SocialMedia

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

Google Upgrades Social Video Chat

Google has raised the profile of Google+ Hangouts, which enables video chat for up to 10 users

13 years ago

Facebook Launches Timeline-based Profile Redesign

Users can try out the Timeline of their Facebook life before its official release next week

13 years ago

The Cloud And The Client: Apple’s Green Dilemma

Apple could find itself attacked simultaneously for wasting energy at the client, and burning coal-fired power in its iCloud data…

13 years ago

Malicious SMS Messages, Facebook Chats Hit Windows Phone

When setting up a Windows Phone, a hacker discovered a specially crafted disabling text message

13 years ago

British Student Admits Facebook Hack

A student from York has admitted hacking into Facebook, but denies it was with malicious intent

13 years ago

Google Develops Social Activity Service, Schemer

Google is looking to inject fun back into social networking with the development of the Schemer service

13 years ago

US Authorities Warn On Facial Recognition Tools

The US Federal Trade Commission warns companies not to compromise privacy when using facial recognition

13 years ago

Twitter Redesign Promotes Business Branding Pages

Twitter is to receive a facelift which it claims will benefit users and give businesses prominence

13 years ago

Google Connects Gmail, Contacts To Social Network

Google+ will soon see closer integration with Gmail and Contacts as the social network develops

13 years ago

Facebook-Based Ticketing System Launched

The Ticket Factory has launched an interactive ticketing Facebook page using the power of social networking

13 years ago

IBM Releases Tablet Apps For Its Enterprise Systems

Eight new apps have been released that help make popular tablets usable with IBM enterprise systems

13 years ago

India Urges Tech Firms To Cut Offensive Content

India is urging Google, Microsoft and Facebook to halt the uploading of “objectionable” web content

13 years ago

Facebook Flaw Exposes Zuckerberg’s Private Pics

A tool intended to flag inappropriate Facebook content was exploited to access CEO Zuckerberg's images

13 years ago

Dorkbot Malware Continues To Spread On Facebook

Sophos warns that a piece of Facebook malware is continuing to spread through Facebook chat.

13 years ago

Social Media Badly Used By Councils During Strike

Just 22 percent of councils provided "excellent" coverage during public sector strikes, says survey

13 years ago

Facebook Buys Gowalla For Location Sharing

Facebook has acquired location sharing service provider Gowalla, a key competitor to FourSquare

13 years ago

Facebook Signals Hiring Spree For New York Office

Facebook is to hire thousands of new engineers as it boosts its workforce for a rapid growth push

13 years ago

Industry Predicts More Advanced Attacks in 2012

Cyber-adversaries are gearing up for even more advanced attacks. Fahmida Rashid Explores the security outlook for 2012

13 years ago

Syria Bans iPhones To Stop Protestors Talking

Apple's iPhone banned to silence reports of violence against protestors in Syria's Arab Spring revolt

13 years ago

Marc Benioff Still Loves Oracle And Microsoft Bating

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff dislikes Oracle and Microsoft and cannot resist revealing his reasons

13 years ago

GCHQ Devises Code-Cracker Game To Recruit Spies

Intelligence agency GCHQ has gone to social media with a code-breaking challenge for would-be spies

13 years ago

British Apple Worker Sacked For Facebook Posts

An Apple Store employee who ranted on Facebook about his job has lost his claim of unfair dismissal

13 years ago