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Facebook – Probably Not an Email Killer

Posted on 16th November, 2010

Facebook. Once it was a way for bored students to try and identify people on their course who might be able to provide notes from missed lectures. Now, it’s going to change the way that human beings communicate with each other (stop us if you think you’ve heard this one … Continue Reading

So You Want to Friend The Queen?

Posted on 9th November, 2010

As of yesterday, Her Majesty The Queen and her assorted children, grandchildren and royal hangers-on have joined the social media revolution and signed up for the internet’s most popular networking website, Facebook. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to add Queen Elizabeth as a friend, poke Prince Philip or RSVP to … Continue Reading

It’s UK “Get Online Week”!

Posted on 18th October, 2010

Today marks the start of the Get Online campaign, a government initiative to get the nine million UK residents who’ve never used the Internet to log on for the very first time. Running from the 18th to the 24th of October, the Get Online week initiative is aimed at showing … Continue Reading

Is Facebook Going to Increase Your Insurance Premiums?

Posted on 16th September, 2010

Yes, another day, another way that the Internet is going to make your life a little bit worse. Hot on the heels of Google destroying your brain comes news from Confused.com – using social media services could lead to a hike in your insurance premiums. Following a spate of burglaries … Continue Reading

BBC iPlayer Relaunch – Social Media Included as Standard

Posted on 6th September, 2010

It’s not just their news page that  BBC Internet have been revamping – following a very popular beta test, the Beeb have relaunched their iPlayer service. Now users won’t just be able to catch up with BBC TV programmes, they’ll be able to share thier opinions of the show using … Continue Reading

North Korea Hits the Social Media Trail

Posted on 23rd August, 2010

It looks like even isolationist dictatorships want to sign up for social media sites, as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (or North Korea to it’s friends) has demonstrated this month. The South Asian Communist state has signed up for YouTube, Twitter and Facebook – aiming to share its interests … Continue Reading

Beware the Facebook Scams!

Posted on 3rd August, 2010

The chances are that you’re one of the 500,000,000 users of the social networking site Facebook. If that’s the case, you’ll need to know about a series of scams doing the rounds. Status updates around the site are beginning to feature the same three updates: “I am part of the … Continue Reading

Official – Bloggers and Tech Reporters Run Out of Things to Say About Facebook!

Posted on 22nd July, 2010

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 … Continue Reading

Google vs Facebook Rumbles On?

Posted on 14th July, 2010

Long time readers of the FirstFound Blog and Optimise will know that web users are in the middle of a battle for Internet supremacy. On one side is the search giant Google, facing off against social networking leviathan Facebook. Over the past few months, Facebook has overtaken Google as the … Continue Reading

Facebook Introduce “Panic Button”

Posted on 12th July, 2010

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 … Continue Reading

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