http://personalweb.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-23T17:26:11Z Thu, 23 May 2013 17:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/23/twitter-amplify-video-ads.htm <p>Twitter announced a new video advertising program today called Twitter Amplify that is designed to synchronize promotions on TV with promotions via tweets. </p> <p>The new TV ad-targeting product seems kind of creepy, since it's attempting to figure out who's watching particular TV shows in real time so advertisers can reach those Twitter users in both places--on TV and whatever screen they're using to tweet. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/23/twitter-amplify-video-ads.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/23/twitter-amplify-video-ads.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 23:52:45 +0000 2013-05-23T23:52:45Z http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/23/teens-facebook.htm <p>The teenage love affair with Facebook may be over -- or maybe it was all a myth to begin with, judging by new research from the Pew Research Center's Internet &#038; American Life Project. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/23/teens-facebook.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/23/teens-facebook.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 17:26:11 +0000 2013-05-23T17:26:11Z http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/20/tumblr-joins-yahoo.htm <p>Yahoo made it official today: It is <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pressroom.yahoo.net/pr/ycorp/246196.aspx"> buying micro-blogging service Tumblr</a> for an eye-opening price of $1.1 billion. (<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/od/contentsharing/a/What-Is-Tumblr.htm">What is Tumblr?</a>) Some Tumblr users already are threatening to leave, and opinions among business analysts and media commentators are divided as to whether it's worth the big sticker price:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/20/tumblr-joins-yahoo.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/20/tumblr-joins-yahoo.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 10:56:16 +0000 2013-05-20T10:56:16Z http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/19/google-hangouts-debuts.htm <p> Google made a splash in social medialand last week with a string of announcements at its annual I/O developer conference. A few highlights: </p> <div style="width: 182px; float: right; font-size: 0.8em; ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/19/google-hangouts-debuts.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/19/google-hangouts-debuts.htm Sun, 19 May 2013 22:17:37 +0000 2013-05-19T22:17:37Z http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/17/college-feed.htm <p>A new social networking service called CollegeFeed officially launched this week, timed for the round of commencement ceremonies taking place nationwide. It joins a bevvy of niche startups trying to become the go-to place for students to network with potential employers. (See our <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/od/nichesocialnetworks/tp/college-social-networking.htm"> Guide to College Social Networking Sites</a>.)</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/17/college-feed.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/17/college-feed.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 09:30:22 +0000 2013-05-17T09:30:22Z http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/15/facebook-apps-profile-sections.htm <p>Facebook announced yesterday it has finished <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2013/05/14/create-beautiful-sections-for-your-app-on-timeline/">rolling out a Timeline redesign</a>, which includes more customizable options for displaying apps and favorite media in the "About" area on your profile page.</p> <div style="width: 182px; float: right; font-size: 0.8em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px;"><img style="border: medium none;" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/personalweb/1/3/0/U/Facebook-movies.jpg" alt="Facebook movies" /><br /> <em> Movies is one of the new sections users can add to profile pages</em></div>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/15/facebook-apps-profile-sections.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/15/facebook-apps-profile-sections.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 23:28:49 +0000 2013-05-15T23:28:49Z http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/13/linkedin-as-news-provider.htm <img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/personalweb/1/H/p/T/LinkedIn-today.jpg" alt="LinkedIn Today News Service" /><p>LinkedIn <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://blog.linkedin.com/2013/05/05/linkedin-turns-10/?sf12469352=1"> turned 10</a> last week and has been on a tear as it matures into a full-blown media service focused on professional development, jobs and business networking. It remains to be seen, though, how it will fare as a news aggregator. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/13/linkedin-as-news-provider.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/13/linkedin-as-news-provider.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 10:15:30 +0000 2013-05-13T10:15:30Z http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/09/youtube-to-paytube.htm <p>YouTube today rolled out a few dozen paid channels requiring viewers to pony up monthly subscription fees, marking its first use of a subscription model since the video-sharing site launched in 2005. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/09/youtube-to-paytube.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/09/youtube-to-paytube.htm Thu, 09 May 2013 23:56:17 +0000 2013-05-09T23:56:17Z http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/07/facebook-trusted-contacts.htm <div style="width: 330px; float: right; font-size: 0.8em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px;"><img style="border: medium none;" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/personalweb/1/H/n/T/Trusted-Contacts.jpg" alt="Setup screen" /><br /> <em> Setup screen for Facebook "Trusted Contacts"</em></div> <p>Facebook recently rolled out a password recovery feature called Trusted Contacts that lets you choose up to five friends on the network to come to your rescue if you ever get locked out of your Facebook account.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/07/facebook-trusted-contacts.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/05/07/facebook-trusted-contacts.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 00:05:13 +0000 2013-05-07T00:05:13Z http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/04/28/pheed-network-growing-fast.htm <p>There's a new kid on the social media block, one that may be worth getting to know. Pheed is a six-month-old social network for sharing text and multimedia updates; it's growing super fast and getting favorable reviews. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/04/28/pheed-network-growing-fast.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://personalweb.about.com/b/2013/04/28/pheed-network-growing-fast.htm Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:25:59 +0000 2013-04-28T16:25:59Z