Facebook identified hacking and spam as ongoing issues to comply with US regulations on disclosing IPO-related security issues
News Collaboration Suites
Microsoft Snipes At Google Over Its Lucrative Privacy Policy
Microsoft has started to take some public jabs at Google's controversial moneymaking privacy policy
Facebook Will Join Apple And Google’s League With Its IPO
Facebook's $5 billion initial public offering could give the social network a market capitalisation akin to Silicon Valley's two other giants
Facebook IPO Will Help It Compete For Revenue With Google
Facebook is expected to file for its initial public offering today setting it up for more intense competition with Google
Twitter Faces Protest Over Censorship Move
Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws
Collaboration Made Simple And Flexible By Alfresco Team: Review
Facebook Sues Over ‘Likejacking’ Scam
Facebook and the State of Washington are suing a marketing firm over a 'likejacking' scam that allegedly brought in up to $1.2 million per month
US Politicians Challenge Google Privacy Policy Change
Members of the US Congress are questioning Google over sweeping changes in how it handles user privacy
Report: Facebook Flotation Set For 1 February
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Facebook will hold its initial public offering on 1 February, setting the stage for the biggest IT IPO in history
Google Adds Teens To Social Network
Google's next step in its challenge against Facebook is to accept teenagers aged 13 and older in most countries
Google Earth Updated With Google+ Integration
Google has released a new version of Google Earth that includes seamless integration with Google+
Twitter Expands WEF Debate Beyond Davos
KPMG says its now possible to be in Davos without actually being there after it monitors World Economic Forum tweets
Police BlackBerry Scheme Slated For Lack Of Organisation
According to the National Audit Office, the government programme “did not provide value for money”
Facebook Forces Timeline On Users
Facebook's controversial re-design of the profile page will become mandatory in seven days
Avaya Has A Flare For Apple iPad Unified Communications
Avaya Flare Communicator is now providing unified comms on the iPad, and other mobile platforms will go online later this year
Cisco To Launch Router And WAN Sets To Ease Cloud Integration
Cisco is planning to roll out a package that includes its router and WAN offerings to simplify cloud computing connections
Twitter Tackles Anti-Malvertising Security Through Acquisition Of Dasient
Twitter is buying Dasient for its malware-detecting Website scanner to combat malicious online links and ads
Huddle Package Now Extends To Customers’ Partners
Cloud collaboration company lets its customers Huddle with users in different organisations
Google Social Search Hit By ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Tool
Google continues to be being taken to task by Facebook, Twitter and MySpace over its personalised search
Is the European Commission Helping or Hindering Tech Entrepreneurs?
Techweek Europe asks Drupal inventor Dries Buytaert about his platform, its strong European following and his view on venture capitalism in the European Union
Facebook Launches 60 New Open Graph Apps
New apps expand the actions available to users and developers
Symantec Adds Cloud-Based Archiving By Acquiring LiveOffice
Symantec's LiveOffice uses the SaaS-based CloudMerge platform to integrate email services with archiving in the cloud or on-site
Gmail Chrome Offline Web App Has Settings And Shortcuts Upgraded
Google has spruced up its offline Gmail Chrome app with a settings page, shortcut support, and making it snappier overall
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 Judge
Google’s Personalised Search Could Lead To A Monopoly Hearing
Personalised Google+ search results could land the company in hot water with the US Federal Trade Commission and its competitors
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 social business strategy, announced at last year's event
Motorola Xyboard Tablet To Feature Polycom Video App
Polycom has expanded the availability of its video conferencing app to Motorola's Droid Xyboard tablet
BT Will Pilot Microsoft Lync Voice Services Into The Cloud
British Telecom has joined forces with Microsoft to offer Lync voice services and functions as a hosted cloud service
Google+ 2011 Success Measured By 49m US Visits
Nearly 50 million US visitors used the social network in December, up 55 percent from the 30 million in November
Rupert Murdoch Attracts Controversy On Twitter
News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch attracts over 90,000 followers on Twitter