Facebook has just announced a major new feature that it’s launching in tandem with Skype: video calling. It’s a feature that’s been rumored for quite a while, and it’s one that Facebook is putting a lot of weight behind.
Specific Media, a digital media company, announced its acquisition of Myspace, a leading social networking destination for consumers, celebrities and artists. As part of the deal, Emmy and Grammy winning artist Justin Timberlake will also take an ownership stake and play a major role in developing the creative direction and strategy for the company moving forward. Specific Media and Timberlake plan to unveil their vision for the site in an exclusive press conference later this summer.
Read MoreFor the past few months, there was a lot talk about Facebook and Spotify getting closer as companies, with a much tighter integration between the two services. However, Facebook’s musical ambitions go beyond Spotify and include other music services and applications. The company is currently working on lining up more partners for the 2011 edition of f8, its annual developer conference, which is most likely to be held in August 2011.
Read MoreA new Windows beta of its Skype's popular instant messaging and voice and video mail client is now available. If you're one of the 92 percent of online social networkers using Facebook (according to Pew Internet), this release could be for you. Skype for Windows 5.5 Beta big new benefit is deeper integration with Facebook.
Read MoreFacebook and Twitter are worldwide brands now. They are two of the most popular social networks that are used to send out information to anyone who is interested. Facebook and Twitter are also used for promotional purposes by many organizations. France’s broadcasting regulator believes Twitter and Facebook have an unfair advantage over other networks. Therefore, the very mention of either of the two in an unacceptable way is illegal.
Read MoreTwitter has been completely emphatic about where developers should stake a claim, with Twitter Platform Lead Ryan Sarver warning the ecosystem to stay away from building “client apps that mimic or reproduce the mainstream Twitter consumer client experience.” Well if Sarver stays true to his word the Twitpics and Yfrogs of the world can just give it up now.
Read MoreTweetdeck has long been the subject of rumours regarding a buyout of some sort. First there was mention of Ubermedia buying the company, and more recently there was talk of Twitter itself trying to buy the developer. That last talk is confirmed: Twitter has bought Tweetdeck.
Read MoreFacebook is planning to launch a third-party commenting system in a matter of weeks, according to multiple sources familiar with the new product. This new technology could see Facebook as the engine behind the comments system on many high-profile blogs and other digital publications very soon.
Read MoreFacebook announced a redesign of the user profile pages. Some changes include a new introduction at the top of the page that tells viewers where you’re from, where you went to school, and where you work.
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