NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Admiral James Stavridis, called for the end of the Libyan war on his Facebook and Twitter today, showing just how important social media is becoming in times of conflict.
Social media has gained footing …
Twitter’s sign ups have soared since the launch of Apple’s iOS 5 operating system last week, with three times as many people now opting into the social network, the company said last night at the Web 2.0 conference in San …
UberMedia CEO Bill Gross isn’t dodging the fact that his latest app, Chime.in, is a patchwork of other successful apps.
“It’s an amalgam of blogging and Reddit and Facebook — there’s aspects of each in there,” he told VentureBeat in …
Twitter is forcing all hyperlinks submitted within tweets and direct messages to use its URL service t.co, the company announced on its developers blog today.
The t.co service, which launched in June, was initially intended to shorten the character length …
Twitter officially opened the doors of its New York office today, and even New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg showed up.
Twitter executive chairman and Square CEO Jack Dorsey joined Bloomberg on stage to announce the opening, coming at a …
Today Marc Benioff, chief executive of Salesforce.com, warned everybody in the tech industry to embrace social networking and cloud computing or face obsolescence.
In a talk that was originally supposed to be a keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2011, Benioff said, …
Twitter has taken a lot of flack for its slow approach to revenue, but a new report pegs the startup’s annual revenue at $1.194 billion in five years.
A few days ago, we learned that the startup was on track …
Twitter is on track for nearly $140 million in revenue for 2011, up from a reported $45 million just last year.
These figures come from eMarketer, a digital intelligence firm that keeps a close eye on ad revenues for companies …
The cloud computing revolution has made the titanic valuations of major Web 2.0 companies like Facebook and Twitter completely justified, storied venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen (pictured right) said today.
Some major companies in the Web 2.0 …
With its support for both desktops and mobile devices, the latest version of Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system is a radical departure from previous iterations — and something that’s making people talk.
Social media monitoring firm MashWork recently created …
Google+ opened its doors to the public last week, and has since seen a whopping 1269 percent growth in traffic, according to data from Experian Hitwise. The social network may also have hit 50 million members, according to analyst Paul …
Microblogging site Twitter has acquired social information analysis startup Julpan for an undisclosed sum, the startup announced Wednesday.
The move is an acquihire of sorts, since Twitter has appointed Julpan founder and CEO Ori Allon as its new director of …
Starting today, politicians of all stripes are able to buy advertisements on Twitter. Politically flavored Promoted Tweets will be designated by a purple icon in the bottom left corner of the tweet.
“We’re piloting the program with a small group …
After months of waiting, Google has finally opened the gates to its Google+ social network so anyone can join without the need for an invite, according to a company blog post.
Google said its social network has been in “field …
Location-based social network Foursquare has quietly added the incredibly welcome ability to hide home addresses to its privacy features.
One of the biggest problems I’ve always had when scanning my friends’ Foursqaure check-ins has been seeing people checking in at …
Twitter is adding to its network of data centers with a new East Coast location that should help the service keep pace with its over 100 million (and growing) active daily users, reports Data Center Knowledge.
In the past, Twitter …
Tribalfish, a social network focused on real-time, interest-specific dialogues, announced a Twitter browser plugin today, allowing for long form conversations on the 140-character site.
“The whole story is that we hope to extend the billions of interactions that take place …
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Social networking began as a personal communication tool. Friendster, MySpace and Facebook were all about friendships and dating. Today of course, social media has also become another arm of marketing.
Increasingly, businesses are actively promoting their brands and products, and …
Two more people tied to the early success of microblogging site Twitter are parting ways with the company.
Early investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures and Bijan Sabet of Spark Capital will leave Twitter’s board of directors by the …
Another member of the team responsible for microblogging social network Twitter ‘s early success has left the company.
Twitter’s Chief Scientist Abdur Chowdhury, who was responsible for implementing Twitter search and recommendations, confirmed his departure yesterday.
“So Long, and Thanks …
