Social Media News Page: 13

This is page 13 of the social media news archives.

PC World Hates MySpace (2006-09-15): PC World has a feature with their picks for the 25 worst websites.

Dogster Raises $1 Million (2006-09-14): VentureBeat reports that Dogster has raised $1 million in financing.

MySpace: A Magazine for Friends? (2006-09-05): MySpace may or may not be launching a magazine in the future. If they do publish a print magazine it could be through a collaboration with Nylon magazine.

Flickr Offers Geotagging for Photos (2006-08-28): Flickr announced that have added Geotagging to Flickr photos.

Could Friendster Make a Comeback? (2006-08-23): A BusinessWeek article considers a possible Friendster comeback bid.

Tamara Hoover Resigns After Settlement (2006-08-21): Remember Tamara Hoover, the Austin high school teacher who was escorted from the school after partially nude photographs of her were discovered on Flickr? She was the #1 Technorati search term for a day or two back in June.

Stephen Colbert and Wikiality (2006-08-05): https://www.

College Orientations Now Include Social Network Warnings (2006-08-04): USA Today has an interesting article about how college orientations this fall include warnings about the dangers of blogs and social networks.

Mom on MySpace Embarrasses Teen (2006-08-04): Youth Radio has recorded a conversation between Youth Radio's Bly Lauritano-Werner and her mother.

MSN Spaces Becomes Windows Live Spaces (2006-08-03): Microsoft has announced the debut of Windows Live Spaces (formerly MSN Spaces).

Eons Offers Social Networking to Boomers (2006-08-03): A new social network called Eons is targeting the over 50 demographic.

Study Finds YouTube More Popular Than MySpace (2006-08-01): The Guardian reports on a Nielsen/NetRatings study that found YouTube has passed MySpace in online popularity.

MySpace Offers Pacman During Power Outage (2006-07-24): MySpace is offering Pacman during a power outage as an attempt to calm angry users that want MySpace access.

Heat Wave Brought Down MySpace (2006-07-24): The BBC reports that MySpace is blaming its recent power outage on the heat wave in California.

Will Blogging Follow the 1% Rule? (2006-07-23): A Guardian article looks the 1% rule and what it means for content creation.

Wal-Mart Tempts Teens With The Hub (2006-07-18): Wal-Mart has launched The Hub (School Your Way), which is a contest and social network type of site.

Pet Social Networking Sites Grow (2006-07-15): Newsweek has an article about social networking sites for pet owners.

MySpace Becomes Top Website (2006-07-11): Reuters reports that MySpace now ranks as the top U.

Friendster Wins Social Networking Patent (2006-07-07): Red Herring reports that Friendster has won a social networking patent.

Ken Lay's Death Confuses Wikipedia (2006-07-05): Today's story about Former Enron CEO Ken Lay's death from a heart attack has been discussed in numerous blogs.