Teenagers that frequently use social networking sites are more likely to use drugs, alcohol and tobacco according to a study from Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.

With all the buzz surrounding Google+ these days, it’s good to take a step back and assess how this new social network will affect our daily online habits. Throwing a new social platform into the mix that has a backing the likes of Gmail, Gchat, YouTube and the most used search engine around will surely more »

The web is abuzz about Google+, the social network that only a few have access to, but many want access to. It’s like Wav all over again, but actually exciting. If you have Google+ you may not have many friends who are on the network. It might be tempting to not use the network for more »

It’s no secret that some employers do more than just look at resumes and conduct interviews when deciding when to hire someone. With social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, it’s fairly simple to discover someone’s actual personality. It’s always a good idea to assume what you post on the internet could be used against you.

Facebook and Twitter are worldwide brands now. They are two of the most popular social networks that are used to send out information to anyone who is interested. Facebook and Twitter are also used for promotional purposes by many organizations. By luring potential followers to its Twitter feed or Facebook page, a company can expand the reach of its brand. That will eventually lead to more money through advertising or other means. France’s broadcasting regulator believes Twitter and Facebook have an unfair advantage over other networks. Therefore, the very mention of either of the two in an unacceptable way is illegal.

Facebook just announced the second coming of its previously released Questions service. Facebook Questions was put into a test by selected users during the summary and so now Facebook announcing that it is now available to everyone. In case you’re not aware, Facebook Questions is somewhat similar to Yahoo! Answers and the recently much-talked about more »

According to a new Nielson report, the majority of smartphone owners aged 15-24 are female in the US. This bucks a larger trend of male ownership of smartphones found in every other country studied, besides the US. Young women seem to have taken to smartphones in the US. Nielsen’s new whitepaper on Mobile Youth Around more »

Want a simple and yet very useful handset? Verizon and Pantech has a phone for you. It’s called the Pantech Crux. Available now from Verizon, Pantech Crux offers a simple, sleek and very affordable phone with a 3-inch touch screen display, music player, pre-installed 1GB microSD card expandable up to 32GB, virtual QWERTY keyboard, and more »

A new study conducted by Forrester Research in Q2 of 2010 looked at smartphone adoption and habits by generational groupings. The study shows that almost 1 out of 4 in generations X and Y carry a smartphone while all adults over 18 sees that ratio drop to less than 1 in 5. The results show more »

Chances are we’ve all witnessed it a few times before: people who take private arguments onto Facebook, making them public arguments. It seems as if the website facilitates making even the pettiest of arguments into public arguments for all your friends to see. It looks as if the phenomenon is becoming even more commonplace. A more »