If there were any doubts that Digg users really don’t like the new site, or rather, that they really, really hate it, you just have to look at the current Digg homepage to know. It’s no surprise that users are seriously not happy with the new Digg homepage. Just run a search on Twitter and you’ll get a nice dose of “Digg Displeasure”. Which is why it’s utterly humorous to find that... 

A 2.8GB torrent is floating around out there containing data from 100 million Facebook profiles. But don’t freak out: all the data was already available publicly. Hacker Ron Bowes from Skull Security has created the torrent file (2.8GB), which contains the Facebook account details of roughly 100 million users. That’s about 1 in 5 of the half billion accounts the social networking site... 

Twitter may be the buzz word today, your granny may be a Facebook junkie, the cat of the cute girl next door may be a Flickr sensation; but as much as you may pretend to ignore it — Social Networking is more dangerous than drugs! And when we are dealing with something as dangerous as the addictiveness of the Social Networking sites we couldn’t be more careful. Because if we don’t, it can... 

I’m yet to come across someone who uses internet and has not heard of Facebook. There are many of us who share a love-hate relationship with Facebook. Love Facebook or hate it, the fact remains that you have probably visited the site, seen if it’s for you, and made the decision either to give it a try or to drop it as a worthless waste of time. But irrespective of your feelings, here are 12... 

The URL shortener market, which is undeniably overcrowded, is about to get a lot smaller. Twitter recently announced that they will soon begin to pass all shared links through their own URL shortener.  This would apply to any link posted using the web interface or through third party Twitter applications like Tweetdeck. Their goal is to eliminate the mystery of shortened links and prevent harmful... 

Twitter launched its new tool called “Blackbird Pie” (aka “Embed this tweet” feature) yesterday, that allows you (bloggers) to easily embed tweets into a website or blog post in much the same way as you embed videos from YouTube or other websites. The tool simply asks you for the URL of a tweet, once you copy that in and hit “Bake it,” you get back a preview of how it’ll look on the... 

Twitter announced their long-awaited advertising model last night: Promoted Tweets. Companies and people will be able to purchase tweets that will show up first in certain search results or right in people’s tweet streams. Which, if you rewind the clock a few years, is exactly the sort of thing that used to get people all upset with search engine results…and is one of the (many) reasons... 

There’s an email going round asking Facebook users to reset their password. The email states “Facebook Password Reset Confirmation” but this email is completely fake and contains a virus. So do not open or follow any of its instructions. Facebook is currently letting users know that the email is fake but they need help in spreading the word, so be sure to let your friends know! The text... 

Despite all the negative press, a myriad of criticism and local class action complaints resulting in an overall frustrating experience, Google is definitely not yet ready to give up on Buzz. The latest indication came yesterday today as Google launched a new Android widget that makes it easier than ever to post updates to Buzz. The Android Widget lets you post text and photos with a single tap.... 

A site more or less built around shortened links, Twitter is a veritable Candyland for Phishing scammers — a phenomenon that has really taken hold in the past year or so. But looks like the recent LOL phishing scam that ultimately became a huge spam wave has made Twitter to put some breaks on such attempts and Twitter is finally being proactive about the large number of phishing scams that... 

[Warning! These Mafia Wars game cheat codes can easily make you grow your wealth quickly. You don’t have to use any cheat engine or auto player for increasing your level now. Read on for cheat codes, hints and tips for the popular Mafia Wars game on Facebook. Get extra points, energy packs, the best weapons and more god father points via these cheats and tips that will improve your Mafia Wars game... 

Video of Twitter Phishing: The BZPharma ‘LOL this is funny’ Attack A phishing attack that began striking U.S. Twitter profiles last weekend is still going strong and isn’t showing any signs of letting up. As VentureBeat reports, the scam operates through a direct message reading, “Lol. this you?” Once users click on it, they’re sent to a fake Twitter login page,... 

Twitter is a quasi-perfect virtual (online) democratic community: if people find it hard to digest your words and opinion, they can (and they will) vote with their fingers! It takes just a quick click, i.e. choosing the unfollow or block features, and your twitter feed is removed forever from their life causing the end of your twitter story. Ironically, for businesses small and large, the goal of... 

Despite of loads of criticism floating all over internet and class actions complaint being filed against it, not surprisingly (thanks to the name “Google” that is associated with it), Google Buzz has quickly gained millions of users since it was released on the 9th February 2010. Here is what Google Buzz is, in 5 simple sentences — with Google Buzz you can, - publish your ideas to... 

Look guys, I wasn’t completely wrong (even though lot of you thought I was) when I had said that ‘Google Buzz‎’ is probably going to Flop as it’s too Late, Intrusive and Dull! And it certainly looks like that I’m not the only one who thinks this way. GOOGLE is facing legal action over claims it breached privacy laws with its controversial social networking service Buzz. A class... 

Mark Zukerberg the founder and CEO of Facebook recently announced they now have 400 million active members, which puts them behind only China and India based on population. This time last year Facebook had approximately 150 million members. It is only a matter of time before the Facebook juggernaut reaches 1 billion members. There can be no doubt that irrespective of the launch and all the buzz around... 

Google just unveiled its most ambitious attempt to build a social networking site, called Google Buzz. But what is it? Part email, part Facebook, part Twitter, part Friendfeed and part Foursquare. Google Buzz is directly integrated with Gmail and, although not yet available to all users, is expected to be rolled out into all accounts within a week. It’s natural that when you hear about a brand... 

Twitter has been focusing on the site lately a bit more than usual. The API still gets the lion’s share of attention, but a couple of new and rather big features have been popping up at Twitter.com for the past few months. The latest one isn’t exactly a game-changer, but it’s a welcome addition. Twitter has introduced a new feature called Hovercards. These are simply little windows... 

Twitter is looking into ways to stop the site coming under the same censorship problems as Google and hopes to make itself completely non-sanitized. According to widespread reports, Twitter is trying to stop its service being censored or blocked by foreign governments such as those of Iran and China. According to Chief Executive Evan Williams, who was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos,... 

No matter how many friends you have on social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter or Orkut, the human brain is capable of handling up to a maximum of 150 pals only, a new study has claimed. A professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University has found out that human beings are physically limited to being able to link up and manage up to 150 friends at most, regardless of any other...