Wide Angle: Social Networking
Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, MySpace and LinkedIn. If you're in, you're networked. Social networking sites allow people to stay in touch, get in touch and network for their career. These sites are also raising money for political campaigns and raising awareness for social causes. We'll look at how social network sites are changing our lives, what happens to the photos, email and personal information we post to those sites, the potential dark site of social media and how high-speed data networks will change what we put online.
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Fake Names On Social Networks: A Fake Problem
Facebook and Google Plus want you to use your real name, but can they really enforce that rule?
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5 Unexpected Threats of Online Social Networking
Cyber-criminals are savvy to the trends and they aim their sights wherever the crowds gather, so it's important to keep your guard up and know what you're
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Google Plus Grows, But Shows Glitches
After a month, Google Plus has 20 million users, but it's a mistake to think it will knock off Facebook or Twitter.
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Social Networks and Online Games Rule Our Lives
Americans spend twice as much time on social media and blogs than they do checking email.
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Is Online Social Networking Good or Bad?
People have become addicted to social media sites, so that begs the question: are those sites good or bad for you?
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Facebook: I Can't Quit You
I use Facebook as part of my job, so unlike the hoards of people that are dropping off the site like flies off a hot windowsill (and here are 10 good reasons to do it), I'll still be on, buzzing around, hoping I don't get burned.
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Throwing Your Weight Around Through Social Networking
Word of mouth has become important again. This time, it's on social networking sites.
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Top 10 Social Networking Sites
Today, social networking sites are fulfilling the potential of the Web: connecting people across the globe. Discover the 10 social networking sites that you should know about today.
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5 Ways Social Networking Strengthens a Campaign
Many nonprofit organizations are using online social networking technology to increase awareness, mailing lists, and funds.
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Crowdsourcing Empowers Refugees and CEOs Alike
This latest form of crowdsourcing, the act of outsourcing microtasks to anonymous Internet users, is revitalizing some of the world’s most impoverished communities.
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Go Forth and Blog, Says Pope
The 82-year-old pontiff tells priests to get hip and start using technology to reach out.
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Dog Tweets With Dog Tag
"Puppy Tweets," will allow your dog to send Twitters, those abbreviated Internet posts that keep friends and colleagues in-the-know.
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Funeral Webcasting Is Alive and Well
Service companies enable funeral homes to record and stream services.
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Love and Tech: Tell Us Your Stories
How did you use technology to find love, keep love or get rid of lovers? Tell us your stories.
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Citizen Reporting and the Haitian Relief Effort
A new online platform harnesses the power of cell phone text messaging, online maps and ordinary citizens to gather and distribute information in real time, especially in the wake of conflict or natural disaster.
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5 Ways to Protect Yourself Online
Chances are fairly high that you’ll be a victim of cyber crime. But there are some preventative measures you can take to reduce your risk.
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Scientific Data Collection Goes Mobile
A Google Android app, called EpiCollect, allows scientists out in the field to enter relevant information using the phone, where it's automatically geo-tagged by the phone's on-board GPS. Later it's sent directly to the main database back in the lab.
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