Search Results for "social networking"

Philips Introduces Crystalize Your Skin's New Best Friend

Skin care is a billion dollar industry worldwide. Obsessed with keeping our skin as young and healthy as possible we spend an inordinate amount of money on the latest cream that promises to stop the aging process, help our combination...

Posted on November 18, 2009 9:00 AM

Plinky makes blogging much more interesting

No idea what to blog about but don't want to leave your readers hanging? Well, don't write about what you had for lunch or your non-eventful trip to the dentist (again), turn to Plinky.com for some inspiration. It's a...

Posted on March 21, 2009 10:44 AM

Take our poll: What do you really think of Twitter?

What do you really think of Twitter - is it brilliant or stupid? ( polls)...

Posted on March 19, 2009 12:45 PM

The return of Britney Spears, now on Twitter

Portfolio.com asks, "Did Britney Spears Just Solve Twitter's Revenue Problem?" Yes, the girl we (used to) love to mock is continuing her triumphant comeback by Twittering--to say nothing of appearing on MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, etc. etc. Not to mention...

Posted on October 21, 2008 10:49 AM

Social networks and "psychological profiling" in real time

Sometimes technology can be put to really great use. Sometimes it can just be used to spy on us. Researchers Nitesh Dhanjani and Akshay Aggarwal are developing a tool which allows them to create a real time picture of...

Posted on August 29, 2008 9:58 AM

One tweet or two? Drink your coffee from a Twitter mug

You know you spend waaaay too much time on Twitter when, anytime something even vaguely interesting happens, you immediately think "I have to Twitter that!" (I am one of these people). And you know you're getting a little obsessed when...

Posted on August 6, 2008 10:51 AM

Twitter fortune cookies

I may not be able to recognize whether these Twitter fortune cookies are actually real, but I do have enough sense to know that even the worst "tweets" would still be better than the nonsense being passed off as...

Posted on August 1, 2008 9:58 AM

Mashable's MashBash: The social web goes offline

It’s Friday night and I’m slipping into a dimly lit, loud, packed club in New York. By traditional standards, I’m not a *cool* person, I don’t go to NY clubs, and my wardrobe is utterly deficient in terms of...

Posted on May 19, 2008 2:35 PM

Don't write off the TextCu.be social networking keychain

Our fellow gadget bloggers over at Crave are extremely sceptical about the merits of the TextCu.be, and I admit the self-consciously wacky spelling turns me off: we get it manufacturers, you're so modern and funky. Now can we go...

Posted on May 15, 2008 11:41 AM

Could Second Life change your real life . . . for the better?

Those old clichés about sitting around playing video games being bad for your health may be overturned by new research into Second Life, the online virtual world with over 10 million addicts - I mean, users - worldwide. According...

Posted on May 9, 2008 10:09 AM

Twitter Snooze: Turn em' off for a little while

Tweet! Tweet! Tweet! If you have an over-zealous Twitter pal or want to avoid a blast of tweets for a little while, Twitter snooze is a nice friendly solution. Basically, it's an addition to Twitter ettiquette, so that you...

Posted on April 30, 2008 10:16 AM

Fluc - opt in for mobile ads and get coupons and free SMS

In Japan and Korea, where mobile technology and culture is well ahead of the rest of the world, mobile users are accustomed to receiving advertising, including SMS ads, on their cell phones. It's a give and take, as users...

Posted on April 10, 2008 9:30 PM

Popgadget poll results on social network fatigue

We asked readers about "social network fatigue," which can mean either that you're getting tired of social networking sites or that you're simply exhausted from having too much of your time sucked up by online social networking (boredom, on the...

Posted on April 10, 2008 12:42 PM

LifeAt.com: social networking site for apartment dwellers who want to meet their neighbors

LifeAt.com is a funny but interesting online social networking concept. Rather than trying to connect you with people in distant places, people you would never expect to run into in real life, this site connects you with people who...

Posted on April 4, 2008 6:30 AM

If Twitter is too fast for you, try dawdlr

I may love Twitter, the site where you have 140 short characters to tell the world what you're up to, lovers may love Twitter, but I do understand that Twitter's not for everyone. Some people don't want to share...

Posted on March 31, 2008 10:06 AM

Twitter proposals: the next big thing?

If Friends taught us anything, it's that broke New York twenty-somethings have lives of unparalled luxury, and proposing via a big screen is really old hat. Instead, the hot new way to propose is over free micro-blogging facility Twitter....

Posted on March 24, 2008 10:16 AM

Where tech meets tradition: The joys of online crafts sites

I'm not a particularly "crafty" person myself. Oh, I can be sneaky, for sure, but when it comes to hand-made crafts... not so much. But I totally admire anyone who can create something beautiful from a ball of wool...

Posted on March 20, 2008 4:40 PM

Is season two of Bebo's British drama KateModern the last - and is it worth watching?

I'd heard a lot of hype about KateModern, the first British soap opera to be shown entirely on student social networking site Bebo. I knew I wanted to watch it sometime (can 48 million viewers be wrong?) so my...

Posted on March 17, 2008 7:23 AM

Gadgetry, prostitution, the Spitzer scandal - and MySpace

The Oldest Profession may also be the oldest form of social networking, but it has been updated, transformed, and enhanced by communications gadgetry, says The Associated Press. The article uses the prostitution scandal involving (now former) New York governor...

Posted on March 13, 2008 9:27 AM

Are you suffering from social network fatigue? Take our poll.

When people refer to Facebook fatigue and more generally "social network fatigue," it can mean two different things, either that (1) you're bored with social networking and are spending less time with it, or (2) you're generally exhausted from spending...

Posted on March 10, 2008 6:00 AM

MyQuire.com: online project management and networking

I've become quite cynical about online project management tools. With each new brand that comes out, I'm either underwhelmed (because there aren't enough features) or overwhelmed (because there are too many features - but most of them I'll never...

Posted on February 25, 2008 9:00 AM

Give a quick shoutout for your favorite places at PlaceShout

Have you ever wanted to post something about a favorite restaurant or shop in one of those city guides where users contribute content, but you're too busy to sit and write out a detailed review? Meet PlaceShout, a site...

Posted on January 29, 2008 10:56 AM