Social Network
LinkedIn Adds Support For Video Uploads on iOS and Android
LinkedIn is primarily used as a business networking tool, or a tool to help you find a job. While the company refreshed its website earlier this year, most users still aren't using it for daily social networking updates like they might on Facebook. Last month, the company began testing the ability to upload videos to...
Apple Quietly Purchases iCloud.Net Domain, Shuts Down Phoney Social Network Site
According to a report from TechCrunch, Apple has quietly purchased the iCloud.net domain. Apple owns about 100 domains related to iCloud and this was the last major domain that the company did not own. The domain was originally the home of the "iCloud Social Network," a suspicious-looking social networking platform. It is not clear how...
Facebook Begins Rolling Out Live Video Streaming To All Users, Launches Collages
The ability to broadcast live video on Facebook is something that has only been previously available to celebrities. Starting today, Facebook is giving a handful of users a chance to try out the feature ahead of a worldwide rollout. Beginning today, several Facebook users in the United States will be able to live broadcast to...
Google Relaunches Google Plus with Focus on Communities and Collections
Today, Google has relaunched Google Plus with a focus on communities and collections. In a blog post, Google says that the decision came after they pulled feedback about the social network from users. Collections launched earlier this year as a way to let users gather a bunch of content together around a single idea and...
One Billion People Used Facebook in a Single Day
Today, Facebook announced that one billion people used the service on Monday. The sheer size of Facebook's active user base is much larger than any other social network, and the news proves that Facebook is continuing to grow. The announcement was made by founder Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook post. Here is the entire contents...