social networking
Inbox: Social networking can help you secure a job
Comment While social networking sites can be fun for connecting with family and friends, they're no use when it comes to professional networking, says the Naked CIO. Not normally disagreeing... [11 Nov 2009]
Social networking driving server sales
News Social networking is pushing up server sales despite the increasing adoption of virtualisation technology, according to Sun Microsystems. But Richard Green, executive VP of software at Sun, said there is... [04 Oct 2007]
Social Networking and The Employer's Dilemma
White Paper Shoosmiths Solicitors and MessageLabs combine to bring you this legal guide to reducing the risks of online social networking. The whitepaper highlights some of the problem areas that cause employers... [29 Feb 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Social networking
Cheat Sheet Social networking - that's where you stand around chatting to people and eating canapés? In an interview with silicon.com, Michael Birch, CEO of social networking site... [15 Jun 2007]
Editor's Blog: Social networking faux pas
Comment As with social networking invites for services such as LinkedIn, I delete requests from people I don't know or who I don't want to know. Plaxo isn't quite in the social... [25 Aug 2006]
Social networking doesn't influence online shopping
News Social networking sites are not generating significant online retail sales for companies looking to exploit the growing phenomenon. Only 12 per cent of online shoppers quizzed said they buy more than... [05 Jul 2007]
Social networking - Yahoo! latest to talk about a service
News Yahoo on Wednesday dropped hints of growing interest in social networking services for search, following on the heels of similar announcements from rivals Google and Microsoft. Social... [08 Apr 2004]
Social Networking: The Growing Threat to Businesses and Individuals
White Paper Social Networking is a phenomenon that has officially grown out of control. It has grown to the point where neither the users nor the social networking companies... [13 Nov 2009]
Social networking site Friendster sacks employee over blog
News Friendster, known for breaking new ground in online social networking and promoting self-expression among peers, fired one of its employees on Monday for her personal web log, or online diary. Wendy... [01 Sep 2004]
Social networking: Global phenomenon
News The latest statistics from ComScore show social networking sites such as Facebook are growing rapidly across the globe, even as that growth slows down in the US where they originated. According to... [13 Aug 2008]
Social networking goes mainstream
AS Analysis Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg's meteoric rise from nowhere to Agenda Setters top spot proves that 2007 is the year of social networking. I have a sense that there has been a tipping point in which... [12 Oct 2007]
Social Networking Now Under Big Yellow's Control, Thanks to Bloxx
White Paper Big Yellow was having a problem with employees becoming addicted to Facebook and other social networking sites; visiting them to excess during working hours. Previously, Grinnall tried to use Microsoft... [10 Mar 2009]
Social networking "white elephant" warning
News Social networking could turn out to be a costly "white elephant" for businesses that rush to invest in the technology. Many companies are thinking about whether they can take advantage of... [13 Dec 2007]
Social Networking in the Business World: A Strategic Approach
White Paper Is an outright ban on workplace social networking a good idea? Or should companies be more calculated in their points of view and look at how the negative effects social... [11 Nov 2009]
Dear silicon.com... iPlayer vs ISPs, rip off outsourcing, social networking…
Comment Social networking safety plan This week readers are getting riled up by 'rip off' government outsourcing deals (with one reader demanding prison for the culpable scoundrel…), the latest in the BBC... [10 Apr 2008]