SocialMedia

Our Readers Use Social Media For Tech Buying

Facebook and Twitter are heavily used in IT decisions. Next: will your firm give you a tablet?

13 years ago

Google Should Be Targeting The Unlit Social Graph

By focusing on the areas where Facebook is vulnerable, Google could find a route into the social market, suggests Clint…

13 years ago

Twins Lose Out In Facebook Case

The Winklevoss twins may be out of legal options after years of litigation against Facebook

13 years ago

Government Denies Digital Director Is ‘Twitter Tsar’

The Coalition Government is looking for an online expert, it says, not a “Twitter Tsar”

13 years ago

Facebook Open Sources Green Data Centre Hardware

Facebook shared specs for its custom built low-energy servers, but Greenpeace is not impressed

13 years ago

IT Buyers Use Social Media Without Realising It

Social media are pervasive but invisible, according to research from Net Media Europe

13 years ago

Twitter To Offer Facebook-Style Branded Pages

Twitter is looking into opening up new revenue streams with its own brand pages

13 years ago

Google +1 Won’t Beat Facebook’s Like Button

Google +1 is no Facebook conqueror, but it could be made into an attractive program for advertisers, says Clint Boulton

13 years ago

RockMelt Beta Includes Facebook Chat, Twitter App

A new beta of the social web browser RockMelt now features Facebook Chat and a Twitter app

13 years ago

Users Failing To Warn Friends Of Facebook Scams

Facebook scams are spreading because most users are not warning their friends, according to a new survey

13 years ago

Greenpeace TV Ad Pushes Facebook On Coal Power

A Greenpeace advert aims to shame Facebook into giving up coal-fired electricity in its data centres

13 years ago

Twitter Plays Twister As Dempsey Returns

Jack Dempsey is back in to steer Twitter development while Evan Williams is out looking for a challenge

13 years ago

Social Media: Yes, It Will Make You Money!

Companies trying to cost-justify business use of social networks may be missing the point, says Peter Judge

13 years ago

HTTPS Bug Disrupts Secure Hotmail Service

Microsoft turned off HTTPS access for Hotmail in some countries, leaving emails open to interception

13 years ago

Facebook Traffic Routed Through China

Facebook traffic on some networks was routed through Chinese and Korean servers, raising privacy concerns

13 years ago

Open Source Data Tool For Analysing “Big Data”

Facebook scraper Pete Warden unveiled his answer to allow anyone to analyse Big Data on the cheap

14 years ago

Facebook Questions EU ‘Right To Be Forgotten’

The EU's right to be forgotten is not what users actually want from a social network, says Facebook

14 years ago

Social Networks More Popular Than Pornography

The likes of Twitter and Facebook are now seeing more visits than entertainment sites, including porn

14 years ago

Facebook Used To Deliver UK Court Order

In a first for the UK, Facebook has been used as part of the process of forcing a debtor to…

14 years ago

Reding Unveils EU Data Protection Law Update

Non-EU companies such as Google and Facebook could face legal action of they violate EU privacy regulations

14 years ago

Pitcom Warns Government Against Internet Regulation

The Parliamentary IT Committee uses recent Arab revolts as a powerful argument for net neutrality

14 years ago

Google Denies Rumours Of ‘Circles’ Social Network

Google has denied reports that it is preparing a Facebook competitor called Circles

14 years ago

4chan Founder: Zuckerberg Is Wrong About Anonymity

4chan founder Christopher Poole says Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is wrong to equate anonymity with cowardice

14 years ago

eWEEK Research Rates Social Media For Buyers

Next month, eWEEK Europe will present new research into how social media affects IT buying

14 years ago

Insights Provide View On Facebook Metrics

Real-time analytics for social plugins develops traffic and clickthrough visibility

14 years ago

Facebook Joins Samaritans In Preventing Suicides

Facebook has launched a suicide alert system in collaboration with Samaritans to help suicidal users

14 years ago

US Prepares Virtual Friends For The Country’s Foes

The US military is building an imaginary army to wage war on its enemies who use social networking sites

14 years ago

Facebook Modifies User Info Developer Access Plan

Facebook is still considering developer access to private information but is improving its permissions screen

14 years ago

Microsoft Denies Copying RockMelt Features

Redmond has denied that it has duplicated Rockmelt's Facebook integration with its Bing Bar

14 years ago

Police To Crack Down On Facebook Bullies

Facebook bullies could get warning messages from the police, as the crackdown on cyber harassment begins

14 years ago