On July 6th, champagne corks will fly, as restaurant 4Food opens its doors on New York’s famous Madison Avenue. The establishment’s hook is that it is modeled after an Apple Store, dispenses free Wi-Fi, equips its waiters with an iPad, and features a 240-square-foot screen that streams Tweets. Also, 4Food is giving away 4 iPads to lucky winners. More »

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From Crazysinglelife: Ever look at who you’re dating and wonder if it’s possible for you to do better? CanDoBetter.com answers that question for you. CanDoBetter is a dating site with a twist — it’s a social networking site that allows users to upload pictures of potential dates. Other users can vote three ways 1) He can do better. 2) She can do better. 3) Perfect match. More »

Before there was video chat, how did long distance couples see each other? In the past, singles had to connect through friends, family, or social gatherings (mixers), but now, with internet dating and social networking, people can easily find each other. Long distance relationships are also possible for couples that are willing to travel regularly for meetings. More »

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President Obamaa promised change while on the campaign trail and he certainly has brought a lot of it during his first year of presidency. The President recognizes that the internet and technology are valuable tools that have limitless possibilities to connect him with the rest of the nation. By utilizing online franchises such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, Obama’s administration is trying to make this the most “transparent” administration of all time.

During the interview with citizentube, the President answered questions that were submitted by actual citizens. These questions were then voted for online and the questions with the most votes were asked during the interview. Many of these questions were video questions submitted via YouTube. More »

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If I were Google, here would be my ambitious shortlist of improvements that I would make to Google Wave. Although “the Wave” has immense potential and is particularly useful as a brainstorming tool for business, it could possibly displace Facebook and many other social networking sites. However, before anything this dramatic can happen, Google must make the following amendments: More »

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When it comes to social networking sites, I have to admit that I am kind of e-slutty and all over the place. Myspace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter…you name it and I am pretty much all over it. Since I’m all over the place when it comes to social networking sites, it’s really easy to become so disorganized when it comes to logging into these sites, reading updates, commenting, messaging and friending. It’s all very daunting to even think about. Despite this, my resolution for this year is to be more organized and on top of things in the world of social networking sites. More »

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Keeping up with technology is a full time occupation for most, but this hobby can lead to information overload. Several of us here at Ziggytek are making resolutions to purge ourselves from certain technological addictions. Tuc looks at the tech trends expected to dominate this coming year, and I have several suggestions on how to improve Google Wave: More »

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When it comes to social networking sites, I’m kind of all over the place. Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, LinkedIn, I’ve got it all down. Unfortunately, I’m spread so thinly and most times too busy to be checking up on everyone’s statuses. Nutshell Mail seems to be for people like me as it’s an interactive email digest of all your social networking activity delivered on your schedule. More »

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Okay, I’m not usually this much of a hater…scratch that, yes I am. With that said, the new TwitterPeek seems like a huge exercise in WTF. According to CNet, the device, which launched today is the first gadget solely dedicated to tweeting. Translation: There’s no email, no texting, no web browser — just tweeting. More »

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Last year while playing for a basketball league with a bunch of my friends, I updated game stats, schedules, among other things with my teammates through Facebook instead of traditional email, not because I didn’t want to but because it was easier and I didn’t have their email addresses. Every one of them had a Facebook account they checked more often than their emails. It wasn’t anything new, I was already following a trend that others had been doing for months on end. Plus, it was easier since most of them checked their Facebook messages more often than their emails. It’s a growing trend among users of social networking sites and it’s a trend that is likely to kill email, says a new Wall Street Journal report. More »

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Here’s some surprising news: more women are flocking to social networking sites than men. The only site that attracts more male than female seems to be Digg.

According to Mark Brooks, an analyst in social networking and online dating, the main factor seems to be safety. Brooks says that social networking sites allow females, those looking to expand their social network, the chance to get to know people around them before ever getting the chance to date or interact with them on a more personal level. More »

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Google, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are social networks we use every day without realizing it. It’s become a part of our lives, almost second nature but we never stop to think about the minds behind these sites. We’ve compiled a list of all the genius masterminds behind the creation of the some of the most used and talked about social websites. More »

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Last week Motorola introduced their new social networking phone with a new software to take advantage of all its functionalities. Motorola is hoping the new phone, the Cliq (maybe going after a cliquey social networking crowd?) will be the beginning to their resurgence to the top. Motorola has fallen from the top as the number one and they need something big. But the Cliq isn’t the only thing that’s new on Motorola’s end, they also have a new software called Blur. More »

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The economy may have hit some companies hard, but that’s good news for Facebook because they can hire a slew of new employees for cheap. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, says they’re looking increase their staff by 50% and this is a great time to do so, “No one else has been hiring. It’s been a great environment for us because the economy has helped out.”

Even though he’s announced they’re looking to increase their staff, he said they’ll do so slowly, unlike other high profile companies like Google, which doubled its staff after going public in 2005. Zuckerberg also hasn’t said anything about costs or spending in the upcoming year.

Facebook currently has over 1,000 employees and over $716 million in funding, even after acquiring some companies over the past year, most recently FriendFeed for $47.5 million. More »

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Twitter grew from one of the smallest start ups to a powerful social networking site that people use all over the world. It seems almost as if Twitter was famed overnight. Among Twitterers, the personal ones, the celebrities and even companies, no one has taken more advantage of Twitter than the Broadway musical Next to Normal. They performed the entire play via tweets, about 5 tweets a day and attracted thousands of new fans for the growing Broadway show.

Next to Normal, is a play about a suburban family whose mother suffers from bipolar disorder. It attracted lots of attention and praise but was selling tickets at 72% capacity. After six weeks of the show’s opening, the Twitter production had over 30,000 followers, tweeting lines from all the characters and offering audio links whenever a a musical number came up. More »

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