There’s no shortage of Google+ in the air these days. Overeager pundits and soothsayers are hoping to be among the most visible voices on the net saying which service or company it’s going to topple, [...]

As expected, Facebook has announced Skype-powered video calling for its users, who now number more than 750 million according to the company. The new feature was unveiled by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Skype CEO [...]

The RoamEO is the latest GPS device for owners who worry about their dogs’ disappearing acts

Computer scientists at the University of Southampton are using social networking tools to explore if individuals can enhance their personal and social wellbeing over time

If there is a face to the revolt that has sprouted in Egypt, it may be the face of Khaled Said. Mr. Said, a 28-year-old Egyptian businessman, was pulled from an Internet cafe in Alexandria last [...]

Image via Wikipedia What’s better than reaching more than 100 million viewers during last year’s Super Bowl? For Pepsi, it could be 6,000 football fans during a high school game on Friday night in central Texas. Or [...]

After publishing an invitation to Facebook to join the DataPortability Working Group January 4, we never thought that Facebook would accept it. Today changes everything you’ve ever thought about social-networking data and lock-in before, because [...]

Image via Wikipedia Firstly, a few brief observations: Things are bad and getting worse so desperation may reduce resistance to the willingness to try new things. The hunger everyone has for change is fundamentally rewiring [...]

Image by larskflem via Flickr Despite the distraction potential of laptops in college classrooms, new research shows that they can actually increase students’ engagement, attentiveness, participation and learning. To achieve this, however, the instructor must [...]

Image via Wikipedia By James Kwak I recently deleted most of my personal information in my Facebook account. (I am keeping the Baseline Scenario page up for the convenience of people who want to read [...]

Image via Wikipedia It used to be that computer viruses attacked only your hard drive. Now they attack your dignity. Malicious programs are rampaging through Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, spreading themselves by taking [...]

Image via Wikipedia NEWSPAPERS and novels are moving briskly from paper to pixels, but textbooks have yet to find the perfect electronic home. They are readable on laptops and smartphones, but the displays can be [...]