One-third of adults under 30 get news on social networks now
For American adults under 30, social media has far surpassed newspapers and has equaled TV as a primary source of daily news, according to a new study of news consumption trends by the Pew Research Center for the People & The Press. The study found 33

Professor Facebook: Social Network Co-Designs New Course At General Assembly
Facebook is dipping its toes into the teaching space with a new class at General Assembly, a popular education nonprofit for startup co-working and vocational training. The new co-designed curriculum will teach aspiring developers how to develop

Social networks growing as news sources
The percentage of Americans who get their news via Facebook and other social networks has doubled in the past two years, a trend that makes traditional TV news and print newspapers even more vulnerable to losing their audiences, a new study says.

Social Network Privacy Bill Signed By California Governor Jerry Brown
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a pair of privacy bills making it illegal for employers and colleges to demand access to social media accounts. Brown announced on Thursday that he signed AB1844 by Assemblywoman Nora

Feds snoop on social-network accounts without warrants
Federal police are increasingly gaining real-time access to Americans' social-network accounts -- such as Facebook, Google+, and Twitter -- without obtaining search warrants, newly released documents show. The numbers are dramatic: live

The Key To Social Network Success: Rip Off Pinterest?
Your social network has fallen from its 2006-era prime. You need to reposition yourself and regain the attention of users who have long since moved on. What do you do? Take a page from the Pinterest playbook. This week is apparently the week to do exactly

SocialEngine Releases Cloud Service for Building Custom Social Networks
SocialEngine Cloud is a new service that helps individuals, small businesses and brands create their own custom online communities for anything. Websites built with SocialEngine include a range of social features designed to help community

New Social Network Catering to Women in India Launches this Fall
A new social networking platform, KittiParty.com, is set to change the way women in India plan and enjoy kitti parties. Kitti parties are a longstanding social phenomenon among Indian women where one member hosts a party, and each member guest

Indonesian Social Cooking Network DapurMasak Shares Its Recipe for Success
Previously we looked at Indonesian social cooking network DapurMasak and fresh food e-commerce service Sedapur -- both created by the same folks, Soegianto Widjaja and Didik Wicaksono. Interestingly these two startups won the Indonesia ICT Awards in 2011

Enterprise social network Tibbr adds slick new features, integrates with Box & others
Tibbr, the enterprise social network from Tibco, has added new features including a social graph, API for developers, and new integrations with Box, Badgeville, Teamly, and more. Tibbr provides an internal social network for companies and

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