Video games have always been popular vehicles for social interaction. Not long ago, gamers would flock to the arcade to fight alongside or against one another, exploring creatively designed virtual worlds. The arcade drew a large community with a common interest in gaming. There were flashing lights, prizes, and the erratic jingling [...]

Ask somebody a question about anything. That’s the logic behind the new internet social site, Formspring. Messages are in short form, just like Twitter, but instead of making statements and status updates, users ask questions of one another.
The buzz on this site is a bit quiet right now, but the same could have [...]

Boxee’s latest beta release is pretty nice looking; offering a media center solution for those who don’t have—or for some reason hate—Windows Media Center. Boxee’s format is aesthetically appealing, but what’s most appealing about Boxee is its social tools.  For example, users are able to receive recommendations from friends on what to watch.
This social [...]

Twitter is great. You can keep in touch with friends, keep abreast of the latest breaking news, and much more. Sometimes you want to share a url with your followers as part of a tweet, but the limitation of 140 characters can put an end to that quickly.  Don’t worry though, there are [...]

Remember when MTV used to play music videos? That was great, wasn’t it? An entire channel devoted to broadcasting music videos for the world to see. For a musician, getting a video on MTV was once an incredibly lucrative achievement. Making it onto a video countdown practically promised a massive sales [...]