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Is Social Media Saving Lives?

29, Jul 2011

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are claiming that widespread usage of sites like Facebook and Twitter have allowed an ‘unprecedented’ amount of communication during the early response stages of a crisis. In earthquakes, floods and pandemics, the ability to share information instantly over the web has allowed the general public to become part of [...]

iPlayer goes Global on the iPad

28, Jul 2011

Since its launch in 2007, the BBC iPlayer has allowed license fee payers in the UK to catch up on BBC television shows and films that they’ve missed. But the service has remained unavailable to people outside of Britain, despite a growing global demand for shows like Top Gear and Doctor Who. Until now. For [...]

The Internet – More Addictive than Smoking?

27, Jul 2011

Can you imagine 24 hours without Twitter? A whole day without online news? Waking up in the morning and not updating your Facebook status? If you can’t, you’re not alone. A survey of 1,000 Brits shows that people in the UK are as hooked on the web (and things like smartphones, tablets and computers) as [...]

Google Outfoxed By Toolbar

26, Jul 2011

They can catalogue every piece of information on the web, build a social network of 20 million users in under a month and infuriate Middle England with camera cars, but it looks like Google just can’t compete in the FireFox add-on market. Yes, Google have finally announced that they’ll be dropping support for their Google [...]

Google Aims For “Tighter Focus” – Drops Labs, Streamlines Places

22, Jul 2011

Google is expanding rapidly, making inroads into social networking, online libraries and instant communications. But it looks like some products won’t be coming along for the ride. It’s emerged today that Google Labs is being dropped entirely, while changes are in store for Google Places. Changes were predicted following Larry Page’s announcement that Google needed [...]

Google Taking “Safe Search” to New Levels

21, Jul 2011

In the past, Google’s idea of safe searching has involved making sure that people are protected from the internet’s huge selection of x-rated images. But now it’s moving against malicious software as millions of users receive warnings when they try to search. Over a million computers have been infected by a virus that hijacks Google [...]

Suing Google? It’s Because You’re Jealous

20, Jul 2011

Eric Schmidt’s not shy of making a bold statement or two. He’s told people who don’t want to be on Streetview to move, and his blunt manner might have been a factor in his replacement as Google CEO by Larry Page. So it’s no surprise that he’s not particularly sympathetic to a number of firms [...]

Companies Looking to Secure .xxx Domains

19, Jul 2011

Domains have hit the news a few times this year; with customisable suffixes being announced while whole groups of sites were being unceremoniously dumped from Google’s index. But the biggest domain story of last year was the launch of .xxx domains. And now it looks like even reputable brands want in on the triple X [...]

Facebook and Google – Are the Toys Out of the Pram?

18, Jul 2011

There’s been a war of words in the press. There have been malicious press releases. But now Facebook’s war with Google has heated up even further. Because it looks like Google+ has rattled more than a few pages down at Facebook HQ. This time it’s over advertising. Specifically, a fun little advert from an application [...]

Your Business Really Should be on Facebook

15, Jul 2011

“People are deserting Facebook!” “Google+ is the future!” “Mark Zuckerberg wants to have the word privacy removed from the dictionary!“  – If you believed everything that has been written about Facebook in recent months, you’d think the site was on its last legs. But it’s stronger than ever. And your business needs to be part [...]


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