Digital measurement company “comScore” has scored Google+ as having 25m+ users, getting to that rather nice number super quickly.

The “Motley Fool” reckons there are three reasons why MySpace “really” died, but are the fools just fools or at they onto something?

With half of MySpace’s staff getting the sack following the buyout by Specific Media, will Justin Timberlake’s upcoming “MySpace exclusive” score a home run with end-users, or fail to get past first base?

Murdoch’s MySpace is no longer, with ad-firm “Specific Media” buying the troubled social networking site for hundreds of millions of dollars less than the Sun King paid for it.

Digital media company Specific Media has bought ailing social networking site MySpace from News Corporation, and Emmy and Grammy winning artist Justin Timberlake will take an ownership stake and play a major role in developing the creative direction and strategy for the company.

Social media is an ever-increasing buzzword in the business world of today, and while some may consider it mollycoddling to generation Y, it is becoming apparent to CIOs and IT leaders that “none” is no longer an acceptable answer to the question “What is your social media strategy?”    

Cisco has announced SocialMiner, software that enables companies to find and proactively respond to customers and prospects communicating through social media networks like Twitter and Facebook, or other public forums or blogging sites.

Microsoft has released the 2011 version of Windows Live Essentials, the consumer embodiment of its 'software plus services' strategy.

Google has started to allow the use of OpenID to simplify the process of creating a Google account.

Will there end up being a big stink over Apple’s attempt to create a social music network inside of iTunes, or will Ping bring Apple the social networking buzz Google craves but can’t get?