http://www.mail.com/subjects/70732-social-networking.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/70732-social-networking.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2097674-yahoo-to-regain-cool-with-tumblr-deal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to ... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:10:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2097674-yahoo-to-regain-cool-with-tumblr-deal.html 2013-05-21T00:10:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093864-year-ipo-facebook-aims-to-ad-colossus.html NEW YORK (AP) — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald's, bigger than Coca-Cola. And it was all made possible by our friendships, photos and family ties. Then came t... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:27:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093864-year-ipo-facebook-aims-to-ad-colossus.html 2013-05-17T21:27:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088004-google-boosts-photo-offerings-to-rival-facebook.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online and on mobile gadgets is growing more popular. Many of the 41 new features being added to Google Plus beginning Wednesday will draw... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:24:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088004-google-boosts-photo-offerings-to-rival-facebook.html 2013-05-15T23:24:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087574-google-unveils-maps-photo-music-features.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming service and enhancements to its Google Plus social network, including tools for editing and sharing photos. ... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087574-google-unveils-maps-photo-music-features.html 2013-05-15T23:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2082728-linkedin-to-build-impressive-resume.html MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn't be more different. LinkedIn Corp. promotes its service as a stepping stone to a more enriching career. As it turns out, the professional networking company's initial ... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:10:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2082728-linkedin-to-build-impressive-resume.html 2013-05-13T21:10:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054364-russia-elder-boston-suspect-under-surveillance.html MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly disappeared after police killed a Canadian jihadist, a security official told The Associated Press. U.S. law enforcement officials have been trying to determ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:37:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2054364-russia-elder-boston-suspect-under-surveillance.html 2013-04-30T20:37:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1997296-facebook-tweaks-android-phones-to-build-home.html MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook is trying to prove that a company doesn't have to make a smartphone or operating system to define how people interact with mobile technology. The audacious move will provide further insights into how pervasive Facebook has become, testing whether people want to be greeted with content from the social ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:05:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1997296-facebook-tweaks-android-phones-to-build-home.html 2013-04-05T18:05:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992976-facebook-matures-losing-edge.html NEW YORK (AP) — To see what Facebook has become, look no further than the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer. Sometime last year, people began sharing tongue-in-cheek online reviews of the banana-shaped piece of yellow plastic with their Facebook friends. Then those friends shared with their friends. Soon, after Amazon paid to promote it, posts featuring the $3.49... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1992976-facebook-matures-losing-edge.html 2013-04-02T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1939862-facebook-tries-to-stay-hip-with-jazzier-news-feed.html MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook doesn't want to be dismissed as an Internet has-been before its social network even enters its adolescence. In an effort to remain hip, it is infusing the focal point of its website with a more dynamic look and additional controls designed to empower its 1 billion users to sort streams of photos and other material into m... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:18:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1939862-facebook-tries-to-stay-hip-with-jazzier-news-feed.html 2013-03-08T05:18:03Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1904190-sony-playstation-4-capabilities-box.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sony showed off what the PlayStation 4 can do, but not what it will look like. The Japanese electronics giant talked about its upcoming game console for the first time and said it will go on sale this holiday season. But Sony didn't reveal the device itself. Presenters played games that were projected on screens in a converted opera house,... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:47:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1904190-sony-playstation-4-capabilities-box.html 2013-02-21T16:47:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1822584-facebook-unveils-social-search-feature.html MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new search feature that's designed to entice people to spend more time on his company's website and will put the world's largest online social network more squarely in competition with Google and other rivals such as Yelp and LinkedIn. Called "graph search," the new service unveiled Tuesday... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1822584-facebook-unveils-social-search-feature.html 2013-01-16T15:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1824122-review-searching-answers-facebook.html MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook unveiled a new search tool on Tuesday that gives users a chance to sift through the photos, places and other information available on the site — all through the lens of their social connections. Would you like to know which of your friends live in San Francisco? Are you curious about who likes Madonna? Or are you dying t... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1824122-review-searching-answers-facebook.html 2013-01-16T10:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1787368-review-making-facebook-warmer-smaller-space.html NEW YORK (AP) — A woman I haven't spoken to in six years is pregnant with her second son. Another college acquaintance reads the Bible a lot. A high school classmate likes to rant about politics. A college dormmate thinks he works too much. On Facebook, I'm connected to a lot of people who are not my friends. Over the years, as my Facebook friend list gro... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1787368-review-making-facebook-warmer-smaller-space.html 2012-12-31T14:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1787854-private-picture-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaked.html SEATTLE (AP) — Even Mark Zuckerberg's family can get tripped up by Facebook's privacy settings. A picture that Zuckerberg's sister posted on her personal Facebook profile was seen by a marketing director, who then posted the picture to Twitter and her more than 40,000 followers Wednesday. That didn't sit well with Zuckerberg's sister, Randi, who tweeted a... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1787854-private-picture-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaked.html 2012-12-27T03:05:00Z