SlashGear for iPad and iPhone
RSS Feed

‘social networking’ Stories

Yahoo Tumblr acquisition reportedly approved in cash-only deal

, May 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

This morning a deal between Yahoo and Tumblr has been approved according to sources familiar with the matter. This deal is said by people familiar with those speaking with the Wall Street Journal to have been approved by Yahoo's board only at this time, and that Tumblr's board is not yet at a final decision point. This deal has been reported after several days of rumors surrounding purchases by not just Yahoo, but other large-name web-based businesses as well. Read The Full Story

Project maps national racism based on geotagged tweets

, May 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter, at its most base level, is merely a means for individuals to share small snippets, links, and pictures with a wider audience, helping sort them via the judicial use of hashtags. It has many applications, however, because of the vast amounts of data it presents. Trends, for example, offer an immediate auto-updating way to get a feel for how those around you feel about a specific topic, whether it is a breaking news story or the latest meme. On the broader level, the information can be compiled to draw certain conclusions, such as the case with Humboldt State University's latest project - mapping national racism via geotagged tweets. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s Bing integrates Facebook Likes and comments

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is continuously adding new features to its Bing search engine, and this time around the company has added integration for Facebook that allows users of the social networking site to comment and Like stuff directly in Bing search results. Microsoft has been researching ways to distinguish itself from Google, and it seems social is the way to go for them. Read The Full Story

Facebook and Waze: blending your worlds together one data point at a time

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Word has it Facebook is looking to acquire crowdsource navigation app Waze for a hefty $1 billion. Such a move would provide the social network with an array of location-based data far more substantial than any it has had thus far, adding the information on top of what it already knows about consumers' likes, check-ins, and social circles. There's been a lot of talk about what Waze could do for Facebook, but the end result of that is more personal: what a Waze acquisition could mean for mobile users. Location data presents the ability to uniquely blend our real-world and digital worlds, mixing them together in such a way that one is always fueling the other. Read The Full Story

Facebook Home downloads reach seven digits, minor update incoming

, May 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook has announced that its new Facebook Home app launcher for Android has reached one million downloads in just four weeks. The social network giant first launched the home screen app launcher almost a month ago, alongside the HTC First "Facebook phone." This comes just a couple weeks after Facebook Home eclipsed 500,000 downloads late last month. Read The Full Story

Facebook buying Waze in $1bn social map deal tip insiders

, May 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook could splash up to $1bn on social mapping app specialist Waze, new leaks suggest, potentially ramping up the social site's mobile functionality. The imminent deal, tipped in Calcalist, Ynet, and The Market, comes after a claimed six months of negotiations between the firms, and would echo Facebook's billion-dollar Instagram acquisition by falling somewhere in the $800m-$1bn range, sources claim. Read The Full Story

Facebook video adverts tipped to autoplay in July

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook will add video adverts to its newsfeed in July, sources claim, with the short clips automatically playing, albeit without audio, when social networkers check the site. Each video will last for no more than fifteen seconds, and users will have the option to choose whether or not they hear the accompanying audio, the FT's [reg required] insiders familiar with the promo plans claim, with potential early adopters including Coca Cola, Ford, and American Express. Read The Full Story

Google Glass to Facebook provides unofficial photo sharing

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've already seen a Twitter for Glass app, though it isn't available for any Glass owner to use and has not been officially announced (there's GlassTweet, though). Following not too long after, there's now an unofficial Glass to Facebook app available to the public, allowing those who've scored a pair of Google's frames to upload photos directly to their Facebook page. Read The Full Story

PS4 Share button subject to game-dev block whims Sony admits

, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

PlayStation 4 developers will be able to freeze out the "Share" button on the PS4's new controller, Sony has revealed, in an attempt to lock down leaks and spoilers for players who haven't finished yet. "There will be parts of a game that the maker does not want people to be able to see" Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida told 4Gamer, EDGE translates, explaining that the company's solution was to allow selective blocking of the Share key. Read The Full Story

Path in hot water as sharing blitz hits grandparents landline phones

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Path are dealing with a bit of controversy surrounding a search strategists' run-in with the social network aggregator. The story comes originally from user Branded3, who after testing the mobile app out, found several of his contacts - personal and professional - letting him know that they'd been getting more than a reasonable amount of "shares" from him via Path. In several cases it would seem landline phone numbers were called as Path's search through Branded3's Facebook friends contact info was shared to indiscriminately. Read The Full Story

Reddit hits Google Glass in first 3rd party app

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

As a new platform rises, so too does a Reddit interface come with it - this being the way of things. With Google Glass sitting in front of the eye of the user and appearing in every moment of a user's life, it exists as the perfect starting point for the community that calls itself The Front Pace of the Internet. This app was developed by Glass Explorer and futuristic developer of the future Malcolm Nguyen and goes by the name Reddit Timeline. Read The Full Story

Facebook Trusted Contacts suggests safety from a locked-out account

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook is rolling out a new feature called Trusted Contacts, which allow you to choose three to five friends to help you if you ever get locked out of your account. If you're ever locked out, your trusted contacts can step in to prove that it's actually you needing to get back into your account. From there, Facebook will give security codes needed to log in to your account. Read The Full Story
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next