Symantec has officially launched OnlineFamily.Norton, an Internet safety service designed to help parents monitor their children’s online activity.
The launch coincides with the start of Internet Safety Week, which began today. The service is available for free until January1, 2010.
MySpace Gets a New Chief Product Officer
Last week, it was announced that MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe was leaving the company, and that former Facebook Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer Owen Van Natta would be taking his place. Then his second in command was confirmed to be former AOL executive Michael Jones, who will be taking on the role of Chief Operating Officer at MySpace.
Facebook Opening Up User Profiles To Third Party Developers
The arms race between Facebook and Twitter or social media supremacy has its good and bad moments. The good is that all of this ‘one-upsmanship’ should eventually lead to better tools for social media users. The bad news is that we have to hear about every time someone at one of these two companies has a thought.
UK Gvmt May Take Cues From Wikipedia, Google, MSFT
Parts of the UK government may start to take after some ultra-popular websites and online services if David Cameron has his way. Cameron, the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, directed nods toward Wikipedia, Google, and Microsoft in a recent speech.
Tweeting vs. Disclaimer Laws
Today the WSJ tells the tale of eBay and its foray into social media that began in April 2008 with a blog then quickly moved to the world of tweets and tweeple in Twitter. The author of much of the content, Richard Brewer-Hay, spent most of the past year pretty well ‘on his own’ with what he was writing in both vehicles then the corporate version of a buzzkill took place.
MySpace Gets New COO to Go with New CEO
Last week, it was announced that MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe was leaving the company, and that former Facebook Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer Owen Van Natta would be taking his place.
NFL Draft More Social Than Ever
It’s finally coming – NFL Draft Weekend. For those of us who love the NFL, it has been a long time coming. The draft has some different elements this year though, and social media is a big part of it.
NFL.com is streaming live coverage of the draft throughout the weekend. And along with that, it is offering plenty of opportunities for fans to get engaged.
Facebook Decides To Follow Majority, Adopt New TOS
The majority – or at least the majority of the few folks who voiced an opinion – will indeed rule. Facebook’s governance vote is over, and although its declared participation threshold wasn’t met, the social network is preparing to adopt the terms of service most voters favored.
New Saving and Sharing Features for Google Maps
Google has added features to Google Maps that let you save, annotate, and share directions using My Maps. Users can save driving directions by simply clicking the "save to my maps" link below the directions.
Yahoo Failing To Consider GeoCities Alternatives?
This afternoon, we learned that Yahoo intends to shut down GeoCities, the once-thriving Web hosting service. And while it’s true that GeoCities isn’t in the same shape it used to be, this move does raise questions about just how quick new CEO Carol Bartz is to give up on certain projects.