Remember Diaspora? Last year, just as the press started to criticise Facebook over privacy issues, a social network called Diaspora appeared on Kickstarter. It was just in time to be the plucky start-up positioned as an open, user-driven social network, diametrically opposed to Facebook’s evil empire. Continue reading →

It has been a busy week for Google, with a social network, some cool search tools, a new look for their pages, author attribution in search and a labs project for converting flash to HTML5 have all been announced one way or another. Unsurprisingly, it is their launch of Google+ that has received the most attention. Continue reading →

For value for money it is hard to top Facebook. It costs nothing and in return you can host photos and videos, communicate with people all over the world, consume vast amounts of content, create groups and participate in various … Continue reading →