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SOCIAL NETWORKING USAGE SURGES GLOBALLY [STATS]
Written on 19 Mar, 2010 at 14:17 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
According to the Nielsen Company , the global average time spent per person on social networking sites is now nearly five and half hours per month (February 2010 data), with Facebook accounting for the majority of that time. That’s... (Continue reading)
HOW THE ROXY BECAME THE #1 VENUE ON TWITTER [INTERVIEW]
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 18:58 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
With over 26,000 followers, West Hollywood’s Roxy Theatre is the most popular club on Twitter . Just short of half a decade earlier, however, the fortunes of the historic venue and many of its neighbors on LA’s infamous Sunset... (Continue reading)
FACEBOOK THREATENS TO SUE DAILY MAIL OVER SEX PREDATOR CLAIMS
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 10:44 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
According to the Guardian and Global Dashboard , Facebook has threatened to sue Daily Mail over an article that wrongfully claimed Facebook makes it easy for older sex predators to approach and seduce minors. ... (Continue reading)
ON ANDROID, MYSPACE REIGNS SUPREME
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 23:42 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
Despite CEO drama , plummeting traffic and even declining mobile website usage , MySpace Mobile for Android is the most popular social app in the Android Market and the third most popular downloaded application overall. While Facebook might dominate... (Continue reading)
GROWTH OF THE INTERNET FROM 1998 TO 2008 [INFOGRAPHIC]
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 9:34 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
BBC News has a very cool interactive chart up, showing how the Internet grew from 1998 to 2008 in various parts of the world. In 1998, the only countries with significant Internet usage were the USA, Canada, Australia, New... (Continue reading)
BING TAKES ON “GOLIATH” GOOGLE WITH HUGE UK AD CAMPAIGN
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 9:34 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
It’s a bit funny to hear Microsoft referring to any other company as the “Goliath,” but when it comes to the business of search, there’s no doubt that Google has managed to overshadow Microsoft’s efforts, which prompted Microsoft to... (Continue reading)
ICYTE CREATES SHARABLE BOOKMARKS FROM HIGHLIGHTED TEXT
Written on 2 Mar, 2010 at 4:38 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here . The series is made possible... (Continue reading)
SOCIAL NETWORKS PLAY A MAJOR PART IN HOW WE GET NEWS [STATS]
Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 4:55 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
The latest study from Pew Internet analyzes the news consumers in America and various different ways of finding news. Based on a sample of 2,259 adults, the study reveals that three fourths of the people (75%) who find news... (Continue reading)
MYYEARBOOK REVENUE AT $20 MILLION ANNUALLY AND GROWING
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 17:25 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
Somewhat quietly, myYearbook remains one of the most popular social networking sites, with 20 million members and a place in the top 30 most trafficked websites in the U.S. Now, the site is publicly disclosing some of its financials... (Continue reading)
GOOGLE ITALY EXECUTIVES FOUND GUILTY OVER OFFENSIVE VIDEO
Written on 24 Feb, 2010 at 9:11 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
An Italian court in Milan has found three Google executives guilty (and acquitted the fourth) of privacy violations, convicting them to suspended six-month sentences. The Google employees were sued over a video posted to Google in 2006 , showing... (Continue reading)