For years, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM have used Linux to lower the cost of their hardware and software-based solutions, while keeping profit margins fat and healthy. Google, ever the quick learner, is now doing the same with Android.
The mobile market will never be the same.
Just as Google and others are using open-source [...]

“Loosen up on social network security”. on That’s how analysts advised Gartner Symposium attendees here Monday, arguing that corporate computing departments shouldn’t block social networking and that security shouldn’t completely lock down communications with the outside world. And even if information technology authorities want to shut down such activity, they can’t.
“Banning access to social media [...]

The 140 character micro blogging service on Thursday launched a Japan-based version of Twitter. Its entrance marks a remarkable history into a country popular U.S Social networks like Facebook and MySpace are yet to capture real audience.
Japanese Twitter is far more exciting that English twitter for so much can be said in Japanese characters. The [...]

Social-networking sites, such as Facebook and Myspace, have become a part of everyday life for teens and adults alike. A recent study warns to be mindful of what is posted on the public sites.
According to a study by Career builder, 45 percent of employers now use these sites as a way to research potential job [...]

Microsoft vs. Apple. Google vs. Yahoo. And now, Facebook vs. Twitter.
Industry battles, especially in the technology arena, are often cast as epic matchups between one company or another. Typical consumers may not really know a battle is under way, but to those involved — and to various industry watchers — the stakes are momentous and [...]

Google Inc. famously flubbed its early social-networking efforts, allowing upstarts like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to dominate the platforms that are redefining the way consumers use the Web.
But the Mountain View search giant has been diligently working on the “social problem” in its own way: integrating it as a component of the total Web experience, [...]

Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter, are not just for teens anymore. For anyone who’s ever felt like a number when it comes to a customer service issue, social network platforms are increasingly becoming a powerful way to broadcast bad business.
We’ve all been there – trying to fix a [...]

A newcomer to the crowded ranks of the capital’s social media arrives this week: after establishing themselves in a number of large American cities, Foursquare launches in London today.
A “location-based social networking site wrapped in a social-gaming paper“, Foursquare allows users to ‘check-in’ at various points around the city using a mobile [...]

Facebook, Twitter, MySpace are three of the most well-known social networking websites that have captured the attention of millions of persons all around the world.
Many persons tend to view their social networking activity as a leisure or a hobby that has no direct link to their jobs or careers.
The reality is, [...]

Samsung today announced the availability of Samsung Corby S3650, a mobile phone designed to support the digitally connected lifestyles of today’s young mobile users.
The Samsung Corby is a full-touch handset that places users at the center of the social media revolution with a wide range of social networks support, such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
The [...]