Users of the popular social networking site may have heard of Ivy Bean, the site’s oldest user. Ivy enjoyed a cult following, cultivating online friendships with people like Peter Andre, Gordon Brown and Richard Wilson. Unfortunately the 104 year old passed away early yesterday, leaving the identity of the current oldest user unknown. All of [...]

If you’ve read the FirstFound Blog, Optimise, or any tech/internet blog over the past few months, you’ll have noticed a recurring theme. Facebook. “It’s the second biggest site on the web! No, wait! It’s the biggest site on the web! It’s got 300,000,000 members! No, 400,000,000! And it’s the secret to succeeding in business!” – [...]

Following months of pressure from the tabloid papers, Facebook have finally followed in the footsteps of Bebo and MySpace by adding a “Panic Button” for younger users. ClickCeop The new application has been developed by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) Centre, and puts young internet users directly in touch with the centre’s online [...]

It’s finally happened. Eight years on from Friendster, seven years since MySpace opened it’s virtual doors and after six years of Facebook domination, somebody’s finally managed to patent social networking. And it’s none of the above. The US Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the following patent to online retailers Amazon. And it sounds awfully [...]

As seasoned Twitter users, we’re used to the familiar sight of the “Fail Whale”. Appearing whenever Twitter’s servers can’t keep up with demand, the big guy’s beatific smile and laid back demeanour has inspired Twitterers across the globe to scream at the screen, tear their hair out, and consider Yahoo Meme*. But recently, it’s not [...]