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Facebook Suffers Outage In Parts Of Europe And Asia
Early morning downtime reported by users across several countries
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
Content Carries No Legal Liability For Hosts Of Social Media Sites
Google's Blogger site has been likened to a wall of graffiti in a landmark decision that it cannot be sued for malicious content
Gnip And DataSift Begin Selling Archived And Analysed Tweets
Two research companies, partnered with Twitter, launch archived public data Tweet packages for sale to marketeers
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
IntraLinks Offers Secure Intra-Company Mobile Collaboration Environment
IntraLinks Connect secures and audits access to files stored in its Cloud for remote access by any device, with the prospect of Olympic gains
Facebook Announces Premium Advertising Tools
Brands given Timeline-formatted pages, mobile ads and Reach Generator in pre-IPO effort to raise revenue
Pinterest Users Blocked From Sharing Flickr Photos
Photo sharing site implements 'do not pin' code as Pinterest reaffirms commitment to copyright protection
MWC 2012: GSMA To Counter Smartphone App Sprawl With Joyn
The GSMA is countering the duplication of smartphone apps by offering standardised, consolidated 'rich communications' instead
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
LinkedIn Continues Acquisition Spree With Rapportive Buy
LinkedIn has acquired Gmail contact management service Rapportive for an undisclosed amount
Smartphone Social Media Users Are Prone To Identity Theft
Smartphone owners and social media users are more likely to become victims of identity theft, claims Javelin Strategy
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
Google Docs For Android Gets On-Device Editing And More
Google has boosted Docs for Android with native editing and real-time collaboration capabilities plus improved presentations
Huddle Launches Cloud-Based Enterprise File Sync Service
Cloud app enables employees to access relevant documents securely and remotely from an entire corporate knowledge store
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
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
YouTube Reveals Tighter Google+ Integration
Youtube users can now promote their Google+ accounts as part of a tighter integration with the social network
Google Could Bring Video Conferencing To Its Enterprise Apps
Google exec hints at teleconferencing move, potentially generating competition for Polycom, Cisco and Microsoft
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
Cisco Protests To EC About Microsoft’s Skype Deal
Cisco has accused the EC of not being circumspect about the interoperability implications of Microsoft's Skype acquisition
Twitter Enables Secure HTTPS By Default For All Users
Twitter joins Google to add HTTPS by default to protect users' privacy - leaving Facebook to make the move
Users Dislike Personalised Google Search Results
Google+ users have overwhelmingly given a collective thumbs down to personalised search results
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
IBM Launches Free Online Security Training Tools
IBM releases downloadable training kits designed to help students, parents and teachers improve their Internet security
BT And Verizon Team Up To Expand Telepresence Services
Partnership between the two telecommunications giants will broaden the reach of their face-to-face video conferencing
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 ‘We Solve For X’ Targets The Big Technology Challenges
Google's "We Solve for X" initiative will enable some of the world's top thinkers to collaborate on worldwide challenges
Trojan Targets Defence And Government With Fake Conference Emails
To steal sensitive data, attackers targeted defence industry and government officials with fake Trojanised conference invitations