As the East Coast endured an earthquake and hurricane, many relied on social media last week to find out what was going on and keep tabs on loved ones. It was a luxury we didn't have a decade ago when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
How two instructors opened minds in a closed economy and ensured the recession hasn't left every teacher behind.
Facebook announced an overhaul of its privacy procedures Tuesday, a move that likely comes in response to the challenge from Google+.
The percentage of consumers who review and change their privacy settings on social networks has skyrocketed in recent years, according to one new survey.
Google+ is rolling out a bunch of popular games this week in an effort to improve the user experience, but should the company be focusing on other innovations instead?
Facebook tried to diffuse concerns Thursday that it publishes the phone numbers it gets from users who link their cellphone contacts to Facebook, but the deeper concern is whether it feeds the numbers to advertisers.
Social media services are getting into every part of our lives, so it makes sense to figure out how best to use them to get into college.





