News Category: Social NewsSocial networking related news handpicked by XtremelySocial.com Aug 13
ReadWriteWeb: Facebook Launching Official Live Streaming Channel: Facebook LiveFacebook, Social News Be the first to comment »
Today at 3 PM PST (6 EST), Facebook will unveil its new official live video streaming channel, Facebook Live. To kick off the launch, actress America Ferrera will stop by Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto, California and use Facebook Live to announc...
Aug 12
Twitter is great for sharing interesting things you find on the web. In fact, close to a quarter of all Tweets include a link in them. Despite the high volume of sharing, there is plenty of room to make it easier. Copying and pasting, link shortening, ...
Aug 11
Inside Facebook: Facebook Goes Against Google/Verizon Net Neutrality Legislation ProposalFacebook, Google, Social News Be the first to comment »
Google and Verizon have proposed net neutrality legislation that would exempt wireless networks from most neutrality regulation and pave the way for a separate, premium internet fast lane — and Facebook is not on board. Spokesman Andrew Noyes said i...
Aug 11
Inside Facebook: Now Showing: Threaded Comments for Multiple Posts of the Same Link from Different Facebook FriendsFacebook, Social News Be the first to comment »
Facebook has introduced threaded comments for news feed stories showing multiple friends who share the same link — along with the associated Likes and comments. This type of feed story first lists which friends shared a link, the preview of that l...
Aug 11
Mashable!: MySpace Launches a Revamped User Homepage [EXCLUSIVE]MySpace, Social News Be the first to comment »
MySpace is rolling out a complete redesign of the user homepage (the page users see when they log in), with a focus on content discovery through the stream and more prominent sharing tools.The revamp, which will roll out as a “sneak peek” to some u...
Aug 10
Inside Facebook: A Facebook Location API Could Be Coming SoonFacebook, Social News Be the first to comment »
We’ve been covering Facebook’s upcoming location-based service for months. Today, CNET says location APIs will be coming in a few weeks, potentially sooner.
Location-based application developers are already using Facebook’s platform to let people...
Aug 10
ReadWriteWeb: Twitter Rolls Out Easy SMS Following, No Account NeededSocial News, Twitter Be the first to comment »
Everyone's favorite micro-blogging service Twitter just announced a fascinating new way for mobile users (even those without a Twitter account) to quickly and easily start following the short message bursts of the Twitterverse. With the new "Fast Follo...
Aug 10
All Facebook: Facebook Rolls Out Page Layout Preview Prior To Change In Page WidthFacebook, Social News Be the first to comment »
With Facebook’s new Page layout being rolled out on August 26th, and with the custom profile tabs being resized, Facebook has rolled out a new preview tool for administrators. The “tool” has made it so that custom tabs will now be displayed to p...
Aug 09
You’ve got a few reasons to dread and/or loathe birthdays. But at least now you can cross that hot mess of a Facebook News Feed off your list of things to worry about on your or your friends’ birthdays.Facebook is now testing a new design that orga...
Aug 09
All Facebook: Facebook Letting Users Unsubscribe From Feed Story NotificationsFacebook, Social News Be the first to comment »
Tired of getting updates every time someone comments on your popular friend’s status update because you were the first to comment? Worry no longer! Facebook has begun testing a feature which lets users opt-out of those notifications. By clicking a...
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