items tagged with Social networks
OpenSocial backers form foundation
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-03-25 15:41:41
The main backers of OpenSocial - Google, MySpace and now Yahoo! - are setting up a foundation to oversee the development of the platform.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-03-25 15:41:41
The main backers of OpenSocial - Google, MySpace and now Yahoo! - are setting up a foundation to oversee the development of the platform.
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MySpace, Yahoo! and Google give OpenSocial a big boost
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-03-25 15:33:40
MySpace and Yahoo! have backed Google's OpenSocial set of APIs for social networking: together with Google they will form the OpenSocial Foundation to facilitate the development of social networking applications that will work across multiple web sites.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-03-25 15:33:40
MySpace and Yahoo! have backed Google's OpenSocial set of APIs for social networking: together with Google they will form the OpenSocial Foundation to facilitate the development of social networking applications that will work across multiple web sites.
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Due in June, Mozilla says ‘Firefox 3’ is ready to rock!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-24 08:05:51
Although Mozilla says Firefox 3 beta 4 still isn’t intended for the general public, its performance so far has given them the confidence to announce the final version is nearly ready to be unleashed on the world.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-24 08:05:51
Although Mozilla says Firefox 3 beta 4 still isn’t intended for the general public, its performance so far has given them the confidence to announce the final version is nearly ready to be unleashed on the world.
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AOL to buy social network site Bebo for $US850m
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-03-13 15:02:16
AOL has dived into the social networking market making a $US850 million splash to buy Bebo, one of the UK's largest social networking sites, and No 1 in New Zealand and Ireland ad number 3 in the US.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-03-13 15:02:16
AOL has dived into the social networking market making a $US850 million splash to buy Bebo, one of the UK's largest social networking sites, and No 1 in New Zealand and Ireland ad number 3 in the US.
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Microsoft to deliver ads for WSJ
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2008-01-29 22:55:36
Microsoft has scored another high-profile client for its advertising delivery services in the form of the Wall Street Journal digital network.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2008-01-29 22:55:36
Microsoft has scored another high-profile client for its advertising delivery services in the form of the Wall Street Journal digital network.
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Welcome the world of user-led innovation
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-01-26 17:39:34
A new report argues that social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and Wikipedia are merely the beginning of a paradigm shift that will see the innovation behind a vast range of new services and products, including physical goods, coming not from dedicated R&D and product development teams but from the huge community of ordinary users.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-01-26 17:39:34
A new report argues that social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and Wikipedia are merely the beginning of a paradigm shift that will see the innovation behind a vast range of new services and products, including physical goods, coming not from dedicated R&D and product development teams but from the huge community of ordinary users.
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"Wherefore by their web surfing shall ye know them"
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Services
2008-01-24 19:04:11
WebSpeakup, an add-on for Internet explorer, enables you to find out what your friends are doing on the web, what sites they are visiting, to chat with them, "interact in a whole new way" and even make friends with your mother-in-law!
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Services
2008-01-24 19:04:11
WebSpeakup, an add-on for Internet explorer, enables you to find out what your friends are doing on the web, what sites they are visiting, to chat with them, "interact in a whole new way" and even make friends with your mother-in-law!
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Putting the (Tin)finger on the famous
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-01-14 00:09:42
Tinfinger - a new web site for fans of famous people - launches today.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-01-14 00:09:42
Tinfinger - a new web site for fans of famous people - launches today.
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Cisco poised to enter social networking market - UPDATE
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-01-10 03:28:30
Cisco has for weeks now been letting information trickle out about its Entertainment Operating System (EOS), but it's rather more than an operating system: it's a software-as-a-service platform that enables content owners to easily distribute and monetise their content, and it's prompting leading commentators to ask if Cisco could be the next Facebook. (updated added at the end)
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-01-10 03:28:30
Cisco has for weeks now been letting information trickle out about its Entertainment Operating System (EOS), but it's rather more than an operating system: it's a software-as-a-service platform that enables content owners to easily distribute and monetise their content, and it's prompting leading commentators to ask if Cisco could be the next Facebook. (updated added at the end)
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LinkedIn adds application platform
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-12-11 01:02:55
LinkedIn, the 'serious' social networking service, has caught up with its peers by announcing APIs to allow the development of applications.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-12-11 01:02:55
LinkedIn, the 'serious' social networking service, has caught up with its peers by announcing APIs to allow the development of applications.
