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Monthly Archives: February 2012

Yahoo to Sue Facebook?

Posted on 29th February, 2012

Yahoo might be a declining force in the tech world, having passed over their search responsibilities to Bing, but that doesn’t mean that they’re going down without a fight. Continue Reading

Google’s New Privacy Policy is Days Away – and Nobody Cares

Posted on 28th February, 2012

Despite a huge campaign by Google to let everyone know about their new unified privacy policy, it looks like nobody apart from people in the tech industry and privacy campaigners has noticed. Continue Reading

Is Facebook Spying on Users’ Text Messages?

Posted on 27th February, 2012

Facebook’s regular privacy violations are so numerous that even hardened critics find it hard to work themselves up to being angry when they find out that the social network is storing yet more information that you’ve given to it. Continue Reading

“You’re Tweeting too Much!” – says Twitter Founder

Posted on 24th February, 2012

More than a few people have published papers, rants and screeds on how we’re a world of lazy social media addicts that need to step away from our smartphones and go outside. Continue Reading

Bing adds Linked Facebook Pages

Posted on 23rd February, 2012

Bing are edging ever closer to full integration with Facebook by announcing the launch of “Linked Pages”. As with Google+’s integration into Google searches, this could be a powerful tool for brands and individuals alike. Continue Reading

Facebook: “Smashed-in skulls are fine, nipples are not”

Posted on 22nd February, 2012

The online magazine Gawker has managed to get hold of Facebook’s mysterious moderation guidelines. And it appears that the world’s largest social network has a few strange ideas about what’s acceptable and what’s not. Continue Reading

Twitter teams up with Yandex to deliver real-time social search

Posted on 21st February, 2012

Their partnership with Google might be long gone, but Twitter aren’t wasting any time in bringing social search to the masses. Following on from their reported $30m deal with Bing, Twitter are now teaming up with Russian search engine Yandex. Continue Reading

Are Google Ignoring Privacy Settings?

Posted on 20th February, 2012

The Wall Street Journal have reported that Google are deliberately ignoring security settings designed to restrict the amount of information that the search giant can collect. Apple’s Safari web browser (as seen on iPads and iPhones) comes with a suite of security tools that restrict the access that companies have … Continue Reading

MSN Launch a Trend Tracking Site

Posted on 16th February, 2012

One of the joys of the web is being able to find out just what people are interested in. That’s why trending topics, hashtags and search volumes receive so many digital column inches. Continue Reading

French Politicians Turn to Twitter

Posted on 15th February, 2012

Twitter has become a bit old-hat for UK and US politicians, with everyone from Barack Obama to Boris Johnson deciding that a bit of Tweeting could do wonders for their poll ratings. Continue Reading

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