Peter Chubb - Online Social Media

Yahoo / Google Mobile-search: Blow for Microsoft

Google Mobile-search- Blow for Microsoft

There are three search engine giants, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, but in a strange twist Yahoo Japan Corp. has agreed to use Google’s Internet search technology. This move is seen as a huge blow for Microsoft and could have a number of implications when it comes to the mobile-search business. … [Read more...]

Facebook’s Blasphemous Content: Ministry to decide outcome

Facebook's Blasphemous Content- Ministry to decide outcome

Facebook has come under fire yet again, this time from an inter-ministerial committee in Pakistan, as there are still a number of ‘blasphemous content’ pages live on the website. The committee has been looking at a number of different options open to them to try and block the content. … [Read more...]

Modern Conflict HD Beats Angry Birds

Modern Conflict HD Beats Angry Birds

The two most popular paid apps for the Apple iPad are Modern Conflict HD and Angry Birds HD, with Shrek Kart HD coming in third. More details on that last title can be found in our recent post. I have not played Modern Conflict HD, as I am still addicted to those annoying birds. … [Read more...]

Mac vs. PC: Most users prefer former, do you?

Mac vs. PC- Most users prefer former, do you

Over the years we have seen many faceoff’s with some of the top devices on the market, such as the Apple iPhone against a host of Android based smartphones. Mashable has covered many of these, but we were shocked to learn that they had not put the two heavyweight products – Mac and PC. … [Read more...]

NinjaVideo: Member contributions for legal costs

NinjaVideo- Member contributions for legal costs

Earlier this month a number of BitTorrent websites were closed down as the U.S. government closed in on these illegal movie downloads websites. One of those was NinjaVideo, who is now asking for members to donate towards their legal costs. … [Read more...]

iPhone 4: Free Cases or Exchange Handset?

iPhone 4- Free Cases or Exchange Handset

Last week we reported that Apple had launched its iPhone 4 Case Program App due to the fact that there is an issue with the external antenna. We all know by now that if you hold the new fourth-generation iPhone in a certain way, then you will lose signal. … [Read more...]

Justin Bieber Molests Fan Rumor Untrue

Justin Bieber Molests Fan Rumor Untrue

A week does not go by when we hear of a new Justin Bieber rumor, and the latest one did not even start of as a rumor, it was just down to a comment posted by a website. Since then twitter and has been on fire with fans asking if it was true that Bieber Molests Fan? … [Read more...]

Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter: Where’s the competition gone?

Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter- Where’s the competition gone

2010 has been a very good year for social networking sites, the likes of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter has all seen growth. We have to wonder what makes these three stand out against the rest, and where are the rest for that matter? … [Read more...]

Official ‘The Avengers’ Cast Video: Are you Disappointed?

Official 'The Avengers' Cast- Are you Disappointed

We have been waiting for what seems like year’s to meet the official cast of the upcoming ‘The Avengers’ movie, and we finally got to meet them on the last day of Comic-Con 2010. In the video below you will see Robert Downey Jr. who was always destined to play Tony Stark however, we were left … [Read more...]

Shrek Kart HD: iPad App Contains a Few Surprises

Shrek Kart HD- iPad App Contains a Few Surprises

When a new animation movie comes out you can almost guarantee that a game will be launched alongside. This is exactly what has happened with the new Shrek Movie and Shrek Kart HD – although this game is a little different, as it is an iPad app. … [Read more...]

British Royal Family Joins Flickr: View 600 photos

British Royal Family Joins Flickr- View 600 photos

Over the past few years the British Royal Family has tried to modernize itself in a number of ways, their latest venture is by sharing their family photos on social networking site Flickr. This latest move will help to complement its already large online presence that they already enjoy on YouTube … [Read more...]

iPhone 4 Case: Griffin Motif lacks port access

iPhone 4 Case- Griffin Motif lacks port access

We have discussed three different iPhone 4 cases that make up the ‘Free iPhone 4 Case Program’; so today we will take a look at the fourth one. Here we have the Griffin Motif, which has been made from a material called TPU – stronger than silicone but with more flexibility than plastic. … [Read more...]

