Social media in a zombie apocalypse

Similar to the plot of Diary of the Dead, a College Humor post imagines that in the event of a zombie apocalypse, the spreading horror would be blowing up Twitter and Facebook. Related posts:Japan training children to prepare ... continue

Foursquare games Twitter, moves into local ads

Fledgling social networking site Foursquare has a new trick up its sleeve that may lure users from Twitter. While Twitter has a strong foothold, a celebrity following and heavy media presence, Foursquare is poised to rapidly gain ground ... continue

The NFL social networking policy

Many people call the NFL the No Fun League, and that apparently is going to continue as the NFL today new rules for players and NFL officials concerning Social Networking. Many will say that the NFL is ... continue

Using Twitter and Facebook on Xbox Live is free (for people who pay)

Because social networking is what gets the kids hot under the collar nowadays, Microsoft revealed months ago that it would make Facebook and Twitter accessible on Xbox Live. Which is great 'n all, but would it be accessible ... continue

Catholic Church claims using Facebook leads to suicide

The head of the Catholic Church in England is claiming that Facebook and other social networking sites are leading to teen suicide. Archbishop Vincent Nichols claims that the rise of social networks means that teenagers aren't developing real ... continue

Ning raises $15 million Series E on a $750 million valuation

White label social networking site Ning has raised $15 million Series E in a round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners on a book valuation of a neat $750 million. Kara Swisher broke the news, reporting that Ning ... continue

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

Last.fm again denies snitching on us, CBS disses blogs

Sounding vaguely like a bunch of sleazy boyfriends, Last.fm & CBS want us to know that baby, they really, really didn't have anything going on with the RIAA. And all that scrobbling, that was ours and it ... continue

Why “Social” Works

In the past few years, we have seen the explosion of “social”. Obviously, lots of people ask why. I feel that a lot of it boils down to simple human nature. People are social beings, regardless of ... continue

Microsoft and the Business of the Social Media Web

Earlier today I wrote a post here about the introduction of the open source blogging platform called Oxite by Microsoft. Ya, I know people are having a real hard time comprehending using Microsoft and Open Source in ... continue

Blog Community Widgets Need to Work Together

Recently, we have seen the public release of Google FriendConnect and Facebook Connect. As a result of this, there is a massive land grab on all blogs. Which widget are you installing? Some people say you should ... continue

A Safari Through China’s Social Web

So this weekend I’ve been exploring the Chinese social web from here in Uganda. With the aid of translate.google.com, a few Firefox translation extensions and my knowledge of PHP and HTML, I’ve managed to do pretty good. ... continue