Anti-social Media: Hell is Other People helps you avoid 'friends'

17 Jun, 2013, 5:09 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web services

So, the social media is supposed to bring you closer to friends, family and like-minded people around the world, right? Here’s an experience in social More

Saudis release writer jailed for tweets against Islamism

06 Jun, 2013, 8:21 am IST General

Saudi Arabia has released prominent novelist Turki al-Hamad, who was arrested in December after a series of tweets criticising extreme versions... More

Man creates Vine video to propose to girlfriend

30 May, 2013, 4:12 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking 1 Comments

Somedays the Internet just makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. One day the feeling could overwhelm you when you’re running through a Tumblr full of More

Teenagers' online mistakes will stay with them forever: Eric Schmidt

27 May, 2013, 8:44 am IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

Are you one of those who updates their circle of family, friends and followers about every little aspect of their life? Do you tweet about what you’re More

Twitter user? You're going straight to hell, says Saudi religious police head

17 May, 2013, 3:53 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

We use Twitter to connect with people we idolise, friends, maybe even family. You write about your day, share interesting articles you come across and post More

Target tests if Facebook-driven deals bring shoppers into stores

09 May, 2013, 8:39 am IST Social Networking

Target Corp is rolling out Cartwheel, a service that combines social networking and discounts, the latest attempt by a U.S. retailer to lure shoppers... More

US regulators looking at dealing with social media

01 May, 2013, 12:13 pm IST Social Networking

A week after hackers broke into The Associated Press' Twitter feed and roiled financial markets, federal regulators say they need to find ways to deal... More

CBC's English-language chief leaving for Twitter job

30 Apr, 2013, 8:27 am IST Social Networking

The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp's English-language service is leaving the public broadcaster to join micro-blogging company Twitter, the CBC said... More

Twitter lands ad agency partnership for major revenue boost

23 Apr, 2013, 8:26 am IST Social Networking 1 Comments

Twitter has struck one of its biggest advertising deals to date with media agency Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG), the companies said, in the social... More

Tweets from a sinking Titanic, 101 years later!

15 Apr, 2013, 3:07 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking 1 Comments

Ever wondered how it would be if Twitter existed when RMS Titanic sank? You don’t need to wonder anymore! The industrious guys over at The History Press More

Facebook users to decide the fate of next Lok Sabha elections?

15 Apr, 2013, 9:25 am IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

India is not new to the social sphere. We’ve had our Orkut, Hi5, MySpace and now Facebook and Twitter. What is new, though, is the sense of empowerment More

College lodges complaint with Cyber Crime Cell over abusive FB confessions page

30 Mar, 2013, 1:44 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

The confession page is indeed the newest viral idea on Facebook, but for the Fort-based Government Dental College, things took a rather ugly turn. It was More

Dear Facebook, here's my confession

22 Mar, 2013, 2:14 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

You would be forgiven if you thought Facebook resembled your local church these days. The amount of teenagers the world over, confessing their past sins, their More

Report: More youth use smartphones as route to Web

13 Mar, 2013, 6:10 pm IST Social Networking

Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing. It's a longstanding directive for online safety - but one that's quickly becoming moot as more young people have mobile devices, often with Internet access. More

Users more likely to fall victim to cyber crime on search engines, social media

07 Feb, 2013, 8:18 pm IST tech2 News Staff Social Networking

Cisco's annual security report states that users are more likely to become victims of cyber crime through search engines, online ads and social networking sites... More

Fast-changing social media makes advisers scramble

24 Jan, 2013, 9:26 am IST Social Networking 1 Comments

Fast-changing features on social media sites are triggering a new wave of compliance challenges for financial advisers... More

Twitter and Nielsen join hands to create social media based TV ranking

18 Dec, 2012, 5:14 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

Ratings Agency Nielsen has joined hands with Twitter to create a one of its kind, social media-based TV rankings, Nielsen announced. Based on the activity on More

Amazon launches Kindle content service for kids

05 Dec, 2012, 4:56 pm IST Apps

Amazon is launching a subscription service for children's games, videos and books aimed at getting more kids to use its Kindle Fire tablet devices. More

Sandy is year's No.2 topic on Facebook

01 Nov, 2012, 9:52 am IST Apps

Even as Hurricane Sandy knocked out power from millions of American homes, social media enthusiasts ... More

NYC sees progress in quest to become tech capital

22 Oct, 2012, 9:30 am IST Apps

New York's mayor has made no secret of going after a digital grail: rivaling Silicon Valley as a high-tech hub... More