"social networking" news, interviews, and features

Slideshow about social networking

In Pictures: Twitter’s 10 most antisocial celebrities

Followed by millions, they follow no one (or only one) in return

In Pictures: Twitter’s 10 most antisocial celebrities
In Pictures: Google I/O 2013's coolest products and services

Google announced a number of innovative new products and services at its 2013 Google I/O developer conference.

In Pictures: Google I/O 2013's coolest products and services
In Pictures: Best tools for social media analytics

How to tell if your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn efforts are paying off

In Pictures: Best tools for social media analytics
In Pictures: Facebook shows off redesigned news feed

Facebook unveils a radically new design for news feed, which includes new streams for photos, news, music and more.

In Pictures: Facebook shows off redesigned news feed
In Pictures: 10 tech company social media bloopers

It’s been quite the month for corporate social media activity. Both Burger King and Jeep have seen their Twitter accounts hijacked, with hilarious results. Meanwhile, Google’s attempt to stir up genuine conversation around its Google Glass project saw some negative feedback. Some brands are even pretending to have their accounts hacked simply for the publicity. But social media blunders are nothing new, and the technology industry is not immune to them

In Pictures: 10 tech company social media bloopers
In Pictures: Facebook’s new Graph Search

The social network’s getting even more social.

In Pictures: Facebook’s new Graph Search
In Pictures: Mobile apps for me, me, me

Narcissism on the go has never been so easy.

In Pictures: Mobile apps for me, me, me
IN PICTURES: How to create a Google+ business page

Google+ Pages is here, allowing brands and companies to set up a presence on the social network. Now it's time to create a page for your business

IN PICTURES: How to create a Google+ business page
In pictures: 10 ways to enhance Google+

Here are 10 extensions that provide useful, interesting improvements to the search giant’s social-networking site

In pictures: 10 ways to enhance Google+
IN PICTURES: Google+ vs. Facebook - How do they compare?

In Google+, the search giant offers a serious competitor to Facebook. Here's how the two social networks stack up.

IN PICTURES: Google+ vs. Facebook - How do they compare?
10 ways to get more out of LinkedIn

With more than 80 million users worldwide, LinkedIn has established itself as the premier social networking site for professionals. If you're job searching, looking to broaden your network or hunting for new partnerships, these 10 tips and tricks will propel you toward success.

10 ways to get more out of LinkedIn
5 free apps to help manage Twitter

Remember that Hubspot statistic that revealed that almost 56 per cent of Twitter accounts are not following anyone? Or the one from Harvard Business Review which stated 10 per cent of active Twitter users are responsible for 90 per cent of all the tweets? If you have a Twitter account, the chances are good you've accumulated a sizeable number of deadbeat users.

5 free apps to help manage Twitter
Ten of the world's strangest social networks

If you crave advice on sculpting the perfect mustache, revel in the dark and mysterious world of vampires or seek a divorce from your partner, yes, there's a social network for that. Here are 10 weird and truly niche social networking sites that strive to bring together some unusual birds of a feather.

Ten of the world's strangest social networks