GfK survey released in October, 39 percent of consumers plan to look to social networks before they make purchases. Laura O’Shaughnessy, the CEO of Facebook advertising agency Social Code. Told us that social networks played a large role last year but were expected to play an even bigger role in this year’s shopping season. The [...]

Facebook is the only one that knows no generational limits. From grandparents to teenagers. Facebook  the largest of the social networks  attracts users of all ages. A recent study by Forrester found that of U.S. adults who use social networking sites, 96% of them are on Facebook. Ninety-eight percent of both the members of the [...]

In other words, over two-thirds of the global user base of social networks will use smartphones and other mobile handsets to access the services. Social networking will soon become a predominantly mobile activity. The number of people accessing social networks from mobile phones will exceed 550 million in 2011, and that figure will more than [...]

Consumers using standard mobile phones can now download the social network’s Facebook for Every Phone app. According to the company, users will be able to see their News Feed, check for messages in their Inbox, and view photos. Users can also upload images and find friends from their contacts list. Much of Facebook’s growth can [...]

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and the “check out what I’m doing for other people” social network Jumo. Yahoo! Start a Ripple of Kindness? All orgs register with the IRS receive money on Jumo

There are times when we don’t have anything interesting to do around us. It’s natural that we get bored of our usual life. At such times, hours seems to be like days. With a few different options, passing time at home can be both enjoyable and productive. All you have to do is, decide how you want to spend your time and make a plan. It is a thing which is non-renewable and it will not come back. So utilize it wisely. If you prefer to spend this time at home, do something which interests you. There are several options available that we miss out. Here are the few things you can do when you get bored :-

Our world would not be the same if we don’t have our friends around. They bring the warmth which is needed by every one of us. Friends are important and this is why friendship values it a lot.

A private equity market that allows employees and founders to convert some of their shares into cash launched a publication platform to include reports that give greater insight into the valuations of companies like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. We examined last year’s report, which estimated Facebook’s valuation between $4 to $6 million. Today’s report pegs Facebook’s [...]

Are location-based social networks privacy disasters waiting to happen? Or are the supposed “dangers” simply being overhyped by those without a thorough understanding of what these new networks can and cannot do? Today, these questions are the subject of a serious debate among early adopters – the group of people who are first to sign [...]

A former model who is now chronically ill and struggles just to shower says the people she has met online have become her family. A quadriplegic man uses the Web to share tips on which places have the best wheelchair access, and a woman with multiple sclerosis says her regular Friday night online chats are her [...]