Access to social networks blocked in China
Chinese authorities have blocked all programs and services that allow users to visit prohibited sites, such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, The New York Times reports. In a short time, the three companies said that their websites were blocked in China.

Social Networking Helps Teen Boys Bond Better
Social networking sites have gained immense popularity in the last decade and their usage is only increasing by the day. From the elderly to children as young as 8-year-olds, almost everyone has an account on one or the other networking site.

City youth use social networks to denounce Delhi outrage
Public outrage against the gang-rape of a student in Delhi has spilled to the streets with the youth in the city venting out their anger using social networking sites. Some tweets called for public execution of the rapists to teach them a fitting lesson.

Mobile social network Path rolls out powerful new search feature
A social network has rolled out a powerful new feature that lets you scroll through memory lane. And it’s not Facebook. Path is the social network started by former Facebook executive Dave Morin that was built from the ground up for mobile

KloodIn New Social Network Breaks the 1,000,000 Ranking Benchmark on Alexa
PRLog (Press Release) - Dec. 23, 2012 - November 2012 saw the launch of KloodIn.Com. As with any other newly launched website, KloodIn started at the bottom of the pile of millions of worldwide websites. Fueled by passion and enabled with a talented team

Social Network Engagement Increases In 2012 As Desktop Users Shy Away From Facebook [Nielsen Report]
Internet users are spending an increasing among of time on social networks while Facebook has failed to capitalize on that growth according to a recent Nielsen report. The study found that while tablet use for social media networks nearly doubled year