SOCIAL NETWORKS

The red hot Google+ that exploded out of the gates from its soft launch saw a slowdown of users in the past month. A regain in momentum appears imminent as the search giant launched its online games to Google+ users. With the advantages of developers, cash, and reach, Google has quickly produced a beta version of their games feature in order to maintain retention of their over 20 million users and fuels more contention with its rival Facebook.

When Google+ launched in late June, it instantly became the new cool place to be on the web. The hip factor associated with Google's new social networking venture very much stemmed from the fact that it was initially by invitation only. In the week before the 4th of July and the days that followed, streams on reigning social media giants Facebook and Twitter were full of users offering invites and even more people asking for them.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron considers banning social media after London riots.

There's some debate over whether Anonymous will actually be able to take down social networking giant Facebook on November 5th, as it claims, but let's say that it does.

Britain is considering disrupting online social networking such as Blackberry Messenger and Twitter during civil unrest, Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday, a move widely condemned as repressive when used by other countries.

In the eyes of the financial markets, Britain was supposed to be a model of successful, sustainable austerity and a safe haven in which the world's rich could buy houses and stash their savings.

For females, talking to a guy's best buddy may not only stir up drama in the relationship, but also in the sack as a result of increased symptoms of sexual dysfunction.

Insisting that tweets must "continue to flow," Twitter refuses to close down the accounts of London rioters who have used the service to spread unrest, saying "freedom of expression" is essential to keeping information moving.

A new study from ViaForensics uncovered how most apps on iOS and Android don't properly protect consumer data.

A recent study showed that teens who use Facebook heavily show more narcissistic tendencies while young adults who have a strong Facebook presence show signs of other psychological disorders.

The growth of Google+ since its launch a month ago has been breathtaking. Swallowing up 20 million users in 3 weeks from the launch, Google's new social media site has now reportedly reached 2 5 million.

Facebook doesn't just alter the way you communicate, but it may be changing who you are entirely. The impact of continuous Facebooking is harming the lives of teens, a set of new studies revealed.

LinkedIn Corp (LNKD.N) projected faster-than-expected 2011 revenue growth after chalking up a surprise second-quarter profit, as the professional networking site sets off to prove it can fulfill the promise of its monster IPO and rich valuation.

LinkedIn booked a surprise profit after quarterly revenue more than doubled, as the professional networking site sets off to prove it can fulfill the promise of its splashy IPO and rich valuation.

A method of predicting which individuals may become friends on social networking sites based on the places they visit out in the real world has been developed by researchers at Cambridge University in Britain.

As Facebook's recently launched competitor Google+ is raging ahead with 25 million unique visitors, Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Marketing Facebook, has decided to leave.

A new law in Missouri forbidding teachers and students from interacting on social media Web sites like Facebook will go into effect later this month, in an effort to "more clearly define teacher-student boundaries."

Google+ has become the fastest growing Web site ever. But can it catch Facebook?

Analysis: There's a lot of potential for Google+ but will it be realized, or will the social network fall by a familiar wayside?

Google's new social networking site, Google+, witnessed a dip in traffic growth, according to Experian Hitwise, which tracks Web traffic.

There's no way to sugarcoat it: the U.S. housing market remains a buyer's market. That said, are there ways home sellers can better-position their home for a sale amid such intense competition? Indeed there are, and here are five.