Tag: Social networking
Ronaldo is sport's most effective social networker, says Facebook exec
Christiano Ronaldo has been crowned the most effective social networker in sport, according to Facebook's Head of International Business Development Christian Hernandez. Speaking at the third annual Global Sports Forum in Barcelona today, Hernandez praised the way the Real Madrid…
MWC 2011: HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa Facebook phones video preview
The rumours surrounding a link-up between HTC and Facebook ahve proven true with the release of the HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa handsets. Relatively low spec Android models (the QWERTY packing ChaCha has a 600MHz processor and 2.6" touchscreen,…
You've got tweet: Email usage drops 59% among teenagers who prefer mobile and Twitter
In news that will make Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg jump with joy, email usage among teenagers between 12 and 17 fell a massive 59% in the past year, according to a study from ComScore. Mobile SMS, and instant messaging…
Facebook-branded HTC phones for MWC 2011 reveal
Facebook and HTC are to enter into a mobile hardware partnership according to City AM. Bearing the Facebook "branding and colours", the HTC smartphones will be optimised for use with the world's largest social network. While it's a very-possible partnership,…
iTunes 10 gets more social as Ping adds collaborative playlists
iTunes has just got a little more social, as the built-in social network Ping has now added a collaborative playlist feature. An arrow next to playlists in iTunes now offers the option to "Publish Playlist", sharing the collected tracks with…
Google Latitude Comes To The iPhone
Google Latitude is finally available for iPhone users. Latitude is a friend location-tracking feature that works as a part of Google Maps. It has been available to users running alternative OSes such as Android or Symbian for a number…
Flowd Launches: The Music Lovers Version Of FourSquare?
Flowd, a free location-based mobile app launched today for both iPhone and Android smartphones. The app allows fans to directly interact with their favourite musicians and bands and it allows musicans to keep their Fans up-to-date with their latest…
72% of Brits social network in bed, instead of doing…other things…
So it's official: us Brits are more jacked-into the network than a stony faced Keanu Reeves in The Matrix. According to a new survey from hotel-chain Travelodge, 72% of UK surfers can't sleep without checking up on social networks like…
Facebook granted "Face" trademark
After months of legal wranglings, it looks as though Facebook will soon own the trademark for the word "Face". Zuckerberg's empire have had their trademark application accepted by the US Patent and Trade Office, with the reins passing to them…
APP OF THE DAY: Path – The Personal Network
While everyone and their cat may well already be using Facebook, we've all at some point or other longed for a more intimate way to share our social lives on the net. Scaling back Facebook's mammoth user base by 499,999,950…
