Facebook Reminds Users How to Handle Death

If you've had a friend or loved-one die during the Facebook age, you may or may not have known that Facebook will memorialize their profile if you let them know about it. Facebook's Max Kelly reminded us of the fact in a post on the company's blog today.

YouTube Faces Formal Complaints In Germany

In about two weeks' time, the two-year anniversary of YouTube Germany's launch will roll around.  The site's set to receive more legal documents than birthday presents, however, as it's facing some formal complaints. The distribution of copyrighted material is at issue, of course, and so is the (lack of) distribution of royalties.  What sets this situation a little bit apart from other ones is that…

U.K. Social Networking Sites Account For 25% Of Display Ads

Social networking sites in the U.K. accounted for 13.8 billion display ad impressions in August 2009, representing more than 25 percent of all display ads viewed online, according to a new study by comScore. Telecommunications companies were the heaviest social networking site advertisers, serving more than 949 million display ad impressions on social networks in August, or about 7 percent of all display ads delivered…

Social Networks Blamed For $2.25B In Lost Productivity

Short stretches can really accumulate.  Did you know, for instance, that if someone comes back from lunch nine or ten minutes late every day, he (or she) will take the equivalent of free week of paid vacation per year?  And similarly, one IT services and technology company believes social networking is costing UK businesses $2.25 billion each year.

Facebook Makes Share Buttons More Useful

Facebook launched a new version of its Share button today. This includes a live counter and analytics. When you use the new share button on your content, you can measure engagement and view the number of shares, likes, comments made, and clicks back to your site.