlier this month when its HTML-driven Craigslist application -- now rebranded as Private Call -- came out. ... continue

Facebook Gambles with Social Advertising — Will It Pay Off?

Facebook is trying to mine precious advertising value from its young, computer-savvy userbase with a new "social advertising" approach. Our prediction: It will either present a huge profit or a huge disaster. The plan, currently being tested ... continue

8 ways Facebook may change under Mormon ownership

The hot, and perhaps somewhat bizarre rumor doing the rounds has the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS, or Mormons) offering to buy Facebook. As Cyndy Aleo-Carreira points out at The Industry Standard, the buy makes some ... continue

Bacon Salt: How two tech guys created a viral food sensation

Every now and then in life you find something that makes so much sense you pause to note "why didn't I think of that?" America, and much of the Western world loves Bacon, but as we all ... continue

Lifehaps: The Social Networking Timeline

A new startup is trying to take social networking up a notch by providing a graphical timeline of your life. Lifehaps gives you the ability to plot out all your life's events -- ranging from your birth to ... continue

You can take your Non-compete and….

In a decision that has interesting repercussions for the web industry, the California State Supreme Court has ruled that non-compete clauses in employment contracts are not enforceable in California. Non-competes, for those who have never dealt with them, ... continue

Online Social Networks Now Playground for Hackers

Computer security researchers warned that social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers, AFP reports. The report added that hackers are taking advantage of people's trust, especially with the open platform that social networks employ, a trend started ... continue

Top 20 Web 2.0 Services

Ever wonder who's on top when it comes to Web 2.0 services? Hitwise Intelligence has some answers. The research company has released a list of the top 20 Web 2.0 sites based on U.S. visits in July. ... continue