MySpace releases APIs to connect to its social networking service

MySpace releases APIs to connect to its social networking service
Social networking giant MySpace has announced the release of their APIs.
These APIs would enable third party developers to connect to the user account details on the service.
The company has also made available related documentation in addition to specifications and a video tutorial.
The company said that [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7911-myspace-api

Nokia acquires Plazes social networking service

Nokia acquires Plazes social networking service
World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia has announced that they are acquiring Plazes.
Plazes is a social networking service that helps friends locate each other using GPS enabled mobile devices.
The service is currently in beta testing and enables the user to update their locations and activities.
They can do that directly [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7890-plazes

zh-cn.facebook.com: Facebook launches Chinese edition

zh-cn.facebook.com: Facebook launches Chinese edition
Social networking service Facebook has apparently launched their Chinese language edition.
Chinese users of the service are being forwarded to this new destination which uses simplified version of Chinese language.
The company has also made another version available for the users of traditional Chinese which is more popular in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Facebook [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7864-facebook-china

MySpace revamping to improve image, enhance popularity

MySpace revamping to improve image, enhance popularity
News Corp. owned social-networking service MySpace has announced that they are now revamping the site to improve its image and boost popularity.
MySpace is often used as a perfect example of how not to develop a web service. This is despite the fact that it remains the most popular social [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7835-myspace

Facebook in privacy related issues in Canada

Facebook in privacy related issues in Canada
Canada’s federal privacy commissioner has revealed that they are now looking into the Facebook social networking platform for potential privacy related violations.
The complaint was filed by a group of students at the University of Ottawa who said that the service has committed 22 violations of the law.
One of the [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7741-facebook-canada

Six Apart launches Blog It application on Facebook

Six Apart launches Blog It application on Facebook
Six Apart is the company behind the popular blogging tools Movable Type and TypePad.
The company has now introduced their blogging tool named Blog IT on the Facebook social network.
This tool enables the users to post blog posts from within Facebook.
The tool supports various blogging applications including Blogger, TypePad, [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7472-six-apart-launches-blog-it-application-on-facebook

MySpace Latino expanding to offer local communities

MySpace Latino expanding to offer local communities
Social networking industry giant MySpace has announced that there are now expanding their services for the users in Latin America.
The service is now adding eight bilingual communities focused on Latino celebrities including bands, celebrities and sport stars.
Victor Kong, the Miami-based managing director for MySpace Latino spoke about these new [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7419-myspace-latino