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New book claims that blogging is good for you!

Last updated 26/04/2012 15:59

Ellen Arnison, a freelance journalist who took up blogging as a side-line has written a book extolling the virtues of blogging. Entitled Blogging for Happiness, A Guide to Improving Positive Mental Health (and Wealth) from your Blog, the b...Read More

Survey Reveals Habits of Internet Users

Last updated 20/12/2011 16:01

A new study carried out by KPMG has shown that consumers are using their smartphones, tablets and PCs for an increasing number of varying activities. The survey was carried out on 9,600 people in 31 different countries. It showed that 86%...Read More

The Digital Future of Time Inc

Last updated 20/12/2011 16:01

There have been various signs in recent times pointing towards a major shift in the magazine industry, away from print magazines. Last year, iCrossing digital marketing agency was bought by Hearst Magazines, a move that has resulted in ...Read More

UK Shoppers Embrace the Internet

Last updated 20/12/2011 16:00

A new survey has shown that consumers in the UK shop online more than those in other countries. Ofcom's annual International Communications Market Report surveyed the UK alongside 17 other countries. It found that of internet users in the...Read More

Guardian Moves Towards More Targeted Marketing of Paid Services

Last updated 20/12/2011 16:00

The Guardian newspaper plans to introduce marketing on its website that is more targeted in nature, with the intention of steering its readers toward the paid-for services offered that are most relevant to the individual consumer. The serv...Read More

Companies Must Learn from Social Faux Pas

Last updated 05/12/2011 16:40

As more and more companies begin to embrace social media strategies, they would do well to remember that any marketing using these outlets should be thought about just as carefully as their more traditional marketing. There could well be a...Read More

Key Areas a Great Corporate Blog Should Address

Last updated 05/12/2011 16:39

When planning a corporate blog, it can be all too easy to commit any one of a number of sins. Whether it?s creating bland and unimaginative content, splashing ?marketese? all over the pages or making the whole affair a self-congratulatory ...Read More

The Anonymity of Bloggers may not be as Protected as They Think

Last updated 05/12/2011 16:38

An internet security expert has discovered that bloggers and other internet activists that believe their real identity to be safe could turn out to be mistaken. Research carried out by Andy Baio, using a so-called ?reverse lookup? strategy...Read More

Value of Content Creation Enhanced by Google's Algorithm Changes

Last updated 18/11/2011 12:03

Changes to the search algorithm used by Google means that because of its additional focus on freshness, increased importance is now placed on social media activity. This is according to the SEO agency Punch Communication. The change Googl...Read More

Flow App Launched by Amazon To Enhance Mobile Shopping

Last updated 18/11/2011 12:02

Amazon has launched a new iPhone application making it easier for shoppers to search for information about goods available from its store. The Flow app uses augmented reality to enhance the experience of mobile shoppers on the run up to C...Read More

Magazine Publishers Disagree About Digital Content Access

Last updated 18/11/2011 12:02

The general manager of Hearst Magazines, John Loughlin, has questioned the wisdom of offering magazine content for free online to customers who already subscribe to a print version. "We are at a critical juncture for magazine publishers to...Read More

Majority in Favour of Social Media Blackout at Times of Unrest

Last updated 18/11/2011 12:02

According to a poll by online security company Unisys, over two thirds of UK adults would support a temporary shutdown of social networks in periods of mass social unrest. Services such as Twitter, Facebook and BlackBerry Messenger were am...Read More

Boys in Blue use Social Media to Their Advantage

Last updated 03/11/2011 15:19

A timely antidote to some of the bad press that came the way of social media in the wake of the UK?s August rioting has emerged across the pond in the USA. Services such as Facebook and Twitter were used by some of the rioters to co-ordina...Read More

Blogger is Named Illinois Teacher of the Year

Last updated 03/11/2011 15:19

A teacher who makes extensive use of blogging and Twitter has just been named Illinois Teacher of the Year. Josh Stumpenhorst, a junior high school teacher who teaches language arts and social sciences, beat eight other finalists and almos...Read More

Launch of Nokia's New Windows Phone Anticipated

Last updated 28/10/2011 16:15

Nokia is expected to launch its first phone this week based on Microsoft's operating system, Windows Phone. The new phone will need to be able to compete with products such as the Apple iPhone 4S and the Android-based Samsung Galaxy phone...Read More

Blogger is Named Illinois Teacher of the Year

Last updated 28/10/2011 16:14

Social Media Dubbed a ?Great Advertising Method?