2011 Ford Explorer: Watch Facebook reveal live

2011 Ford Explorer- Watch Facebook reveal live

The new 2011 Ford Explorer would be unveiled on Facebook – we can now tell you that the reveal will happen live today at 7:40 EDT. If you visit the official Facebook page for the new vehicle you will already see a pre-reveal with Mike Rowe. … [Read more...]

uSocial’s Social Media Marketing: Cost-effective online advertising

uSocail's Social Media Marketing- Cost-effective online advertising

For those who have been trying to help increase profits in their business, then the most cost-effective way to do this is with online advertising via social media marketing. This is according to uSocial, the service that has taken online marketing to a new level. … [Read more...]

Jane Austen Fight Club Parody Video: Incongruous humor

Jane Austen Fight Club Parody Video- Incongruous humor

There has been a number of faux trailer’s doing the rounds on YouTube, such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. However, another video parody has been uploaded - Jane Austen’s Fight Club. Having watched it – which you can view below – I can see why these kind of videos have been gaining … [Read more...]

Justin Bieber in CSI: Is it a crime?

Justin Bieber in CSI- Is it a crime

Whenever we see a new popstar come onto the music scene we know that it is only a matter of time before that make that inevitable shift onto TV or the big screen. The latest celebrity to try this is Twitter sensation Justin Bieber, who will star in an episode of CSI. … [Read more...]

iPhone 4 Case: Griffin Reveal in Black

iPhone 4 Case- Griffin Reveal in Black

We thought that we would show you another one of the iPhone 4 cases that Apple will be offering for free up until September 30th. The Griffin Reveal case in black has a polycarbonate back and a soft rubber on the inside so it does not mark the casing of the iPhone 4. … [Read more...]

YouTube Life in a Day Live: Submit movie footage

YouTube Life in a Day Live- Submit movie footage

During the past few days YouTube has been building up to a big event, which we discussed a few days ago. We can now tell you that Life in a Day is today and allows you the opportunity to submit your movie footage that could end up beings used in a movie. … [Read more...]

iPhone 4 Case: Belkin Shield Micra in Black Pearl

iPhone 4 Case- Belkin Shield Micra in Black Pearl

Apple launched its iPhone 4 Case Program app yesterday and made available a free black bumper or a choice of 6 different cases. One case that looks to be doing very well is the Belkin Shield Micra – there is a choice of three colors, but it is only the Black Pearl that is offered for free. … [Read more...]

iPhone 4 Case / Bumper: Refund begins

iPhone 4 Case Bumper- Refund begins

Apple announced last week during the iPhone 4 press conference that they would be offering a free iPhone 4 bumper and a refund for those who had already purchased one. We can now tell you that the refunds have now begun, but we still await Apple to make the bumpers available free of charge on their … [Read more...]

Social Networking Statistics: Numbers don’t lie

Social Networking Statistics- Numbers don't lie

There were two interesting stories this week in the world of social networking. The first was the fact that Facebook reached a milestone with 500 million users, but on the other end of that scale was MySpace and reports of a drop in users by 49 percent. … [Read more...]

iPhone 4 Cases: Incase and Speck Range

iPhone 4 Incase case

Now that we know an iPhone 4 bumper or case will help us maintain a full signal when holding the latest Apple handset, it is no wonder that these products are in such high demand. Two of the most anticipated cases are the Incase and Speck Range. … [Read more...]

Facebook Revised User Homepage: Your Opinion?

Facebook Assets Frozen Following Ownership Dispute

In a constant bid to try and improve its website, Facebook has now made a change to the users homepage. When you now log in you will notice that the “Most Recent” has been removed, and in its place is a “More Stories” option. The latter allowed users to sort news by the most recent that had … [Read more...]

Nokia Ovi Maps and Store Downloads: Breaking Records

Nokia Ovi Maps and Store Downloads- Breaking Records

Nokia’s business is having a Yin and Yang effect, as their net profit is down by 40 percent this quarter – although its Ovi Store continues to grow. One main reason for this is the popularity of free maps for their handsets – something that iPhone customers are a bit jealous of. … [Read more...]

Email vs Social Network Marketing: The Stats

Email vs Social Network Marketing- The Stats

We all know that how we conduct our business has not changed much over the years, as the most important thing that you need to do is market your brand. However, how we approach has certainly changed. Going back five years the best way to do this was with email campaigns, but now most of us use … [Read more...]