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FirstFound’s Follow Friday Post

Posted on 8th October, 2010

It’s another Twitter Follow Friday, and here’s a quick list of people that you might like to follow: FirstFound – Naturally, if you’re not following us already, we’d suggest that you start today! Google, Bing, Yahoo & Ask Jeeves – Some of our favourite search engines. Manchester Blog Awards – … Continue Reading

Twitter – Less Interactive Than You’d Think

Posted on 30th September, 2010

While we’re sat around waiting for New Twitter to appear on our screens, the FirstFound Blog team have been reading up on just how good Twitter is for engaging with people. And according to this post at ReadWriteWeb, the answer is quite surprising. It turns out that only around a … 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

New Twitter is Coming

Posted on 15th September, 2010

The furore over Google Instant still hasn’t died down, but that hasn’t stopped another cornerstone of the online experience from announcing that they’re changing how they do things. Micro-blogging platform Twitter has announced that as of today, it will be rolling out an updated interface to all of its users. … 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

Worlds Oldest Twitter User Dies Aged 104

Posted on 29th July, 2010

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 … Continue Reading

Justin Bieber – The Most Searched Phrase in the World

Posted on 6th July, 2010

Despite the meme that “typing Google into Google breaks Google”, certain team members’ propensity for searching for their own names and the fact that most of the internet is made up of naked ladies, the most searched-for term on the Internet isn’t Google, Adam Ramsden or Busoms. No, it’s Justin … Continue Reading

Twitter Plagued by Problems

Posted on 15th June, 2010

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 … Continue Reading

Social Success in 2010 Part One – Twitter

Posted on 5th January, 2010

In 2006, a micro-blogging website crept onto the Internet and allowed users to share 140 character messages. Nobody paid much attention. Then, as the decade drew to a close, millions of people stood up and took notice. Over the last year, Twitter was the fastest growing website on the internet and businesses have been signing up in their thousands. Continue Reading

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