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Monthly Archives: July 2011

Papers Warn of “Cyber-Jihad”

Posted on 14th July, 2011

It looks like it’s not just businesses that are embracing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. The UK’s newspapers are reporting that the newest group to take their offerings online are Al Qaeda – and the papers are warning of an imminent cyber-jihad. Apparently the fanatical terrorist group is … Continue Reading

Optimise Issue 9 – Out Now!

Posted on 13th July, 2011

  It’s that time again! Issue Nine of FirstFound’s quarterly newsletter is here – chock full of interesting features, helpful hints and the latest online marketing and SEO news. This month sees a Facebook theme (we’re not out of touch – Google+ wasn’t launched until Optimise was in the final … Continue Reading

Cyberstalking Victims Abandoned by Networks

Posted on 12th July, 2011

With the rise of social networking, it’s never been easier for unhinged, obsessed and downright strange people to make the lives of innocent people a misery by stalking them online. It’s a disturbing side-effect of an ever more connected online community that more and more people are ‘cyberstalking’ and disrupting … Continue Reading

Not So Nice to .CC You, says Google

Posted on 8th July, 2011

Not a day goes by when Google doesn’t de-list a website for some infraction or other, but today the search engine supremos have outdone themselves. As of today, none of the 11 million .co.cc domains will be featured in the Google results pages. Apparently the .cc subdomain, operated by an … Continue Reading

Facebook Hits Back With Skype-Powered Video Chat

Posted on 7th July, 2011

With last week’s launch of Google Plus, Facebook has been unceremoniously dumped from the headlines in favour of the new kid on the social networking block. But at 6pm GMT yesterday, Mark Zuckerburg launched the Facebook fightback by announcing the release of a new video-call service. Google Plus’ USPs appear … Continue Reading

Huffington Post Hits The UK

Posted on 6th July, 2011

With two tabloids in court yesterday on charges of perverting the course of justice and The News of the World trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons, there’s never been a better time for a new news agency to stake their claim on the UK market. So it’s great … Continue Reading

Microsoft to Link Up With Baidu

Posted on 5th July, 2011

Google’s new social media platform might be making waves in the West, but it’s already been banned from China. And with Google unable to reach an agreement with Beijing when it comes to search, the stage is set for one of their rivals to seize the initiative. Step forward Microsoft. … Continue Reading

BBC Tackling Tweeters

Posted on 4th July, 2011

Is there anything worse than having the ending to a TV show or film ruined by some loudmouth on Twitter? The BBC certainly don’t think so, and they’re prepared to add a social media clause to stop stars letting the cat out of the bag. The Guardian is reporting that … Continue Reading

BT to Clamp Down on Piracy?

Posted on 1st July, 2011

Hollywood film studios are set to ask the High Court to force BT into preventing its broadband customers from accessing a leading members-only filesharing website. The Motion Picture Association wants access to a site called ‘Newzbin’ blocked, after attempts to target the website directly were foiled by the site’s anonymous … Continue Reading

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