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Facebook Takes Dirty Shot At Google
12th May 2011
Both the internet giants Facebook and Google have been trying to out-do each other for some time, but so far the efforts of each were kept secret. A recent piece of information has, however, brought out the rivalry into the open and put Facebook to shame. More »
Microsoft Buys Skype For $8.5 Billion
11th May 2011
The popular VoIP service Skype has just been bought over by Internet giant Microsoft. The deal has been finalised for a staggering $8.5 billion. More »
Google Is No Longer The Most Valuable Brand
9th May 2011
Research company Millward Brown has released its list of the 100 most valuable brands in the world and according to them Apple is now more valuable than Google. More »
Facebook Pays Users To Watch Ads
6th May 2011
Facebook has just launched a new scheme that will actually pay users to watch certain ads on their site. More »
Social Media Ad Spend Set To Explode
3rd May 2011
400 Million To View YouTube Royal Live Broadcast
28th April 2011
As the wedding day approaches, interest in the royal wedding has been growing rapidly and the royal family has decided to let the public get a live view of the grand event not only on TV but also through the internet. More »
Facebook Needs Regulation To Deter Under 13s
21st April 2011
An old saying goes, “The forbidden fruit is always sweeter”. This is especially true in the case of Facebook and social networks that are supposed to be out of bounds to children below the age of 13. More »
Facebook Figures Out Way Into China
11th April 2011
It has just been reported that Facebook has entered into a deal with the popular Chinese search engine Baidu, in order to launch their services in China. More »
Facebook Depression – What A Load Of BS
1st April 2011
Ridiculous as it sounds, one of the most recent issues surrounding the wold’s most popular social network, is about Facebook Depression. More »
Is Facebook A Better Social Commerce Platform Than Twitter?
24th March 2011
A recent study has attempted to place a dollar value on each social share. Facebook out performs Twitter in terms of the net worth of each share on the network. More »
Microsoft Is Google’s Biggest Competitor In Online Video
23rd March 2011
A report released by comScore has shown that in the month of February, there have been a lot of changes in the rankings of the top ten of online video sites in the USA. More »
EU Forcing Privacy Policy On Facebook, Google
18th March 2011
For some time now, there has been a call to protect the privacy of users, but it has not been taken very seriously by those concerned. The European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has decided to tackle the issue head on. More »
LinkedIn Today Delivers Social News Headlines
11th March 2011
Popular professional networking site, LinkedIn, has recently launched a new service called LinkedIn Today. More »
Facebook To Trial Movie Rental Service With Warner
8th March 2011
The popular social media site, Facebook, could soon become an extremely popular movie rental site. They have tied up with Hollywood giant Warner Bros. to digitally rent movies through their site. More »
Google Calls Facebook Contacts Unreliable
23rd February 2011
Google and Facebook have never been all-out rivals, but a new turn of events makes it seem as though Google is starting to feel the pressure mounting from Facebook, and this time Google has set the ball rolling. More »
Digital Commerce In The USA In 2010
9th February 2011
A report from comScore indicates that the e-commerce industry recovered well in 2010. The total spend on e-commerce in the U.S.A. was $227.6billion during the course of last year. More »
Social Media Used To Fuel Civil Unrest In Egypt
31st January 2011
Protestors in Egypt are using various social platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter as well as mobile communications to spread their message to the outside world. More »
Facebook Tests Groupon Killer
27th January 2011
Facebook will now be testing a new feature called ‘Buy With Friends’ that is likely to give serious competition to social buying site, Groupon. More »
Facebook Launches New Ad Unit – Sponsored Stories
25th January 2011
Facebook has just announced the launch of a new ad format, called Sponsored Stories. The privacy implications of this format are bound to raise controversy, again! More »
More Than A Social Network – Now A Golden Globe Winner
18th January 2011
Whenever the term, “Social Network” is used, one immediately thinks of one of the most popular Internet sites, Facebook. However, the popular site is also the basis of a now award-winning movie. More »
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