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1. Social networks a security threat to businesses

   (Security/Security Features)

   Monday, 16 March 2009

   ... a plethora of other communication methods, including social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Nielsen Online's article entitled "Social Networking's New Global Footprint," ...

2. Data Privacy Day: Educating an online population

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 28 January 2009

   ... the past two years, companies like Microsoft, Intel and MySpace, along with various advocacy groups and individuals, have used the day for special events, presentations and to promote general public awareness ...

3. Yahoo Mail becomes more Social, but you'll have to pay a price

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 16 December 2008

   ... to work hard in an attempt to penetrate the social networking market with individuals already feeling overwhelmed by maintaining profiles on Facebook, Myspace and Twitter simultaneously. If Yahoo chooses ...

4. Koobface worm still infiltrating Facebook

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 05 December 2008

   ... been targeting both Facebook and MySpace as of late do not take advantage of bogus accounts on the sites, but target legitimate ones so that they can then launch the campaign on a wider level and abuse ...

5. Facebook Connect expanding, creating difficulties for OpenID

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Tuesday, 02 December 2008

   ... is working closely with Google, MySpace, Yahoo and Plaxo. However, that might not be enough since Facebook is pushing more mainstream sites such as Digg. Open ID has issues such as poor usability, which ...

6. Analysis: The YouTube effect - Changing the face of elections

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Friday, 07 December 2007

   ... a significant influence, as it was the first one to see YouTube and official candidate MySpace pages.  However, because of the increase in popularity in these and other online services, and by the ...

7. MTV to launch own social networking site

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Thursday, 20 September 2007

   ... against giants like Facebook and Myspace, MTV is taking a different approach to set itself apart from the basic friend-connecting style of the existing sites. ThinkMTV will be a place for users to meet ...

8. Democrats to spar off in first Internet debate this week

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 12 September 2007

   ... also had much less official presence on Youtube any Myspace. The biggest merge of new media in the campaign process came last month when CNN partnered with Youtube for an interactive debate.  Some ...

9. Fred Thompson makes presidential candidacy announcement online

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 05 September 2007

   ... grasp on the world wide web than any of his opposing candidates, many of whom rely on third-party campaign workers to handle things like their Myspace and Youtube accounts. Thompson's biggest criticism ...

10. Principal sues ex-students for Myspace slander

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 10 April 2007

    A high school principal has sued four former students because of fake Myspace profiles they allegedly created, portraying him as a drug and alcohol addict. Hermitage (PA) - A high school principal has ...

11. Universal Music Group sues MySpace over copyrights

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Monday, 20 November 2006

      Universal Music Group late Friday sued News's MySpace unit, alleging the social networking site has allowed its users to post millions of Universal's songs and videos onto the Internet in violation ...

12. Battle of the Tubes: uTube sues YouTube

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 02 November 2006

    Universal Tube and Rollform Equipment Corporation, a maker of tube manufacturing machines, is suing video-sharing giant YouTube because of its similarly sounding web name. Universal Tube's website, utube.com, ...

13. MySpace acquisition a $20 billion fraud?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 05 October 2006

    Brad Greenspan, one of the original founders of the MySpace universe, published a report that claims that News Corp.'s 2005 acquisition of MySpace may have defrauded shareholders by "more than $20 billion." ...

14. 14-year old sues MySpace.com for $30 million

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 20 June 2006

      A 14-year-old Texas girl has filed a $30 million law suit against MySpace.com, claiming she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on the Internet site. A 14-year-old Texas girl has filed a $30 ...