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Facebook has been the dominant social network for a long time, but one of the main criticisms it received was its lapse approach to security. Many of Facebook’s features are set to public by default, and users often find themselves opted into extra features that aren’t advertised. Meanwhile … [Read more...]
Starting your own business can be difficult, and one of the hardest parts of the process is finding the right people to employ. In today’s market there are more people than there are jobs, so making sure that you select the best people to help you get your business started is essential. Whilst you … [Read more...]
After you have sunk time and effort into promoting your brand you want to be able to take a step back and analyse how effective your social media campaign has been in terms of how your message has spread. You may have convinced your followers to spread your message for you, and you may have even put … [Read more...]
Google+ has only been out for a few weeks, but it has taken the social networking space by storm! Already it has reached the 10 million member milestone and even before it comes out of beta it has users questioning whether or not to drop Facebook in order to use Google+ as their main form of social … [Read more...]
When it comes to iOS, Jailbreaking is a very cat and mouse sort of game. Hackers find a way to easily jailbreak Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, and a few days later Apple releases a firmware update to block it. Whilst Jailbreaking your iOS device is technically legal in the US, piracy of … [Read more...]
Running a business in today’s modern economy often means that you need to take advantage of the free social media services that are available online, such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+. We’ve seen how you can get your followers to spread your message for you, and how rewarding people can … [Read more...]
Paypal is a very popular service which allows for the exchange of money between people and companies. It’s used for many services, and it has even broken the 100 million active user milestone. Last week Maddy Rowe wrote an article here on OSM that predicted that NFC could take over completely by … [Read more...]
When promoting a business through social media one of your goals is to turn your fans into ambassadors, who then spread your message to their friends. This can be done by getting them involved with the content and by rewarding them for their hard work. One company which has been successful with … [Read more...]
Smartphones and tablets have become incredibly successful in recent years. Every day we hear of new competitors hoping to find a place in the increasingly crowded marketplace, including the Motorola Photon 4G Smartphone and the Sony S2 duel screen tablet. One of the reasons for the success of these … [Read more...]
Yesterday on OSM we told you many different ways to motivate your followers to share your content, and how to reward them for promoting your brand. In today’s social media market, your fans can often be better ambassadors for your company than advertising agents ever could be. For example, video … [Read more...]
One of the biggest drawbacks for Facebook is its overcomplicated and difficult to use privacy and security settings. People struggle through many different menus in order to try and prevent any and every company, application and malicious user from getting hold of their precious data. We even see … [Read more...]
Customers are the lifeblood of your company. After all, without people buying your product or service you would simply go out of business. As we’ve seen, you can even motivate your consumers to share your brand message for you to their friends and family through deals and discounts. … [Read more...]
Tablet computers have been around for years, however it wasn’t until Apple got into the market with the original iPad that it became a viable and successful market. We’ve seen plenty of competitors in the tablet marketplace since then, including the Motorola Xoom and the Huawei MediaPad. … [Read more...]
The social networking game is afoot! For a while now Facebook and Twitter have been dominant, each taking up a different sector of the social networking market. Facebook has a walled garden approach, where you have to invite people to join your friends, whilst Twitter goes for the 140 character … [Read more...]
Have you ever done anything that has gotten you into serious trouble with the authorities? Hackers are usual suspects, since they steal user data, but how about artists? What about if you had a really great idea for an art project, and you thought that you were being totally legal, but then it … [Read more...]
Yesterday we reported that the iPad had finally been Jailbroken, allowing users to simply visit the jailbreakme website on their iOS device to install the unofficial Cydia app store. We also saw that Apple has reached the milestone of 15 billion app downloads. Apple is certainly a big player in the … [Read more...]
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For those who are not familiar with the term, Jailbreaking means to break open the software allowing you to install programs or features which would otherwise not be available. When using a very closed system like iOS, Jailbreaking is very popular since it allows you to do things that you can’t do … [Read more...]
Nothing should be more important to internet users than their data. After all, what you put onto websites such as Facebook is personal information which is about you and your friends, and it should belong to you. It is your data after all. We’ve seen companies try to claim your data as their own, … [Read more...]
Soon after starting my studies at university, I discovered an excellent service called Dropbox. It’s like an online memory stick, which allows me to save my files to the cloud, and easily download it anywhere through the website. Best of all, the desktop client automatically downloaded my files to … [Read more...]
Smartphones are all the rage nowadays, and a key reason for this is the humble mobile application. More commonly known as apps, they can be found on most modern mobile phones allowing you to play games, surf the internet or even post to your Facebook or Twitter feed. The extremely low cost of video … [Read more...]
If you’ve got an e-mail account, chances are that you have received a piece of spam in your e-mail inbox at one time or another. These can range from e-mails containing links to dodgy websites, to people asking for your credit card details. Whilst most e-mail services nowadays do a good job of … [Read more...]
As we’ve seen within the past month or so, any and all companies can be hacked. Whether it’s Sony, EA or even the state of Florida, every company which holds your data is ultimately vulnerable to being hacked. What happens then is some hacker out there has access to your e-mail address and … [Read more...]
When I say 3D and iPhone in the same sentence, you probably think that I’m discussing the iPhone 5. However, despite rumors about Apple’s next upcoming device, nothing has yet been confirmed about any sort of 3D display. That hasn’t stopped a company called Global Wave from creating a special … [Read more...]
Hacking seems all the rage nowadays. Whether it’s LulzSec, or Anonymous, groups of hackers who keep their identity secret are all over the news, taking down this website and stealing information from that company. Whatever their motives, these hackers take enjoyment from breaking through the … [Read more...]
One of the benefits of owning a Mac, and a copy of OSX Lion, is the new Mac App Store. No longer do you have to go searching around the internet for legitimate copies of software, risking your computer with dodgy downloads, everything you could possibly want or need is all available in one easy to … [Read more...]
