Viviane Reding, member of the European Commission for Information Society and Media, has given a speech on Social Networking. It will be the first public statement of the Commissioner on this subject.

The majority of Europe's youngsters who go online are regular users of social networking sites such as Facebook, according to a recent Eurobarometer poll. The European institutions launched a campaign yesterday (9 February) to raise awareness of the threats posed by social networking websites such as Facebook for minors under 18. Meanwhile, a new report highlights new risks associated with mob...

I could not agree more with this wonderful article. Congratulations! I also think modern, virtual, agile organisations will have a CNO - Chief Networking Officer who will manage business networks along with his/her team using online social networking tools. Chief Networking Officer - Wikipedia

This is the speech made by Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media about "Social Networking in Europe: success and challenges", at the Safer Internet Forum in Luxembourg, on 26th September 2008.

Predicting which companies and software are going to prosper and which are going to fizzle and disappear is a notoriously unreliable business, but it certainly looks at the moment as if Facebook, Myspace and Bebo are pretty well entrenched as the major social networking sites not only in the UK but also in many other

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is entering the digital world of social networking site Habbo to launch ‘WTMI – Way Too Much Information’ – a new teen-friendly campaign to raise awareness of the risks that come with putting too much personal information online.

I can easily see this happening! Click on the image for a full-sized view of this projected version of all that will remain of social networking sites after Jacqui "Jackboots" Smith and her comrades have done their worst…The comments at Old Holborn's site are also worth a look.

Chat Moderators is working with the DCSF and the Central Office of Information (COI) on a new social networking initiative aimed at improving awareness and increasing the number of students studying Science and Maths at post 16.

Lib Dem Voice now has a page on the social networking site Facebook - you can find us here - and show your support by becoming a fan. If the social networking revolution has so far passed you by, you can still join Facebook for free here. 32 on-the-ball Facebookers have already marked themselves as fans on

Social networking websites will be snooped on by the security services under new powers which campaigners fear will lead to an expansion of the "Big Brother" state.