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Social Networking on the Rise in Russia

21, Dec 2011

If you’re protesting against corrupt governments in your country, the chances are that you’re using Twitter. That’s one of the findings from a new survey on digital communications.

Google+ To Receive Upgrade

20, Dec 2011

Despite continued barbs from naysayers, Google aren’t going to give up on Google+ any time soon. And announced upgrades to the social network could give us an idea of what’s in store for the new year.

Shock News: Most Facebook Photographs are of Drunk People

19, Dec 2011

Amazing news has broken, that is in no way connected to the FirstFound Christmas Party on Friday night. It turns out that a staggering 76% of photographs added to Facebook by Britons contain at least one person under the influence of alcohol.

Airline Passengers Could Pick Their Seats Socially

16, Dec 2011

Screaming children. Really tall blokes folding themselves into your personal space. The most boring conversationalist in the world and his travelling stamp collection. The perils of air travel are many and varied, but they all seem to be down to the strangers you end up sitting next to.

Google Zeitgeist 2011 Finally Unleashed!

15, Dec 2011

We’ve pretended to be interested in Bing, Facebook and Twitter, but we no longer need to stifle our yawns. Because Google Zeitgeist 2011 is here.

Facebook Launch Suicide Hotline

14, Dec 2011

If you’re worried about what your friends are posting on Facebook, help is now at hand in the form of online suicide counselling for users, just in time for Christmas. Following on from the high profile suicide of an American university student in September 2010, and a number of suicide note status updates, Facebook have [...]

BT To Bring Fast Fibre Internet to the North

13, Dec 2011

People of Wigan, Bootle and Keighley rejoice! For BT’s much vaunted super-fast broadband network is expanding!

Riots, Trampy Girls and LMS – Facebook’s 2011 Trends Released

8, Dec 2011

Well, there’s now no doubt that retrospective season is in full swing. First Bing, then Twitter and now Facebook have all released their 2011 trends. But while yesterday’s Twitter trends focused on political movements and celebrity anecdotes, Facebook’s data paints a far shallower picture of what life is like on the social networks… The UK’s [...]

Twitter Release List of 2011′s Hottest Hashtags

7, Dec 2011

Annual trends season is in full swing. Following on from Bing’s top searches list, Twitter have released their list of the most popular hashtags of 2011.

Olympics to Feature “Unprecedented” Cyber Security

6, Dec 2011

With only a few months to go until the 2012 Olympic Games in London, work has been stepped up on a number of key preparations. And it’s not just arenas and accommodation that are being feverishly completed – the government’s cyber security plans are also nearing completion.


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