TechCrunch As We Know It May Be Over
Published By Shadowon On Tuesday, September 6th 2011. Under Social Networks, Technology, Truthseeker Tags: Airbnb, AOL, CrunchFund, Investment, Kevin Rose, Loïc Le Meur, MG Siegler, Michael Arrington, Shervin Pishevar, TechCrunch
By MG Siegler
This is a post I never thought I’d have to write. Unfortunately, I do. And the worst part about it is that it should be Michael Arrington writing this post, not me.
But he can’t.
TechCrunch is on the precipice. As soon as tomorrow, Mike may be thrown out of the ... Continue Reading
Facebook And Lamebook Settle Trademark Dispute
Published By Shadowon On Sunday, September 4th 2011. Under Entertainment, Social Networks Tags: Copyright, Facebook, Infringement, Joshua Huck, Lamebook, Like Button, Parody, Trademark
Lamebook, which is a service that collects photos and post that users posts on Facebook, has reached an agreement with Facebook in their trademark dispute.
Facebook sued Lamebook about a year ago, claiming that that the website was a trademark infringement. Lamebook, however, claimed that the name and the service is ... Continue Reading
Skype Launches Their Own App Store
Published By Shadowon On Monday, August 29th 2011. Under Downloads, Mobile, Social Networks Tags: App Directory, App Store, Chat room, Sharing, Skype, Video Recorder, Videoconferencing
Skype has just launched their own App Directory, similar to Apple's App Store. It has previously been possible to download third party applications for Skype, but they are now gathered in a central location.
Currently, the number of applications reasonably limited, as there are only 23 programs available in the store. ... Continue Reading
PlayStation Home Gets a Solid Makeover
Published By Shadowon On Tuesday, August 23rd 2011. Under Entertainment, Gaming, Social Networks Tags: Facebook, Gaming, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Home, Social Media, Sony, Twitter, Virtual world
Sony lauched PlayStation Home in 2008, as a virtual world for the PlayStation 3 and the service has more than 23 million registered users. Now it seems like Sony has got even bigger plans for PlayStation Home in the future.
Until now, the service has focused on creating a believable universe ... Continue Reading
Germany: Facebook Like Button Violates Privacy Laws
Published By Shadowon On Monday, August 22nd 2011. Under Security, Social Networks Tags: European Union, Facebook, Germany, Like Button, Privacy, Schleswig-Holstein, Security
The German activist group, the Independent Center for Privacy Protection (ULD), which protect Internet users privacy, claims that Facebook is using the Like button to track their users interests.
The group argues that the procedure is illegal under both German and European data laws. According to the ULD, users must be ... Continue Reading
This is Sony Ericsson’s New Music Phone
Published By Shadowon On Monday, August 22nd 2011. Under Mobile, Social Networks, Videos Tags: Android, Facebook, Live with Walkman, Mobile Phone, Music, Qriocity, Sony Ericsson, Walkman
It's been a while since we've heard anything about the music phones from Sony Ericsson, with the Walkman logo. With the new Sony Ericsson music phone, "Live with Walkman", the company promises a phone for people who love both music and Facebook.
The specifications, however, is not the hottest around. With ... Continue Reading
Google+ Rolls Out Gaming Service
Published By Shadowon On Sunday, August 14th 2011. Under Gaming, Google, Social Networks Tags: Bejeweled Blitz, Facebook Credits, Google, Google Plus, LabPixies, PopCap Games, Wooga, Zynga
As part of Google's investment in the social network, Google+ , the company has teamed up with several famous game developers. Some of these are PopCap, Zynga, Rovio, Bioware and Funzio. As soon as the rollout of Google+ is complete, a "games" button will appear on your page.
As a temporary ... Continue Reading
Hacker Group Threatens to Attack Facebook
Published By Shadowon On Thursday, August 11th 2011. Under Social Networks, Truthseeker, Videos Tags: Anonymous, Egypt, Facebook, Hacker group, Social network, Syria, Twitter, YouTube
In a video clip on YouTube (see below), members who are alleged to be from the hacker group Anonymous, are threatening to launch an attack on Facebook, on November 5. The group accuses Facebook to spy on its users and to cooperate with government authorities.
Here's the full transcript of the ... Continue Reading
Twitter Buys Social Networking Site Bagcheck
Published By Shadowon On Tuesday, August 9th 2011. Under Social Networks Tags: AdGrok, Bagcheck, Google, Luke Wroblewski, Sam Pullara, Social network, TweetDeck, Twitter
Yesterday, it was announced that Bagcheck has been acquired by Twitter. Bagcheck is a web service that lets users create their own lists of products or services they recommend to others.
It is still uncertain how the service will be used by Twitter, but with this acquisition the company gains access ... Continue Reading
Google+ is the World’s Fastest Growing Website
Published By Shadowon On Saturday, August 6th 2011. Under Google, Social Networks Tags: Comscore, Facebook, Google, Google Plus, MySpace, Social network service, Twitter, Unique user
Google+ has already reached 25 million unique visitors, since the beta launch in late June. The social networking service also continues to grow with around one million new visitors a day, acoording to the comScore, which analyzes Web traffic.
Google+ reached 25 million unique visitors in a shorter amount of time ... Continue Reading
Randi Zuckerberg Leaves Facebook to Start New Social Media Firm
Published By Shadowon On Thursday, August 4th 2011. Under Social Networks, Technology Tags: Business, Company, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Randi Zuckerberg, RtoZ Media, Social Media
Facebook's marketing director, Randi Zuckerberg, announced yesterday that she is leaving the company after six years to start a new media firm to help companies become more social. Randi Zuckerberg is also the sister of Facebook's CEO and co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
In her resignation letter, wich can be read in full ... Continue Reading
























