SocialMedia

Social Messaging Apps Cost Mobile Operators £8.8bn in SMS Revenues

Services such as BlackBerry Messenger, WhatsApp and Facebook are costing networks dear says Ovum

13 years ago

Russian Search Engine Yandex Beats Google To Social Search Deal With Twitter

Twitter has partnered with Yandex, the Russian search engine, to improve its social search function

13 years ago

High Court Ruling Permits Court Summons Via Facebook

UK judge sets precedent by allowing high court legal claims to be served through social networking site

13 years ago

British Student Jailed For Eight Months After Facebook Hack

Glenn Mangham imprisoned despite claiming he just wanted to help Facebook by pointing out vulnerabilities

13 years ago

American Express Cardmembers Get Early Access To Twitter Ad Platform

The first 10,000 American Express small business merchants to register will get vouchers to test Twitter's new ad platform

13 years ago

Google+ Sees Sharp Rise In Unique Visitors

Google's social network had 20 million unique visitors in December, or nearly half that of Twitter, highlighting its rapid growth

13 years ago

Yahoo Chairman Bostock Steps Down Amid Board Shakeup

Roy Bostock and three other board member announce their departure as part of an unheaval intended to restore shareholders' faith

13 years ago

Alfresco Enterprise 4 Adds Free Public Cloud Support

Open source enterprise content management can reach out into the cloud very easily, says Alfresco

13 years ago

Google’s Existential Threat Mirrors Microsoft’s ‘Tidal Wave’ Warning

Google is facing a similar threat from Facebook that Microsoft faced with the Internet and, later, from Google itself, says…

13 years ago

Google Topples Cisco To Top Greenpeace’s Cool IT Leaderboard

Google has dethroned Cisco in the environmental NGO's fifth edition of its environmental awareness, green leaderboard

13 years ago

Supreme Court Twitter Policy Changed Under Pressure From ICO

Thanks to Information Commissioner's Office, you can now send Freedom of Information requests to the court in 140 characters or…

13 years ago

Facebook And Google Remove ‘Offensive’ Material From Indian Sites

Indian court orders 21 major internet firms to prevent 'anti-religious' or 'anti-social' content from appearing on their sites

13 years ago

Facebook IPO Exposes Hacking And Spamming Business Risks

Facebook identified hacking and spam as ongoing issues to comply with US regulations on disclosing IPO-related security issues

13 years ago

Facebook Will Join Apple And Google’s League With Its IPO

Facebook's $5 billion initial public offering could give the social network a market capitalisation akin to Silicon Valley's two other…

13 years ago

Facebook IPO Will Help It Compete For Revenue With Google

Facebook is expected to file for its initial public offering today setting it up for more intense competition with Google

13 years ago

Salesforce Launches Desk.com Social Support Tool

Salesforce.com is targeting SMBs with a cloud-based helpdesk dashboard that integrates Facebook and Twitter feeds

13 years ago

Facebook Sues Over ‘Likejacking’ Scam

Facebook and the State of Washington are suing a marketing firm over a 'likejacking' scam that allegedly brought in up…

13 years ago

Google, Microsoft And Others Announce Anti-Phishing Initiative

An alliance between 15 companies is hoping to set a standard to effectively wipe out email phishing

13 years ago

Prisoners Use Smuggled Phones To Menace Victims On Facebook

Ministry of Justice catches 350 inmates using social network in past year, but more slip through the net

13 years ago

Report: Facebook Flotation Set For 1 February

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Facebook will hold its initial public offering on 1 February, setting the stage…

13 years ago

Google Adds Teens To Social Network

Google's next step in its challenge against Facebook is to accept teenagers aged 13 and older in most countries

13 years ago

FBI Seeking ‘Minority Report’ Crime Prediction Software

The FBI is seeking to develop software to scan Twitter and Facebook for 'emerging threats'

13 years ago

Twitter Expands WEF Debate Beyond Davos

KPMG says its now possible to be in Davos without actually being there after it monitors World Economic Forum tweets

13 years ago

Twitter Can Now Censor Tweets In Individual Countries

Twitter says it must block tweets to grow internationally, but promises to clearly mark when it does so

13 years ago

US Security Chief Calls EU 24-Hour Data Breach Notification Rule ‘Unworkable’

AT&T's chief privacy officer says the 24-hour deadline would force companies to notify all customers rather than just those affected

13 years ago

Facebook Forces Timeline On Users

Facebook's controversial re-design of the profile page will become mandatory in seven days

13 years ago

Tate Galleries Take Pictures Into the Cloud

Tate have raised their profile with a virtual gallery in the cloud, which will launch next month

13 years ago

Google Social Search Hit By ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Tool

Google continues to be being taken to task by Facebook, Twitter and MySpace over its personalised search

13 years ago

New EU Data Privacy Rules Will Give More Power To Regulators

Firms must repoert data breaches and could be fined up to one percent of their global revenues

13 years ago

Google+ Usage Statistics Confound Observers

Google's social network has 90 million users, but the search engine's statistics make Facebook comparisons difficult

13 years ago