SOCIAL NETWORKS

IBM’s CEO says the supercomputer could be a game-changer in many industries, despite doubts about its revenue potential.

How do you make money when less than 1% of apps are 'financially successful'?

Biz Stone draws a distinction between information and knowledge and says that Jelly is a new way to search based around knowledge.

One sector's crowdfunding platforms could become even more popular next year.

NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander defended the NSA’s covert surveillance programs on CBS' “60 Minutes” on Sunday night.

There are several ways Apple could make use of San Francisco-based Topsy's social analytics tools.

Melissa Bachman, a controversial game hunter, found herself the target of death wishes and obscenity-laced insults after she bragged of killing a lion in South Africa.

Many teens prefer to communicate on mobile messaging apps like WhatsApp and Snapchat, and Facebook has noticed.

It will be a little while before small investors can tap Twitter, but that isn’t stopping people from wondering if it's a smart investment.

Social media spam grew by 355 percent for the first half of 2013, according to a new report from the security-tech company Nexgate.

The world's first "Instagram hotel," Sydney's 1888 Hotel, offers a free night stay to anyone with more than 10,000 followers.

International Business Times offers the top 5 cross-platform messaging app alternatives to text (SMS) messaging, available for mobile and desktop devices, in light of BlackBerry's failure to introduce BlackBerry Messenger as promised.

Facebook and other media outlets will be available in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, but most Chinese Internet users will not and should not hope to benefit.

In an age when people share a wealth of information online, insurance adjusters are watching and taking notes.

Nero plans to rival tech giants Apple and Google in cloud computing by syncing devices in a new way.

Solving an age-old problem for wine drinkers, a new company has raised $900K to expand its wine discovery app.

A three-year-old report shows how the conversation around digital privacy has been elevated since Snowden's leaks.

Marriott has moved beyond social media and into the realms of virtual gaming with an industry-first app called Xplor.

As Facebook’s first chief marketing officer, Gary Briggs will be in charge of the social-networking giant’s branding and marketing initiatives.

China is known for its restrictions online. Now, a private social media site is self-enforcing a restriction on political conversations.

A petition is calling on LinkedIn Corp. to strengthen its blocking features and allow users to better protect themselves from stalkers.