Microsoft began rolling out its redesigned MSN homepage on March 9, five months after first previewing the newly streamlined Website. Among other new features, Microsoft has integrated social-networking services such as Twitter and Facebook into the homepage, as well as MSN Local Edition, which tailors news and information to the users geographical location. Microsoft executives have previously noted that the redesign is intended to appeal not only to consumers, but also to advertisers, as Microsoft and Yahoo engage in a three-way battle with Google for users and advertising dollars.
In a presentation at RSA, Sophos security expert Graham Cluley outlined some of the main threats targeting Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites and what strategies need to be adopted to fight them. – From Koobface to spam to fake Facebook Fan pages, attacks targeting social networks are evolving to bring a new level of insecurity to an enterprise
In a presentation at RSA, Sophos security expert Graham Cluley outlined some of the main threats targeting Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites and what strategies need to be adopted to fight them.
Introducing a virtual currency in an online game or social Web site isn’t simply a way to print money without paper.
Facebook CEO Markz Zuckerberg and his employees Feb. 23 secured a patent for technology related to its vaunted News Feed, securing the foundation of the social network for years to come. Since feeds have become the staple of social networks MySpace and Twitter, some bloggers see the patent as a cautionary flag for rival social networks and services that may choose to render content in a fashion similar to the News Feed
Soldiers and other Department of Defense employees may now access and use sites such as Facebook and Flickr via unclassified Defense networks.
Social networking behemoth Facebook reported a glitch in a software update caused users’ private messages to land in the wrong in-boxes, stoking new fears over the site’s security. – The ubiquitous social networking site Facebook announced a technical glitch resulted in the web site temporarily sending private messages to the wrong users inboxes
Yammer, which competes with Socialtext, Socialcast, IBM and Cisco Systems, on March 1 will launch Yammer Communities, a free service that lets workers extend microblogging beyond the firewalled confines of corporate e-mail domains. With Yammer Communities, users create private B2B microblogging networks through which to coordinate with external contacts
Twitter Feb. 22 said its users were tweeting a combined 50 million times each day, indicating a huge bump in Twitter use despite claims that the Twitter machine is slowing. However, Twitter faces steep social networking competition from Facebook and now Google Buzz If the growth rate keeps up, it could signal great things for the microblog service, which is building professional services and an ad platform around which to make money
Advertisers, gamers, and other users of the social network will have an easier way to pay for their online activities.
Hi there and welcome to my little space on the web. I am Ben and actually I live in Rome, as many says The Eternal City. I like to write on a variety of topics, especially local events where I am able to jump in and participate. I prefer to write as a participant, not as a bystander so I will frequently attend local events and will write about. If not me directly, then someone from our team or whoever else is in attendance.
