Gentlemint is a “manly social site” where guys can share things that guys like.

Strategists recognized the concept of branding as being powerful and influential. While traditional branding was associated with companies and products, the inception of LinkedIn took the concept of branding further to a personal and professional level.

Employers asking for a Facebook password feels like a gross violation of privacy. But now the law is stepping in to make the practice illegal.

What happens in one minute on the internet? Massive digitization and connectivity have revealed astounding stats. People are getting connected, sharing content and buying on the internet. In only three years from now, there will be a massive shift of the way people connect, communicate and interact.

Twitter dreams of a world where innovation is not hampered by patent trolls. It dreams of a world with proper use of patents. According to the IPA, the innovator’s rights to a patent remain even after they are sold to a third party.

A new dawn in the Facebook versus Google war. This time around, it is about who builds the most data centers. Zuckerberg announced the official launch of Facebook’s first data center outside the US just about a month ago, and Google responded ferociously with building three by late 2013.

This morning, Google announced in a blog post that its social networking site Google+ has now reached a new mark with 170 million registered members and that they are also rolling out a new design over the next few days. The new Google Plus design looks simple enough and quite user friendly. The redesign of Google+ might have triggered due to the fact that users on Google+ have spent very less time in the past despite the social network having a good user base.

Doing marketing on Facebook just got easier. Facebook reveals a three-week methodology for businesses to help them thrive in the social sphere. Making money just got easier.

Facebook will be acquiring popular photosharing app Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock options. The Instagram team will join Facebook, but will remain largely independent.

Everybody is tired of Twitter spam. That includes Twitter as well. With spammers increasing day-by-day on Twitter, the micro blogging service has finally decided to take tough actions against spammers by bringing down their tools which are used to send spam tweets across the network.

A new version of the Ice IX malware has been identified that attempts to trick Facebook users to enter their credit card, debit card, and/or social security numbers while they try to access their Facebook accounts. The threat has been identified by security research firm Trusteer and has warned users on Facebook not to provide any financial or personal details when logging in to Facebook.

Sharing posts to Facebook via Tumblr is now a “billion times” easier as Tumblr has announced its integration with Facebook Timeline. Now, Tumblr posts will appear on your Facebook Timeline, News Feed and Ticker when you chose to “send to Facebook.” This will also include Tumblr likes and replies, which will automatically appear on Facebook as well.

A teacher named Kimberly Hester has been reportedly suspended from Frank Squires Elementary School in Cassopolis, Michigan after she denied to give her Facebook credentials requested by the administration of the school. It is said that Hester posted a picture (last year) of a co-worker’s pants down around her ankles. Only the co-worker’s pants and shoes are visible in the photo.

US senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have urged the Attorney General, Eric Holder, to investigate into this brewing drama and unravel whatever truth is there in this matter.

Facebook was not exactly precise on the nature of the legal action they would take, and everyone thought it was wise to assume the worst. Seeing this publicity go the absolute wrong way, Facebook has come with a clarification. It has now issued a second statement discarding any possibility of it suing employers.