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Facebook’s “Bounty Hunters” Claim Over £25,000

31, Aug 2011

What do you do when you’re the world’s largest and most popular website, and you’re worried that hackers are going to take you down? If you’re the security masterminds at Facebook, the answer is simple. You round up the best hackers you can find and offer them financial incentives to try and take you down [...]

Google Fined $500m for Illegal Drug Advertisements

30, Aug 2011

Google have been fined 500 million dollars by the US Justice Department in the wake of an official investigation into Pay Per Click adverts advertising unlicensed Canadian pharmacies. After friendly reminder in 2003 that it’s illegal to import drugs into the USA, Google banned overseas pharmacies from advertising their wares to American customers using AdWords [...]

Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO

25, Aug 2011

Let’s face it. There’s really only one story in the tech industry today. The resignation of Apple CEO Steve Jobs. So, unsurprisingly, that’s what we’re covering. After his well publicised health problems, Steve Jobs has finally decided to resign as Apple’s chief executive, although he’s widely expected to remain as a company director. Since returning [...]

Facebook Finally Acts on Privacy

24, Aug 2011

With a significant number of people suffering from social fatigue, and Google+ hot on their heels, it’s about time Facebook did something to bring disaffected users back into the fold. It looks like they’re starting by addressing the site’s long stand privacy issues, by giving users more control over photographs that are shared on their [...]

Scots Told to “Cheer Up” After Receiving £70m Broadband Grant

23, Aug 2011

The stereotype of the dour Scotsman seems to be alive and well in Westminster, as the UK government takes its Scottish counterpart to task over rural broadband funding. Despite a £70m grant from the British taxpayers, Scottish politicians are claiming that they need £230m more to bring broadband to the highlands and islands. And Michael [...]

Britons to enjoy free WiFi with a pint

22, Aug 2011

It’s been widely claimed in the past that the pub is the centre of British social life. But some people are beginning to worry that internet use is supplanting the Great British pub as the hub of all our interactions. So rather than letting Facebook and Twitter overtake The Dog and Duck in the hearts [...]

OED Embraces Sexting

19, Aug 2011

Yes, word nerds, it’s that special time of year again! The centenary edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary has been released, and over 400 new words have been added. The sources of these new words are social networks and the world of fashion, and the additions are sure to turn a few heads… Pick [...]

Google Launches Mega Sitelinks

18, Aug 2011

If you search for a brand name on Google today, you’ll see a significant change to the way Google lays out its results page. Rather than the tiny, unintrusive sitelinks we’ve all come to know and love, Google are confronting us with huge sitelinks that dominate the page. From now on, if Google thinks you’re [...]

Did Social Media Monitoring Prevent More Riots?

17, Aug 2011

In the wake of last week’s riots in London, Birmingham and Manchester, people were quick to lay blame for the disturbances at the door of social media and Blackberry Messenger. But new statements from the police suggest that clever use of social media actually prevented more riots from occurring. The Government have floated the idea [...]

People ‘Bored’ of Social Media?

16, Aug 2011

We’re getting conflicting signals about social media. Sensible people are suggesting that it’s a great way for businesses to reach customers, parts of the press claim it’s a harbinger of the downfall of society, and now a focus group is claiming that social networking is just plain boring. Research firm Gartner carried out a poll [...]


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