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Online Games, Social Networks Lead List of Biggest Office Time-Wasters

Online Games, Social Networks Lead List of Biggest Office Time-Wasters

It's no secret that many of us who work in an office with a computer spend a good portion of...

4 Issues Leading To A Permanent Fail Whale

4 Issues Leading To A Permanent Fail Whale

Twitter has been known to push the envelope on social communication and interaction. Twitter is even credited for heavily influencing...

In Case You Needed More Data Saying Facebook Is Huge…

In Case You Needed More Data Saying Facebook Is Huge…

If you haven't heard, Facebook is a pretty prominent site. In this latest update to the World Map of Social...

Map of Social Networking Pretty Much Hits the Nail on the Head

Map of Social Networking Pretty Much Hits the Nail on the Head

Coming down the pipe from XKCD is this utterly brilliant map of the state of social networking today. Click the...

Diaspora Lives! But Will Facebook Die?

Diaspora Lives! But Will Facebook Die?

If you're at all a social network enthusiast, you're probably interested in - or at least peripherally familiar with -...

Your Statuses Are Safe Again – Facebook Rolls Out Remote Logout Feature

Your Statuses Are Safe Again – Facebook Rolls Out Remote Logout Feature

Facebook is, as we speak, rolling out a remote logout feature that will aid those who have absent-mindedly forgotten to...

Kraut Will Not Push Itself – New German Law Axes Facebook

Kraut Will Not Push Itself – New German Law Axes Facebook

This is entirely a new one. A new German law, penned by Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, will potentially disallow...

World’s First Anti-Social Network Lets You Steer Clear of Jerks

World’s First Anti-Social Network Lets You Steer Clear of Jerks

As internet folk, we probably all have at least one friend who's incurably addicted to Foursquare. I definitely do. Steve,...