Last updated 20/10/2011 15:33

The Chief Technology Officer of a major US company has been singing the praises of using social media as part of a marketing strategy. Jon Callas of Entrust believes that the use of social networking sites is ?inevitable? amongst businesse...Read More

Barclays Says Mobile Purchases Will Reach �19.3 Billion by 2021

Last updated 20/10/2011 15:33

As more and more people in the UK are using smartphones and with the anticipated technology advances, Barclays Corporate predicts that by 2021 consumers in Britain will have used their mobile phones to spend �19.6 billion on purchases. Ac...Read More

HD Screens Enabling Outdoor NFC Advertising are Unveiled

Last updated 14/10/2011 16:54

A new way of advertising using digital content is being launched by Clear Channel, who have unveiled the UK's first outdoor roadside digital advertising network, enabling brands to integrate mobile and NFC into outdoor campaigns. NFC is ne...Read More

Heathrow Uses Digital Content to Raise its Profile

Last updated 11/10/2011 16:36

In the run up to the 2012 Olympics, Heathrow Airport is keen to improve its profile and plans to do so by creating a digital content hub.� It will also relaunch its magazine, Heathrow Traveller. The magazine will tie-in to a website where ...Read More

What is the Best way to Advertise? Do not Call it Advertising!

Last updated 11/10/2011 16:35

When writing content to advertise your business and increase brand awareness, a wave of online thinking is suggesting that a move away from the old advertising models is the best way to progress.� An Advertising Week panel discussion on con...Read More

Getting Your Site up the Rankings Through Quality Content

Last updated 29/09/2011 16:59

With search engines becoming increasingly busy with both businesses and searchers, it has never been more important to obtain a position as high in search engine rankings as possible.� Anecdotal evidence would suggest that pages that show u...Read More

Getting your Target Audience Defined

Last updated 26/09/2011 16:51

When trying to get a foothold on the blogging ladder, many fledgling bloggers may struggle to find their ?voice?, and consequently find themselves either writing in a range of different styles, or merely imitating the style of some big name...Read More

Google Plus Doors Open to All

Last updated 26/09/2011 16:49

Anyone visiting Google over the past couple of days may well have noticed a bright blue arrow pointing to the top left hand corner of the screen. This understated tactic is designed to announce the fact that Google?s own social media platf...Read More

Newsfeeds one of the UK?s Top Internet Activities

Last updated 08/09/2011 16:39

According to figures just released by Britain?s Office of National Statistics, one of the most popular online activities amongst UK adults is reading internet newsfeeds. 53% of people access newsfeeds, online newspapers and online magazine...Read More

Latest Trends for Business Websites

Last updated 08/09/2011 16:39

Recently, Stephen Loates from sitepronews.com wrote an article entitled ?The Biggest Web Design Trends of 2011?. Taking this a step further, several experts in the field of business web design have looked at the trends for business website...Read More

US Consumer Advocacy Group Pushes for New Internet Privacy Law

Last updated 02/09/2011 15:03

The US consumer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog is pushing for a new law that would block behaviour tracking on the internet. According to the group, the self-regulation that has just been put into place does not adequately protect online...Read More

Google+ Real Name Controversy: Schmidt Has His Say, How About You?

