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LinkedIn Users Targeted By Spam Attack
The attack on the LinkedIn social network follows attacks on Twitter, Facebook and others
Facebook Crashes Twice In A Comedy Of Errors
Facebook has apologised for an outage yesterday that cut off “many” of its users, caused by mishandling an error code
Salesforce Upgrades Colloboration Tool With Chatter 2
Salesforce.com has revealed the next version of its Facebook-like Chatter collaboration platform, known as Chatter 2
Any Facebook Phone Would Fail
Just supposing Facebook was making a phone, says Don Reisinger. How stupid would that be?
Analysts Think Facebook Should Make A Soft Phone
Facebook denies it is making a phone. But if it did, it should stick to a softphone, like Skype or Google Voice, experts say
Facebook Brands Hacking A ‘Major Issue’
Facebook says that hacking scams have become a serious problem for the social network, and plans to implement additional security measures
Facebook Places ‘Checks In’ To Britain
Social networking giant Facebook has brought its new geolocation feature to the UK
Panda Warns Of Facebook, Twitter Risks For SMBs
Panda Security has detailed the dangers posed by social networking sites can be dangerous for SMBs in a new survey
Facebook Competitor Diaspora Releases Source Code
The open source community has gained its first glimpse of 'privacy-conscious' Facebook rival Diaspora's source code
Greenpeace Spoof Slates Facebook’s ‘Dirty Data’
A Greenpeace animated video called "The So Coal Network" is taking on the Facebook movie, "The Social Network"
Insurance Hike May Follow Facebook Burglaries
Price comparison site Confused.com is living up to its name as it says social media users will have to pay more for home insurance
Facebook’s Arrogance Points To Sociocultural Ignorance
Facebook's disregard for user privacy is well documented, but could this be a result of Zuckerberg's upbringing rather than mere greed, asks Clint Boulton
Government Urged To Engage Public Digitally
The government should be making more use of digital channels to provide better services and save money
Salesforce Chatter Coming To Smartphones
Salesforce.com is introducing Chatter Mobile, giving business users Facebook-style communication and collaboration tools while on the move
Facebook Adds Remote Log-out
The social networking site is giving users the ability to end sessions that have been opened on another machine
Green Attack On Facebook: Unfair, But Could It Help?
Greenpeace's campaign unfairly targets Facebook's very efficient data centre. But, Peter Judge asks, is changing behaviour about fairness?
Facebook Defends ‘Green’ Data Centre
Greenpeace may not "Like" it, but the Oregon data centre is more efficient where it is, says Facebook
Greenpeace Asks Facebook To ‘Unfriend’ Coal
Greenpeace's director, and 500,000 Facebook users, ask the company to use clean energy
Google Increases Pressure On Facebook With Start-up Buy
Google's acquired Angstro, building on the search engine's Zynga investment and acquisitions of Slide and Jambool
Facebook Rival Diaspora Set For September Launch
The developers of 'privacy-conscious' Facebook rival Diaspora claim the social network will be open-sourced on 15 September
Google Keeps Mum On UK Rollout Of VoIP Service
Google is staying quiet about its expansion plans for its Gmail VoIP service, despite clocking up more than 1 million calls in 24 hours
Facebook Says Zuckerberg-Power Is Feature, Not Bug
Facebook users can't block founder Mark Zuckerberg, because of a feature which prevents malicious campaigns, the company says
Facebook Users Can’t Block Founder Mark Zuckerberg
Founder Mark Zuckerberg has the ultimate admin power on Facebook, and cannot by blocked by anyone, reports say
Privacy Concerns Raised Over Facebook Places
Facebook's new location-powered Places feature could create risks and social pressures for users, analysts warn
Schmidt: Youngsters Will Be Haunted By Online Past
Young people may have to change their names to escape the shame of previous social networking activities, warns Google's CEO
Facebook Users Fall Prey To ‘Dislike’ Button Scam
Facebook users are being targeted with a bogus "dislike" button application in a new survey scam, warns Sophos
Facebook Patches Photo Flaw
The social networking site has fixed a bug that could have allowed attackers to users' full names and photos, and to verify email addresses
Mobile Volunteering Is Toss – But In A Good Way?
Orange's mobile volunteering plans are social media wank, says Peter Judge, but maybe that's the point
British Shoppers Spend £71 A Month Online
UK consumers are spending more on online goods, with 42.6 percent buying once a week - but they don't trust social networks