The beautifully polished, infinitely browsable iPad/iPhone “social magazine” Flipboard is one of the best ways I know to find interesting stuff to read. Starting now, it’s going beyond words by adding a whole new kind of content: …
Social Networking
Could iOS Photo Sharing Be Apple’s Next Ping-like Social Failure?
Apple’s enjoyed success in almost everything it’s done lately, with the exception of social networking.
The company may try to change that with iOS 6, the next version of its iPhone and iPad software. Unnamed “people familiar …
New Google+ for iPhone Is a Slick Wonder (Still Needed: a Decent Google+ for iPad)
Keeping up with Google+ is — for me — a never-ending roller-coaster ride. At first, I loved Google’s social network. Then it slipped out of my list of daily must-visit sites, in part because the quality of the conversation …
Like to Brag on Facebook or Twitter? That’s Because Self-Disclosure Is like Eating and Sex, Says Study
We love talking about ourselves, we really do — that’s what a group of Harvard neuroscientists found while testing the theory that we’re big on self-disclosure, anyway. In fact, say the scientists, we love self-disclosure so …
How to Create Your Own Healthy Eating Plan with Pinterest
Remember the days of cooking alongside Mom as you read the ingredients from a much-loved, oil-stained recipe book? Ah yes, the glory days (and stained recipes) will hold a nostalgic place in our hearts, but things have since …
Color’s Video-Sharing App: Now Optimized for Verizon
Back in March of last year, an innovative but ill-fated iPhone and Android app named Color debuted. It let you share photos with nearby folks who you didn’t necessarily know; the idea was that it would be cool for use at …
Facebook Now Lets Organ Donors Tell Their Friends
Not content with merely changing the world, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks he can save a few lives as well.
Starting today, Facebook users in the United States and United Kingdom can post organ donor status to their …
Glimpse: A Facebook-Powered Pinterest Clone Without the Human Feel
Pinterest, which lets you collect and share images and links from around the web, is quirky, addictive — and wildly popular. So it’s not surprising that it’s also proving to be influential. It sure influenced Glimpse, a new …
Foursquare Sees Stars, Signs with Hollywood Talent Agency
In a rare move for a social media site, Foursquare has partnered with United Talent Agency to promote its presence in Hollywood.
The details of the arrangement are vague, but Variety notes that the move is probably geared …
Google+ Gets More Colorful with Big Redesign
Google+ has always worked just fine. When it comes to uploading photos from Android phones and engaging in discussions with large groups of people, it’s actually more convenient than Facebook, not to mention Hangouts are pretty …
Wavii: The World Reorganized to Look like Facebook
Before the dawn of Facebook, the notion of organizing information into never-ending feeds of terse status updates would have sounded like gobbledegook. But Facebook proves that when it comes to keeping track of your friends’ …
Dear Facebook: Here’s How to Not Screw Up Instagram
First, an important disclaimer: I’m not predicting that Facebook is going to ruin Instagram, the wonderful photo-sharing service for smartphones which it is acquiring.
True, when I think of startups Facebook has acquired, I …