Archive for May, 2008

Sofia’s Diary To Return To Bebo

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

"Sofia's Diary" is a Bebo show that will be returning to the social network for a second season. The series is the second teen series on Bebo. Sofia's Diary's next series will be distributed via Bebo and across the network of new parent company AOL, the US media ...

Facebook To Go Further With Open Source Plans

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Until now, it hadn't been known how far Facebook planned on going with an open source version of their API. Facebook is in a competition with open source tools from MySpace and Facebook. "We're working on an open source initiative that is meant to help application developers better ...

Facebook Blocks Google Friend Connect

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Google has been attempting to muscle their way into the social networking space, but Facebook is not letting them go so easily. A mere two days after Google announced Friend Connect, Facebook started blocking traffic from the service. According to Facebook, Google is violating terms of their data sharing ...

AOL Purchases Bebo For 850 Million Dollars

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Today AOL announced that they are purchasing the popular social networking website, Bebo for $850 million dollars. Bebo is the number one social networking website for web surfers in Ireland and New Zealand. It's ranked in the top 10 for users in the United Kingdom and the United States. Randy ...

Google Friend Connect

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Google Friend Connect is Google's latest bid to dominate the world of social networking. The idea is simple, which is the bread and butter of Google. They take simple ideas and scale them up to a huge operation. Google Friend Connect is a set of standards that ...

Bebo, Facebook And YouTube Targeted For Political Ads

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

The Lisbon Referendum Commission is looking to change public policy, so they've decided to advertiser where they think their voters are, namely the major social networks. They feel that young people are using the sites, and that's what makes them a good place to advertise. Chairman of the commission, Mr ...

MySpace Wins $230 Million Anti-Spam Case

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Spamming has turned out to be expensive business for the "Spam King" Sanford Wallace and his associate Walter Rines. A federal judge in Los Angeles awarded MySpace.com $230 million dollars in damages for the "Spam King's" activity at the popular social networking website. Myspace sued under the federal anti-spam law that ...

Facebook And States Work Together For A Safer Website

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

The internet is a big place with all sorts of people using it - some are good people and others are not. Social networks are the places that all walks of life come together in an online environment. Needless to say, this could mean trouble for some members there. Facebook recently announced ...