Zynga unleashes API, gaming social network
(gigaom.com) -- Zynga, one of the world’s most prominent online gaming companies, announced that it will release a public API that will allow third-party developers to take advantage of its technology, as well as the release of “Zynga With

Safe Youth - Safe Social Networking Training for Youth Organisations
Safe Youth is a new training course developed by DigitalMe and Artswork, to meet the need of many arts and youth organisations that are keen to develop the skills and knowledge required to safely use social media to engage with young people. The course

Google+ Creators: Stop Calling It a Social Network
It’s not engagement or the lack of a clear way to monetize itself. It’s not those sometimes-unwieldy friend-organizing circles, or even the perception that no one other than nerds uses the service. The problem, its creators believe, is that

Facebook, Social Networks Tie Into Self-Esteem, Narcissism
It is undeniable that people love social networks — just think of the 900 million active Facebook users who make the site the second most visited on the web (behind Google). So why do so many people love social networking sites? A new study