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Libel And The Social Media Is A Corporate Issue
On the Internet, everybody can hear you scream - or belch or break wind - because nothing is erased, not even libelous comments, says Eric Doyle
Study: Enterprises Blacklist Facebook, Angry Birds
Facebook, Angry Birds and web browsers topped the list of applications blacklisted or monitored by companies looking to control mobile devices
Danish Police Accidentally Censor 8,000 Sites With Child Porn Filter
Google and Facebook among the sites briefly blocked in police blunder
Facebook Timeline Makeover For Pages Offers Better Ad Canvas
Facebook's Timeline user interface has been applied to its Pages promotional palettes for organisations and brands
Facebook Announces Premium Advertising Tools
Brands given Timeline-formatted pages, mobile ads and Reach Generator in pre-IPO effort to raise revenue
Google Pushes Out Its Privacy Policy Changes Despite Regulatory Disdain
Google is going ahead with privacy policy changes today despite pleas from European Union and US officials
Facebook Denies Spying On Android Users’ SMS Texts
The social network giant accuses The Sunday Times of misunderstanding its Android app's SMS functionality
Yahoo Threatens Patent Lawsuit Against Facebook
Yahoo says Facebook infringed between 10 and 20 of its patents
MWC 2012: Facebook Pushes Mobile Web Standards Effort
Facebook and more than 30 other companies are to back the Core Mobile Web Platform Community Group
Facebook To Tackle Open Source Storage Hardware
Social networking site plans to build own storage hardware to handle growing number of user uploads
Most Councils Now Allow Employees To Access Social Media
Almost all councils in the UK permit some form of access to social media, a Socitm survey has revealed
Google Set To Beat Facebook On Ad Sales
Google and Facebook are battling it out over the US display advertising market, with the search engine set to take the lead in 2013, according to eMarketer
Microsoft Bing Allows Users To Link Their Names To Web Pages
Microsoft's Bing, which still trails Google Search. has added a feature to let a user to associate pages from around the Web with their name
Apple Confirms It Will Build Data Centre In Oregon
The Oregon facility will be neighbours with Facebook and Google, but source of electricity might be a problem
Delegation Aims To Pull Silicon Valley Data Centres To Sweden
Officials from Sweden are on a mission to lure Californian data to the cooler, greener Nordic environment
Nordics Launch A United Cold Front On Data Centres
As data centre energy comes under pressure, putting your data on ice could be a good option, says Peter Judge
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
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
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
British Student Jailed For Eight Months After Facebook Hack
Glenn Mangham imprisoned despite claiming he just wanted to help Facebook by pointing out vulnerabilities
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
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
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
Alfresco Enterprise 4 Adds Free Public Cloud Support
Open source enterprise content management can reach out into the cloud very easily, says Alfresco
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 Clint Boulton
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
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 less
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
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