Business networking website LinkedIn is adding a member a second as users seek to keep their professional lives separate from private antics they may share at Facebook.LinkedIn chief executive Jeff Weiner said that LinkedIn had 85-million members and was growing faster than ever as the economy recovers and people get back to cultivating connections that could land them better jobs.Half of LinkedIn members are outside the United States, with China and Brazil among the countries where the social network is ...

The TechCrunch Europas, the European Startup Awards for tech companies, has listed Cognician, a South African technology startup, as one of the top 11 Best New Startup's in 2010.The Europas serve to honour the best technology companies and startups across the web and mobile space. The awards span 22 categories and recognise and celebrate the most compelling technology startups, internet and mobile innovations of the past year.Cognician, the original thought processor that presents content in the form of provocative questions, ...

As we continue through the current boom in mobile technology, it has become imperative for websites to be mobile-friendly. People are increasingly turning to the devices in their pockets to do quick searches for information, read the latest news headlines and look up companies or organisations they may have come across through the day which have sparked their interest.Having a good-looking, mobile-optimised site which is easy to navigate and includes all the most important information can put you way ahead ...

When you think about things the internet doesn’t do particularly well, it’s easy to imagine that someone out there is working on a platform to remedy the situation, probably in their parents’ basement. The fact is there are still many areas where the internet does not provide a perfect solution.For example, I believe that the internet is not a great mediator between communities.Yes, we have fantastic tools to assemble crowds of like-minded netizens, of that there is no doubt. ...

Two of the internet's hottest stars want to be friends, but they just don't know how."We are talking to them often to see if there is a way to work together, but so far neither side has seen a way to do that," Twitter co-founder Evan Williams said about Facebook at a Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.Williams noted that he was "frustrated" that Facebook blocked an integration of contact lists that would have allowed people to see whether friends ...

Amazon is getting into the movie business. The online retail giant announced the launch on Tuesday of Amazon Studios, inviting filmmakers and screenwriters to submit full-length movies and scripts.Amazon said it will offer a total of US$2.7 million dollars to the top submissions received by December 31, 2011 and will seek to develop the best projects into feature films as part of a deal with Warner Bros. Pictures.Seattle, Washington-based Amazon said that test movies must be more than 70 minutes ...

Being a long time Star Wars geek and big fan of the first Force Unleashed game, I could hardly contain myself when I heard that a sequel was to be released this year. And at first glance my enthusiasm seemed completely justified. But before long, I was quickly reminded that things are not always as they seem.The core experience of The Force Unleashed II remains basically unchanged. Once again, you play Starkiller, secret apprentice to Darth Vader, and bringer ...

Social network game developer Zynga has unveiled "CityVille," the first globally released online game built by the hot startup behind play hits "FarmVille" and "Mafia Wars.""CityVille is where Monopoly meets Main Street," said the game's general manager Sean Kelly.The game challenges a player to build his or her dream city from the ground up and incorporates winning aspects of popular Zynga titles "FrontierVille" and "FarmVille.""Instead of harvesting crops you're harvesting your neighborhood; instead of clearing your friend's frontier you're working ...

Tiger Woods took his Twitter account for a spin on Wednesday, trying out the social networking site and deciding "I think I like this twitter thing".Woods, who is coming up on the one-year anniversary of the mysterious car crash that led to sensational revelations of marital infidelity and a spectacular fall from grace, apparently has decided to take another step to get closer to his fans."What's up everyone. Finally decided to try out twitter!" tweeted Woods, who has had the ...

Some of South Africa's "most talented and visionary young thinkers and activists" will converge for the TEDxYouth@Soweto event as part of the globally-arranged TEDxYouthDay.It's the third event to be hosted by TEDxSoweto. The event, not actually taking place in Soweto but at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, has been organised by a group of passionate Sowetans who say they want to inspire and "spread ideas" amongst the country's youth.Kelo Kubu, the convenor of the event, says the next TEDxSoweto is scheduled ...