We’re addicted to media and technology. News at 11.
What’s unnerving, and a touch depressing, is what we say about it when we’re forced to disconnect, even if it’s only for 24 hours.
In a global science study headed by the International Center for Media & the Public Agenda and the University of Maryland, students in nine countries …
Cyber criminals are turning their attention to social networks and cell phones, according to this year’s Internet Security Report by Symantec.
It makes perfect sense, if you think about it. Just like pickpockets on the street, internet criminals are going to do better if they hang out where most people are.
A decade ago, that was …
Photo site Flickr has just updated its sharing options, making it easier to post photos to other online services.
Flickr says it wants to be a hub for people’s photos. You upload them just once, then share them everywhere.
It makes sense when you think about it. Uploading the same photos to Flickr to share with your Flickr friends, …
Google is taking another step towards its own social network without actually building its own social network (the company insists it’s only building social layers on top of the web) with the “+1” button.
If you’re down with Facebook’s “Like” button, then Google’s hoping you’ll use the new +1 button, too. Simply put, here’s how Google …
The cloud? Good. No girlfriend? Bad. A cloud-based girlfriend? Better than no girlfriend, apparently.
The idea behind Cloud Girlfriend is simple: You pay a yet-to-be-determined price to have your ideal (yet not for real) girlfriend leave you loving messages on your Facebook Wall for all to see.
It’s an easy four-step process, says …
We’ve all got friends who act high and mighty about eschewing social networks in favor of real-life interactions. Finally, there’s a product for them.
It’s called Reality, and it has a website, a press release and even an API. The CEO? Al Donai. The CFO? Lore Dee. Har har.
I won’t spoil the rest of the joke. Head to Reality’s …
First Google did it, then Facebook, and now Twitter’s following suit, adding an option to permanently shore up your account’s defenses courtesy the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, commonly abbreviated HTTPS.
Normally you type ‘http’ into your URL bar to conjure a website, but if you’ve ever used a service like online banking, you …
As someone who is always trying to look for a recommended dog sitter or the cheapest place to buy dog food, Pawsley makes sense. The social networking site is like a Facebook for pet owners. Instead of annoying everyone on your News Feed about your desire to figure out why Bruno keeps peeing on the bed, you can just post your request to …
The new Facebook “Like” settings have changed, triggering the always-dependable user panic we’ve seen from previous Facebook alterations like “Privacy-Gate” or the not-to-be-underestimated “News Feed Revolt.” This time, change comes to the little blue thumb.
(More on Techland: Facebook Adds “Civil Union” To Its …
Picking up your landline phone and dialing in to vote for Clay Aiken on American Idol is so 2003, and texting ‘VOTE’ over and over for the sake of David Archuleta is so 2008. The latest way to vote for your favorite Idol? Via Facebook.
Entertainment Weekly reports that ‘American Idol’ has finally decided to take advantage of social …
Today, Facebook relationship statuses made strides for gay rights by including civil union and domestic partnership as relationship status options.
Done with the consultation of national LGBT and human rights organizations, the changes are reflected in the profiles of users in North America, France, the U.K. and Australia – a …
Plenty of parents worry about their kids’ online activities and their presence on social networks. Last week, the first lady even weighed in on the topic, saying that her daughters, ages 9 and 12, shouldn’t be on Facebook. But what’s a parent to do with their Internet-savvy tween who wants to stay connected with friends?
A new startup …
