Google, Twitter call attention to World AIDS Day
To show support for the global fight against AIDS, both Google and Twitter changed up their sites a bit Tuesday. If you go to Google.com, you’ll find a link under the search box that leads to several resources where you can learn more about AIDS, volunteer to fight the disease, and donate money to fight [...]
Twitter’s geotagging API goes live
Twitter has now launched the geotagging API, or application programming interface, that it announced in August. Users now have the option to opt-in to geolocation by clicking a box in their settings menu, according to Twitter. For now, the company said, the impact of geotagging will be in third-party apps. Users won’t see a difference [...]
Social networks for the movie buff
Connecting with other movie fans and discussing films you select from Netflix can be fun. Although sites like IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes have become important parts of the online experience for movie buffs, they aren’t exactly the forums for engaging movie chat and social networking that the sites in this roundup are. Below are some [...]