(CNN) — Word of a Facebook bug spread on the social networking site Wednesday before the “unnamed app,” which officials say wasn’t harmful, was fixed. Facebook members used their status updates to warn online friends about the glitch. The following was the language many users copied and passed on:
“ALERT >>>>> …

There is a direct relationship between simplicity and user engagement on the web. Less clicks means more users — period. When combined with tools like smartphones, virtual assistants will migrate user interactions towards a far more frictionless e-commerce, consumption and collaboration model.
You will soon pick up your phone and start …

(CNN) — This week, 100 charities are battling for votes on Facebook to win $1 million.
The competition is a new approach to philanthropic giving and is led by JPMorgan Chase, which throughout the competition will donate a total of $5 million to 100 charities chosen by Facebook users.
Traditionally, organizations would …

Google is being inundated with complaints about its Nexus One phone.
The touchscreen smartphone was launched on 5 January and can be bought direct from Google and used on almost any phone network.
But confusion over who should answer customer queries has led many to file complaints on support forums.
Many people are …

The Simulcam and Fusion 3D camera inventions were not the only technologies that made James Cameron’s Sci-Fi epic Avatar a massive box office success. While smaller films have used social media to spread the word guerrilla-style, no other major blockbuster has employed a full-on social web marketing assault quite like …