Topic: social networks

Pinterest's Copyright Strategy Puts the Burden on Users

Pinterest

Pinterest, the social network that encourages image hoarding, hasn't done a very good job preparing for the inevitable copyright scandal the site will face.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Feb 28, 2012

The Reasons Google+ Is Still a Ghost Town

The Wall Street Journal has boiled down the failure of Google+ to make a dent in the social network dominance of Facebook, which we have noted for months to two simple stats: users spend about three minutes per month on Google+ compared to six to seven hours a month on Facebook.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Feb 16, 2012

Pinterest's Money Making Plans

Pinterest has a classic Internet problem: It doesn't know how to make money off of its popularity. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Feb 7, 2012

With Its Own iPhone Scandal, Path Has Officially Made It

We'd like to congratulate smartphone only, micro-social network Path on its first mini-scandal, as it signals a sort of ascent to relevance in the social networking world.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jan 20, 2012

Google Says Google+ is Very Popular

Google's making its Google+ user engagement sound like a bonanza success story, but is it really as great as the company suggests?

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jan 11, 2012

A Newbie's Guide to Pinterest

As Pinterest positions itself to be the new Tumblr -- or better yet, Facebook -- it's about time we figured out what exactly this new-ish social network does. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 15, 2011

Microsoft's Social Network Is and Isn't Like Facebook

After teasing the project formerly named Tulalip over the summer and then giving tech blog The Verge a sneak peak, Microsoft has launched their social network, So.cl. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Nov 23, 2011

Britney Spears Is the Best Thing to Happen to Google+

This morning, Google+ got some major celebrity cachet with Britney Spears surpassing Google CEO Larry Page as the most followed person on the network.

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By Dino Grandoni

Nov 11, 2011

Stat of the Day

Americans Now Only Have Two Close Friends

Life in America has gotten lonelier over the past 25 years, if a new study is to be believed.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Aug 17, 2011

Facebook and Yahoo's 'Six Degrees' Experiment Has a Catch

Testing the old social psychology theory is fun for you and for advertisers

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