Social networking giants Facebook has examined  at all the check-ins made on Facebook as well as third-party apps that use the Facebook API. Using this data, they determined the top “social landmarks” across 25 different highly social cites. These “highly social” cities include Dublin, Chicago, Toronto, Berlin, Melbourne, Buenos Aires, and more from nearly all corners [...]

Nearly 23% internet users spend their online time social networking. Facebook leads the way with a heady 62.83% share, far ahead of YouTube, Twitter and Pinterest. Consumers around the planet use the World Wide Web to find information, buy and sell products, and, most significantly, to interact with each other. The web contains more than  eight billion [...]

It’s been said that nearly 42% of employers decline  o any use of social media in the workplace?  Two out of every five young workers rate access to social media at work above receiving a higher salary, this presents an obvious disconnect. An employer’s approach towards social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook varies from industry to industry. Retail [...]

According to Bloomberg social networking giants Facebook is being sued for $15 billion over alleged claims over a claim that privacy was breached by tracking internet usage. The complaint is filed in San Jose, California, and combined 21 individual cases. In recent times Facebook has been under the spotlight over  privacy and how well it protects the data [...]

IBO Tool Box is a great way to connect with other companies and customers alike. They have many options that other sites do not offer such as adding several different custom links, most only offer one if any.  Blogs are posted not only on the IBO network but also you own site as well as [...]

World’s largest social networking site Facebook has launched a new life saving tool.  Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg on ABC News’ “Good Morning America”. Facebook now  allows U.S. and U.K. Users include a life story on their profile pages, and offers a link urging users to sign up for official organ donation [...]

This infographic from CMO is sorted by customer communication, brand exposure, site traffic and SEO. Somewhat surprisingly, CMO rated Google+ as the top social network in three of these categories, with Twitter is securing the number one spot in site traffic. What do you think? Sound off in the comments below. Source: CMO

Folks by now we all know Pinterest. A recent study reveals that users spend more time on Pinterest than on Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ combined, and new data reveals that the (ahem) interest in Pinterest is now so strong that the platform is outperforming both Twitter and Facebook for click-through revenue. Pinterest user base is still being [...]

Folks, nearly two-thirds of online adults have an account on at least one social network? This is quite impressive, but it also reveals an increase of 800% since 2005. Brands looking to influence this rise, Social logins and sharing can have a significant impact on how long consumers spend on your website. This visualisation from [...]

Taiwanese Smartphone makers HTC and Facebook are now working closely to develop a customized “platform exclusive to Facebook to enable and integrate all functions available on the social networking site” if sources talking to DigiTimes are to be believed. Different from existing Facebook-enabled handsets, such as HTC’s own ChaCha and Salsa, the new Facebook phone will “have [...]