Social media network News

Dublin - Twitter can be used for anything, including marriage. One woman decided to use Twitter to pop the question to her girlfriend at AOL Dublin's "#MerryAOL" campaign wall.

People spend trillions of minutes and view trillions of pages on the Internet monthly. What’s the latest biggest attraction - Twitter? Facebook? YouTube? No, the social image pinning site, Pinterest, launched 2009 and valued at over $1 billion.

Remember when neighbours sat on the porch watching over their street while the kids played? Last month a new social media network, Porch Patrol, launched and it focuses on those older times and family values.

Further cementing its place on the Internet, it has been reported that the Facebook "Like" feature is considerably more profitable than a tweet on Twitter. Or at least, for one event marketing company.

Rome - Officials with the Vatican have announced that they will unveil a page on the social network giant Facebook next week in honor of Pope John Paul II and his upcoming beatification scheduled for May 1.

Modeleville is one of the latest social media networking websites out targeting those who keep the rest of us in style. The site brings together the creative people behind the world of modeling and fashion.

Gaming giant Electronics Arts is jumping into the social gaming world. EA is said to be paying up to $400 million for Playfish, a social gaming company.