Twitter, Internet undermine Canada election rules Nov 12, 2009 8:32AM

Twitter 1, Elections Canada 0.In this era of smartphones and the Internet, the federal elections agency is struggling to enforce a rule that bans the general broadcasting of voting results until all the polls have closed. Read more

LinkedIn and Twitter link up Nov 10, 2009 1:32AM

LinkedIn and Twitter have linked up. Starting immediately, users of LinkedIn and Twitter can cross-file to each other's services, by checking a box on either Twitter or LinkedIn. Read more

Workers on Twitter, Facebook cost businesses $2.3 Million a year Oct 25, 2009 9:06PM

Office workers that spend more than 40 minutes a week on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are costing businesses around $2.3 billion a year in lost productivity, according to a new survey. Read more

Twitter raising capital at $1 Billion valuation: Report Sep 16, 2009 5:30PM

Popular micro-blogging site, Twitter, is raising around $50 million at a $1 billion valuation, TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reports, citing "multiple sources." Read more

Need 10,000 Facebook fans? That'll be $1,167 Sep 03, 2009 12:38PM

A company called uSocial has been offering a service that sells Twitter followers to people at a set rate, and announced Thursday that it will start selling "friends" on Facebook. Read more

Fox teams with Twitter for TV promo Aug 31, 2009 1:32PM

Fox is teaming with Twitter to give repeats a 21st century twist. Read more

Burgulars using Facebook, Twitter to target victims Aug 30, 2009 2:37PM

Social networking sites have become the latest target for burglars as they seek out new targets, according to a report from insurance company Legal & General warns. Read more

Georgian blogger says will not be silenced Aug 12, 2009 11:00AM

The Georgian blogger targeted by a cyber attack last week that affected millions of Internet users across the world said Wednesday that Russian hackers were to blame, but that he would not be silenced. Read more

Facebook Marries FriendFeed - Most important acquisition in social media Aug 10, 2009 5:00PM

Facebook Inc. said it has acquired FriendFeed, a start-up that allow users to share links and status updates online, folding in a potential rival that struggled to take off. Read more

After Twitter, Facebook; Microsoft Xbox Live now down Aug 07, 2009 9:22AM

On Thursday evening, the Microsoft Xbox Live service was unreachable, joining the likes of Twitter and Facebook which also went down this week, crippling millions of its users around the world. Read more