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Twitter Redesign Promotes Business Branding Pages
Twitter is to receive a facelift which it claims will benefit users and give businesses prominence
Social Media Badly Used By Councils During Strike
Just 22 percent of councils provided "excellent" coverage during public sector strikes, says survey
Syria Bans iPhones To Stop Protestors Talking
Apple's iPhone banned to silence reports of violence against protestors in Syria's Arab Spring revolt
GCHQ Devises Code-Cracker Game To Recruit Spies
Intelligence agency GCHQ has gone to social media with a code-breaking challenge for would-be spies
Salesforce Adds Social Marketing To User Options
Salesforce's Social Marketing Cloud uses its Radian6 assets to track and improve company profiles
HP: 50 Zettabytes Of Data Created Each Year By 2020
As data explodes HP Labs is showing some ideas on how businesses can cope with it
Twitter’s Whisper Systems Buy Nets Security Experts
Twitter's acquisition of Whisper looks like a talent grab targeting Moxie Marlinspike and Stuart Anderson
Don’t Shut Social Networks During Riots, Experts Agree
Facebook, and Twitter are a source of information and rioters have other networks, say experts
BSA, Microsoft Join SOPA Opposition
Even an anti-piracy group opposes SOPA, the proposed US anti-piracy legislation
Hosting Services May Be Breaking Syrian Sanctions
Syrian government sites hosted in the US, Canada and Germany may break internatiobnal sanctions
Ruling Allows US Authorities Unwarranted Access To Any Stored Data
A court ruling ordering Twitter to hand over an Icelandic MP's private data has broader repercussions
Websense Predicts Explosive 2012 For Cyber Crime
London Olympics, US presidential elections, and Mayan calendar will lead to broad attacks by criminals
Twitter Service for Remembrance Day
A twitter service is to be held on Twitter to commemorate and to raise awareness for Remembrance Day
Brits Find Big Brands On Social Networks A Turn-Off
Two-thirds of British social network users do not wish to engage with "social" businesses, a survey says
Nearly Half Of Brits Support Social Network Blockade
Shutting down social networks in the interest of public safety is OK, says the British public
Taming Consumer Devices In Business
As consumerisation blurs the lines of personal and professional, Comtact’s Dominic List looks at ways to cope
A Day In The Life Of Sussex Police Webcam Action
Sussex Police is offering a 24 hour live video streaming broadcast of its "bobbies on the beat"
BT Broadband Suffers UK-Wide Outage
A power outage at a BT exchange in Birmingham has left consumers and businesses with no web access
Blanket Social Media Ban Is Not The Answer
Talking with staff about social media policies and pitfalls is just as effective at securing your company as network-policing, says Nick Morse
Follow A Stranger With Facebook Subscribe
Facebook has subscribed to the Twitter model with a more-granular version of the Follow button
Facebook For Civil Servants Banned By Government
Civil servants have been banned from using Facebook, but can still use Twitter and LinkedIn for work
Twitter Hits 100m Users, Sets Out Business Case
A massive injection of funds - and users - had emboldened Twitter to address its poor business image
Twitter And Microsoft Renew Bing Tweet Deal
Microsoft and Twitter have renewed their real-time search partnership to integrate tweets in Bing
Data Breaches Cause Firms To Ban Social Media
One in three companies block social media sites at work, because of fears of data breaches
Google+ Under Fire Over Suggested User List
Google is under fire from complaints after it started offering suggested user lists for Google+
Majority Of Brits Now On Facebook Or Twitter
The number of British adults using social networking sites has passed 50 percent for the first time
Government Backs Down On Social Media Blackout
The government has U-turned on a proposed policy to black-out social networks during riots
Rights Groups Oppose Kneejerk Facebook Block
Human rights organisations are opposing a suggested block on social networks during times of civil unrest
Cameron Would Be Crazy To Block Social Networks
The prime minister's suggestion that social networks should be blocked during riots was just puff, says Sophie Curtis