6.5 million LinkedIn passwords hacked

June 6, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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Time to change your login

Social media: A marketing phenomenon

Dec. 16, 2011   1 Comment  

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By Caitlin Buckley at Emmanuel College The literary world has entered the social network stream. Marketers have 140 characters to catch your interest. Lexie Winslow has social media down pat. Every day, she is the queen of clever hash-tags and witty status updates. She needs to get the most comments and “likes.” “Learning to write [...]

What are effects of energy used from social networking sites and web surfing?

Oct. 8, 2011   1 Comment  

The environmental impact of so much online time really boils down to energy usage, which in turn affects the amount of greenhouse gases we pump into our atmosphere. Google, which has been carbon neutral since 2007, has been a real leader in the building of green data centers, even powering them with renewable energy. (Media credit/Jurgen Plasser via Flickr)

Is tweating a green activity?

“Buzz” — Google’s social network unveiled

Feb. 10, 2010   1 Comment  

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Has Google created something innovative? Or will “Buzz” just add to the white noise of social networks?

Phoenix sues Facebook

Oct. 9, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Could this be a game changer?

Researchers link social isolation to tumor growth

Oct. 6, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Housing mice alone results in larger breast cancer tumors

Twilight Tracker app bring Twilight mania to the iPhone

Sept. 22, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Connect with other Twilight fans

Moto’s Cliq, a social networking ninja phone

Sept. 11, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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The Cliq from Motorola with Motoblur, a social networking streaming phone.

Rep. Joe Wilson the first politician axed by Twitter?

Sept. 10, 2009   60 Comments  

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Twitter, blogs, Facebook and more come alive to flame heckling Republican

Meet the love-child of Twitter and Flickr

July 1, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Here a Twitter, there a Flickr.

Using email networks to predict Enron’s fall

June 25, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Who you email can say more than what’s actually in your message.

TwitterFone

Aug. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

The much-beloved social networking site Twitter allows users to keep their friends updated on their whereabouts and activities through status updates known as “tweets.” Until recently, the most common ways to tweet were via Instant Message, Web, SMS or a desktop application; however, TwitterFone has developed a system that enables users to make a phone [...]

Little Fish, Big River — Myspace for kindness

Oct. 1, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Have you donated a dollar to the Jimmy Fund? Or maybe you surprised a coworker with a cup of coffee? Has anyone fixed your flat tire, or simply asked how you were on a dreary Monday morning, and then waited to hear your answer? These small, yet meaningful acts are what LittleFishBigRiver.com catalogs as random [...]