Last updated 02/09/2011 14:58

In recent weeks, the new online social networking site Google+ has come under scrutiny because of its adoption of a real names policy that disallows people to use pseudonyms, even when those pseudonyms are well established. Earlier this we...Read More

Search Engines: Still Number One for Most People

Last updated 26/08/2011 16:45

Recent research released about people?s internet habits has uncovered some interesting, yet not entirely unsurprising findings. The study concluded that the most popular activities performed online are searching and e-mail. Although a wid...Read More

Google?s face-lift

Last updated 07/05/2011 14:09

Has anybody else noticed that Google?s results page looks different in the last few days? Moreover, has anybody else noticed that Google?s results page now looks almost identical to Bing?s? Hang on, doesn?t it look similar Yahoo?s r...Read More

Apple and Google on collision course over ads

Last updated 14/05/2011 14:08

Google and Apple may be about to do battle as a potential patent war looks set to explode into action. The two technology giants could clash over GPS-based advertising after it emerged that Apple are preparing what they call the ?iA...Read More

Steve Jobs? late-night habits revealed: He sends emails

Last updated 26/05/2011 14:06

You might think that Apple CEO Steve Jobs would spend his evenings kicking back and relaxing after a hard days work at Apple HQ. And perhaps he does ? usually. But Friday night was different. Friday night was a night that Steve simp...Read More

The Insider Take On Larry Page

Last updated 08/04/2011 14:04

Larry Page took over as Google?s CEO a few days ago; however, Eric Schmidt won?t be fading into the sunset, he?ll be sticking around to serve as a Google representative and interacting with the public.� Meanwhile, Mr Page has begun h...Read More

Social Media and Its Impact on How We Gather Information

Last updated 04/05/2011 14:00

The death of Osama bin Laden is what most of the world is talking about.� In the USA, it seems to be about the only thing anyone is talking about.� How do I know this?� I know this because I ?tune in? through social media. An articl...Read More

Is it The End of Net Neutrality?

Last updated 20/04/2011 13:58

On the internet, it is all about content, with small businesses and individuals depending upon a level playing field to ensure their message, product, and/or service is seen and used.� Because of net neutrality, relative unknowns can...Read More

Facebook?s Google Privacy Awareness ?Campaign?

Last updated 18/05/2011 13:57

Last week, Facebook owned up to authorising an effort to heighten privacy concerns about Google Social Search.� However, they say it was not an attempt to smear Google, but to get ?third parties to verify that people did not approve ...Read More

Does SEO still matter

Last updated 09/06/2011 13:49

As Google?s algorithms get more sophisticated in order to filter out those websites that try to hijack attention by posting low-quality articles full of keywords, some of you out there might be thinking that SEO no longer really matters.� B...Read More

Legitimate Content Sites Continue to Recover from Panda

Last updated 10/08/2011 16:43

With Google?s continued efforts to tweak Panda, its latest algorithm designed to minimise the impact of spam and low-quality content in search results, more sites are reporting recovery. Some in the industry speculate that the tweaks are a...Read More

Consultants Give Insight Into Maximising SEO

Last updated 05/08/2011 13:51

There are many items to juggle when it comes to staying on top as a business promoting itself on the internet. One of those things is SEO ? search engine optimisation. To help with that, a group of SEO consultants have provided their top ...Read More

UK Government Changes Tune on Copyright Regulation

Last updated 04/08/2011 16:54

The British government has released a report called ?The Government Response to the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth? outlining significant changes to UK copyright law. This includes the introduction of new copyright e...Read More

Google+ Filling the Gaps Between Facebook and Twitter

Last updated 18/07/2011 16:29

Last Friday, reports had Google+, the search giant?s response to Facebook, at ten million users after just two weeks of limited invitation only activity. While robust early adoption figures are not a clear sign of success, reports coming f...Read More

Google+ More Twitter Rival than Facebook

Last updated 15/07/2011 15:28

Despite the fact that Google has yet to release its new social media platform Google+ to the wider internet audience, the site is quite active in its beta form, with ten million users sharing over one billion items per day (stats according ...Read More

