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Finally, MySpace woke up from slumber and launches enhancements to its MySpaceID product. In case you may have forgotten already or unaware at all, MySpaceID lets any website to access MySpace’s social graph. Meaning, you as a MySpace user can link your MySpace profiles, friends, and other activities on the site to any websites.  But a more important part of this announcement is MySpace’s integration to the new Yahoo homepage which is curently under closed private beta testing mode.  Continue reading: MySpaceID Becomes More Friendly

So how do you like the new Facebook profile page so far? Don’t worry, we’re not going to talk about the pros and cons of the new home page, but rather on an earlier announcement saying that members can now opt to allow everyone to view your Facebook profile or select some parts of it.   Continue reading: Facebook Rolls Out “Everyone” Option in Privacy Setting

Are you tired of seeing your Twitter profile sporting the same old default Twitter background? And changing the background pic is not enough to please your taste? How about getting a fully customized Twitter background or something that is different from the default one? Here are ten useful sites that offer both free and paid Twitter background customizations. Continue reading: Ten Useful Sites to Get a Customized Twitter Background

It was supposed to be a quiet Saturday when suddenly news regarding a Facebook announcement started going around the tech circle. What’s the fuzz all about? Nothing fancy really, it’s just that the Facebook Developers’ blog announced that Facebook Connect is now enabled on the iPhone. This simply means that iPhone games and apps developers can now make their applications more socially easily using Facebook Connect.

Continue reading: iPhone Apps Go Social via Facebook Connect, or Shall We Say Where Are Thou Google Friend Connect?

Yahoo, through its location-aware developer program Fire Eagle has created a new Facebook application called Friends on Fire.  Friends on Fire is a social location application that collocates your present location and allows you to share it with your trusted friends. The application utilizes Yahoo maps to pinpoint your exact location, or your Facebook friends’ location if they have installed the application and share it with you. Continue reading: Yahoo’s Fire Eagle Friends on Fire App Launches

It was a bit intense in the tech world this week with both Facebook and Google getting their share of the headlines. Facebook launched its new home page with a slew of new features that would enhance everyone’s Facebook experience.  Google relaunching GrandCentral into the new Google Voice offering one phone number to do all your messaging and calling features. And of course, Apple launching its newest music device – the talking iPhone shuffle. Continue reading: Rotorblog Weekly Highlights: Facebook Home Page, Google Voice, and the New iPod Shuffle

So, is your Facebook home page already updated? The Facebook blog has just announced that the new home page is gradually rolling out to users. My Facebook account is already updated to the new format and the new features are already showing up. So, far I like the new sleek design, it is cleaner and more organized. 

For those who are still waiting for the new home page to appear on their Facebook account. Here’s brief rundown of the new features of the new Facebook home page. Continue reading: Essential Features of the New Facebook Home Page

Fearing that her daughter might be in danger from predators attacking innocent members of MySpace, Mary Kay Hoal created Yoursphere social network. Yoursphere offers a safe social networking site for kids and teens. How safe? How about getting an FTC endorsement for Privacy Vaults approval and parental consent requirement before members can join? Continue reading: Yoursphere is a Social Network that Puts Safety First

Tastemaker, now that’s a job! Imagine if you were paid for figuring out the next big thing?

While I have no clue what’s next in fashion (the return of baggy, pleated pants?) and no idea what popular culture will embrace next (could a Bachelorette reject be president?), I do have a pretty good ear when it comes to music.

I’m intelligent enough to realize I’m not the only one who feels this way. With the Web 2.0 wave has come a ton of sites that allow you to play record exec and DJ. One of the better sites to come to my attention recently is thesixtyone.

The destination looks to make music culture more democratic; giving regular Joe Blows the ability to make or break indie bands. On the site you stream music that is uploaded by users (and smaller record labels) and vote on each song a la Digg. The most popular songs will float to the top of the homepage

If you take thesixtyone to the next level, you can register for free. This enables you to earn reputation points which will level up your influence. Like a good boy scout you can collect badges for discovering and recommending good music that others enjoy. On thesixtyone.

Deserving artists now have a channel for finding their audience.

More about the Website’s name:

A road is a road, but sometimes it’s more. Sometimes a road sings.

Highway 61 was the road by which people left to find better opportunities. And by leaving they took their music to the world.

If you fashion yourself a trend-setter, role model, or just an all-around nice guy, this Website makes tastemaking fun, competitive, and trackable.

 According to a latest Nielsen Report, social networking sites and blogs have overtaken the popularity of email as the preferred medium of online communication today. Based on the report two thirds of online users are now using what Nielsen calls us “member communities”. In fact these member communities are now the “fourth most popular web category” following search engines, web portals and PC software. Email was now pushed down to the fifth category. Continue reading: Is the Death of Email Upon Us?

If you are an avid user of Facebook photos,  you may have notice that some photos that you’ve uploaded before may not be displaying. Instead of properly displaying the photos, Facebook is displaying a question mark instead. That’s because Facebook photos have suffered from a minor outage the past few days. Continue reading: Facebook Explains Photo Outage

I just wasted 30 minutes on Myoats. I have nothing to show for my efforts, but there’s something addictive about the Website.

On the surface, Myoats allows you to create images using a Web-based graphic design tool. Dig a little deeper and you might find a portal that reveals your deepest, darkest secrets.

Much like the Rorschach inkblot test, each design can be interpreted a million different ways. If you are not artistically designed, fear not! Much like one of my favorite childhood games Spirograph, the site makes it easy for anybody to appear they were born an artist.

A design car be created with registering. However the quick, free and easy process will give you the ability to download the image (there is even an option to download as a transparency), save it to your account for future customizations and make it into a computer wallpaper.

You will also have the ability to rate designs, have your design rated, and make friends with other Myoats users.

The 10 most popular designs are prominently featured on the homepage.

There’s something about this site that is so visually stimulating that I can’t click away! HELP!