[social-media] Forum Topics

I was driving down the highway the other day, and it ocurred to me that Facebook sucks. No, really it does. Sure, it lets us connect with friends and we all put up with it, but think about just how bad it is. [LIST] The security features are hard to …

Hello There, I am Edikan, i owned a forum (A simple machine forum) and some few months now spammers has been disturbing me in my forum. they used robots to post spam post like pornographic links which is disturbing my forum in appearing in search engine as also i waste …

I read somewhere that social media is advertising - I dont think it is but I do think that social media is non-blatant advertising because it allows you to still advertise yourself or your product and social media can help you with your branding.

After finding out that criminal [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story253452.html"]attorneys [/URL]and divorce [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220645.html"]lawyers [/URL]are using social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to find out information for and about clients, it shouldn't be any surprise that banks are doing the same thing. "Companies like RapLeaf of San Francisco have been quietly gathering information …

One of my clients has asked me to look into the value for them to set up a Facebook Fan page for their business. They are not the author of their main product offering but they have authored two utilities that work with the product. Their main product offering is …

The answer, it seems, is everyone. The total number of 140 character maximum [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story231619.html"]messages posted to Twitter stood at 5 billion[/URL] late last October (up from a billion the November before) but has leapt forward as the popularity of the micro-blogging system goes into overdrive and last night hit the …

[COLOR="Green"][B]Top 10 Social Media Do's and Don'ts[/B][/COLOR] Social media, including sites like Twitter and Facebook, can help you find a job and connect with people who can assist you with growing your career. However, it works both ways. Social media when used the wrong way can backfire and jeopardize a …

Federal magistrate Barry Garber has ruled that a lawsuit can proceed for what a student said was a violation of her First Amendment rights after she was suspended for setting up a Facebook page that criticized her teacher. Katherine Evans was a junior in Pembroke Pines Charter High School in …

Hi I want to long & genuine 2000 social bookmarking site list. plz share your list if you have . Thanx

It may only have impacted a "small number of users" for a "short period of time" as a Facebook spokesperson put it, but by pushing out buggy code the social networking giant created a potentially huge privacy problem for those whose accounts it did touch upon. Considering that Facebook has …

Three Google executives have been found guilty and given six month suspended sentences in a case revolving around the posting of a video to YouTube which shows a teenager with Down's Syndrome being bullied. According to the [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8533695.stm"]BBC[/URL] Google itself is none too happy with the verdict, quoting the Chief …

I never really heard of "Buzz" until today when I am logging into my Gmail account and I was welcome to a Buzz login. I like the little colorful logo and it seems it integrates tweet feeds and other "friends" on your gmail account address book. But what do you …

Google Buzz was not a great moment in the history of Google. It seemed to bring to the surface a lot of lingering bad feelings that people have been having about Google for some time. The botched Buzz release only made it worse, confirming people's worst fears that Google didn't …

when I open my mail, I have 2 buzz followers and the 1st one is someone I dont know. I remember sending him an email once for an inquiry. I dont like the idea of the person you contacted before will appear there, and you dont have an option not …

I have a quick question. I want to start a social networking site but haven't the foggiest clue how to do it. So I want something real easy, something my grandmother could figure out. Now, I know I'm going to need some kind of software for this and being the …

I have just started a new website SNIP as a bit of a side project/experiment. It is a site that gives information about sport, business advice, money & finance deal, apps, etc, etc. I have set up an adsense account and adbrite account, as well as looking at a couple …

Hi, Does anyone have any information on Google and Bing planning to include Twitter posts within their searches? This sounds really bizarre or will it be in a seperate search function? Anyone heard anything about this?

Twitter users are being warned not to click the links in a Direct Message which has been circulating in large numbers since late Saturday. The message simply says either "LOL, is this you?" or "LOL, this is funny" or "ha ha, u look funny on here" and has a link …

Hi We have nearly finalised a gym free fitness program in a handy, compact form, running to level1 - level 4. It is inspired by the defunct 1950-1980 5BX program. The weakness in a progam like this, is the individual can feel isolated and lose motivation and not achieve the …

The other day, I was exploring other Google tools for my blackberry. I noticed "Latitude" - it seems great but I dont want to release exact GPS location of me every moment of the day. Am I the only person concerned about this?

I wish I had gotten this story before the [URL="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=57438&o=3&gta=commentslistpos#commentslistpos"]San Fransisco Chronicle[/URL] or [URL="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10455573-71.html?tag=rtcol;pop"]Cnet,[/URL] but the truth is they got it before me. A lady in Florida got a team of lawyers to sue Google, the Search Engine firm in San Fransisco, CA for breaching her privacy with Google Buzz. …

[URL="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=57438&o"]Someone sued Google[/URL] the other day for violating her privacy with the original implementation of Google Buzz. You see, when you first opened Google Buzz last week, Google looked at the people you most frequently email or chat with and used that list of people to seed your followers list. …

I know this isn't really funny but someone has set up a website called [URL="http://pleaserobme.com"]pleaserobme[/URL]. And I'm delighted. Why am I delighted? Because it's there to tell people what I've been telling people for ages, including through my [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906465703?tag=crimebookshopcom&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1906465703&adid=0FFR50HXSMFQ1B7244X3&"]social media book[/URL]. Specifically, could everyone STOP ANNOUNCING THEIR HOLIDAYS THROUGH SOCIAL …

I read this very interesting blog about how Social Media Comprises 20% of All US Display Ad Impressions as per Comscore data. [url]http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090901-125314[/url] So I predict this will increase in due time.

Hi, I am currently running a social networking site which has become quite popular and I now wish to place a surveys section on the site that allows my website visitors to take surveys and that I will be paid for each person who completes a survey. I have seen …

i want to know how alexa gets its ranking , all i know that it takes hits from people using alexa toolbar .... but is that all ? is there a genius mathematical equation they use ? some sample ratios , may be ? ..... i realy want to know …

When [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/10/18/twitter-finds-its-voice-and-roars/"]Twitter gets it right[/URL], it beats all the major news gathering organisations to the punch with the really big news. I heard about the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story253604.html"]Haiti earthquake[/URL] first on Twitter, and it took a fair while for the traditional news networks to catch up. But what happens when Twitter gets …

Would you write on your ex's facebook wall to wish them happy valentines day? What do you think about communicating via social media to an ex and leaving all the hurt and past behind?

Hi. I know Im not the only person who has a plethora of logins. If so, how do you manage not to get all your cyber identities all confused?

As Im looking for mobile apps on Google, I found Latitude. The premise is that you can easily find where your friends are - like a GPS for friends. My only concern is that my contacts may actually be undercover stalkers or I just dont want them to know my …