Twitter has recently suffered a rash of celebrity impostors, creating phony accounts and claiming to be actors, rappers, reality TV personalities and even cable news reporters. To combat the problem of phony celebrity accounts, Twitter has announced that they will begin offering verified Twitter accounts later this year.
Twitter Fights Celebrity Imposters
Why Obama May Not Be Twittering
The rise of Twitter is old news by now. The media, celebrities, and nearly every mover and shaker out there has been seduced by the micro-blogging social networking site. But this week, Twitter has been in the news for something other than Ashton Kutcher’s million followers; the company is reporting that Twitter was hacked on or around the 15th of April by someone using the screen name “Hacker Kroll.”
Iran Bans FaceBook in Front of Close Election
In the middle of the hotly contested election campaign, Iran has banned its citizens from accessing FaceBook. The move is seen by outside observers to be an attempt to weaken the position of reform candidate Mir Hossein Mouavi, who has used the social networking site to great effect during his campaign.
The Future of FaceBook: Dwindling Hits?
FaceBook is now the largest social networking site in the world; but in the fast-paced Web 2.0 era, today’s big winners can quickly turn into tomorrow’s losers. Even as FaceBook continues to dominate online social networking, upstarts such as the mega-popular Twitter are challenging FaceBook’s status.
Is Success Ruining Twitter?
It seems like everybody is Twittering these days. From Oprah Winfrey, to CNN’s Anderson Cooper, media movers and shakers are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon at breakneck speed, not to mention the millions of school kids, rock bands, business consultants and housewives who have recently discovered the joy of Twittering.
Is Google Really Buying Twitter?
The blogosphere is buzzing like crazy with rumors that Google is finalizing an agreement to buy the micro-blogging social networking upstart Twitter. Over the past week, searching the phrase “Google buying twitter” yielded over 100 million search results. But is this just a Internet rumor gone wild, or is the big G actually putting in a bid for Twitter?
Email in Decline: Will Social Networking be the Death of Email?
E-mail was considered to be the personal computer’s first “killer app.” But these days, some pundits are expressing concern that the “killer app” may end up being “killed off” by social networking sites such as Facebook, FriendFeed and Twitter.
Facebook Connects to iPhone
As if Facebook wasn’t widespread enough already, the popular social networking site has announced a new application for the Apple iPhone, allowing Facebook users to connect with their friends wherever they go. The new application, called “Facebook Connect” is an extension of Facebook’s proprietary platform that runs on all iPhone’s.
Social Networking Appears Recession-Proof
Informationweek.com is reporting that traffic to social networking sites rose significantly in February 2009, as compared to the figures for the same time in 2008. Despite a lingering recession and negative numbers being posted throughout nearly all areas of the American economy, social networking continues to boom in the US and abroad.
Facebook Struggling to Compete with “Copycat Sites” Abroad
Facebook finds itself squaring off against a plethora of “clone” web sites, many of which resemble Facebook, or even use the same colors, fonts and web page layout. A number of these sites have begun to appear in different languages worldwide, often offering the same services as Facebook, and going after the same demographic.
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