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Google+ may be the newest kid in the social networking block, and everyone is lauding how quickly it rose to prominence as the must-join social network. But a Google engineer rants about how Google lacks the proper platform for social apps to begin with.

With Twitter having existed for five years now, you’d think they own the trademark to the “Tweet” name. However, they’ll be able to use the term legally as their own mark after settlement with Twitter advertising company Twittad.

After months of waiting, and amid the discovery of a leaked version from within the official iPhone version of the Facebook app, the official, free iPad-dedicated Facebook application is now available for download at the Apple iTunes app store.

We’ve seen movies based on videogames before, such as Pokemon, Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and more. A recent interview with the creators of Toy Story reveals that they’re planning to do a game on something radically different: social game Farmville.

Having a lot of friends on your social network can be great. That’s until you get a flood of emails and notifications. Google+ has recently opened to the public (without invitations) and early adopters are complaining about getting a deluge of updates. New notification settings will help minimize the clutter.

One of the great things about Star Trek was that, no matter where any ship went (except for Bakula’s ship, but let’s face it, no one cared too much about that), all the aliens spoke English. And sharp English, too–their English was better than some lifelong English speakers’ English. And [...]

Young people are often at the forefront of any technological trend, including gadgets, web applications and social networking. But even as the youth are more tech savvy, they are also likely to be victims of hack attacks, mostly involving social networks.

Have you ever been in a situation wherein something you share on social media goes viral, and the opinions are mostly negative? Did you get a lot of especially bad comments, and made you wish you could’ve locked your post before you shared it? If your answer to those questions [...]

Just a few days ago, we brought you word about Timelines, the small Chicago company that was looking to sue Facebook over the unauthorized use of the trademarked name in Facebook’s newest feature shown off at the f8 show, Timeline. And there’s been a bit of a setback for the [...]

With the ubiquity of mobile devices and the popularity of social networks, we’re increasingly connected as ever. But what if our favorite social network were tracking our each and every move?