British Telecom Could Be Forced to Block Content Site

Last updated 14/07/2011 14:19

Major UK broadband provider British Telecom (BT) has been taken to court by the film industry in an attempt to force them to block content sharing sites based upon peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing. The Motion Picture Association, representing si...Read More

Test Form

Last updated 14/07/2011 10:40

Key Google+ Users Drop off Top 100 List

Last updated 13/07/2011 13:26

Google+ is the talk of the social networking world; with people like Facebook?s Mark Zuckerberg making the news as he opens his Google+ profile and amasses thousands of friends and followers within a matter of hours. In fact, up until recen...Read More

dadaHeinz Increasing Social Media Investment After Success on Facebook

Last updated 12/07/2011 15:21

Earlier this year, Heinz became the first FMCG brand to sell product via Facebook; producing limited edition tomato ketchup available only through the social networking site. While the results were not fantastic, they were good enough to e...Read More

Players to Interact with Fans During Home Run Derby via Twitter

Last updated 11/07/2011 16:35

It is being touted as one of the most immersive social media events in Major League Baseball history. Tonight, in the USA, the popular Home Run Derby will features many of the participating Baseball sports figures sharing thoughts and cont...Read More

Facebook v Google: Social Networks Poised to go Head to Head

Last updated 08/07/2011 16:50

With the limited release of Google+, there is a lot of speculation as to whether Google will be able to successfully compete with Facebook in the social networking arena; or, even whether there is room enough for two. To that end, data is ...Read More

Google Says Real-Time Search Has a Future

Last updated 06/07/2011 16:26

Despite closing the Realtime Search page yesterday, Google has affirmed that this is not the end, but a new beginning. RealtimeSearch was launched in 2009, integrating results from social media sites like FriendFeed, MySpace, and Twitter. ...Read More

BBC Cracking Down on Employee Twitter Use

Last updated 06/07/2011 16:26

The BBC is reported to be conducting talks about banning or restricting its talent from using social media to discuss their work. According to the Guardian, senior executives within BBC have been discussing putting restrictions and/or bans...Read More

The Selling Power of Social: Facebook Shops

Last updated 06/07/2011 16:25

Along with content, social networking is a key part of most of our customers? marketing and communications strategies, with many brands tying in their blogs, news feeds and selling pages with Twitter and/or Facebook. However, while social ...Read More

Justine Timberlake and Specific Media Purchase MySpace

Last updated 01/07/2011 16:27

Popular pop star, actor, and icon Justin Timberlake has signed a deal making him partial owner of the social networking site MySpace, along with Specific Media, who purchased the social content site from News Corp. According to the Indepen...Read More

Google Analytics & Webmaster Tools Track Social Impact

Last updated 30/06/2011 15:57

Google?s new +1 button is not the only way the search giant is getting more social; they are also going social with their analytics and webmaster tools, helping customers better track the impact of social interaction on content ? including ...Read More

British Telecom Could Be Forced to Block Content Site

Last updated 29/06/2011 15:17

Facebook Now UK?s Second Most Popular Website

Last updated 28/06/2011 15:45

Facebook has overtaken MSN as the UK?s second favourite website, according to a recent survey held by UKOM/Nielsen. According to the research, a record number of 26.8 million Brits visited Facebook in May. The number of Brits visiting MSN...Read More

Pope to Launch New Social-Media Oriented Website

Last updated 27/06/2011 15:15

On Wednesday, 29 June, the 60th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI?s ordination, the Vatican plans to launch a new website and social networking portal in an effort to facilitate and improve communication between the pope and the public. The...Read More

Aeroplane Named After Twitter Hashtag

Last updated 24/06/2011 16:52

In an illustration of the increasing influence of social media on business, Virgin America airlines has decided to name one of its new aeroplanes after a Twitter hashtag. The newest bird in the company?s expanded fleet of 39 planes is call...Read More

Google and British Library Team Up to Digitise Content

Last updated 23/06/2011 15:14

Google and the British Library have teamed up on an effort put 250,000 out-of-copyright books into digital form. The content from these books, which were written between 1700 and 1870 will be provided online free of charge, providing the p...Read More

