Tech and social media news
Today there has been a huge buzz surrounding singer, rapper and songwriter Cee-Lo and a new song he has written called 'F--- You', this track has proved to be popular amongst a lot of celebrities including 50 Cent despite its use of bad language. … [Read more...]
Every day it seems as if someone out there is coming up with a new way to utilize social networking, a designer called Jennifer Darmour has developed a concept garment she calls Ping which appears to link directly with Facebook. … [Read more...]
As some of you are probably already aware the official Twitter for BlackBerry application launched last week, this application promised to bring better Twitter integration to BlackBerry handsets. … [Read more...]
It has recently been revealed that America Online are contemplating selling or closing down their social networking site Bebo, AOL brought Bebo back in early 2008 for $850 million. … [Read more...]
If you like all of the benefits offered by Brightkite, Foursquare, Gowala and Yelp you may want to check out Checkin Mania, this web app allows you to see places of interest from all four services side-by-side. … [Read more...]
Probably one of the most sought after smartphones in America at the moment is a Verizon Wireless iPhone, this is mainly because AT&T's coverage frustrates many American iPhone owners. … [Read more...]
As some of you are probably aware there is currently a problem with the latest addition to Xbox Live, this latest addition is the Stimulus Map Package for Call of Durty: Modern Warfare 2. … [Read more...]
A survey which was recently carried out by Ofcom has highlighted that 25% of the UK's 8-12 year olds ignore social networking websites age limits, despite Facebook, MySpace and Bebo stating that users must be at least 13 years old. … [Read more...]
If you are new to social media marketing you might not be aware that there are right and wrong ways of going about using services such as Twitter and Facebook etc, if you are unaware of the do's and don'ts you should check out Bhavya George's recent post on SearchEngineJournal. … [Read more...]
We have recently heard that three new MMA fighters have been added to the roster for the upcoming EA Sports MMA video game, the UFC's president Dana White has previously stated any fighter appearing on EA Sports MMA will never fight in the UFC. … [Read more...]
There seems to be no end to the benefits that social networking websites can bring to a wide range of users, we have recently heard how Facebook has been effectively used by Capital Foods to increase sales. … [Read more...]
Research recently carried out by InSites Consulting has been looking at just how popular social networking is in the UK, if their figures are accurate the extend of it's popularity is pretty staggering. … [Read more...]
The more that social media and social networking grows the more people will want to have easy access to it no-matter where they are, however this has set a big challenge for Ford's Infotronics Research & Advanced Engineering team. … [Read more...]
Recently a new website has been set-up called SportPost, this site is apparently the first sport-specific social media site in Europe, the site launched today and looks pretty promising, you can check it out yourself here. … [Read more...]
Recently at Demo Spring 2010 Matt Marshall gave out the DEMO God awards, these awards went to companies which DEMO thought were the most promising companies out there, also there was one audience choice award. … [Read more...]
It is a common thing these days for brands and businesses to utilize social media and social networking, however up until now Finanical Advisors and Investors haven't really been reaping the benefits, a website called linked FA has been created to tackle this abundance head on. … [Read more...]
If you are still learning how to use social media to your brand's advantage this post may be a great help, thanks to AdvertisingAge's recent article (link further down this page) we have a list of essential rules for Brands using Social Media. … [Read more...]
As you are probably aware the power of social media is really starting to show, therefore it is not a huge surprise to her that a Facebook campaign has been set up aiming to help save BBC Radio 6. … [Read more...]
Most social media marketing strategies these days usually involve either the use of Facebook or Twitter, however it is currently unclear as to which site is more effective, a recent article looks into the benefits and drawbacks associated with both sites, we will highlight some of the main points … [Read more...]
We have recently heard that the PlayStation 3 title Buzz!: Quiz World has become the first video gamer ever to feature full social media interaction via Facebook. … [Read more...]
We have recently heard that Google have finally pulled the plug on Google.cn (Google China), this is because of a long term dispute between the two, if you check out google.cn now you will be rerouted to Google Hong Kong. … [Read more...]
If you have been looking for a way of intelligently linking all of you social networks together you may want to check out Network Hippo, this allows social networkers to quickly and easily view contact information from your email account, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles. … [Read more...]
A recent article post on Telegraph.co.uk suggests that almost half of China's Internet users log on to social networks, the same cannot be same for UK web surfers as only a quarter of them utilize social networks. … [Read more...]
Recently both Macy's and Sears have launched online social media marketing strategies to attempt to land more custom for this year's proms, Macy's have set up a Facebook fan page, and Sears have a dedicated microsite aiming to hekp deliver 'the ultimate prom experience'. … [Read more...]
It looks as if Kellogg's are looking to jump on the social media bandwagon by launching their own social media auctioning site, this site will allow participants to bid on prizes using chocolate chunks. … [Read more...]
