New Social Network Choices for Healthcare Professionals and Patients

Most of the health care professionals use social networks to stay in touch with colleagues, friends and family while it has been seen that most of them join specific healthcare social networks to collaborate and stay in touch. The best aspect of exclusive social networks is that the providers find accurate advice on medical issues, know and share job openings …

Chinese Users Eyed By Social Networks Globally

In Beijing, the key topic of discussions and debate at the Global Mobile Internet Conference was social networks and media. Although there is a move towards stricter control and stiff competition in the social media industry which is dominated by local companies, global social networks are looking to enter the Chinese homes. Over 600 million Chinese using internet and half …

Experts say Google+ isn’t a social network anymore

With the exit of Vic Gundotra, the question arises about the validity of the social network, Google+, which was his primary project that has now ended. Multiple reports talk about end of Google+ as a social network,  as it has been unable to keep pace with the other leading networking websites. Effectively, Google+ competition with Facebook, Twitter and other social …

With higher mobility, social networking giant Facebook’s revenues increase to 72%

With a 72% increase in the profits for the first quarter, social media giant Facebook has put the onus on the strong mobile advertising business. For Facebook, the giant social networking service, mobile advertising is about 59% of the total revenue generated in the first quarter of 2014. Facebook has been focusing on the increase in the growth of the …

‘Hornet’, top gay social network has over 3 million users in 2 years

Lack of online gay forums or networks or those that were in place sounded too ‘sleazy’, led Sean Howell and a few others to establish Hornet. Though it was a profitable mobile service focusing on helping men find dates, but there was no feature of general socializing. As an app, it filled in the gap for the eager audience and …

Work4 gets $7 million funding to enhance recruitments using social network apps

An online recruiting service, Work4 utilizes social networks to find job leads and advertise vacancies, has raised $7 million in new funding to expand in international markets.  It was led by existing financial investors, Matrix Partners while the new investor is the French venture capitalists, Serena Capital. Before this funding, the company Work4 has been able to raise $11 million …