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Tag Archives: social networking

Facebook Lets You Write In Whatever Gender You Want
Any gender goes now.

Drag Queens Read Facebook’s Real-Names Policy For Filth
Not today, social-networking Satan.

Don’t Endorse Your Friends For “Murder,” And Other LinkedIn Mistakes To Avoid
“Arson” is right out, too.

The New Rule Of Social: Let’s Not Be Friends
Foursquare and LinkedIn follow Facebook and Twitter’s lead.

LinkedIn’s Publishing Platform Now Open To 15 Million People
You, too, can blog about your job.

LinkedIn Has Quietly Rolled Out A “Follow” Button To Millions Of Members
Stay in touch without connecting.

Sprint’s Cheap Facebook-Only Cell Plan Will Cost Us Plenty
Carriers preview the end of net neutrality.

LinkedIn’s Latest App Aims To Reconnect You With Your Contacts
The professional network is relaunching its Contacts app as LinkedIn Connected.

How To Opt Out Of Facebook’s Mind-Altering Experiments
There’s one easy step, if you’re ready to take it.

The Rise And Fall Of Orkut: Google’s Decade-Long Social Media Experiment
A brief history of the once-proud social network.

LinkedIn’s Hunger Games: Will You Volunteer As Tribute?
A new profile tool shows you how you stack up against your colleagues—and competition.

How Social Media Has Complicated Work Relationships
In a professional environment, everyone is online and connected all the time. Managers and employees must rethink their roles.

How To Get The Most Out Of Google+ Today
Google+ may never be a Facebook killer, but great features are making it an increasingly comfortable place to hangout.

Facebook’s Big Gay Question
Its CEO marched with gay employees in San Francisco’s Pride Parade. Can Facebook export Bay Area values to the world?

Bill Gates Backs “Open Science” Social Network ResearchGate In Push For Nobel Prize
Scientific social network ResearchGate wants to win a Nobel Prize and turn science on its head. Bill Gates is buying in.

Zynga’s Hemorrhage Continues: 18% Of Staff Laid Off
Can the last one at Zynga turn off the lights, please?

App.net: Get Your Free Invite From ReadWrite Before They’re All Gone
ReadWrite is giving away 500 invites to the exclusive social network App.net. Click here to get in while it lasts.

New ‘Social’ Businesses Want To Know All About You—No Thanks!
The benefits of social business may be dramatic and undeniable. But am I the only one totally creeped out at what seems to be an obvious invasion of privacy?

Dear College Students: LinkedIn Is Not The Same As Facebook
Even if they’re whizzes at Facebook and Twitter, many college students need help leveraging their