Facebook Connect Comes to MySpace

• January 17th, 2010 by Ann Smarty

It had been rumored for some time that Facebook Connect was coming to MySpace. However that was not confirmed until a few days ago when it became fill integration. Once deemed arch enemies, MySpace has now integrated Facebook Connect into its Fan Video service. This brings the relationship between both social networking sites to a whole new level.… Read more

FBI Uses Facebook to Track Down Criminal

• January 11th, 2010 by Orrett

By now you’re probably aware that whatever you do on social networking sites, you should never do anything illegal as big brother is watching you. But what if you’re in another country? Well same rule applies as a certain Colombian youth has realized.… Read more

A ‘Refreshing’ Look at Social Media

• January 4th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar

The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event in America.  Fans pay almost as much attention to the commercials as they do the game.  Companies spend millions of dollars for a 30 second spot during the game, but this year, for the first time in 23 years, Pepsi will not run a Super Bowl ad.… Read more

Is Facebok the Modern-Day “Little Black Book”?

• December 29th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

Facebook and other social media sites are easy ways for old friends to reconnect and long-lost relatives to get caught up on family happenings. But they’re also being used in another way, particularly Facebook. Divorce attorneys have started looking at the activity of suspected philandering spouses to determine if any shared information could be used as evidence in court. … Read more

Facebook Testing Reply by Email

• December 24th, 2009 by Orrett

If you’re like me you get anywhere between 200-300 email notifications from Facebook and its applications daily, so much to the point that I have set my Windows Live inbox to automatically filter such emails to a specific folder and thus limit clutter in my inbox.… Read more

Facebook: The New Requirement in Academia

• December 15th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

The number of uses for the Internet is limitless in today’s society.  Knowledge and the ability to use and understand social media is almost a prerequisite for anyone in the workforce. Students, teachers, and employers have found that tools like Facebook have an essential place in today’s world.  Schools use the online tools for purposes of both learning and for… Read more

Facebook Fights Spam or Just Another Usability Issue

• December 3rd, 2009 by Ann Smarty

Facebook can be weird. Just yesterday I spent like an hour trying firgure out how one creates a group. I refused to search that on Google because I thought it should somewhere and I just couldn’t see it (can you do me a favor and try to find “Create group” feature in Facebook and let me know how much … Read more

MySpace to Integrate Facebook Connect?

• November 27th, 2009 by Orrett

Although the condition of MySpace is not as dire as many are making it out to be, its clear that the once king of the social networks is wearing a tarnished crown (or now crown at all) as the popularity of its arch rival Facebook continues to grow.… Read more

Social Media May Be More Revealing Than You Think

• October 15th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

An experiment by MIT involving social media has been almost as revealing as what others can learn about you from an online social media site. Many people sign on to the social media sites in order to reconnect with old friends, new friends, and family members but many may fail to understand just what a profile on sites like MySpace,… Read more

Facebook Humor: the Internet is Buzzing with Funny Facebook Screenshots

• October 9th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar

Facebook humor is becoming the whole new genre: there are plenty of fake screenshots and funny catches across the Internet people eagerly share. Here are just a few really examples of funny Facebook screenshots.… Read more