This new product may never make it out of research and development, but word has it that Yahoo is working on a social network called Kickstart. If successful, Kickstart would effectively bridge the gap between Facebook and LinkedIn.
Facebook A Union Issue?
Employers upset with the amount of time their employees are spending on Facebook want to ban access to the site and now union officials in Britain are stepping in, telling them to ease up.
Unions Call for Workplace Facebook Guidelines
The TUC, the organization representing trade unions in the UK, adds its voice to the big debate on what to do about Facebook and employee use.
In a practical approach to an issue that some companies see as a problem that can be solved only by banning it from the workplace, the TUC says that’s not the best approach:
Brand Advertising Doomed On Facebook
Social networking sites may never be the cornucopia of conversions that brand advertisers want them to be, according to a new study.
Google Facebook App Off To Problematic Start
Not long after Facebook applications were introduced, I became tired of them. Some were good, but most were bad, and it seemed like every company I’d never heard of was determined to create one. There’s a new app that’s worth noting, however, and it was released by none other than Google.
Facebook Killing Google? Um, No
Some buzz centered on Robert Scoble’s contention that properties like Facebook and human-edited search engine Mahalo add up to a Google-free future misses out on an important factor.
Playboy Goes The Facebook Route
Okay. Just to get this out of the way, there’s no nudity at Playboy U. I know that was your first question. No nudity, just like there’s no sex in the champagne room. The other question is, no doubt, "how do I get in?"
New Facebook Ads May Make Money, Upset Users
Even as credible rumors of acquisitions and IPOs spread, many onlookers were astonished by the amount of money Facebook seemed to believe its site was worth. Yet Facebook may now introduce an advertising system that would have doubters nodding in agreement.
Facebook Messages Make Move On Email
I thought Google had won a major victory as its Apps Education Edition was embraced by more and more colleges. But, at least as far as Gmail is concerned, Facebook appears to have trumped that move – the social network’s messages can now act as emails.
Google Disappears Facebook Code Blog
When Google-owned Blogger sends you a Digital Millennium Copyright Act take-down notice, at least they’re polite about it and liberally use the word "alleged." But they only ask once, as the person who posted Facebook’s source code on his Blogspot blog learned.