Neowin News Feed for: Social

StumbleUpon closing after 16 years, accounts can be migrated to Mix

Paul Hill — Thu, 24 May 2018 12:06:01 +0000

The website discovery service, StumbleUpon, will shut down at the end on June and it's co-founder is encouraging users to migrate their accounts to Mix.com which improves on StumbleUpon. Read more...

Snap said to be working on a new version of Spectacles

Michael Allison — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 19:42:02 +0000

Snap plans to launch an update to its poorly received Spectacles this year. The firm will improve performance and add new colour options, preparing for an even better version in 2019. Read more...

Microsoft possibly working on 'massively social' VR game for PCs and consoles

Usama Jawad — Fri, 12 May 2017 05:58:01 +0000

It appears that Microsoft is working on a major massively multiplayer online VR/MR game for both the PC and the console. According to a job listing, the company is looking for a senior design manager. Read more...

Microsoft's experimental social network, Socl, will shut down next week

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:24:01 +0000

Microsoft's experimental Socl network never really got off the ground and still to this day is considered a research project. But its days are numbered as it's shutting down next week. Read more...

Nintendo Switch will let you capture and share screenshots, but not video, from your games

Andy Weir — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 14:40:01 +0000

The 'Capture' button on the Switch won't let you stream video of your gameplay to services like Twitch, or even record video clips. Instead, you'll only be able to capture, edit and share screenshots. Read more...

Alleged changelog for the iOS Facebook app indicates end-to-end encryption is coming

Steven Johns — Sun, 29 May 2016 08:24:01 +0000

An alleged changelog for the upcoming version of the iOS Facebook app shows end-to-end encryption is on the way in the near future, possibly as soon as the next app update, among other changes. Read more...

Instagram rolls out support for 60 second videos

Rich Woods — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:54:02 +0000

Instagram has announced a couple of new features today, the most notable of which is the ability to upload videos up to 60 seconds in length to the Facebook-owned social network. Read more...

Twitter looking to introduce 10,000-character tweets

Matt Brown — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 19:44:01 +0000

A new report claims that Twitter is looking to increase the character limit per tweet from 140 characters, to 10,000. These changes are expected to arrive by the end of March. Read more...

'Facebook at Work' set to launch in the coming months

Matt Brown — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:26:01 +0000

A company executive for Facebook has stated that its upcoming 'Facebook at Work' service is scheduled to be released in the coming months, and closely match the existing version of the site. Read more...

Nintendo's first smartphone game is called "Miitomo"

Usama Jawad — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 12:32:01 +0000

Nintendo has unveiled the name of its upcoming smartphone game, dubbing it "Miitomo". Exact details of the title are unknown but it will rely heavily on social interaction and is slated for 2016. Read more...

Twitter may soon allow tweets over 140 characters

Matt Brown — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:06:01 +0000

Sources have stated that Twitter are investigating new methods to increase the character count in public tweets, as part of an ongoing effort to widen the service's user base. Read more...

Social Media presence will be monitored by the UK Government

Adrian Potoroaca — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 08:44:01 +0000

In a move that resembles the Russian policy on tracking their citizens' online activity and identity, the U.K. government is reportedly working on keeping track of what you post online. Read more...

Brazilian judge rules for a nationwide ban of Whatsapp

Usama Jawad — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:42:01 +0000

A Brazilian judge has ordered a nationwide temporary ban of WhatsApp following the company's refusal to help in an investigation related to child pornography. Despite the ban, it is working normally. Read more...

Google has reached an agreement with Twitter to start embedding Tweets in search results

Steven Johns — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 07:24:01 +0000

Unlike Bing, Google has largely avoided social integration in its search results. This may be changing soon, however, as Google is reportedly going to start embedding tweets in the near future. Read more...

TechSpot: Twitter's evolution, and why Instagram is better

Julio Franco — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 08:16:01 +0000

Like most, I didn't get Twitter the first time. It felt like a feature Facebook already had in status updates. I soon realized it was a way of getting updates of only the people you're interested in. Read more...

Tumblr overtakes Instagram as fastest-growing social platform

Usama Jawad — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:42:01 +0000

A quite surprising report by Global Web Index dictates that Tumblr is now the fastest growing social platform. Other social networks like Facebook are currently facing strong competition. Read more...

People you don't follow could be featured on your Twitter timeline

Chris Schroeder — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 06:36:01 +0000

Twitter experiments with its social networking platform regularly and is considering opening up your personal timeline to display content from people you're not following. Read more...

Facebook tightens up social experiments guidelines

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:24:01 +0000

After coming under heavy fire for the way Facebook manipulated users' feeds for a social experiments, the social network is now saying it has tightened up its guidelines for such research. Read more...

Facebook testing new "Moments" app for limited sharing of timeline content

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:04:01 +0000

Facebook is supposedly trying out a new app, which would allow users to share their updates with only a very limited number of people. In a way it's very similar to what Path tried. Read more...

R.I.P. RT? Twitter toys with killing retweets in favour of 'Shares'

Andy Weir — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 04:20:18 +0000

Numerous Twitter users have, in recent days, reported that their retweet buttons have been replaced with the option to 'Share' tweets instead - could the days of the RT be numbered? Read more...

