What exactly is this Social Media malarkey, and why do some people reach the lofty status of influential rockstar while others fall flat on their faces?
There seems to be a growing consensus among the down-trodden majority that social media simply isn’t fair, and that a handful of power-users must have got where they are by [...]

I need to get this off my chest before I embark on a killing spree. The websites mentioned in this list are some of my favourite sites, which are ruined by completely useless features that either need to be fixed or removed completely.
1. Twitter’s Public Timeline - Brilliant, I mean who doesn’t want to see [...]

According to the Google Blog, a spokesman for the search giant has hinted at a new strategy to reduce the page-rank of sites linked from social bookmarking site Digg.
The move is said to mirror the recent punishment of blogs relying on “un-natural linking strategies” such as sites which take part in paid reviews or paid [...]

Curious about Yahoo!’s new live webcam chat service, I sat in on a short session hosted by Digg’s Kevin Rose, hoping to find fault with the service and gather plenty of ammunition info for a review.
I wasn’t disappointed, and immediately the bugs and frustrations began to appear.
I tried to set up my camera - no [...]

Image sharing underdog, Photobucket have announced new features for public photos that integrate with Digg, allowing users to digg images directly from the site.

No doubt photobucket are simply jumping on the bandwagon after seeing so many Flickr images appearing on the front page of Digg, and the popularity of anything marked [pic] on the social-voting [...]

Google is experimenting with a controversial new feature that could change the way search results are indexed forever. Instead of relying solely on algorithmic methods to determine relevance, they’re injecting a Digg style voting system, which allows users to remove search results or reorder them as they see fit.
This should be quite worrying for Digg [...]

It doesn’t matter if you’re an absolute beginner, or a seasoned entreprenuer, it’s a fair bet that you can’t help but give at least a passing glance to the success stories that seem to redefine the internet overnight, and think to yourself, “if I could just emulate that magic formula..”
Well, I don’t think there’s such [...]

There are hundreds of Digg-clones out there, and none of them seem to be any good. iliketotallyloveit reminds me of Digg but to call it a clone would be doing it a disservice, as this one differs enough to be worth a look.
Rather than focus on websites and blog articles, ‘ilike’ allows users to share [...]

The Future of Web Apps Expo ‘07 hits London, with Kevin Rose (Pownce/Digg), Dav Morin (Facebook) and Michael Arrington (Techcrunch) among the guest speakers.
Running from the 3rd to the 5th October, the event features workshops from Yahoo!’s Steve Souders and Six Apart marketing director, Deborah Schultz.
The Expo Pass is only £5, allowing access to the [...]