Google brings Buzz social networking to Gmail, mobile Google on Tuesday announced its newest foray into the realm of social networking: Google Buzz. Integrating with Gmail and some of Google's mobile offerings, the company clearly hopes to bring its existing users to the new service
Intel to monitor social networks on Super Bowl ads Intel executives are monitoring social networks like Facebook and Twitter to gauge consumer reaction to commercials that it ran during Sunday's Super Bowl.
Opinion: Is Twitter losing its luster? A new study by RJMetrics analyzing the behavior of Twitter users shows that the adoption and use of the microblogging service may be slowing.
How to protect your reputation online With Google real-time search and sites like Facebook and Twitter continuing to grow, it's more necessary than ever to monitor your online reputation.
Five rib-tickling tech sites If you think that geeks are a humorless bunch, Christopher Breen has five Web sites and Twitter streams that will prove you wrong.
More Gems I’m thankful for Some Gems become such an integral part of your Mac’s day-to-day operation that you take them for granted. Dan Frakes revisits his Thanksgiving-day column to cover more Gems he’s thankful for.
Five proven ways to get retweeted We all like to think we're interesting. And on Twitter, that's often measured and validated by how frequently other people "retweet" your posts. Here are five tips to increase the odds your words get repeated.
Twelve CIOs who Tweet CIOs are logging onto Twitter to offer views on technology, network with colleagues and share stories from their personal lives.
Facebook, Twitter becoming business tools, but CIOs remain wary Will 2010 be the year social networking services like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn take over the business world? Many IT and business executives remain wary of the risks and skeptical about potential benefits.
Customize your Twitter background: tiled image technique Twitter opens up a huge opportunity for self-expression, and part of that is undoubtedly visual. Chris McVeigh shows you how to create an original tiled (or patterned) Twitter background.
Twitter client Kiwi lets you style, hide, organize tweets Twitter clients come in a variety of shapes and sizes these days, but most of them stick to redesigning the Twitter experience. Kiwi, a fresh new contender, brings some genuinely new features and style to the crowded shelves of Twitter clients.
Dragon Search voice search app comes to iPhone Nuance Communications has issued Dragon Search, a voice search app that translates your voice queries into text and performs a wide-ranging search.
Hackers take Twitter offline Microblogging site Twitter went offline Friday after hackers calling themselves the Iranian Cyber Army apparently managed to change the site's DNS records.
Review: Tweetie 2 for iPhone This sequel to the already outstanding Tweetie isn't just the best Twitter app for the iPhone -- it's the best Twitter app on any platform.
Review: TweetTheBeat for iPhone For music lovers who also use the Twitter microblogging service, TweetTheBeat provides an interesting way to discover new music (and promote your own) with your iPhone or iPod touch.
Cloud Engines updates Pogoplug media sharing device On Friday, Cloud Engines introduced the second generation of its Pogoplug multimedia sharing device. The Pogoplug is designed to plug into your home or small office network and let you access and share content of USB hard drives over the Internet using a standard Web browser.