Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

November 22, 2008 3:52:14 AM CST

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Google Making Whole Web Social Network

Posted May 12, 08 3:18 PM CDT in Technology 

(Newser) – Google is unveiling a new service that could effectively turn the whole Web into a social network, the Washington Post reports. Friend Connect allows visitors to participating sites to meet and interact with others who visit the same site. "Wherever people go on the Web, they want to have their friends with them, and this makes it possible," says one Google worker.

Many see this new development as a long-awaited step that will take social networking out of the province of mainstays like Facebook and MySpace, which have been criticized for only allowing users to connect while at their respective sites. "This is the evolution of the walled garden to the social Web," says an industry insider.

Source Washington Post

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Nigerian Scamsters Want to Be Your Friend

    Nov 12, 08 6:53 AM CST
    Nigerian Scamsters Want to Be Your Friend Nigeria's notorious cybercriminals are looking for some buddies, Ars Technica reports. The conmen have infiltrated social networking sites like Facebook by filching passwords and contacting users in the guise of a friend who suddenly, urgently needs funds. Internet security experts fear the new tactic could prove a lot more effective that the standard scamming emails, as it hijacks the identity of someone the target knows.
    More »

  • Obama Dials Up SMS Blitz

    Oct 29, 08 7:01 AM CDT
    Obama Dials Up SMS Blitz Over the next seven days the Obama campaign will ratchet up its ongoing text messaging blitz, which has kept supporters in the loop and likely helped to pump up numbers at the 100,000-strong rally in Denver last week. Those who have opted in will get info about polling places, local Obama appearances, and even names of voters who might need a nudge, the New York Daily News reports.
    More »

  • No, Blogging Isn't Dead

    Oct 23, 08 8:13 PM CDT
    No, Blogging Isn't Dead A recent Wired magazine article argued that blogging is out, that mainstream media have taken the practice over, and one-time bloggers have moved on to social networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr. Not so, responds Allyson Kapin on Fast Company. Witness the 175,000 new blogs created daily and 570,000 posts a day. More »

  • Man Who Lured Boy on Facebook Gets 35 Years

    Oct 22, 08 1:49 PM CDT
    Man Who Lured Boy on Facebook Gets 35 Years A 25-year-old Chicago stockbroker was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison for soliciting sex from minors on Facebook, the Tribune reports. Facebook said this appears to be the first case of a sexual predator using the social networking site. Michael Macalindong posed as a girl to lure a teenage boy, and then blackmailed the teen with video of their encounters. More »

  • Narcissism Shows Through Online: Study

    Sep 26, 08 4:30 PM CDT
    Narcissism Shows Through Online: Study If you’re a narcissist, even the relative anonymity of the Internet can’t hide your true colors, LiveScience reports. A new study shows Facebook pages are an accurate predictor of personality, with narcissists having on average more friends and posts, and more considered photos of themselves. Authors gave some 130 Facebook users personality tests, then examined their pages to find a correlation. More »

The Google booth at the RSA convention in San Francisco is shown Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Google Inc. reports earnings for the first quarter after the market closes on Thursday, April 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
"Wherever people go on the Web, they want to have their friends with them, and this makes it possible," a Google exec says of the company's new Friend Connect feature.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
A Google sign at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. is seen Oct. 15, 2007. Google Inc. reports earnings for the first quarter after the market closes on Thursday, April 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 2)

Tags

Google • Facebook • social networking • MySpace


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Technology Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »