New Phone by Facebook to Showcase Its Network
So it was almost inevitable that Facebook would introduce a smartphone that put its social network front and center. On Thursday, Facebook plans to unveil the first smartphone created to showcase its social network. The phone, made by HTC

Social Media Image Maker edits photos for social networks
Each social-media profile lets you use images to convey your personal (or professional) brand. Unfortunately, not every Web site allows you to use the same size photos. In the end, you'll have some social-media profiles with images that look stretched or

Amazon to buy book-focused social network Goodreads
Amazon.com Inc., which got its start as an online bookseller, went on to create the Kindle e-reader and has gotten into book publishing, is now pushing into the social side of reading. The world's largest online retailer said Thursday that it

DashBurst Announces New Social Network and Content Marketing Platform
The DashBurst social network is aimed at providing content creators and publishers robust new tools to share articles, videos, photography, art, infographics, presentations and more. Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 CEO and founder of DashBurst

radiuus: Simple Hyperlocal Multi-Location Social Networking
In my last post I discussed hyperlocality and social networks and discussed how Nextdoor delivers a uniquely focussed version of this idea. Nextdoor delivers hyperlocality but only for where you actually live … so what if you want to know what