Social media

A security expert is warning social networking devotees to be very careful when accepting friend requests within the network and to mind what data they share with these persons they barely know.

Companies that empower their employees to use these tools have a leg up on those that lock down systems.

Facebook has decided to double the size of its planned data center in Oregon before the first part of the project is even built, the latest sign of the company's rapid growth.

CEOs worldwide reveal their companies need more technology-based answers to succeed in a world that is massively interconnected.

Although loss of productivity is not a security threat, cybercriminals are believed to be developing ways to deliver malware via social media games such as Farmville.

Avaya is working with virtual reality, context engines, and prioritizing social networking entries to streamline how corporations do business by better managing their communications.


Trend Micro's 2010 survey, which included 1600 end-users found that globally, social networking at the workplace steadily rose from 19% in 2008 to 24% in 2010.

Spending time online may actually help children prepare for the new communication methods they will use in the business world.

A suspicious application circulating on Facebook has attracted nearly 300,000 fans whose profiles could be used as launching pads for spam.

Emerging technologies like cloud computing, operations sustainability and new ways of transacting information through web 2.0 will be the focus in upcoming government tenders.