On Tuesday, Facebook was awarded a major patent for “Dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network”. This is a huge deal for a number of reasons, most significantly that it grants Facebook the opportunity to pursue other social networks which are infringing on their patent… Tweet This Post

In November 2009, we announced both the beta of Microsoft Office 2010 as well as the Outlook Social Connector. The Outlook Social Connector brings together communications history, contact information, and professional and social networking information into the Outlook experience… Tweet This Post

Google Buzz is a new way to start conversations about the things you find interesting. It’s built right into Gmail, so you don’t have to peck out an entirely new set of friends from scratch — it just works… Tweet This Post

Facebook has two very big pieces of news that they announced today at TechCrunch50. The first: They have crossed 300 million users worldwide now, extending their lead as the biggest social network. The second: They are now cash flow positive. Yes, from this point forward, Facebook is making money… Tweet This Post

Facebook dominates the social networking landscape when it comes to membership and mindshare, but many have speculated that the company’s focus on user growth has strained its ability to ever turn a profit. On Tuesday, those concerns were momentarily quieted as Facebook announced that it’s now free cash flow positive… Tweet This Post

First we had the race to 1 million followers on Twitter () (let the history books show that Ashton won). But did you know that a similar battle is brewing over the most Facebook fans? YouTube thinks they can take the title, and to make things more interesting they’re also allowing their Facebook fans to [...]

Twitter’s traffic has grown tremendously in the past year, but how many people are actively using the service versus casually passing by? According to the latest research from eMarketer, that number will be at around 18 million by the end of 2009… Tweet This Post

Nokia is set to announce today that it has acquired Plum Ventures, the San Francisco “microsocial networking” start-up, for an undisclosed amount, sources said… Tweet This Post

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has purchased Plum, a platform used to create private social networks. In a brief statement, the mobile giant said little about its plans for the startup, noting only that the company would “complement Nokia’s Social Location services.”… Tweet This Post

If you’re new to Twitter, life is easy. A notification comes in that someone is following you, and you probably follow them back. After all, you’re going to want some tweets in your stream. After a couple dozen of those, you may start using more discretion, looking over the person’s profile and their most recent [...]

What if Twitter only had 100 users? How many would be chatty, how many lazy? Based on the data from previous surveys – InsideTwitter and the PearAnalytics study – the InformationIsBeautiful blog has constructed these gorgeous graphics showing the Twitter community represented as 100 people… Tweet This Post

From blogger unmaskings to social media bans, it’s been an interesting week in the social realm.We also brought you a wealth of resources to help you do more online, from spicing up your GMail signature to combating annoying Facebook notifications. Without further ado, here are the top 10 social media stories this week. Tweet This [...]