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Why ‘Pay To Promote’ Posts On Facebook?
14th May 2012
Facebook’s frantic quest to monetize everything it possibly can before the IPO is leading to some interesting and some downright surprising product announcements. The latest is a ‘Pay To Promote Post’ scheme that they introduced last week.
Facebook Launches App Center
10th May 2012
Facebook has just announced that they will be launching an ‘App Center’ to enable their users to find social web, desktop and mobile apps. More »
Google+ Hangouts On Air For All
9th May 2012
Google+ has just launched their service ‘Hangouts On Air’ for all users. More »
Facebook Clarifies That They Don’t Censor Comments
8th May 2012
Amid allegations of censoring content on the social network, Facebook has clarified that their spam filters might prevent certain text from being posted and this could easily be misconstrued as a form of censorship – and be turned into a storm in a teacup by some bloggers.
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Google Starts Financial Comparison Services
4th May 2012
The Google Search Engine is all set to offer a new price comparison facility. More »
PC Used Less As Internet Is Used More
2nd May 2012
While the Internet continues to grow in usage, the number of desktop computers in use is not growing at the same rate.
Google v Microsoft – Battle Over Cloud Storage
30th April 2012
Cloud storage is the latest “big thing” on the Internet, especially now that both internet giants, Google and Microsoft are battling with each other to get the largest share of this emerging market. More »
Will Microsoft Sell Bing To Facebook?
27th April 2012
Speculation is rife about the possibility that Microsoft could sell their search engine, Bing, to Facebook.
Google Ads Include ‘Trusted Stores’ Badge
25th April 2012
Google launched the ‘Trusted Stores’ programme about six months ago to help shoppers identify trusted online retailers. They are now testing this service as a means of indicating quality on search results by including the ‘Trusted Stores’ badge on paid search ads.
Social Media Providing Health Care Information
23rd April 2012
As the usage of social media continues to grow at a sometimes alarming rate, it is taking over more and more areas of ones life. One of the areas that is recently being heavily influenced by social media is the health care sector. More »
Mobile Shopping More Popular In The U.K. Than U.S.A
20th April 2012
A study of the shopping habits of users has found that consumers in the U.K. are more likely to spend money on mobile shopping than those in the U.S.A. More »
Apple Sued For In-App Game Charges
18th April 2012
Apple has several games in their app store that can be downloaded for free, but have add-ons that have to be paid for. This is causing a major problem for a number of parents, who have now decided to sue Apple in this regard. More »
ACTA Likely To Be Rejected By European Union
17th April 2012
If the anti-counterfeiting and copyright-bolstering treaty ACTA is passed by the European Union it could have major negative effects on the Internet. However, it now seems unlikely that the European Union will pass this treaty. More »
Google+ Redesigned
13th April 2012
Google has just started to roll out a freshly redesigned page for Google+. This page will have new features that will improve the user experience. More »
Pinterest Grows In Popularity
11th April 2012
The photo-sharing site Pinterest has reportedly been growing in popularity. According to recent reports it is now the third most popular social site in America. More »
Facebook Buys Photo-Sharing App
10th April 2012
With barely a few weeks to go before the launch of the Facebook IPO, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is going all out to improve the features of his social network. More »
Google, Microsoft Are Losing Money In Mobile Business
5th April 2012
According to a recent interview on Bloomberg Television both Google and Microsoft are currently losing money in the mobile sector of their business. More »
Yahoo! – Bing Search Alliance Closes In On Google
4th April 2012
The Yahoo! Bing search alliance which has been trying to catch up with the Google search engine has shown a substantial growth in the first quarter of 2012. More »
Revamped Search Functions On Facebook
2nd April 2012
Facebook and Google have been trying to outdo each other at their own game, for a while now. More »
Google Opens Campus London
30th March 2012
Google has decided to do their bit to encourage entrepreneurs to start new online-based businesses. More »
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