SocialMedia

Facebook Launches 60 New Open Graph Apps

New apps expand the actions available to users and developers

13 years ago

Facebook Reveals Names of the Koobface Gang

Social network giant Facebook has released identities of those it believes to be behind the Koobface malware

13 years ago

Is Google Risking Anti-Trust Deliberately?

Clint Boulton examines an intriguing theory - that Google is deliberately provoking anti-trust investigation, in order to trap Facebook

13 years ago

IBM Debuts Social Business Event

The two-day IBM Connect event focuses on how businesses can meld social media, the cloud and mobile technologies

13 years ago

US Regulators To Probe Google Social Search

The US' Federal Trade Commission is to add Google's new 'Search, plus your world' service to its ongoing antitrust probe,…

13 years ago

Facebook Scraps With Google Over Social Search

Facebook and Google have traded blows over Facebook's exclusion from Google's new 'Search, plus your world' feature

13 years ago

Is CEOP Right About Twitter?

Things have moved on since CEOP's Facebook campaign, but child protection in social media still needs careful thought, says Peter…

13 years ago

CEOP Slams Twitter For Failing Children

Child protection body CEOP calls on Twitter to strengthen its reporting mechanisms to tackle problems of exploitation and abuse of…

13 years ago

Lotusphere Looms As IBM Expands Its Social Business Strategy

IBM is setting out its stall for Lotusphere 2012 with a set of new programmes and services to expand its…

13 years ago

Judge Denies Twitter Data Block Request

A decision in US federal court means Twitter will have to cooperate with prosecutors in their ongoing WikiLeaks probe

13 years ago

Facebook Ramnit Worm Variant Stole UK Log-In Credentials, Report Claims

The latest version of the Ramnit worm steals Facebook credentials and spams friends instead of relying on email

13 years ago

If Yahoo Gets The Wrong CEO, Who Cares Anymore?

Scott Thompson is a technologist, but Yahoo's problems are existential. What is the point of Yahoo in a post-portal age?…

13 years ago

Greenpeace And Facebook Decide To Friend One Another

Eco-warriors and social networkers decide to Like one another by joining forces to encourage green data centres

13 years ago

Rupert Murdoch Attracts Controversy On Twitter

News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch attracts over 90,000 followers on Twitter

13 years ago

Users Petition Asus Over Transformer’s Encrypted Bootloader

Asus has encrypted the bootloader of its Eee Pad Transformer Prime, sparking a petition from users who want the freedom…

13 years ago

Sony, Nintendo, EA Games Turn Their Backs On SOPA

The top three gaming companies have added their names to the growing list of critics opposing the US Government's SOPA…

13 years ago

UK Facebook Photos Dominated By Sozzled Brits

A sobering statistic for the New Year is the revelation that the majority of Britons' Facebook photos are taken while…

13 years ago

Facebook Blamed In A Third Of UK Divorces

Facebook has apparently been cited in a 33 percent of divorce cases in the United Kingdom in the past year

13 years ago

Google+ Hits 62m, But 400m Users Predicted

Google+ now has more than 62 million users and is apparently on track to reach 400 million by the end…

13 years ago

Affiliate Marketing Sites Used In Majority Of 2011 Facebook Scams

Most Facebook scams in 2011 tricked users into going to affiliate marketing sites to fill out surveys, Commtouch said

13 years ago

Jive IPO Sets Stage for Social Cloud Collaboration Boom

Jive Software's initial public offering earlier this month opened some eyes for skeptics of social enterprise software. Expect major consolidation…

13 years ago

Yahoo Leans on Facebook For New Users

Yahoo is relying on rival Facebook to add social activity, bringing in a younger audience, and boosting ad revenues

13 years ago

Survey Says UK Businesses Must Embrace Social Media

Reluctant UK companies must cave to pressure and opt-in as social media blossoms in 2012, says KPMG

13 years ago

Facebook, Twitter Dominate Social Networking Growth

Bad news for Google+ after comScore found that Facebook and Twitter dominate the growth of social networking

13 years ago

Ireland Issues Facebook Privacy Recommendations

Irish data protection commissioner tells Facebook to give users greater control of data

13 years ago

Facebook Plans To Include Adverts In Users’ Newsfeeds

Facebook is to ring in the new year by beginning to insert adverts into users newsfeeds and updates

13 years ago

MPs Oppose Social Media Riot Shutdown

A committee of MPs have said social networks should not be closed or blocked during civil disorder

13 years ago

Christmas Hackers And The Sanity Clause

New devices and first-time users provide the ideal mix for Christmas exploits so take a secure grip from the start,…

13 years ago

Google+ Receives New Features In Christmas Update

Google+ gets improved streaming, photo, administration and notification options

13 years ago

Saudi Prince Buys £193m Stake In Twitter

Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed buys a stake in Twitter through investment company

13 years ago