http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Hot social networking website Facebook expects to welcome its 200 millionth user on Wednesday, co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said. http://www.physorg.com/news158409247.html Technology Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:34:25 EST news158409247 A reader recently posed this question: I'm training for the NYC Triathlon with a group that raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. What is the etiquette on soliciting people through Twitter or even Facebook to get donations? Is there a way, without breaking any major etiquette rules or harassing people, to help with my fundraising? http://www.physorg.com/news157917336.html Technology Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:58:04 EST news157917336 (AP) -- Facebook says its finance chief, Gideon Yu, is leaving the fast-growing social networking site. http://www.physorg.com/news157734780.html Technology Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:13:28 EST news157734780 A University of Kansas professor is researching details of relationships forged on social networking sites and determining their significance, depth and potential. http://www.physorg.com/news157612692.html Other Sciences Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:18:57 EST news157612692 Unemployment is at record highs, and many businesses are going bankrupt or closing. Yet, during the South by Southwest Interactive Festival this month, it was easy to forget how bad things are. http://www.physorg.com/news157295577.html Technology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:13:38 EST news157295577 Netflix has linked to Facebook, and Blockbuster is making films available on-demand to users of TiVo digital recorder devices as the US DVD rental giants continue an Internet-age duel. http://www.physorg.com/news157208346.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:00:05 EST news157208346 Faced with a torrent of complaints over its latest redesign, the social networking hub Facebook has vowed a series of "improvements" to eliminate clutter and make the website more user friendly. http://www.physorg.com/news157186854.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:01:25 EST news157186854 It's not just a dream. Your supermarket really is talking to you. And its says it's time for vitamins. http://www.physorg.com/news157055424.html Technology Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:30:49 EST news157055424 (AP) -- Yelp.com prides itself on being a site where people can write reviews about pretty much anything and connect with similarly critical peers. Yet as the site grows, some of the businesses scrutinized on Yelp are turning the tables and griping about the company itself. http://www.physorg.com/news156957365.html Technology Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:16:55 EST news156957365 Facebook's redesign is getting an emphatic thumbs down from the notoriously change-wary users of the social network. http://www.physorg.com/news156703967.html Technology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:53:09 EST news156703967 It's the newest Facebook obsession -- creating a list of 25 random facts about yourself and letting 25 of your closest "friends" in on it. http://www.physorg.com/news156623084.html Technology Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:25:34 EST news156623084 Here's today's big news in fewer than 140 characters: Social networking is now more popular than e-mail. http://www.physorg.com/news156451348.html Technology Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:42:55 EST news156451348 Social networking website Bebo on Monday announced the launch of five new European-language versions, its first major expansion outside the English-speaking world. http://www.physorg.com/news156407379.html Technology Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:30:16 EST news156407379 (AP) -- Getting hacked is like having your computer turn traitor on you, spying on everything you do and shipping your secrets to identity thieves. http://www.physorg.com/news156346347.html Technology Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:36:18 EST news156346347 Facebook is letting users of its flourishing social-networking community play together on the road by using Apple's popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices. http://www.physorg.com/news156270251.html Technology Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:24:48 EST news156270251 Linden Lab chief executive Mark Kingdon shakes his head when he sees news stories heralding the demise of former Internet darling Second Life. http://www.physorg.com/news156269282.html Technology Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:08:26 EST news156269282 (PhysOrg.com) -- Online media and social networking Web sites - Web 2.0 standards like Facebook and YouTube - are the new tools for communication and entertainment among K-12 students. Safety and inappropriate content issues, however, mean that teachers are unable to use these online tools for learning in the classroom. North Carolina State University researchers are providing tools that advance 21st century learning, while at the same time encouraging proper instruction on the use of new media in a productive and appropriate manner. http://www.physorg.com/news156102419.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:47:45 EST news156102419 Comments on the Web are often immature or wildly misinformed. It was a pleasant surprise, then, to see Facebook members providing reasonable and articulate feedback in the social-networking's site new civic experiment. http://www.physorg.com/news156066477.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:48:53 EST news156066477 Top online social-networking service Facebook on Wednesday began rolling out a revamped home page that emphasizes fresh news. http://www.physorg.com/news156018506.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:28:57 EST news156018506 Sports fans are always looking for more news, insider information and opportunities for trash talking about their favorite teams. Those with accounts on social messaging system Twitter.com are getting that kind of satisfaction literally at their fingertips. http://www.physorg.com/news155892220.html Technology Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:25:48 EST news155892220 I knew I had to delete her or suffer the consequences. http://www.physorg.com/news155891590.html Technology Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:14:12 EST news155891590 Bebo on Monday launched a Latino version of the US social networking website as the Internet service owned by America On Line strives to gain ground in a market led by Facebook and MySpace. http://www.physorg.com/news155828592.html Technology Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:44:01 EST news155828592 Facebook is courting Twitter lovers with pages that fire instant updates to limitless audiences in a fashion echoing the essence of the hot micro-blogging service. http://www.physorg.com/news155675791.html Technology Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:16:50 EST news155675791 It seems everyone is on Facebook these days: your co-workers, your best friend from third grade, your mom. Facebook usage has exploded in the past year, with the site claiming its fastest-growing demographic are adults ages 30 or older. Since abandoning its college-student-only model in 2006, the site has become the place for both longtime online citizens and relative Internet newcomers of all ages. http://www.physorg.com/news155398274.html Technology Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:11:48 EST news155398274 In the mid-90s, the Internet seemed like a dark place. Indeed, scientific studies from that time were documenting some real risks for teenagers, including fewer close friendships and more tenuous connections with family. It appeared that teens were sacrificing real relationships for superficial cyber-relationships with total strangers. http://www.physorg.com/news155323364.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:23:08 EST news155323364 Kristen Thompson grinned when chatting about how her parents sometimes reminisce about their school days, flipping through the pages of the yearbook. http://www.physorg.com/news154962920.html Technology Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:15:45 EST news154962920 This is your brain. This is your brain on Facebook. http://www.physorg.com/news154807389.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:03:42 EST news154807389 Experts in intellectual property and patents explain in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation how tools, such as online social networking could be used to eradicate the enormous backlog of patent applications in the US. http://www.physorg.com/news154608203.html Other Sciences Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:44:32 EST news154608203 Microsoft's mobile efforts are facing a critical stretch. After a lull in activity, the company this week formally announced a marketplace for mobile applications, a new backup-and-restore service and the latest version of its mobile operating system. The plans were aired at Mobile World Congress, the biggest trade show for the wireless industry, taking place in Barcelona, Spain. http://www.physorg.com/news154199862.html Technology Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:19:23 EST news154199862 We all love to waste time at work checking out a YouTube video or updating our Facebook profiles, but if you can't control yourself, there's keepmeout.com, a free service that lets you set limits on your Web browsing. http://www.physorg.com/news154199201.html Technology Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:07:21 EST news154199201