It may seem tempting to make the entire world your "friend", but social networks have their own rules of etiquette, says Samuel Greengard
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Social Media Takes Up 22 Percent Of Online Time
Internet users worldwide spend 22 percent of their time on social networks such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, according to Nielsen
Twitter Warns Of More World Cup Outages
The Twitter outages that have plagued the microblog service for hours at a time could last into July
Nintendo Shows Off 3D Gaming Tech At E3
Sony and Nintendo have bolstered their console offerings at the E3 video game convention
420,000 Scam Email Sent In UK Every Hour
People in Britan are bombarded with 3.7 billion phishing emails a year, and many of us are still falling victim
Twitter Makes Commercial Move With Analytics Acquisition
Twitter has acquired Smallthought Systems to help the microblog add analytical capabilities for its eventual paid accounts
Collaboration Apps Top Enterprise Wish-List
Mobile application developers view collaboration tools as the most important enterprise applications for mobile devices, Evans Data reports
Zuckerberg Calls For ‘Balance’ Over Facebook Privacy
Facebook's CEO has called for 'balance' after he talked about his company's privacy and security battles
Facebook Users Fall Victim To ‘Likejacking’ Attacks
So-called likejacking attacks on Facebook, spotted by security company Sophos, are continuing to spread
‘Privacy-Aware’ Diaspora To Challenge Facebook
Diaspora - a "privacy-aware" social network - is preparing to challenge Facebook, as Zuckerberg faces privacy criticisms at D8
Could Google Wave Lead Unified Communications?
With the right technology improvements and some vision, Google Wave could become ground zero for UC interoperability, says Andrew Garcia
Google Faces Further Scrutiny Over ‘WiSpy’
Google is coming under increased pressure from international regulators to hand over data accidentally captured by Street View cars
Facebook Privacy – Why No One Cares
Facebook has made some concessions, but most of us are so addicted, it can pretty much do what it likes, says Peter Judge
Skype Launches 3G Calling App For iPhone
Skype's latest version of its VoIP application for Apple's iPhone offers improved call quality and 3G calls
‘Quit Facebook Day’ Fails To Attract Support
Only 11 percent of Facebook users have heard of the grassroots "Quit Facebook Day" movement, despite widespread media coverage
Microsoft Starts Internet Explorer 9 Push
The software giant has all manner of tactics at its disposal to get users to move from the oldest supported version of its web browser to its newest
Google Apps Tool Eases Outlook Migration
Google has released a new Microsoft Outlook tool to help users migrate their data and contacts to Google Apps
Google AdMob Deal Pits It Against Apple
Google has finalised its acquisition of mobile advertising network AdMob, setting up a battle with Apple for ads in smartphone apps
Siemens Aims Unified Comms At Mid-sized Firms
OpenScape Office MX unified communications (UC) solution offers features such as drag-and-drop conferencing for SMBs
Youth Not So Carefree About Privacy
The younger social networking generations take proactive approach to privacy, a survey finds
Facebook Unveils Privacy Revamp
Facebook has slashed the number of settings required to make all information private and create one control for user content.
LinkedIn Lets Users Track Connections on Twitter
LinkedIn adds a feature to its Tweets application that lets users track their LinkedIn connections on both LinkedIn and Twitter
Virtualisation, Cloud And Voice Drive Ethernet Growth
Ethernet switch and router spaces are seeing strong revenue growth, driven by virtualisation, cloud computing, and voice and video-over IP, according to IDC
Adobe Sets Adobe Reader Free For Android Users
Adobe has released Adobe Reader for Android to the Android Market, just after Google pledged support for Adobe's Flash and Air technology
eWEEK Europe Launches iPhone App
Get eWEEK Europe's news and opinion on your iPhone with our new free app
ITU Wants Half The World Online By 2015
The ITU has stepped up demands for nations to extend broadband networks and deliver a "global information society"
Promoted Tweets Protected From Third-party Ads
Revised developer terms of service deny third parties ability to inject paid tweets on any service that uses its API
Salesforce CEO Hits Out at Microsoft ‘Ally Thugs’
Salesforce chief Marc Benioff used strong language during a recent earnings call to describe a patent-infringement lawsuit brought by Microsoft
Facebook Chief Acknowledges Privacy Criticisms
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg admits mistakes in changing the social network’s privacy controls and repeats a pledge to simplify them in the coming weeks
Google TV Gets Cautious Welcome
Analysts have given Google’s upcoming Android 2.1-based TV offering the thumbs up, but caution that the IT industry is littered with past web TV failures