Over the past two years, the rapid adoption of social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace has transformed the way many consumers interact on the Web. Some customer segments, especially younger ones, now spend an increasingly large percentage of their online time on these sites and primarily . . .

While spam has been plaguing the e-mail space since its inception, e-mail services firms are always trying to stay ahead in the fight for legitimacy on the Web. This week, e-mail service provider Message Systems partnered with Vade Retro, the security division of GOTO Software, to help protect service . . .

Businesses are increasingly turning to email marketing as the economy continues to slow, according to a new report.MarketingSherpa's 2009 Email Marketing Benchmark Guide has revealed that a growing number of marketers are looking to email list rental as part of their promotional campaigns, with 29 per . . .

It is important for businesses to set out and stick to branding guidelines when undertaking an email marketing campaign, an expert has said.Email Insider's Jaime Senior wrote in a blog post that such guidelines can help to keep the look and feel of a brand consistent across a variety of channels.However, . . .

On Monday, Skype representatives announced that their senior management team now included two additional experimented members. Starting with next month, Neal Goldman will become the new Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer and this position will require him to oversee all legal and regulatory issues affecting . . .

NEW YORK - Google is buying Global IP Solutions Holding AB for $68.2 million in cash in a move to expand its Internet video and audio offerings. The companies say the offer represents a 27.5 percent premium to Global IP's closing price on Friday. Shares of the Norwegian company are traded on the Oslo . . .

Microsoft is offering a sneak peek this week at the new version of Windows Live Hotmail, which is slated to be released sometime this summer. And while some of the tools feel a bit like a new way of doing something old, other features have a spark of innovation that should - and hopefully will - have . . .

Last week saw the emergence of a particularly intriguing report regarding Acer and the possibility of its Computex lineup to include a certain type of product. To be exact, a rumor somehow emerged, which stated that the Taiwanese company would take the opportunity to unveil the very first netbook running . . .

Demand base has enhanced the capability of the Real-Time ID service it introduced last month by integrating it with Live Person's live chat platform. The combination of the Demand base Business Identification application with Live Person is designed to give sales agents and support personnel a leg up . . .

The focus is on stamping out bugs early in the development process.Stamping out bugs in applications is typically thought of as a process that happens as a development project nears completion, or even after it's already shipped. But HP is moving to to offer ways for developers to identify problems before . . .

Virgin Mobile has confirmed it is investigating a 3G data issue that is preventing some users from accessing sites including Google, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter on their handsets."Early this morning we became aware that a few Virgin Mobile customers are experiencing issues trying to access certain . . .

Ten new server and storage products released. HP is hoping that a focus on reducing virtualisation costs will help it maintain its lead in the server market.At its TechForum 2010 conference in Las Vegas,HP unveiled ten new server and storage products across its blade, networking and enterprise storage . . .