'Typo squatting' costs website firms millions

08 Nov, 2011, 4:12 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

It is not unusual to misspell names of websites while one types on the address bar. Passing it off as a casual error, ... More

Google Rumoured to Buy Jambool - Social Networking Currency Site

10 Aug, 2010, 2:15 pm IST tech2 News Staff Services

This is a follow-up of Google's purchase of Slide. More

Facebook Users Complain of New Tracking

22 Nov, 2007, 12:00 pm IST AP Windows

Some users of the online hangout Facebook are complaining that its two-week-old marketing program is publicizing their purchases for friends to see. More

Warner Bros. to Launch Networking Site

07 Sep, 2007, 3:00 pm IST AP Windows

Warner Bros. plans to launch a Web site early next year that will allow users to interact with its cast of animated characters, create personal profiles and watch original online episodes. More

Facebook Surfers Cost Their Bosses Billions

20 Aug, 2007, 1:00 pm IST Reuters Windows

Workers surfing the Internet social networking site Facebook could be costing their employers billions of dollars in lost productivity. More

Hackers: Social Networking Sites Flawed

05 Aug, 2007, 12:00 pm IST AP Windows

The flaws are being demonstrated this week at the Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences in Las Vegas. More

MySpace Launches YouTube Rival

29 Jun, 2007, 2:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Social networking website, MySpace, attempts to rival video sharing site, YouTube, with the launch of its new global video platform, MySpaceTV. More

Bebo and Lonelygirl15 Launch UK Version

28 May, 2007, 11:52 am IST Reuters Windows

The creators of the online Lonelygirl15 join forces with social networking site Bebo More

Pentagon Defends Move to Block Web Sites

18 May, 2007, 4:58 pm IST Reuters Windows

The pentagon defended its decision to block YouTube and MySpace on U.S. military computers, saying it needed to keep its network clear for operations. More

MySpace Adds Copyright Tool for Videos

14 May, 2007, 3:15 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

MySpace introduces its copyright management feature to keep offensive video posts at bay. More

Reliance to Launch Social Networking Website

10 May, 2007, 7:22 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Reliance ADA group to officially launch social networking site, Bigadda.com soon. More

Lonely Planet Launches UGC Based Website

04 Apr, 2007, 11:00 am IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Lonely Planet launches a UGC based website that doubles up as social network for travelers. More

MySpace Launches The Impact Channel

21 Mar, 2007, 4:16 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Social networking site, Myspace.com, launches its impact channel, an online community for politicians and NGOs. More

Create Virtual Bands With Kompoz.com

21 Mar, 2007, 11:00 am IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Budding artistes and bands on Kompoz.com can now collaborate and compose music online, free of charge. More

Google India Launches World Cup Campaign

12 Mar, 2007, 6:51 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Google India launched nation-wide campaign for cricket buffs in the run-up to the World Cup 2007.. More

Reuters Building a 'Financial' Social Network?

05 Mar, 2007, 7:01 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

News organization, Reuters may be on its way to build a social networking website for finance buffs. More

Online Platform Ning Version 2 Launched

28 Feb, 2007, 2:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Ning version 2 offers web users, a free platform to build their own social network. More

Zooof.com Connects People With Family Tree

22 Feb, 2007, 2:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Social networking site, zooof.com uses the six degrees principle to show how people are related across the globe. More

Schoolgirl's Orkut Profile Misused

08 Feb, 2007, 3:32 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Social networking site, Orkut is back in the spotlight, over a malicious profile of a Delhi schoolgirl. More

'Ethnic Minorities' Get Social Networking Site

07 Feb, 2007, 10:00 am IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Fast Pitch launches a social networking site called MyBlackFriends.com,for African American web users, and other 'ethnic minorities'. More