Social Networks

Do Bad Economic Times Benefit LinkedIn?

by Jeff Weisbein February 10, 2012

Do bad economic times benefit LinkedIn’s bottom line more than a good economy? We examine some of LinkedIn’s revenue streams.

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New Facebook Features Further Blur the Lines Between Social Networks

by Jeff Weisbein September 17, 2011

While Facebook continues to add new features such as subscriptions and smart lists, the lines between social networks are becoming less defined.

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Schmidt Admits Fault for Failing Google’s Social Potential

by Mike Mansell June 2, 2011

When it comes to the Internet, it seems that there isn’t an avenue that Google has yet to conquer or doesn’t have its sights on already. With grass-roots originating in the search and information field, Google’s technological accomplishments and growing reputation for consumer and business focused cloud services has allowed the company to become one [...]

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Should Children Under 13 Be Allowed on Facebook?

by Mike Mansell May 24, 2011

If Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook gets his way, the COPPA could quite possibly be a thing of the past; or at very least Facebook could get exemption from the act. While we haven’t seen anyone step up to support Zuck’s desires thus far, this news makes it very apparent that the social networking website is looking to expand upon a larger and younger audience. Why? Zuck has recently been put on the record arguing that doing so would benefit education by implementing better peer-based collaboration systems.

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Why I’m Fed Up With Facebook

by Mike Mansell September 26, 2010

As a long-time Facebook user, I have become more and more frustrated and fed-up with the social networking site over the the last few weeks. This frustration is being fueled by numerous instabilities and vulnerabilities on Facebook, some of which Facebook doesn’t even appear to be addressing. As you likely know, Facebook was the subject [...]

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Why Facebook Will Not Acquire Diaspora

by Guest Author August 4, 2010

This article was written by Sam Phippen, who is a 19 year old computer science student at the University of Bristol in the UK. You can visit him on the web at teaisaweso.me. A few weeks ago, Jeff wrote an article about the possibility of Facebook acquiring Diaspora. While I think this idea is interesting, I [...]

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If Zuckerberg Is Smart Facebook Will Acquire Diaspora

by Jeff Weisbein July 21, 2010

Facebook just officially announced that they have reached 500 million users. Diaspora is currently in pre-alpha stages, but as we wrote, it definitely has some potential to revolutionize privacy. Even Mark Zuckerberg reportedly pledged money to the Diaspora project. That’s great and all, but will Diaspora really catch on? Even if it does gain some [...]

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Diaspora: Revolutionizing Privacy

by Guest Author July 15, 2010

This article was written by Sam Phippen, who is a 19 year old computer science student at the University of Bristol in the UK. You can visit him on the web at teaisaweso.me. I genuinely believe that Diaspora is the future of social networking, and you should too. Here’s why: at the moment your interactions [...]

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