Articles about Social Networking – Page 4 of 6

Memory Lane, formerly Classmates.com, cuts staff

Memory Lane, the Seattle social networking site formerly known as Classmates.com, has cut an unknown number of jobs at its… Read More

Doctors and lawyers get gamified on Avvo, but will they play along?

It’s the hottest thing on Foursquare and FarmVille. Now, Avvo — the online Q&A site for medical and legal advice… Read More

Poll: What do you think of Twitter’s new look?

We’re pretty heavy Twitter users around the GeekWire offices, so when the company rolled out a new redesign yesterday we… Read More

Google+ Handbook: 63 resources for entrepreneurs

Just when you thought you had Facebook and Twitter nailed, along comes Google+. This new social site took the world… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg pushes the potential of the social infrastructure

Now that everybody is connected, things are about to get really interesting. That was the message from Mark Zuckerberg this… Read More

FlowPlay brings virtual goods, avatars to Yahoo Messenger

Why just chat with someone, when you can chat in a virtual condo or apartment? Seattle startup FlowPlay, maker of… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: Lockerz CEO Kathy Savitt

Some of the biggest names in venture capital are putting their faith in Lockerz, a Seattle upstart that came on… Read More

Startup Spotlight: PaperShare creates a social network for your ‘working life’

Does the world need another social network? Doug Brown and David Greschler — the brains behind a new Kirkland startup… Read More

Facebook’s environmentally-friendly data center features high-tech cooling system

Facebook today announced that its Prineville data center in Oregon has received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council,… Read More

Is Microsoft about to enter the social networking fray with Socl?

Back in July, a Microsoft splash page under the name of Socl.com mysteriously emerged. A short description on the site at… Read More

Video: Facebook’s ultra-efficient server, a guided tour

I’ve been spending the afternoon at the SC11 supercomputer conference, taking place this week in Seattle, where one of the… Read More

Fantasy Shopper wins top prize at Amazon Web Services’ annual Start-Up Challenge

More than 1,500 companies applied from 78 countries. But, at the end of day, England’s Fantasy Shopper took home the… Read More

Intelius quietly buys Facebook genealogy app Family Builder

Intelius is best known for its background checks on family members, friends or employees. But now the Bellevue company is… Read More

Zuckerberg on the tech ‘war’ with Amazon, Apple and Google

Mark Zuckerberg is more of a lover, than a fighter. After all, he doesn’t want to engage in an all-out… Read More

Google+ expands with Apps, ‘Ripples,’ and photo effects

Google+ is still trying to find its niche as an alternative to Facebook, with mixed results. But the company announced… Read More

Twitter handles 250M Tweets a day, targets everyone on planet

Twitter’s growth over the past few years has been nothing short of staggering. And now we’re getting a closer look… Read More

Hiring boom continues at Google as shares soar on profit and revenue increases

Google engineer Steve Yegge may think some things are messed up at Google. But the search giant continues to deliver,… Read More

Insights from F8: Facebook’s content strategy is a game changer

F8 now has several years under its belt, and attendees and the media have come to expect that as Mark… Read More

As Electronic Arts targets Zynga, PopCap preps for launch of casino-style games on Facebook

Is PopCap Games getting ready to launch a series of casino-style games on Facebook? Some new domain purchases, as well… Read More

Intersect CEO says Facebook Timeline ‘falls far short’

Upon hearing about the new Facebook Timeline feature today, my immediate reaction was: “Huh, isn’t that exactly what Seattle’s Intersect… Read More

Facebook Music: Rhapsody chimes in with 30-day trial

Rhapsody made a surprise appearance at Facebook’s f8 conference today, at least in the form of its logo on a… Read More

Google+ gets passive-aggressive with new ‘ignore’ feature

Attention fellow Seattleites, this new Google+ feature is for us. The search company’s fledgling social network last night introduced a… Read More

Facebook shakes up privacy settings, promising new and clearer user controls

Sure, there was an earthquake on the East Coast just a little bit ago, but did you hear the big… Read More

Classmates users to split $2.5M in suit over phantom friends

See who’s signed your guestbook! Classmates.com users will be splitting $2.5 million among themselves in the latest proposed legal settlement… Read More

Sorry, Facebook and Twitter: Content sites remain the absolute king of referrals

A new report out today indicates that links from online content sources — including news aggregators like Huffington Post and… Read More

Watch a Coldplay or Katy Perry video on Lockerz, and earn rewards along the way

Lockerz, the fast-growing Seattle social networking upstart targeting teens and twenty somethings, has inked a deal with EMI Music to… Read More

Lockerz taps DAG Ventures, Live Nation as backers, targets $45M

Lockerz intense hunger for fresh capital continues. The fast-growing social networking company today announced that it has raised $36 million… Read More

How Bartell Drugs boosted its Facebook fan base by 50 percent in one weekend

Last week, we told you about a new promotion from Bartell Drugs called “Free Print Weekend.” Essentially, it was a way… Read More

Bartell Drugs to exchange free photos for Facebook friends

Bartell Drugs is one of Seattle’s oldest businesses. And the company has been able to stick around for more than… Read More

Facebook to expand data center operations in central Oregon

Yesterday, we told you about Facebook’s desires to find more office space in downtown Seattle. But that’s not the social… Read More