Social media has become a powerful tool for those who don't have a voice in their country. In some cases like in Egypt, social media has helped usher in a new regime. Now social media is being used in Mexico as an alternative means of getting information when traditional media couldn't provide it.
ranina sanglap
Sep 26, 2011
It is not only Sony Ericsson's ConnectedTree that speaks about its feelings through Twitter. Germany also has its own version named Kim, which regularly tweets the online generation finer details of its growth.
Windsor Genova
Sep 26, 2011
While the iPhone 5 will be the center of everyone's attention, note that according to Antoine Saint Exupery, what's essential is invisible to the eye. Aside from betting that the iPhone 5 won't have radical changes, you should think outside the box when comprehending what happens on Oct. 4 and thereafter.
Carlo Fernandez
Sep 26, 2011
Youtube allows users to make 3D videos.
Kristin Dian Mariano
Sep 24, 2011
If you opened up the Google page recently you might see the blue arrow pointing out to the site's black bar to +You. After months of being in closed beta Google finally opened its doors to the public on their newest product Google+ for open beta. After tweaking and taking out the bugs, it is ready for further scrutiny in public testing.
William Endo
Sep 24, 2011
Mark Zuckerberg's keynote at the f8 conference in San Francisco Thursday introduced a radically different FaceBook since its launch. For long-time users these changes could be hard to keep track of or even accept. Here are some of the most important FaceBook changes.
ranina sanglap
Sep 24, 2011
Two computer security researchers have found a way to take the "S" out of the "HTTPS" or secure Web browsers exposing the vulnerability of banking and payment websites from hacking.
Windsor Genova
Sep 23, 2011
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) lost in a court case the regulator filed against search engine giant Google. ACCC complained that Google violated Australia's trade practices law by its using advertisement placements as basis for ranking of search results.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 23, 2011
Four years after Australia’ competition watchdog labelled its search results as confusing and misleading, giant internet firm Google won the nod of the court, which declared on Thursday that the company hardly violated any provisions in the country’s consumer law.
Erik Pineda
Sep 23, 2011
Facebook has unveiled Timeline at its annual f8 developers' conference in San Francisco on Thursday. Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg also showed off the social network's new integration with Spotify, Hulu and Netflix, saying media companies have partnered with Facebook to reinvent the industry.
Arlene Paredes
Sep 23, 2011
A couple of days before Facebook's much anticipated f8 convergence in San Francisco, California, Facebook users have spotted numerous changes in the social network, making some users wonder if Google+ is as simple and neat as Facebook used to be when it was "new."
Arlene Paredes
Sep 23, 2011
Facebook Music is due to be launched tomorrow amidst user furor on their new interface. A new piece of information to the new service was leaked by Ji Lee, a former creative director at Google, with his tweet which he deleted minutes later.
William Endo
Sep 23, 2011
Social networking sites roll-out their new features to users.
Kristin Dian Mariano
Sep 23, 2011
The changes elicited mixed reactions. Some liked it not, some liked it real hot.Its 750 million users were shocked to see changes in their home pages in the past few weeks, such as larger photo displays and a feature that categorizes friends' lists. But more is yet to come.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Sep 23, 2011
Share photos with friends in Twitter via text message.
Kristin Dian Mariano
Sep 23, 2011
A principal of Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, in Tweed Heads has used his school newsletter to lash out against global social networking sites, in particular Facebook.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Sep 22, 2011
Electronic Arts and PlayFish's "The Sim Social", has topped the list of fastest growing FaceBook games with more than 50 million users playing the social game last week. The game attracted 15.5 million new users to take the top spot with 51.5 million total monthly players.
ranina sanglap
Sep 22, 2011
Angry Birds mania continues to spread rapidly even beyond the techie world. Proof of this is that Angry Birds soft toys are also selling like hotcakes at the rate of one million pieces monthly.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 22, 2011
Yahoo! Inc. issued an apology Thursday over the blocking of e-mails that contained or mentioned the website of Wall Street protesters saying it was unintentional.
Windsor Genova
Sep 22, 2011
Facebook is set to recruit a high-profile executive whose primary role is to make sure that the social network would establish solid ties in the film and music industries in a bid to boost its content.
Arlene Paredes
Sep 22, 2011
Federal prosecutors said on Tuesday that one of the biggest online poker sites, Full Tilt Poker, was taking in millions of dollars in bets, and was claimed to be misusing the players' money.
Arlene Paredes
Sep 21, 2011
With an aim to provide high-end technologies to everyone, Microsoft will give one million students marked down PCs, software and internet to poor families.
Kristin Dian Mariano
Sep 21, 2011
In a bid to get a larger cut of the shrinking Australian consumer market, online department store CatchoftheDay rolled out on Wednesday it third e-commerce portal named Grocery Run. By its foray into grocery, the online seller challenges traditional supermarkets.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 21, 2011
The two giant technology giants, Google and Facebook, upped their ante this week as they battle for supremacy in the cyberworld.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 21, 2011
Facebook friends will soon be able to see a real-time stream of what the others are watching and listening to in the web in real-time, via a "ticker" stream. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is expected to unveil more changes at FB in its upcoming f8 conference in San Francisco on Thursday.
Arlene Paredes
Sep 21, 2011
Google Inc. opened its Google+ social network to the world on Tuesday, removing the required invitation to join the search giant's rival to Facebook. Click
google.com/+ to join in.
Carlo Fernandez
Sep 21, 2011
It seems like smartphones running on Google's Android platform are slowly, but surely winning the race, while crowd favorite Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5 is still sleeping in some overseas production plants. Android phones now have bigger screens, an improved interface, more powerful processors, and now, virtual wallets?
Carlo Fernandez
Sep 20, 2011
iiNet has unveiled its National Broadband Network (NBN) packages, while other ISP giants Optus and Telstra have yet to release theirs. iiNet's $49.95 monthly bill covers 40GB data quota and maximum speeds of 12 Mbps.
Arlene Paredes
Sep 20, 2011
Scarlett Johansson, or more correctly her nude images leaked last week on the cyber world, spurred unprecedented spikes on web searches apparently trying to find and gaze at the Hollywood star in all her glory, according to reports furnished by Google Insight.
Erik Pineda
Sep 20, 2011
As rival telcos unveiled their new broadband pricing schemes, giant Telstra Corporation revealed on Monday new offerings that it hopes would continue to lure customers amidst the approaching roll out of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Erik Pineda
Sep 19, 2011
