Microsoft says its socl.com launch was an accident, but the company was most likely trying to gauge a reaction, says Nicholas Kolakowski
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Huddle To Handle Restricted Government Documents
Huddle's collaboration application has been accredited by the government to handle restricted access data
Polycom Releases SMB Video Collaboration Platform
The system includes two room and one monitor video conferencing systems and five software licences
Facebook To Google+: Ten Reasons To Switch
Facebook is a hugely successful social network, but the features in Google+ could tempt some users away
Microsoft Offers Bounty For Rustock Operators
Microsoft has offered $250,000 for information leading to the conviction of the Rustock botnet's operators
RPost Sues Adobe Over EchoSign Signatures
RPost has lodged a patent lawsuit against Adobe for technology the company only acquired days ago
Google Unlocks The Data That Facebook Hoards
The Data Liberation Front fights Facebook by making it easy for users to take Google+ data with them
Google To Announce Business Profiles Trial This Week
Companies selected to take part in Google's business profiles trial will be informed this week
Microsoft Bans Weak Passwords On Hotmail
Hotmail users will be prevented from using easy-to-guess passwords, to protect against dictionary attacks
Anonymous Launches ‘AnonPlus’ Social Network
Hacktivist group Anonymous has been banned from Google+, and is working on its own social network, AnonPlus
Leaked ‘Tulalip’ Site Points To Microsoft Social Efforts
A leaked web page suggests that Microsoft might be stepping up its social networking efforts
Facebook’s Web Presence Creeps Up On Google
Google still rules the search market in the UK, but Facebook's popularity is starting to impact on web traffic
China Loses More Than A Million Websites
A Chinese government think tank says that the number of websites in China has nearly halved since 2009
Facebook Launches App For Feature Phones
Facebook's Every Phone app brings social networking to phones dumber than a smartphone
Analyst Predicts 20m Google+ Users By Weekend
One analyst predicts Google's social networking site could reach 20 million users by this weekend
Yammer Opens European HQ In London’s Tech City
Enterprise social network Yammer has opened a new European headquarters at London's 'Silicon Roundabout'
Study: Cyberstalking Victims Need More Support
The first ever British cyberstalking study reveals that two-thirds of victims want more support
Yahoo Denies Spying On Mail Users
Consumer group Which? claims that Yahoo is snooping on users' mail, but Yahoo says this is standard practice
Google+ User Estimate Hints At Rapid Growth
Google+ is estimated to have signed up at least 5 million users in the United States alone
Facebook Needs ‘Major Rewrite’ Warns Database Guru
Facebook's reliance on MySQL is unsustainable and requires a total rewrite, warns Michael Stonebraker
Facebook Hit By Video Calling Scam
Just days after launch, the scammers have started hitting on Facebook’s video callers with a fake application
Ofcom Asked To Reconsider News Corp BSkyB Bid
The culture secretary has written to Ofcom and the OFT asking for a fresh take on News Corp's bid for BSkyB
Video Calling Trend Adds A New Face To Social Networks
Facebook Video Calling with Skype is attracting interest from all sides of the industry, including scammers
Hacker ‘Discovers’ Facebook Music Service
A clue in the coding of Facebook’s video chat service hints at ‘Facebook Vibes’ music app
Google Spams Google+ Users After Disk Overload
Full disks resulted in Google+ users getting multiple notifications - a bad start for the vaunted Facebook killer
Facebook, Google Face Off On Video Chat
Facebook and Google are taking different approaches to integrating video into their social networks
Google+ To Target Businesses
Google+ is to compete with both LinkedIn and Facebook by allowing businesses to join
Visa, Mastercard Resume Wikileaks Payment Handling
Credit card companies Visa and Mastercard are once again processing donations to WikiLeaks, says DataCell
Facebook-Skype Deal Deepens Microsoft Alliance
Facebook's new Skype integration is another marker in its long-deepening relationship with Microsoft, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Facebook Launches Free Video Chat With Skype
The social networking giant also adds group chat, improved interface, and reveals it has 750 million users