social networks news

Security expert Avira announced today that it has acquired SocialShield®, the top-rated parental monitoring service for keeping children and teens safe while using social networks.

Viximo, the leading provider of cross-platform distribution for social games and apps, today announces Social Zone, a platform designed to enable mobile app developers to make their apps truly social. Building on the company’s expertise in social, Viximo has developed Social Zone to amplify the virality of mobile apps, enable players to find, collaborate and compete with friends, interact in real time, and discover relevant games based on what their friends are playing.

LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network with more than 150 million members worldwide and over 25 million members in Asia Pacific, today announced it has surpassed the one million professional member milestone in Indonesia.

Zynga, (NASDAQ: ZNGA), the world’s leading social game developer, today announced the next mobile social game app in its 'With Friends' franchise: Scramble With Friends. Available on the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch, Scramble With Friends is a fun, social, fast-paced game that combines the brain bending fun of Zynga’s original Scramble with the classic features that have made 'With Friends' games beloved by millions – from celebrities to flight attendants.

Attitude, Funk, Style and Fashion…LAVA partners with MTV India to get the newest range of stylish phones for the consumers of today. Taking this into consideration, Lava Mobiles, with the distinctive motto of providing the power of communication in every hand, today, unveiledan exciting new phone the Lava A16 MTV Phone which has a unique combination of contemporary style and superior value that is specially designed for MTV generation.

The social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public. 

Grooveshark, the world's music library, unveiled today a complete redesign of the Grooveshark.com platform. The new site brings a sleeker, more seamless experience to Grooveshark's community of more than 30 million unique users per month, creating a powerful combination of streaming music and social networking.

A new national survey from Jobvite reveals more than 22 million Americans used social networks to find their most recent job opportunity -- up 7.7 million from last year's survey. One in six members of the workforce say an online social network was one of the sources they used to find a job, and those with more contacts get better results.

An international study, led by the University of Cambridge*, has found that one in three people has felt overwhelmed by communications technology, including texting, email and social networking, to the point that they feel they need to escape it. However, some simple steps have been identified to help improve well-being and to avoid technology overwhelming family life according to the BT-sponsored study released today .

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an expansion of its software portfolio to help organizations embrace the power of social business. As part of today’s news IBM is delivering IBM Connections, the industry’s first social networking platform with real-time compliance capabilities.

Salesforce [NYSE: CRM] and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) [NYSE: TM] announced today that they have formed a strategic alliance to build "Toyota Friend", a private social network for Toyota customers and their cars. Toyota Friend will be powered by Salesforce Chatter, a private social network used by businesses, and will be offered, first in Japan, initially with Toyota's electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHV) due in 2012.

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced today a new travel-themed integrated marketing campaign in the U.S. to reinforce Visa as the preferred way to pay for travel. Visa offers cardholders peace of mind in knowing they can use their cards with convenience, security and ease, virtually anywhere in the world, at any time -- ultimately providing greater freedom to enjoy their travel experiences.

At the IMPACT 2011 conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled new software that will allow clients to develop, deploy and manage new types of applications spanning all major platforms from the mainframe to mobile devices. The ability to expand the reach of their applications will allow businesses to grow revenue and increase their customer base by taking advantage of new and developing markets such as mobile and cloud.

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the findings of its Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 16, which shows a massive threat volume of more than 286 million new threats last year, accompanied by several new megatrends in the threat landscape.

Our messaging device range is very successful" said Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia’s Head of Markets. "Services that provide easy access to the world’s consumer and corporate email and instant messaging are really popular on our QWERTY smartphones such as the Nokia E71 and Nokia E63.

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study on social networking access via mobile browser. The study found that 30.8 percent of smartphone users accessed social networking sites via their mobile browser in January 2010, up 8.3 points from 22.5 percent one year ago.

The Fiesta Movement and test drive program has resulted in more than 50,000 hand-raisers; 97 percent of whom currently do not drive a Ford

Panasonic, a worldwide leader in High Definition technology, announced an opportunity exclusively through its www.LivinginHD.com community web site for a chance to win Panasonic’s critically acclaimed 54-inch class Panasonic VIERA V10 Series 1080p Plasma HDTV.

Transaction enables a technological jump on integrating business news into Europe's leading business network

Redesigns Homepage to Allow Consumers More Customization and Access to Third Party Content from One Location; Continues Strategy to Open AOL.com to Third-Party Content and Services