Topic: Social network

Facebook For Couples Is Not One Size Fits All
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Facebook For Couples Is Not One Size Fits All

The thought of sharing my Facebook page with my husband makes me throw up a little in my mouth.  Not because I have anything to hide, I just, well, need my own life to stay mine.  Not everyone feels this way, though.  … [Read more...]

Pinterest Sales Are Underreported; Promotions Double Them
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Pinterest Sales Are Underreported; Promotions Double Them

Pinterest sales are not what they seem to be.  In fact, they are likely underreported (by a lot), according Sharad Verma, the CEO and co-founder of leading Pinterest analytics company Pinfluencer. Verma refutes a … [Read more...]

Instagram Hits 100 Million Active Users
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Instagram Hits 100 Million Active Users

In a blog post today, Instagram announced it has reached 100 million active users.  That milestone comes in just two and half years from its launch. “It’s easy to see this as an accomplishment for a company, but … [Read more...]

Here’s Why Paid App.net Members Aren’t Angry About The Freemium Model
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Here’s Why Paid App.net Members Aren’t Angry About The Freemium Model

Today, App.net launched its freemium model to the world, allowing paid users to invite people to sign-up for free App.net accounts.  The launch caught many people by surprise, me included, since the original idea behind … [Read more...]

Why Is My Plumber Endorsing My HTML Skills on LinkedIn?
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Why Is My Plumber Endorsing My HTML Skills on LinkedIn?

The other day, I got an email alert that said my plumber had endorsed my HTML skills on LinkedIn.  I wondered, how did my plumber know anything about my HTML skills, and why is he allowed to do that anyway?  Endorsing … [Read more...]

Do Bad Economic Times Benefit LinkedIn?
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Do Bad Economic Times Benefit LinkedIn?

Yesterday, LinkedIn reported Q4 2011 earnings, beating the street with $167.7 million in revenue (analysts expected $159.72 million in revenue) an increase of 105% compared to Q4 2010 revenue of $81.7 million. Net income … [Read more...]

Facebook’s Future Looks Good
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Facebook’s Future Looks Good

This week at f8, Facebook's developer conference, the company announced several new features including its realtime sharing functionality, subscriptions, deeper integration with content, and its brand new profile design … [Read more...]

New Facebook Features Further Blur the Lines Between Social Networks
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New Facebook Features Further Blur the Lines Between Social Networks

Facebook recently launched its new subscriptions feature the other day.  Subscriptions are a way to follow people's public updates who you aren't friends with on the site. In theory this subscriptions feature sounds … [Read more...]

Why Hasn’t Google Shut Down Orkut Yet?
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Why Hasn’t Google Shut Down Orkut Yet?

During the Google+ hype a few months back it seemed as if everyone was so excited that Google finally had a social network.  And while I agree with the fact that Google+ was a substantial milestone for the Internet … [Read more...]

Facebook Launches Subscriptions. A Jab At Twitter?
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Facebook Launches Subscriptions. A Jab At Twitter?

As similar as Facebook and Twitter are in the sense that they’re both social networks that allow users to communicate between, interact with, and stalk follow one-another online, the fact of the matter is that the two … [Read more...]