Facebook took a strong stance against employers who request account passwords from potential employees on Friday, saying it would “take action to protect the privacy and security of our users, whether by engaging policy makers or, where appropriate, by initiating legal action.” Now the social network seems to be softening its stance. In a clarifying … Continued
Google Analytics Social Reports: This Week in Social Media
By Cindy KingPublished March 24, 2012 Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up-to-date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week? Google Analytics Releases Social Reports: These new Google Analytics reports “bridge the gap between … Continued
Instagram Sign-Up Page Now Beckons Android Users
The day when Android users will first lay hands on the red hot photo-sharing app Instagram just got even closer. Late Saturday, a sign-up page appeared on Instagram’s website, inviting all those of the Android persuasion to sign up to be notified when the app is first available for that OS. The company still isn’t … Continued
Madonna Joins Twitter for One Day Only
Top Stories Photo & Video Galleries Top Lists Trending Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video More Topics… People Recommended Mashable Staff More people… Jobs Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with or To kick off the release of her new album, Madonna is joining Twitter for one day to … Continued
15 Hilarious Sports Parody Twitter Accounts
Sports and Twitter, sitting in a tree… The microblogging network and the sporting world have been a natural fit pretty much since Twitter was born. NBA players were among its earliest big-name adopters. Today, athletes and reporters break sports news on the network every day. It’s also a key way for stars to build modern … Continued
Internet-Based Theater Company Lives Between Cyberspace and the Stage
A small Philadelphia-based company called New Paradise Laboratories is re-creating theater for the connected generation. It’s incorporating social networks like Facebook, Skype and Chatroulette into the production and presentation of shows, pulling theater into the virtual space. This innovative experience takes audiences through a rabbit hole on a visually stimulating online adventure. Stories evolve on … Continued
Could Fido be joining the Canadian LTE club?
Those of you living north of the border have a few LTE options already, but could we see one more being added to the list? Depending on how that murky image above is to be understood, then maybe we will. It’s alleged by staff that a new “LTE Voice and Data” bundle is showing up … Continued
XBMC Eden officially steps out of beta, available for download now
Been snacking on popcorn with the beta build of XBMC 11.0 Eden since it got released last December? If, you’ll be pleased know that the full-on release version is now officially available for download. In case you don’t recall, this latest build of the media center house many new features, not limited to Addon Rollbacks … Continued







