Tag: social media
Google’s Social Network Gets Smarter
- By Jessica Leber
- 05/15/2013
With dozens of new features, Google’s social network is becoming more like a photo service and a news site.
Buying Bluefin Will Give Twitter a Piece of TV’s $72 Billion Ad Market
- By David Talbot
- 02/05/2013
The analytics startup will help Twitter understand how its users react to particular shows and advertisements.
How to Delete Regrettable Posts from the Internet
- By Simson Garfinkel
- 10/30/2012
It’s possible—though not always foolproof—to get embarrassing things taken down. Voluntary data-labeling standards could make it even easier.
Three Questions for Robin Dunbar
- By Will Knight
- 07/12/2012
The British anthropologist's pioneering research on human social behavior has shaped business theory, military planning, and social-network design.
Facebook Considers Mobile Ads That Know What You're Doing
- By Tom Simonite
- 07/10/2012
The social network needs to make mobile apps pay. Ads that use phone sensors to understand a person's surroundings could be the answer.
A Social Network Built for Two
- By Rachel Metz
- 03/30/2012
A new app gives couples a private network to share texts, videos, and virtual kisses—and shows there's space for social innovation.
Finding the Perfect Startup Match
- By Rachel Metz
- 03/26/2012
A service called FounderDating helps tech entrepreneurs meet their ideal startup mate.
Review: Getting Stuck on Pinterest
- By Rachel Metz
- 02/15/2012
- 2 Comments
A social curation startup makes collecting, and sharing, Web images surprisingly addictive.
Why Viewers Could Soon Control Super Bowl Ads
- By David Talbot
- 02/02/2012
- 2 Comments
Tweets and other social media comments are about to drive real-time changes in programming.
Canv.as Paints a New Approach to Social Networking
- By Erica Naone
- 09/09/2011
- 1 Comment
A new venture by 4chan founder Chris Poole intends to be both social and fun.
Friending Your Doctor Online
- By Katharine Gammon
- 08/31/2011
- 3 Comments
A new social-networking service aims to improve the flow of communication by connecting doctors and patients online.
Why Rioters Won't Be Protected by BlackBerry Messaging System
- By Nic Fleming
- 08/10/2011
Police may already be sifting through communications for incriminating messages.
Picking up Signals from Television Viewers
- By Erica Naone
- 07/11/2011
Bluefin Labs aims to measure the connections between social media and television shows.
How Divorce Lawyers Use Social Networks
- By Erica Naone
- 07/01/2011
- 3 Comments
They're finding useful information for legal cases on Facebook and Twitter.
Can AI Be Your Guide to the Web?
- By Erica Naone
- 06/21/2011
A startup has licensed heavyweight artificial-intelligence technology for its online recommendation engine.
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