Microsoft’s FUSE Labs has announced it is killing So.cl (or just plain Socl), a multimedia-infused social network and search tool positioned as a complement to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and ...

If you haven’t heard of social networking sites, we have only one question: What type of rock have you been living under for the last couple of years? They’ve currently become the biggest of Internet ...

It’s over. Facebook is in decline, Twitter in chaos. Mark Zuckerberg’s empire has lost hundreds of billions of dollars in value and laid off 11,000 people, with its ad business in peril and its ...

Social media platforms like Youtube primarily serve as a communication channel to share ideas and information, whereas social networking sites focus on creating and maintaining relationships. Since ...

2023 was the year social networks realized that they were sitting on massive troves of data. And some companies, such as Twitter (now X) and Reddit, decided to change their terms to shut out ...

Google has acquired social-networking service Dodgeball, as it continues its expansion beyond search. Dodgeball posted a notice on its site, saying it was acquired on Wednesday. The note did not ...

Betting that the social networking niche of the online services market will become broader and more established, Emode.com has tripled its social networking members by buying competitor Ringo, Emode ...

The photo-sharing app, which is often used to share unflattering or embarrassing “selfies,” has rolled out SnapKidz aimed at children under 13. By Aimee Lee Ball The company will add an instant ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc will shut down its early social-networking service, Orkut, which was launched ten years ago but has failed to put Google ahead in what has become one of the Web's ...