IBM Works to Help Regulated Industries Integrate Social Media

Last updated 22/06/2011 16:44

IBM has announced that it is working on a solution that will allow companies within highly regulated industries to include information gained from social networking content in their regulatory compliance reports. In a teleconference held e...Read More

Google and British Library Team Up to Digitise Content

Last updated 22/06/2011 13:54

US GOP Debate Big on Twitter/Facebook

Last updated 14/06/2011 12:26

Last night?s US New Hampshire Republican Presidential Debate was just another sign of how real-time events go social through content and opinion sharing venues such as Facebook and Twitter. Even before the programme began, CNN made it quit...Read More

Google Circumvents Kazakhstan Order to Relocate Server

Last updated 09/06/2011 14:27

On Tuesday, search engine giant Google announced that it will not be complying with demands from Kazakhstan?s Ministry of Communication and Information to relocate its Kazakh server (Google.kz) to within the Kazakhstan borders. The Ministr...Read More

Intellectual Property Rights of Content Providers to be Discussed at G8

Last updated 26/05/2011 12:52

On Tuesday, a number of internet bosses, experts, and analysts came together in Paris for a two-day G8 forum, a prequel and preparation meeting for the upcoming G8 summit. The purpose was to prepare for internet-related discussions at this...Read More

Facebook, Google, and Apple Headed for Consumer Mobile Privacy Hearing

Last updated 18/05/2011 10:35

A privacy hearing is set to take place in Washington tomorrow at 10am ET, with executives from Apple, Google, and Facebook listed as witnesses set to appear. Called by US Senator John Rockefeller, chairman of the Consumer Protection, Produ...Read More

Google?s Panda Upsets UK Websites

Last updated 16/05/2011 13:51

Google?s recent algorithm change, designed to combat internet content farms, has upset some of the UK?s higher-profile websites by downgrading their listings.� This includes both technology and discount voucher sites.� The news comes via Se...Read More

Google Under Investigation Regarding Pharmacy Adverts

Last updated 13/05/2011 11:57

In the USA, Google is the focus of an investigation surrounding what are being referred to as ?rogue pharmaceutical? advertisements; that is, online pharmacies who deal in fraudulent practices ? a problem faced by the US because of their of...Read More

Purecontent delivers its 900,000th article!

Last updated 10/09/2010 09:30

Purecontent will today reach a milestone in the company's history when we deliver our 900,000th article. When Purecontent started as Delegate2 in 2006, David Hobart the founder did not even contemplate that we would ever reach such a point...Read More

Google Panda Blamed for Reduction in Content Farming Jobs

Last updated 16/06/2011 19:20

While most people recognise that the key to true website success is original, quality content, that truth did little to stop the rise of content farms; sites which offer low-quality, mass produced content, often plagiarised from other sites...Read More

Judge Rules IP Address is Not Person

Last updated 06/05/2011 09:54

In a world where internet content is king and content can be downloaded, the battle that is raging over whether lawsuits and actions against internet users who use peer-to-peer services to download copyrighted content are even worth it. In...Read More

North Korea Confiscating Mobiles to Block Information

Last updated 04/05/2011 09:27

In a world where newsworthy content is readily available from so many venues ? traditional media, social networking sites, blogs, news feeds ? countries that rely on controlling information in order to control their citizens are finding the...Read More

EU Set to Unveil Net Neutrality Proposal

Last updated 19/04/2011 13:47

Later today, the EU will be unveiling its proposal which is intended to foster net neutrality; a proposal which is expected to please the bigger players on the internet while disappointing consumer and advocacy groups. The primary concern ...Read More

Arianna Huffington Defends HuffPo?s Editorial Practices

Last updated 15/04/2011 10:40

Huffington Post, which was recently acquired by AOL, has been a target of criticism since its beginnings in 2005 and with the new acquisition, criticism has only gotten louder. The main concerns with HuffPo?s practices fall into two areas:...Read More

