social media

MIT, Twitter Team Up on $10M Social Media Project

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Twitter are teaming up on a $10 million project to better understand social networks and figure out new ways to benefit from them. As…

Coming Soon: A “Buy” Button on Twitter

Past rumors have indicated that Twitter might launch a service that allows users to purchase products without leaving the site. Now sources are saying that this plan will, in fact, be…

Pentatonix: The Evolution of Vocals

      Move over Glee, there’s a new sensation hitting the nation: Pentatonix. This group, so named for “the  world’s most widely recognized five-note music scale,” is a quintent comprised of members Scott…

Apple Buys Social-Media Analytics Firm Topsy

In the latest in a string of recent purchases, Apple (AAPL) on Monday said it had bought Twitter partner Topsy, reportedly for more than $200 million, scooping up a San…

Selfies: New Art Form or Old-Fashioned Narcissism?

Point, snap, adore. The world is obsessed with selfies. Digital self-portraits called selfies are taking social media by storm. Usually taken with a camera phone, iPhone wielding teenagers, celebrity personality…

Social-TV app GetGlue gears up for Sunday’s Grammys

Social-TV app GetGlue wants to become an even stickier second-screen destination. A new personalized TV guide, already on GetGlue’s iPad and Web versions, is part of its updated iPhone app…

Sport Street Social Network Introduces New iPhone App for Sports Fans

NEW YORK — Sport Street, a rising leader in the sports social media sector, today announced the unveiling of its new iPhone app. Sport Street's innovative app provides fans instant…

Men Are From Mars and Women Are From Facebook

This week, Mylife.com has announced some very interesting findings from the “2012 Connecting and Communicating Online: State of Social Media study,” conducted by Harris Interactive. The results from the survey show…

Kickstarter is Helping Social Media Evolve

In reality “social media” is in its infancy and really only just coming to life, with the likes of Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter spearheading the craze. I remember signing up…

Lift App Helps You Develop Good Habits

Habits are one of the most fickle and  detrimental things that we as humans deal with on a daily basis. Most of you probably hear the word habit and associate…