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Twitter Rolls Out New Retweet Feature On Limited Accounts

Twitter Rolls Out New Retweet Feature On Limited Accounts

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In a bid to ramp up its offerings to amplify the social networking experience of its strong user base, microblogging tsar Twitter has rolled out a new “retweet” feature on some of its limited accounts.Codenamed as “Project Retweet”, the website has offered the feature on a small percentage of its accounts to evaluate its functionality in the wild.The project would see adding a new button, tagged as ‘Retweet’, to some selected...



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Nokia Launches Budget C3 Smartphone for Social Networking

Nokia Launches Budget C3 Smartphone for Social Networking

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Following the launch of its C1 and C2 devices, Finnish phone maker Nokia has released its new C3 handset.The C3 is set to be released in the UK from 18 June and will be available to buy from Nokia's UK online store for...


Microsoft Showcases Social Network Aggregator

Microsoft Showcases Social Network Aggregator

News Software

Microsoft-owned R&D company Fuse Labs has unveiled a new software tool at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. The tool, Spindex, gathers users' posts from social media sites from sites such as Facebook and Twitter into one...


US Senator Seeks Action Over Social Network Privacy Issues

US Senator Seeks Action Over Social Network Privacy Issues

News Security

A US senator has demanded action to protect the privacy of users on social networks. In a letter signed by four US senators, New York Democrat Charles Schumer called on the Federal Trade Commission to set out clear rules...


MOJ, Police Staff Disciplined For Improper Social Networking Use

MOJ, Police Staff Disciplined For Improper Social Networking Use

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The surging addiction for social networking sites is spawning troubles even for the government, as two government agencies have admitted to disciplining their staff for the improper use of online social networks, it has been...


Microsoft, Yahoo Lambast Google's Gmail Buzz Social Networking Tool

Microsoft, Yahoo Lambast Google's Gmail Buzz Social Networking Tool

News Web

Shortly after Google launched its Gmail social networking tool Buzz, Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp., have lashed out the search engine giant, mocking the newly launched social networking tool. Microsoft Corp, the world’s...


Meet Buzz, Google's Social Networking Tool For Gmail

Meet Buzz, Google's Social Networking Tool For Gmail

News Security

Search engine giant Google has rolled out a brand new tool for its Gmail mail service which will allow users to share photos, web links, videos and status updates, among other features. With this tool, Google attempts to carve a...


Social Networking Websites Face Bigger Threats From Cyberattacks

Social Networking Websites Face Bigger Threats From Cyberattacks

News Security

With a large number of businesses permitting the use of social networking sites at work, cyber attacks on these platforms have soared exponentially in the past few months or so, according to an IT security vendor. A recent poll...


MoD Employees Guilty Of Leaking Military Secrets On Social Networks

MoD Employees Guilty Of Leaking Military Secrets On Social Networks

News Hardware

In a rather blunt admission, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said that its employees have given away some crucial secrets on the social networking platforms during past one and a half year or so. The MoD has admitted that its...


Microsoft To Bring Social Networking Update To Xbox Live

Microsoft To Bring Social Networking Update To Xbox Live

News Mobile & Telco

Microsoft is all set to roll out a bunch of social networking and music apps for its Xbox gaming platform including apps for Twitter and Facebook and it is also inviting users to beta test its Xbox Live Update preview. Though...


Orange Debuts Social Networking Service

Orange Debuts Social Networking Service

News Mobile & Telco

European mobile operator giant Orange has come up with a handy social networking service, dubbed as “Social Life”, which aggregates users’ accounts on various social networking platforms, like Bebo, MySpace,...


Apple iTunes 9 To Integrate Social Networking Features?

Apple iTunes 9 To Integrate Social Networking Features?

News Mobile & Telco

It seems that Apple has finally acknowledged the power of social networking in popularising any stuff online, as the iPhone maker is reportedly working on a social networking app that will simultaneously connect various social...


UK Teenagers Leaving Social Networking Sites In Droves Says Ofcom Report

UK Teenagers Leaving Social Networking Sites In Droves Says Ofcom Report

News Hardware

A striking report from the UK media watchdog Ofcom revealed that the lustre of the phenomenon of social networking has been fading away among the UK youths, while the older generation is increasingly logging onto these platforms...


Google Profile Is Foundation For A Social Networking Entity

Google Profile Is Foundation For A Social Networking Entity

News Mobile & Telco

For those who face embarrassment due to the way their profile features in search results, Google has unleashed a new tool that will help web users to have an enhanced control over how their profile appear in its search. When...


Myspace Co-founders Leave The Social Networking Website

Myspace Co-founders Leave The Social Networking Website

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News Corp. will be terminating the employment of Chris DeWolfe, MySpace’s co-founder, as chief exec of the social networking website, in a bid to reinvigorate the troubled platform.  The chief digital officer of the...


Twitter Battles Against Social Networking Malware

Twitter Battles Against Social Networking Malware

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It seems that Twitter has managed to come out relatively unscratched after a self replicating worm infected thousands of its users over the weekend. The worm was designed to prompt Twitter users to click on a link promoting the...

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