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While the majority (83%) of Internet users are actively involved in social media, less than 5 percent use social sites for research…
Here are a few simple facts: some people talk more than others. Also, some people are more interesting than others. And a new Google Reader feature called "Friends trends" may help you determine how the folks you interact with online score in both of these categories.
A survey of 1,300 IT professionals worldwide conducted by Websense reveals a majority of IT managers are still unsure what constitutes Web 2.0, and are ill-equipped to combat security concerns associated with social media. About 95 percent of businesses allow access to social media in the workplace, and 86 percent of IT managers surveyed reported being pressured to expand social media accessibility—most often from marketing,…
Global mobile phone sales totaled 269.1 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 9.4 percent decrease from the first quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 36.4 million units, a 12.7 percent increase from the same period last year.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke at the Reuters Global Technology Summit on Tuesday, and declined to confirm recent reports that the company had held discussions regarding $150 million in funding (as reported by VentureBeat) and turned down $200 million (as reported by TechCrunch).
Yahoo sure likes names that can be shouted. At a search event the company held yesterday, speakers focused on a "Web of objects" concept - also known as WOO - that Yahoo intends to embrace as a way of moving beyond the standard ten blue links.
