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Government Consults Social Media Chiefs On Riots

Representatives from Facebook, Twitter and RIM will meet Theresa May on Thursday to discuss the recent riots

13 years ago

Apple iOS 5 Outshines Previous Versions: First Look

Apple has built new features, such as iMessage and iCloud, into iOS 5 without affecting the look and feel

13 years ago

Google+ Eating Up Engagement Time Of Users

Google+ is a hot commodity, chomping user engagement from Facebook and Twitter, says Bloomberg/YouGov

13 years ago

Twitter Sparks Spontaneous London Cleanup

After another night of looting in London, a Twitter campaigner has mobilised volunteers for the clean up

13 years ago

London Riots Co-ordinated With BlackBerry Messenger

The RIM messenger service, popular with teenagers, helped spread the word about looting across London

13 years ago

Twitter Plots To Storm Growing Big Data Market

Storm, from Twitter's BackData, will provide new ways of reputation tracking in realtime - and more

13 years ago

Met Tweets To Lulzsec, US Calls Them ‘Script Kiddies’

The Met took to Twitter to warn off would be hackers as the US government reported on hacktivists

13 years ago

ICO Approves Tweeted Information Requests

The ICO says public authorities with Twitter accounts must respond to tweeted FoI requests

13 years ago

Readers Prefer LinkedIn For Business

Google+ has overtaken Facebook, but LinkedIn still rules business social circles. Next: What's your top IT issue?

13 years ago

Most British Firms To Hire ‘Social Media Managers’

Research has found British businesses are getting to grips with online matters

13 years ago

Secret Service Investigates Fake Obama Twitter Post

The Secret Service is looking for the hackers who used a Fox News Twitter Account for the Obama death Tweet

13 years ago

PayPal UK Twitter Feed Hacked In Customer Protest

PayPal's UK Twitter feed is back to normal after a disgruntled user peppered it with insults

13 years ago

Google Suspends Realtime Search

Google Realtime Search has been suspended, amid reports of an expired deal with Twitter

13 years ago

BBC To Ban Stars From Leaking Spoilers On Twitter

BBC executives are reportedly considering a ban on stars tweeting to disclose forthcoming programme details

13 years ago

Security Firm Offers Facebook-Sitting Security Service

An Essex-based security firm is offering to post fake updates on Facebook and Twitter while clients are on holiday

13 years ago

Universities Beat Business In Social Media Use

Businesses could learn a lot from universities when it comes to using social-media to engage with audiences

14 years ago

Customers Increasingly Turn To Twitter To Vent Anger

Disgruntled customers are turning to Twitter to voice complaints that can damage brand reputations

14 years ago

Facebook Juror Jailed For Eight Months

A juror in a major drugs trial has been jailed after contacting one of the defendants on Facebook

14 years ago

MoD Videos Warn Of The Perils Of Twitter

The MoD has begun a video campaign warning of the dangers of social networking sites such as Twitter

14 years ago

Government Services Could Go Onto Facebook

Users could use Facebook or Twitter to access government services in the future, according to the Cabinet Office

14 years ago

Attorney General Threatens Twitter Injunction Breakers

Twitter users could face prosecution for breaking privacy injunctions, Attorney General Dominic Grieve has warned

14 years ago

Google Buys Social Media Analytics Provider

PostRank will give Google a tool for cutting through the social media noise and tracking discussions

14 years ago

Twitter Launches ‘Follow’ Button

Companies can now embed a 'Follow' button on their websites, to encourage readers to follow their tweets

14 years ago

UK Council Takes Twitter To Court In California

In a US court, South Tyneside Council has succeeded in forcing Twitter to name a bothersome tweeter

14 years ago

Lord Sugar Ordered To Remove Provocative Tweet

A tweet by Lord Sugar back in January was thought to be unfairly influencing jurors in an MP's expenses case

14 years ago

Twitter Willing To Give Up Injunction Breakers’ Details

Twitter is prepared to hand over the details of those users who breached the super injunctions, if pushed

14 years ago

Twitter Finally Buys TweetDeck For £25M

Twitter has snapped up TweetDeck amid criticism of the microblogging site from Sir Tim Berners-Lee

14 years ago

The Twitterati Have Done The Media Barons’ Bidding

The exposure of Ryan Giggs on Twitter trivialises questions of protection and sweeps aside objections to media intrusion, says Peter…

14 years ago

Twitter Plans London Base Despite Injunction Concerns

Twitter plans to open an office in London, despite concerns about British injunction law

14 years ago

Twitter Users Protest Footballer’s Disclosure Order

British injunction system under stress as footballer is named in a Scottish paper and thousands of tweets

14 years ago