It’s not all about the facebooks, myspaces and twitters out there. By focusing only on the mainstream social networks crammed down our throats by the likes of Rupert Murdoch, Google and other multi-million dollar giants, are we missing out on the last corners of the web that actually speak our language?
I at least assume that [...]
After a long-running battle between social networking rivals, Facebook and ConnectU, the embarrasing episode may be coming to an end with Facebook (formerly ‘TheFacebook’) settling the case with ConnectU (formerly ‘Harvard Connection’) for an undisclosed amount.
The bitter row started after the founders of ConnectU accused Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook co-founders of stealing their lucrative idea [...]
(Associated Press) A Canadian hacker inadvertently exposed a number of private photos of Paris Hilton when he exploited a security hole on the social network, Facebook that allowed access to thousands of private images in user accounts. The images included a previously unreleased library of photos of Hilton at a post-emmy awards party and were [...]
Social networking: the art of making ‘friends’ online with scores of sickeningly jolly people you’ll most likely never meet.
If this description rings true, perhaps social networks aren’t for you - after all, the ‘real world’ caters quite well for the socially inept, so it was only a matter of time before a number of [...]
Ah MetroFunk, where do I even start? First of all, this is an invite only social network for schmoozing with “Trend Setters, nightlife personalities, fashion designers yadiyada..” so if you actually enjoy the company of the arrogant, elitist, self-proclaimed in-crowd, you might want to join this site.
Join the site, that is.. if they deem you [...]
I don’t mean to be alarmist, but I do love a catchy headline, and nothing beats scaring the crap out of your readers. I enjoy it.
But on a serious note, these dangers are real - and they’re approaching fast, so if you want to avoid the top 5 web startup hazards of 2008, read on.. [...]
When you sign up to a web service, do you know who you’re dealing with? A common rant of mine is when a company gets too big, they get…well… a bit evil. Here’s a quick run-down of websites that are going straight to hell…
1. Yahoo! - Search giant Yahoo! have plenty to shout about when [...]
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 [...]
Facebook has announced that it has acquired Parakey, a startup run by Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt, co-founders of Mozilla Firefox, an open-source and non-profit web browser. Ross and Hewitt will join Facebook’s team to work on the development of Facebook Platform and the company’s website.
Blake and Joe built the Firefox web browser and then [...]