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22 February, 2012 08:46
Just months after Twitter and Google failed to reach an agreement for Realtime Search, the microblogging site has inked a deal with Russian search engine firm Yandex.
22 February, 2012 03:24
Russian search firm Yandex will display a feed from Twitter in its search engine results, the two companies announced today.
18 February, 2012 04:47
Were you a bit surprised this week to find that your Twitter page has a new look?
17 February, 2012 16:50
Twitter has tied with American Express to offer its merchants and card members early access to an online advertising platform for small businesses that the social networking company is launching in late March, the card company said on Thursday.
17 February, 2012 12:41
Apple's new Mountain Lion OS, which was previewed Thursday, includes a sharing feature readily available in most apps -- but users can't use the menu to share via Facebook.
17 February, 2012 09:27
Twitter says it will make privacy guidelines more explicit after it admitted copying entire address books from people's smartphones and storing the information on its servers, according to reports.
17 February, 2012 08:16
A major tussle is emerging in the debate over how government agencies can gather and use information posted publicly on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
17 February, 2012 06:29
The idea that any number of federal institutions are watching your every move on social networks like Facebook, Twitter is unnerving at best. The Department of Homeland Security is one of those agencies and today it testified before a House subcommittee to define and defend its role in social media monitoring.
16 February, 2012 09:27
Apple, breaking its silence over revelations that the App Store has been littered with apps that have unauthorized access to iPhone address books, has vowed to put a stop to the practice by requiring apps to explicitly ask permission to tap contacts.
15 February, 2012 04:57
The FBI today said that its proposed plans to monitor social media sites as part of a broader strategy to improve real-time situation awareness will be fully vetted by the agency's Privacy and Civil Liberties Unit.
14 February, 2012 22:12
In a move that's unlikely to sit well with privacy advocates, the FBI has begun scouting for a tool that will allow it to gather and mine data from social networks like Facebook, Twitter and blogs.
11 February, 2012 09:19
The Iranian government has severed some citizens' connections to secure websites and services, including Twitter and Google's Gmail, according to reports by Iranians and network experts.
11 February, 2012 07:31
Every sport has its fans, and the Phoenix Suns basketball team is finding that use of social networking has become one of the main ways to keep in touch with its fan base -- though it can get dicey when basketball fans across the NBA go a little wild before big games.
11 February, 2012 05:32
A majority of U.S. social networking users say their fellow users mostly kind, and that the sites make them feel good about themselves.
10 February, 2012 06:27
Depending on your taste in music and tolerance for others’ tastes, President Barack Obama’s latest social media move – sharing his 2012 campaign playlist via streaming music website Spotify – might be a case of over-sharing: Ricky Martin, REO Speedwagon and James Taylor all made the cut.