Malware Threats Increased In 2010
In 2010, cyber-criminals created and distributed one-third of all existing viruses, creating 34 percent of all malware that has ever existed, according to PandaLabs annual security report. PandaLabs did find the speed at which the number of new threats grew has actually decreased compared to 2009. Every year since 2003, new threats grew by at […]
China Police Tweets with the Public
We have a list of 18 really interesting ways people are using Twitter and that includes stopping bicycle thieves in Boston. We’re seeing a similar use in China’s micro-blog, Sina Weibo (????). The police department in Beijing has found micro-blogging a useful way to connect with the public. Peace Beijing (????) is the official Sina Weibo […]
Is Instagram the Next Big Distribution Platform for News Media?
From apps to podcasts, Facebook to Twitter, Flickr to YouTube, and more, mainstream media has embraced a number of new, technology-driven — and often social — platforms in the past decade to grow and engage its audiences.…
The Social Media Timeline in 2010
Wow. One year has passed and today is already the second day of 2011. A lot has happened in the area of social media and technology last year. But what are the major highlight and milestones of 2010? Mindjumpers has attempted to tell us all that in an infographic. Scrolling down the long piece of […]
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
If you’re not sure which topic hit the top of the trends in late December, you deserve to be permanently unfollowed. Yes, Virginia, Christmas ranked number one for the second week in a row as tweeters…
17 Reviews on Technology, Business and Media in 2010
The last of day of the year never fails to keep me reflecting how time has passed. Our team has covered numerous year-in-reviews and ‘best-of the year’ as 2010 slowly fades away. This post will summarize and consolidate what were shared. We have also grouped these reviews under three category: (1) Technology, (2) Business and […]
Facebook wants to Dominate Russia and then China
When the social network map was presented, there are two big pieces, which aren’t colored blue: Russia and China. Both countries have proved to be tough markets for western companies such as Google and Twitter but Facebook is determined to solve the riddle. Facebook officially launched its Russian site in April this year and is […]
Rumor Ties Facebook, Twitter To SEC Inquiry
Don’t look for employees at these companies to break out shredders – or even break a sweat – quite yet, but the Securities and Exchange Commission might be curious about certain details related to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Zynga. Unconfirmed rumors indicate the SEC is looking into their privately traded stock. Peter Lattman reported, "The […]
Apple has Plans for Holographic Display
Holographic displays are only seen in movies like Star Wars and Iron Man. The technology isn’t a reality yet. But Apple seems to be taking the lead to make holographic display a dream come true. Telegraph reported that a recent granted patent reveals Apple’s interest in this field. In fact, Apple’s interest was first sighted […]
Twitter Users Disclosed (a lot) More Information This Year
Information is king (Facebook knows that well) and users don’t mind giving them to Twitter. A study conducted by Sysomos revealed that Twitter users disclosed significantly more information in 2010 compared to 2009. Twitter is built simple. Your bio, name, location and website url are the four key information which Twitter asks for. In short, […]
Facebook in 2010 [INFOGRAPHIC]
It has been an incredible year for Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. The Facebook head was recently named as TIME’s Person of the Year and received admiration for his generous donations to good causes. His Facebook Empire has also grown at break neck speed. To celebrate a great year for Facebook, Flowtown has captured the social […]
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
Twitter users have had a busy week of sports, seasonal happenings and celebrities. The holiday excitement reached a fever pitch as Christmas Day approached, but the lunar eclipse stole the show as Twitter users showed off their…
95% of Twitter Users Have Less than 500 followers
After analyzing more than a billion tweets generated by over 20 million Twitter users, Sysomos concluded that 95 percent of Twitter users have less than 500 followers. In fact, 32 percent of Twitter users have only 0 to 5 followers and more than half of Twitter users have between 5 to 100 followers. At least, […]
Google's Matt Cutts Talks Facebook/Twitter Links' Influence on Search Ranking
We recently looked at how Google and Bing use links on Twitter and Facebook for organic ranking, following an informative piece from Danny Sullivan on the matter. Google’s Matt Cutts has now addressed the subject a bit more in a new video uploaded to Googles’ Webmaster Help Channel. Do you want social media to influence […]
Google Has a New Social Experiment
A new experiment has appeared in Google Labs. It’s called Google Shared Spaces. It’s hard to provide too much info about it at this point, because when you try to access it (after signing in with your Google account, which it requests) it only gives you a 404. Several people commenting on the site indicate […]