New anti-social app 'Cloak' helps you hide from friends

Jett Goldsmith — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 01:14:13 +0000

An iOS app called 'Cloak' has hit the app store, utilizing location data to allow users to avoid their friends in real life. Read more...

Microsoft plans to fix Xbox One's social features in software update

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 08:55:56 +0000

Microsoft's Xbox chief product officer Marc Whitten said in an interview today that the company plans to fix many of the social features in the Xbox One console in a software update in the near future Read more...

Facebook announces Twitter-style verified pages

Ben Buffone — Wed, 29 May 2013 20:18:04 +0000

Facebook have begun to roll out a feature - Verified Pages - that lets official pages of artist, public figures and businesses be set apart from fake accounts, similar to Verified Accounts on Twitter. Read more...

iOS 7 will integrate Flickr and Vimeo, reports suggest

Ben Buffone — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:57 +0000

A report claims that Apple plans to comprehensively integrate Flickr and Vimeo support into the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 7, when it arrives later this year. Read more...

Microsoft updates Xbox Live to deliver a more social experience

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:19:01 +0000

Alongside the Xbox One announcement, Microsoft has also upgraded Xbox Live to include a better matchmaking experience and more dedicated servers for online multiplayer games. Read more...

Twitter may generate almost $1 billion from ads next year

Ben Buffone — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:56:27 +0000

Analytics firm eMarketer have forecast that Twitter may generate up to $1 billion in 2014 through advertising revenue. With an IPO likely approaching and a growing user base, will forecasts be met? Read more...

Branson joins Google's search for Britain's top social entrepreneurs

Brody McKee — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:20:22 +0000

Google has enlisted the help of the world-famous business-mastermind, Sir Richard Branson, in their upcoming search for the most innovative social entrepreneurs in Britain - which boosts £2m prize-pool. Read more...

Google's Larry Page: Facebook does a "really bad job"

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:12:48 +0000

Google CEO and co-founder Larry Page has made a bold statement against Facebook in an interview, saying they do a "really bad job on their products" without elaborating much further Read more...

Nokia Asha 205, the most social Asha ever

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:09:10 +0000

Even though Nokia are pushing their Lumia device range as the devices you should own, it's not stopping them getting into the budget friendly end of the market, revealing the latest Asha 205. Read more...

Leaked vids show Microsoft Kin's performance issues ahead of launch

Andy Weir — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:06:20 +0000

Microsoft's Kin - a pair of devices designed for younger users - was an unmitigated commercial failure. But leaked focus group videos show how flawed the devices were even before their release. Read more...

Oracle OpenWorld: Oracle and Infosys Keynote

Christopher White — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:39:45 +0000

Join us at 2:45pm PT (5:45pm ET) for a liveblog of Larry Ellison's keynote. He'll be joined by Infosys CEO S. D. Shibulal, and they will be discussing the cloud and built-in BI, social, and mobile. Read more...

Google+ hits 100 million active monthly users

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:12:28 +0000

Google's social network has reached 100 million active monthly users according to Google, with a total user number of over 400 million users since its launch in June 2011. Read more...

Facebook Messages gets a new look

Owen Williams — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:13:10 +0000

The social network juggernaut's messaging system is getting a visual overhaul today, in what is the biggest change since the service launched. Read more...

Google+ introduces vanity names, if you're famous enough

Paul Ferson — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:56:07 +0000

Google's product team remains committed to adding new features to the service, including custom URLs to help denote an official or famous account as necessary. Read more...

Facebook updates and improves photos overview

Ambroos Vaes — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:40:30 +0000

Today Facebook announced an update to the Timeline photo overview featuring larger photos and easier sharing of your favourite pictures. You should start to see the update appear soon. Read more...

Digg gets acquired for a whopping $500,000 [Update]

Tyler Holman — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:31:43 +0000

Digg, the long lost darling of the internet, has reportedly been acquired by Betaworks, the company behind Bitly, for a mere $500,000, a far cry from the $200 million Google offered them back in 2008. Read more...

After six years, Wakoopa Social closes down

Paul Ferson — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:30:45 +0000

Wakoopa, self-described as the "Last.fm of software", is to shut down at the end of the month,. Users will be able to download their data before it is gone forever. Read more...

Microsoft to buy Yammer for more than $1 billion

Owen Williams — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:56:09 +0000

After many rumors that the company would be acquired by Microsoft, the Wall Street Journal today confirmed that Yammer will be purchased for over $1 billion. Read more...

Microsoft opens up So.cl social network to everyone

John Callaham — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:00:30 +0000

Microsoft has now opened up its So.cl social networking service to anyone who wants to use it, after launching it a few months ago to a limited number of college students. Read more...

Got high Klout? Then welcome to the First Class lounge…

Andy Weir — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:55:39 +0000

If you've got a decent Klout score, it's time to get some VIP treatment: Cathay Pacific Airways will grant you access to one of its premium lounges, even if you're flying Economy with another airline. Read more...