Social Network

You know what they say: Turnabout is fair play. After being sued by Yahoo for violating ten rather broad patents, Facebook is striking back with a patent lawsuit of its own against the former internet giant. More >

Advanced hacking attacks by groups such as Anonymous and the prevalence of mobile devices like Apple Inc’s iPhone are spurring demand for more sophisticated protection, making niche network security firms prime takeover targets, analysts and experts said. More >

Here is a ten-step game plan for effective social network engagement. These are ten practical guidelines that will make you a better member of the social networking communities in which you participate. More >

SEO analyst Tom Anthony has devised a way to work out whether or not visitors to his site are logged into Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or regular Google. Facebook has an API for this, but the trick works with Twitter and Google+ by checking for login redirects. More >

The world’s leading analytic data solutions company announced today that Mzinga® , a pioneer in social software… More >

Despite the well-known security risks associated with services like Facebook and Twitter, social networking usage in business is becoming even more active, according to a new report from Palo Alto Networks. More >

Talk to some executives and they use the phrase “social media” as if it is a homogenous monolith. Like every platform is the same, and they are all equally worthy of a corporation’s attention. That’s not the case. More >

Evening classes in French are nothing out of the ordinary, few eyebrows would be raised at Saturday evening salsa lessons and Yoga is simply passé. The newest of trends among the suits, however, is perhaps a little more surprising.

Academics and private tuition firms are reporting a “growing trend” in people taking Twitter lessons, as well as classes in other social media. More >

Nearly a third of Brits (32 percent) with mobile phones visit social networks such as Facebook from their handset, says TNS.

According to the market research firm’s TNS Mobile Life 2011 report, that’s 11 million Brits that social network on the go. Furthemore, 16 percent of mobile phone owners say they access social network from their handset every day. More >