Urbantag is Tagged's fifth acquisition, following the 2011 purchases of hi5, Digsby, TopicMarks, and WeGame.
Recently, California found it illegal to ask prospective employees for their social network credentials. But it seems if you're already hired and give your user name and password to a co-worker, she can take over your social profile with no legal repercussions. At least, under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, according to Ars Technica.
Will the funny man take the company to its IPO?
Sometimes a person wants to share a social moment with just a few folks, right when the mood strikes. For those occasions, there's Go-Matic.
If anyone has deep thoughts about the future of advertising, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen would be among them.
As far as user milestones go, 20,000 is usually nothing to boast about. But for the App.net, the little achievement means the company can reduce its prices.
With new investment in the bank, Bottlenose is angling for dominance in the social media monitoring and analytics space.
Ping, Apple's failed social network, will be going bye-bye later this month.
Wildly popular photo-sharing service Instagram has now surpassed 100 million users, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco.
After a steady stream of complaints, Facebook will now delete photos from its servers within 30 days of getting a request instead of letting them languish for people to access later.
Popular social network Pinterest has finally brought its addictive photo-driven service to Android devices and the iPad, a sign it wants to seriously step up its game in mobile.
A new update to the social network's developer policies that shows that, while Facebook certainly does love developers, it loves data just a little bit more.
Popular social networking service Pinterest has finally ditched invitations and opened its doors to anyone who wants to sign up on the spot.
Facebook users may use the social network for chatting and sharing, but soon they’ll be using it to register to vote as well.
The state of Washington will be the first to offer residents the ability to register t0 vote …
With more than 900 million monthly active users, Facebook has become a significant attraction for app developers. But that considerable user base has also attracted another, less desirable group: malware and virus writers.
Facebook has caught onto this, which is …
Google’s gorgeous new iPad app for its Google+ social network is now live in the App Store, the company announced today on its blog.
The company introduced the app for iPad at its recent I/O conference. And it’s a wonderful-looking …
Your Facebook newfeed is about to get a whole lot more political.
This fall, Facebook will team up with CNN to bring Facebook users closer to the election action with a trio of new initiatives.
One of the new plans …
Popular social network Twitter will unveil significant changes to search and discovery as soon as today, according to a tweet by engineering manager Pankaj Gupta.
“Search & discovery in @twitter set to change forever after tmrw,” Gupta wrote on Twitter …
Need some Tumblr love? Got $5? You’re good to go.
Tumblr introduced a new feature Thursday called Pinned Posts that gives members the option to pin one of their status updates — be it a text, photo, quote, link, chat, …
Private social network Path and lifestyle brand Nike have teamed up to make the road to a better you a tad more rewarding. The Nike FuelBand, a gadget you wear on your wrist to track your daily activity, now connects …
