Social networks and the narcissism epidemic
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY Ages ago I was a senior vice president at a company getting ready to go public. When the IPO prospectus (an SEC document for potential investors), came out, I learned that a colleague had negotiated a better compensation package

Japan mulls allowing '911' calls from Twitter, social networks
IDG News Service - The Japanese government on Wednesday hosted a panel in Tokyo on allowing emergency "911" calls to be placed through social networks such as Twitter during natural disasters. The national Fire and Disaster Management Agency held the event

Will Branch fit into crowded social networking world?
Computerworld - The social networking world may be a busy place with users loyal to their favorites, but a co-founder of start-up Branch says his new network should easily blend in. "We absolutely see ourselves as being complimentary to everything else

Google Adds Enterprise Social Networking Features to Google+
Google first indicated last year that it planned to release an enterprise version of Google+ and that it was already using it internally. On Wednesday, the company released in preview mode the first Google+ features tailored specifically for workplace use

Inside the 'Social Network' house
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- What was meant to be the dining room is now a 'war room,' with five hackers working roughly 18 hours a day at a table and two desks. The living room has a standing desk, supported entirely by cases and cans of Diet Coke.

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Is the social networking monoculture ready to crumble?
Social networks have long relied on the kindness of what are essentially strangers in order to thrive. You might be thinking I'm talking about the people that use them, and I am. But I'm also referring to two other constituencies of social

Social Networking Moves Upmarket
An exclusive social network, a sort of Facebook for the global well heeled, and to which membership is only open by invitation from an existing member, has been launched. In 2004 a social network called “A Small World” was launched by Erik

Tech Minute: Intimate social-networking sites Video
Video description: For a lot of people, sites like Facebook or Google Plus have become too impersonal for sharing life's important moments. After all, you could have hundreds or thousands of "friends" who might not care about all those details. In this

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