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• iGoogle Finally Goes Social

  BNET - 2009-08-12

  Google today released a host of new gadgets and an "Update" feature to its customizable home page offering, iGoogle, in the U.S. that mirror many of the functions on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, such as the ability to share story links on status updates, play multiplayer games...

  Tags: gadget, social networking, status update

• Krystal Blitz Gets Boost on Facebook, Twitter

  BNET - 2009-08-11

  Krystal Restaurants has kicked off a weeklong giveaway to promote its new Krystal Blitz energy drink. Each day through Aug. 17, the southern quick service chain will hide links on its Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube pages that direct participants to a coupon for a free 20-ounce Krystal Blitz. Once...

  Tags: Social Media, coupon, Energy Drink

• Twitter Attack Knocks Out Service Again

  BNET - 2009-08-11

  Twitter experiences another distributed-denial-of-service attack, knocking out the microblogging service for a time. The attack follows a security incident Aug. 6 when Twitter was one of several Websites affected by a DDoS attack targeting a pro-Georgian blogger.Twitter's servers were hit Aug. 11 with another distributed denial-of-service attack, sending the microblogging...

  Tags: Attack, Twitter, distributed denial of service

• Why Streamy Could be the Next FriendFeed

  BNET - 2009-08-11

  In wake of the news of the FriendFeed acquisition by Facebook, we're faced with the real possibility that FriendFeed.com will be shut down for good. According to the press release, "FriendFeed.com will continue to operate normally for the time being..." In other words, it's only a matter of time before...

  Tags: Twitter, service, story, Facebook, friend

• More Companies Firing People Over Social Media (Mis)use

  BNET - 2009-08-11

  Employees should be more careful than ever about what sort of work-related information they post online.  A new report indicates that companies are growing increasingly aware of inappropriate sharing, with many incidents resulting in someone getting fired. Proofpoint found that businesses have definitely become wary about blogs.  An official statement...

  Tags: Twitter, Internet, employee, Social Media, Proofpoint Inc.

• Microsoft: IE6 Cannot Die

  BNET - 2009-08-11

  We here at Mashable have been big proponents of eliminating Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) from the web. As we passionately argued in IE6 Must Die for the Web to Move On, the outdated browser is stifling innovation, breaking websites, and hurting the advancement of new web technology. A lot...

  Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

• Facebook Users - Here's What FriendFeed Brings to the Family

  BNET - 2009-08-10

  It's going to be a little like the Brady Bunch, this union between Facebook and the just-acquired social networking service FriendFeed. Both families will influence each other a lot, though Facebook is far, far bigger. (The youngest one in curls!) FriendFeed was co-founded by Paul Buchheit, the man who invested...

  Tags: Facebook

• Facebook Buys FriendFeed, A Consolation Prize For Failing to Buy Twitter

  BNET - 2009-08-10

  Facebook aims to plug in its real-time content gap by buying FriendFeed, a social network aggregator that lets users create custom feeds from content from Facebook, Digg, YouTube and other services. One analyst says FriendFeed is Facebook's consolation prize for failing to buy popular microblog service Twitter. After failing to...

  Tags: Twitter, Facebook

• Foreign Media Banned in Iran so Twitter and YouTube Rock On

  BNET - 2009-06-16

  News coverage of the situation in Tehran and other Iranian cities today has reverted back to the early stages of the rebellion last Saturday, i.e., once again we have to get most of our news from social media. The reason is that the Iranian government has today banned foreign media...

  Tags: Media, Social Media, YouTube Inc., Twitter, Iran, David Weir

• Media Roundup: "Don't Click" Message Hijacks Twitter, Sony Reaches Agreement with YouTube and More

  BNET - 2009-02-13

  In Today's Media Roundup: Facebook devalued to $3.7 billion, "Don't Click" message hijacks Twitter, Baltimore Sun closes bureau, Sony reaches agreement with YouTube, Midway declared bankruptcy, Google stops radio ad program and YouTube offers downloads. by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Media, YouTube Inc., Agreement, Video, Twitter, Corporate Communications, Litigation, Marketing, Business Operations, Sean Blanda