[Op-Ed] Why the Internet Giants Have Let SOPA Protestors Down

So it has begun. In the coming hours, lights will be switched off at an estimated 7,000 websites across the Internet as the web protests SOPA, an oppressive act that threatens to disfigure the Internet as we ... continue

SOPA-Opposing Web Giants Consider ‘Nuclear Option’ to Thwart Law

As a person who basically routes their entire life through the internet- professional, personal, lifestyle- one of the things that gets me agitated about the whole SOPA brouhaha is how little the average web user is concerned ... continue

LinkedIn Investor Selling Off $275 Million Early Investment, Others Following Suit

Bain Capital was an earlier investor in social business network LinkedIn and now the private equity firm is preparing to sell off their 3.7 million shares, an amount equal to $275 million at today's stock price. That investment ... continue

Unvarnished astroturfs blog comments after pretty much everyone hates on it

The new professional networking site Unvarnished was a pretty big topic of discussion yesterday after people balked at its strange marriage of concepts- kind of like LinkedIn meets /b/ on 4chan. When the site comes out of beta, ... continue

Unvarnished: bad networking idea or the worst networking idea ever?

You've probably heard some of the steadily increasing buzz about the new professional networking site Unvarnished, a site Gawker says aims to "cross the anonymous pompous idiocy of Yelp with the overserious 'professional'ism of LinkedIn." People are freaking ... continue

Twitter and LinkedIn get all warm and cozy … and the point is?

My first thought when I read Marshall Kirkpatrick's post at ReadWriteWeb about Twitter and LinkedIn forming a partnership was - huh? The purveyor of 140 character dribble is partnering up with a social network meant to let the whole ... continue

Twitter and LinkedIn Now Status Share. In Related News, LinkedIn Has Status Updates

Twitter and business focused social network LinkedIn have signed a new deal that will allow users of both services to cross post status messages. Users of LinkedIn will be able to link Twitter accounts to their profile, and ... continue

Google Exec Leaves For LinkedIn

A Google exec credited with helping build the company's monetization systems and mobile business has accepted a position with LinkedIn, according to recently published reports. Dipchand "Deep" Nishar will become LinkedIn's vice president of product strategy, the Wall ... 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

First look at new microblogging service YouAre: Twitter 2.0?

Spanish microblogging service YouAre has moved into private beta after a year in development. A lot has happened in the microblogging space in the last twelve months, but Blogs Media, the company behind YouAre has maintained a ... continue