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Say Hello to the New MySpace Profiles
MySpace is testing a completely redesigned version of its profile pages, we have confirmed with the company. “We’re testing a new look and feel of our site among users and the response so far has been positive,” MySpace said in a statement sent to Mashable. “As always, we’re interested in hearing feedback from our community [...]
Microsoft Launches Facebook and Windows Live Integration with the Outlook
Microsoft has launched Facebook and Windows Live Messenger provider which allows users to connect with social networks into Microsoft Outlookthrough the Outlook Social Connector as in last winter LinkedIn and MySpace for the Outlook Social Connector became available. So, the users who want to connect Outlook with Facebook and Windows Live may go for the following download links. Outlook [...]
Google Patches its Orkut Social Network
The team for the low-profile social network reports it is busily updating to keep up with open-source changes. Google’s Orkut social networking site has been beset with bugs lately, leading the company to apologize for spotty service. Orkut is an online community intended to make participants’ social life more active and stimulating. The Orkut engineering [...]
Twitter May Promote User Accounts For a Fee
Looking to get a few extra Twitter followers quick (I always am, follow me at @tecdiary), but don’t mind paying for them? You’re in luck: Twitter is apparently considering a promotional offering where users would pay to have their accounts promoted on the website. It’s not exactly clear how it would work, and whether the [...]
Lady Gaga Beats Obama to 10 Million Facebook Fans
Lady Gaga is the first living music artist to acquire 10 millionfans or “Likes” on Facebook, beating U.S. President Barack Obama by around 700,000. She reached the milestone earlier this weekend. Gaga previously made headlines for being the first currently producing music artist to reach one billion YouTube views, based on data provided by video analytics company Visible Measures. The late [...]
Google Employees Explain What It’s Like Working at Google
There’s an interesting thread today over at social news siteReddit, in which Google employees are asked to describe their experiences working for the Internet giant. The replies are anonymous, and should thus be taken with a grain of salt. But some seem genuine, revealing some fascinating tidbits about Google’s corporate culture, strategy and the day-to-day life of a [...]
MTV to Develop Social Games Based on Shows and Characters
MTV Networks has just acquired Social Express, a social game development company, for an undisclosed amount. By this fall, the network plans to launch several games based on Nickelodeon and MTV shows and characters. MTV will also be launching a platform for indie game developers. This will be MTV Networks’s first foray into social gaming. [...]
Google Hooks Up Social Search to Google Buzz
Today Google is updating its Social Search product to include results from social sites users have connected with Google Buzz. It’s a minor update, but one that will enhance the results users see from their circle of friends. Previously, Google Social Search only worked to pull in results based on the services included in users’ Google Profiles. Now [...]
Facebook Becoming a Prime Source for Divorce Case Evidence
It’s all good and fine to propose via Twitter these days or tochange your relationship status at the altar, but when your love has faded and your thoughts turn to divorce, you’d better un-friend your soon-to-be-ex long before the ink dries. What he or she sees on your profile may very well be used against you [...]
YouTube Adds an Online Video Editor
YouTube introduced video editor which allows users to edit their video contents online without the help of any third party application. According to