New Zealand Government Pushes Through New Anti-Piracy Laws

Last updated 14/04/2011 08:59

New Zealand?s new legislation surrounding internet piracy is highly controversial; therefore, the news that the government planned to sneak it through today hidden behind Christchurch quake emergency legislation came as quite a surprise. T...Read More

US House of Representatives Vote Against FCC Regulation on ISPs

Last updated 11/04/2011 12:12

On Friday, the US House of representatives passed an action that will prevent the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the way ISPs handle their broadband traffic.� This decision, which many see as a vote against net neutrality...Read More

Why Write a Blog?

Last updated 31/03/2011 13:52

It is estimated that 99% of blogs on the internet are read by precisely no one. Not that that should put prospective bloggers off, if performed properly and linked in correctly with other social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook...Read More

Firefox Beats Internet Explorer in First Day Downloads

Last updated 23/03/2011 13:51

In less than 24 hours after its release, Mozilla?s Firefox 4 web browser was downloaded over five million times; over twice that of its rival Internet Explorer 9. �Not bad for a browser that many techy types dismiss as irrelevant. The figu...Read More

Independent Study Shows Piracy Laws Have Little Effect

Last updated 22/03/2011 14:58

The Social Science Research Council has conducted a study on internet piracy in emerging economies that highlights how anti-piracy laws have failed. The study, entitled Media Piracy in Emerging Economies, was conducted over a thre...Read More

New Cookie Law Threatens to Crumble EU Start-Ups

Last updated 09/03/2011 14:15

A new EU law, which regulates how tracking cookies are used, be websites is causing concern. According to the new law, from 25 May 2011, all European websites must get explicit consent from anyone visiting their site before they will be al...Read More

Psychological Study Says Daily Facebooking May Cause Stress

Last updated 17/02/2011 14:47

Out of Facebooks 500 million users, over 250 million log on daily to update their status or perform general tasks. But, according to a recent psychological study led by Dr Kathy Charles and carried out by Edinburgh Napier University, the mo...Read More

US House of Representatives Battles Over FCC Net Neutrality Laws

Last updated 18/02/2011 13:37

In a hearing on Wednesday, the US House of Representatives discussed net neutrality; shedding light on what seems to be at the core of the disagreement as to who should be in charge government or industry. In an article on website Politic...Read More

Yahoo! Announced Official Cricket World Cup Site

Last updated 07/02/2011 14:28

Content provider Yahoo! India has announced that it has been designated host to the official ICC World Cup website, providing cricket enthusiasts from around the world live match updates, detailed analyses, commentator remarks, and video as...Read More

Third-Party Content Can Kill Website Performance

Last updated 04/02/2011 12:09

Recently Google conducted in-laboratory research designed to measure the impact that third-party content has on website performance and DNS security and the results were interesting. Ad networks like AdSense, Tribal Fusion, and Friend co...Read More

Reddit Reaches Over One Billion Monthly Page Views

Last updated 03/02/2011 16:50

In January, reddit entered the exclusive club of being one of only a handful (respectively) of websites who can lay claim to over one billion monthly page views. According to their just-announced Google Analytics data, for January 2011, r...Read More

Ofcom Ordered to Review DEA 2010 Re: Website Blocking

Last updated 02/02/2011 12:47

UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered Ofcom to review a part of the Digital Economy Act 2010 which deals with website blocking. The DEA is a somewhat controversial attempt to address internet copyright infringement through the use ...Read More

IBM Social Networking Coming to iPhone and BlackBerry

Last updated 02/02/2011 10:41

In the UK and large parts of the USA, businesses still see social networking as a social tool something for personal use. It is blocked by IT departments and if there is a social networking marketing and content plan in place, it is manned...Read More

