Google+ has more than 20 million users, and has not even moved out of the invitation-only phase yet
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AVG Promotes MultiMi As Digital Lifecoach
AVG is securing MultiMi's future by adding its market reach to help those who need to juggle their digital lives
Microsoft Tests The Water With Social Network Leak
Microsoft says its socl.com launch was an accident, but the company was most likely trying to gauge a reaction, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Facebook To Google+: Ten Reasons To Switch
Facebook is a hugely successful social network, but the features in Google+ could tempt some users away
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
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
Google+ Pleases Investors
Ahead of its latest earnings report, Google+ is giving Google investors warm feelings
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
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
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
Google’s Schmidt Lays Out Grand Plan For Google+
Google's Eric Schmidt outlined the search giant's vision for Google+ at a conference in the US yesterday
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
Technology Overwhelms One In Three
A third of people feel so overwhelmed by communications technology that they are desperate to escape it
Forrester: The Cloud Is Inherently Green
The cloud is inherently green, but cloud service providers need to broaden the scope of their green credentials
Scammers Exploit Google+ Launch
Fake invitations to Google's new social network send users to a Canadian Viagra vendor
Facebook Engineers Clone Google+ Circles
Circle Hack is an unofficial Facebook application that imitates one of the key features of the new Google+
Facebook Video Chat Deal With Skype Rumoured
Facebook's 'awesome' new product is rumoured to be an in-browser video chat tie-up with Skype
Greenpeace Makes Peace With Data Centres
Data centre operators should be more open about their energy use, according to Greenpeace
Google+ Gets In A Huddle Muddle?
Part of Google+ uses the name of an existing social media player. On the command, unleash lawyers!
Google Redesign Backs Social Effort
The Google search pages have been tidied up, and it's designed to boost the use of the Google+ social tools, says Clint Boulton
MySpace Sale Rumoured To Go Through This Week
The sale of MySpace by its owner News Corp could be imminent, according to reports in the US media