Social networking

Twitter declares war on spammers

Twitter, it seems, hates spammers as much as you do and to show how much it has added a new button to the site that allows you to report an account as such.

"Today we've added another tool to our spam fighting toolbox that will give users the ability to flag bad...

Twitter "tweance" to take place on Hallowe'en

The world's first online seance will take place this Hallowe'en via micro-blogging site Twitter, and predictably, it's been dubbed a "tweance".

Dead celebs are the target for the session and Twitter users can nominate expired stars as well as send in questions...

Twitter in talks with Microsoft, Google

It's being reported that Twitter is currently in mega-money talks with Microsoft and Google, discussing using Twitter content in searches separately with each search giant.

All Things D reports: "According to sources familiar with the situation - Twitter is...

Foursquare tips from an addict

So yes, Foursquare is coming to London, and with it are all the badge-unlocking, social-drinking, night-life infesting, mobile gaming experiences that Yanks have been experiencing for the better part of a year.

So you've got the basics of what Foursquare is, but...

What is Foursquare?

You may have heard this morning that foursquare is launching in the UK. And if you haven't, shame on you for not having Pocket-lint open all day. If you don't know what foursquare is on the other hand, then that's a whole lot more forgiveable seeing as the service only...

Foursquare launches for London

Foursquare has announced that it's launching its location-based social networking game in London.

The service, which awards points and badges for experiencing things in certain locations, is popular in the States but relatively unknown on this side of the Atlantic.

Apps...

Twitter tests new geolocation features

Twitter is testing a geolocation system that automatically detects and marks where users are Tweeting from. The feature is opt-in, so if you're concerned about privacy then you can turn it off.

Interestingly, however, it'll be available to third party developers...

Facebook now available in Latin

As well as upside-down English and pirate, Facebook is now available in the mother of all romance tongues, Latin.

In a blog post, the social networking site says: "Most of the time when we stumble upon a Latin phrase, it's etched in stone: carved in the hallways...

Parents offered social networking site for children's schools

A new scheme is to offer parents free access to a social networking site that links them to their children's schools and other parents.

Aimed at busy mums and dads, the scheme is government-backed and run by the Netmums group who hope that "it will become a...

No Twitter ads planned before 2010

Twitter's CEO Biz Stone has said that the site has no plans to put up adverts this year, and that the company's funding situation is "pretty good right now". He said that the immediate focus for the company was more features.

At 140: The Twitter Conference,...

MySpace announces Twitter syncing

Rather than fight 'em, MySpace is joining 'em with the news that the social networking service now syncs with Twitter.

The global beta roll-out of a new functionality on MySpace that lets users sync their MySpace status updates with their Twitter feed has begun...

VIDEO: SocialSafe launches Facebook backup software

What happens if Facebook goes down, permanently? Think about it - how many pictures have you got on there? How many people are you only in touch with on the social network? What would happen if, suddenly, access to all that was withdrawn?

That's the question...

Facebook goes Labs with new "Prototypes" options

Facebook is taking a leaf out of Google's book, offering experimental features for the social networking site under the new "Prototypes" scheme.

Like Google's "Labs" options, popular in Gmail, the US company says: "Facebook Prototypes let us share the experimentation...

Facebook's population tops 300 million

Facebook has revealed its online population has just hit the 300 million mark.

In a blog post, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says: "It's a large number, but the way we think about this is that we're just getting started on our goal of connecting everyone".

Twitter updates Terms of Service

Popular micro-blogging service Twitter has announced that it has made changes to its Terms of Service.

The changes are designed to "leave the door open for advertising" and clarify content ownership as well as address the increasing problem of spam on the service....

Facebook Lite launches

Facebook has rolled out a faster version of Facebook in the States, and in India.

"Facebook Lite", is a stripped down version of the social networking site said to be originally created for countries where internet access is slow.

Despite this...

President Obama warns "be careful" on Facebook

President Barack Obama has spoken out against the potential dangers of posting personal content on social networking sites.

Answering a question put to him from a group of teens, about how to go about becoming president, Obama said:

"Well, let...

Trapped kids update Facebook status

A couple of Austrailian girls are facing an incredulous response from the web after getting trapped in a storm drain in Adelaide and updating their Facebook status to call for help, rather than ringing 000 - which is the number for the emergency services in Australia.

US open tennis players banned from Twitter

Tennis US Open officials have banned players like Andy Murray from Tweeting during matches at the grand slam tournament this week at Flushing Meadows in New York.

The governing body is worried that players might be tempted to keep in touch with fans during...

Facebook becomes Twitter app

Facebook is trying to lure Twitter users back to the service by allowing its users to post to Twitter via their Facebook status pages.

In a move that will see the social networking site create a powerplay to become the sole destination for those wanting to...

"Facebook Lite" accidentally unveiled

A number of users have been reporting being asked to beta-test "Facebook Lite", a service which - according to the blurb sent to testers - is a "faster, simpler version of Facebook".

The results, according to screenshots, match that prediction with some saying...

Apple developing social network aggregator?

On top of the Blu-ray support rumour the other day, for iTunes 9, there's more whispering that the forthcoming update for Apple's music software will feature integration with Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites.

But it doesn't stop there. A tipster...

Facebook launches new search, declares war on Google

While not busy buying FriendFeed, Facebook has it seems been busy improving its search facility.

"Last month, we began testing new versions of Search with a small group of people on Facebook. Based on the success of those tests, we're rolling out a new version...

Facebook buys FriendFeed, declares war on Twitter

Facebook has bought FriendFeed as it continues to fend off the continued success of Twitter.

"We are happy to announce that Facebook has acquired FriendFeed. As my mom explained to me, when two companies love each other very much, they form a structured investment...

Twitter, Facebook and LiveJounal DDoS attacks targeted single user

More details are starting to emerge as to who was behind the DDoS attacks against Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal and Google on Thursday.

According to reports, the DDoS attacks were aimed at silencing a pro-Georgian blogger who had been critical of Russia's...