A Victory for Original Content as Google Tweaks its Algorithm

Last updated 31/01/2011 13:13

In an article posted on the Washington Post website, Cecilia Kang reports that, as of Friday, Google has adjusted its algorithm in an attempt to prioritise websites with original content over content farms and spam sites. While there will ...Read More

Sir Tim Berners Lee Urges Round Table to Respect Net Neutrality

Last updated 18/03/2011 14:21

Sir Tim Berners Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, has warned UK internet service providers that their plan for a two-tiered internet goes completely against the internet are founding principles. ?Best practices should include the ne...Read More

Twitter Ordered to Hand Over WikiLeaks Information

Last updated 17/03/2011 14:29

The US Justice Department has issued a court order, which will force popular social networking site Twitter to hand over information relating to any accounts that are seen as tied to WikiLeaks. Included in those whose information has been ...Read More

Internet Blackout in Egypt

Last updated 28/01/2011 13:11

The Financial Times reports that Egypt is now under an Internet and mobile phone black out as of this morning, as authorities attempt to throttle communication between protesters and to prevent certain news reaching the rest of the world. ...Read More

A Change to Twitter: No More ?You Both Follow? Feature

Last updated 27/01/2011 15:25

Last year, Twitter introduced its ?you both follow? feature around the same time it started offering recommendations on who it thought you should follow, based upon your current follow list. But now, that feature has been scrapped in favour...Read More

British, US Businesses Missing Out on Foreign Search

Last updated 26/01/2011 11:54

While competition over the best English keywords and phrases rages on, British, US, and other English-speaking companies are missing out on the opportunities that foreign language searches can bring. In an article by the Telegraph, transla...Read More

Two UK ISPs Hope to Make Content Providers Vie for Services

Last updated 25/01/2011 12:01

Across the internet, Telecom TV and others are discussing UK internet service providers BT and TalkTalk?s plans to charge content providers for access to bandwidth. If allowed, this will effectively end the ability for end users to select w...Read More

Removing Google Reader Link Was Accidental Google Says

Last updated 24/01/2011 13:08

On Friday, Google replaced the Google Reader link in their Gmail accounts with a link to Picasa, Google?s photo application. The result was a massive Gmail user revolt, with Twitter and Facebook users crying foul at the change. On Twitter, ...Read More

US Army Announces Social Media Handbook

Last updated 21/01/2011 12:11

Social media site Mashable reports that the US Army has introduced its 2011 Army Social Media Handbook to guide soldiers, Army personnel, and their families in the proper way to use social media. The new handbook, which is a follow-up to t...Read More

Tumblr Sponsors Fashion Bloggers in Trip to New York

Last updated 20/01/2011 15:50

Tumblr, a popular blogging site, is recognising its fashion bloggers by sending more than 20 of them to New York Fashion Week. The event, which will be held next month, includes nine days of shows and parties. Tumblr is not only handling th...Read More

Study Reveals that First-in-Line iPad Users Favour Free Content

Last updated 19/01/2011 13:26

While content providers are looking at the iPad and tablet format in general as a way to create a new form of revenue, a new report by Knowledge Networks reveals that at least the early adopters of the tablet format are using their gadgets ...Read More

Facebook Rethinks Phone and Address Sharing

Last updated 18/01/2011 14:38

In a recent change to Facebook, the social network decided to grant the request of application developers and allow them to request access to Facebook users? address and mobile phone. Unaware of this new development, many people unwittingly...Read More

Facebook Rethinks Phone and Address Sharing

Last updated 18/01/2011 12:46

Tunisia Feels Impact of Social Media

Last updated 17/01/2011 15:01

The situation in Tunisia is at the forefront of our daily newscasts and all over the newspapers. So, of course, it is also a topic drawing great interest on social medial websites like Facebook and Twitter. But there is more to it than ?jus...Read More

German Companies Using Google Analytics Face Possible Fines

Last updated 14/01/2011 12:29

In an article on searchenginewatch.com yesterday, it was reported that German companies who continue to use the Google Analytics tool could face being fined. The decision to issue fines comes after German data protection officials decided t...Read More