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Flirty bot passes for human
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-12-10 19:41:15
New software designed to conduct flirtatious conversations is good enough to fool people into thinking they are chatting with a human, a security company has warned.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-12-10 19:41:15
New software designed to conduct flirtatious conversations is good enough to fool people into thinking they are chatting with a human, a security company has warned.
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MySpace, Facebook a danger to our children?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-12-08 20:58:03
Recently parents at an Australian private school received a notice from the principal advising them that incidents of cyber bullying at the school had been discovered. The letter went on to warn parents that they should closely monitor the online activities of their children and stop them from joining social networks such as MySpace and Facebook. Is this sound advice or unnecessarily alarmist?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-12-08 20:58:03
Recently parents at an Australian private school received a notice from the principal advising them that incidents of cyber bullying at the school had been discovered. The letter went on to warn parents that they should closely monitor the online activities of their children and stop them from joining social networks such as MySpace and Facebook. Is this sound advice or unnecessarily alarmist?
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Facebook backs off on Beacon - sort of
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-12-06 16:32:31
Facebook has reworked its controversial Beacon advertising system in the wake of privacy complaints, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologising for a "bad job".
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-12-06 16:32:31
Facebook has reworked its controversial Beacon advertising system in the wake of privacy complaints, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologising for a "bad job".
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CA exposes sneaky Facebook tracking
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2007-12-02 22:35:25
Facebook's Beacon system is logging users' activities in a manner contrary to the company's stated practices according to a CA security researcher.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2007-12-02 22:35:25
Facebook's Beacon system is logging users' activities in a manner contrary to the company's stated practices according to a CA security researcher.
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Online banking, transactions and security – how safe are we really?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-02 04:41:04
As online criminals and hackers develop ever more sophisticated Trojans, spyware, botnets and attack vectors, are the banks, online stores, social networking sites and others really doing enough to keep their customers safe and secure?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-02 04:41:04
As online criminals and hackers develop ever more sophisticated Trojans, spyware, botnets and attack vectors, are the banks, online stores, social networking sites and others really doing enough to keep their customers safe and secure?
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Australians more comfortable with virtual identities than real self
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-11-30 03:47:23
Australians would rather be the personas they create for themselves online than their real selves, according to a new survey. What's more, with 9 out of 10 Australians aged between 16 and 49 now using the Internet, they are taking more risks with revealing personal information about themselves.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-11-30 03:47:23
Australians would rather be the personas they create for themselves online than their real selves, according to a new survey. What's more, with 9 out of 10 Australians aged between 16 and 49 now using the Internet, they are taking more risks with revealing personal information about themselves.
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Getalife aims to get you away from your computer screen
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-11-16 00:19:20
An Australian social networking website is dedicated to prising the cyber generation away from their computer screens, out into the real world and meeting face to face to indulge in group activities of all kinds.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-11-16 00:19:20
An Australian social networking website is dedicated to prising the cyber generation away from their computer screens, out into the real world and meeting face to face to indulge in group activities of all kinds.
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Motorola buys into Australian social networking site, Tilefile
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-11-15 13:36:48
Motorola's venture capital arm has taken equity in Sydney-based Tilefile, the developer of a social networking site based on proprietary technology that combines different forms of content into a single integrated file.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-11-15 13:36:48
Motorola's venture capital arm has taken equity in Sydney-based Tilefile, the developer of a social networking site based on proprietary technology that combines different forms of content into a single integrated file.
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Pacific Internet offers clean feed
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-11-13 23:59:21
ISP Pacific Internet is offering its business and government customers a content and site filtering service to block undesirable sites and materials.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-11-13 23:59:21
ISP Pacific Internet is offering its business and government customers a content and site filtering service to block undesirable sites and materials.
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44 percent of employers using Facebook to check on job candidates
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-11-07 19:16:25
iTWire reported a recent survey of employers in the UK showing that 7.5 percent of them were using social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace as an informal part of the referencing process. Now a survey in the US has put the figure at 44 percent.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-11-07 19:16:25
iTWire reported a recent survey of employers in the UK showing that 7.5 percent of them were using social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace as an informal part of the referencing process. Now a survey in the US has put the figure at 44 percent.
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