Facebook - Online Social Media

iPhone 5 Event Coupled With Facebook iPad App?

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With an iPhone 5 event expected to take place on October 4th on Apple's own turf, we have yet more news to share with you today. The rumor mill has been set in motion, with news that Facebook will be introducing their new iPad app, along with a possible refreshed version of their existing iPhone … [Read more...]

If you had to pay for Facebook, would you move to Google+?

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The rumors have been circulating around Facebook especially since the F8 conference as we have pointed out in a previous article. But something we want to know from all of you, if you had to pay to use Facebook, would you move to Google+ or would you cough up the cash and carry on using Facebook? … [Read more...]

Criminals Analyze Social Media Pinpointing Victims

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In the past, here at OSM we've been keen to share articles with you in relation to the world of social media. When we talk about this very subject, we are of course highlighting the use of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, professional site LinkedIn, YouTube and so on. Individuals and … [Read more...]

Facebook New Changes: Rumors Say Pay, Not True

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Social networking site Facebook has now reached the 800 million mark in terms of users and to alter the way in which people can share content, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has changed the entire layout. As announced last week, the new “Timeline” has it's now known, will give users a new profile page, … [Read more...]

New Facebook Shows Friends You’ve Lost

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Just two days ago, we brought you news on what you can expect to see from Facebook's new announced layout “Timeline,” which will start to take effect soon. Along with users now having a better and enhanced sharing experience by way of listening to music, app sharing with games, videos and so … [Read more...]

New Facebook 2011 / 2012 Synopsis: Your Thoughts?

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Following on from yesterday's massive Facebook F8 Developer Conference hosted in the US, we wanted to bring you an overall synopsis of what was announced and what changes you can expect to see tail end of this year, beginning of 2012. The new features across Facebook will play an instrumental part … [Read more...]

Social Street Gaming: Angry Birds May Come To Starbucks

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An unlikely partnership could soon be formed, smash hit game Angry Birds and coffee giant Starbucks. Rovio who develop the game are reportedly in talks with Starbucks over a deal which could see Angry Birds as a playable game on large displays installed in participating outlets. What better way to … [Read more...]

Facebook’s F8 Conference 2011: Unverified Information

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Crikey, news surrounding social networking site Facebook has been coming in thick and fast today and with their F8 conference scheduled to take place in two days, there doesn’t seem any end to the articles. Launched back in 2004, Facebook has come a hell of a long way from its early days, based … [Read more...]

Social Media Election Campaigns: Politicians Benefit?

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One of the topics we often bring you news on, is that of “social media” and the way in which it is being used in today's society. By way of networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and others such as LinkedIn and Foursquare, individuals as well as organisations are reaping from its benefits. … [Read more...]

Social Media Engage “Discovery Channel” Users

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For as long as we can remember, we have been bringing you news on the world of what is classed as “social media” and the way in which it can help individuals or organisations. Of course with the positives come the negatives but from past articles, it seems that social media when used in the … [Read more...]

Teasing FIFA 12 Demo Waiters On UK PS3

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What a day it has been today, first thing this morning we hear that the FIFA 12 demo is going to release on the Xbox 360 and PS3, as expected, but as the day goes on and we get an idea of the release times we also find out that the UK PS3 owners will not get to download the game today. … [Read more...]

Winklevoss Twins Wave Goodbye To Dignity In Nut Commercial

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If you have seen the Social Network movie or have a knowledgeable interest in Facebook then you will know who the Winklevoss twins are. The brothers who claimed that Facebook was their idea and had it stolen from them by Mark Zuckerberg. In the last few years the twins have really mocked … [Read more...]

Facebook Branding Interaction: Used More Than Others

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Online social networking site Facebook has its many uses, but do we ever consider using it to follow a favorite brand or specific product. In the past here at OSM, we've been keen to bring you updates via the world of what's known as social media and its presence across the internet. Individuals … [Read more...]

Facebook Upcoming Music Service: Scrobbling & More

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Online social networking site Facebook is proving as popular as ever and user numbers are now above 750 million. From what started off as a small experiment aimed at students around the Harvard University campus, has now ended up going global. Users can contact friends and acquaintances and add to … [Read more...]

Facebook Revenues 2011: First Half of Year Sees Double

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Facebook remains a hot topic here at OSM and just recently we’ve told how the company has now had one trillion pageviews and no, that’s not a misprint. Although the company recently announced an end for the Facebook Deals marketing tool it doesn’t appear to be a reflection of the popular … [Read more...]

Facebook Tribute To 9/11 Victims: Memorial App Allows

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Ten years on and the devastating events that took place across America on September 11th 2001 are a stark reminder of the 3,000 victims that lost their lives that day. On what started off as a bright sunny day ended up with a grey skyline and what would be the start of an emotional roller-coaster … [Read more...]

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz Fired! Shares Leap 6%

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Its all going on over at Yahoo right now, the firing of their CEO Carol Bartz has been greeted with applause and share prices have jumped 6% upon the news! Yahoo's chairman Roy Bostock informed Bartz of the bad news yesterday and the company has installed CFO Tim Morse as interim CEO. Will this … [Read more...]

New York Fashion Week with Live Streaming: Twitter,Tumblr & More

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We’re only one day away from the beginning of New York Fashion Week and once again the benefits of social media and online resources have been recognized. Yesterday we told how the Rugby World Cup 2011 has a huge social media presence this year and although these are very different subjects, the … [Read more...]

Facebook Blooper Lets Admins Kick Out Original Fan Page Creator

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Facebook has made a pretty bad mistake on the site which allows the creator of a fan page to be highjacked by his fellow administrators. Normally Mark Zuckerberg and his army of technicians are pretty sharp on stopping things like this, but a pretty big flaw has been overlooked here. There is … [Read more...]

Rugby World Cup 2011 Involvement: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

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If you’re a sports fan then you’ll already know that the Rugby World Cup 2011 begins in a few days time, running from September 9 to October 23. The action this time around will be taking place in New Zealand and organizers have arranged a variety of way in which fans across the world can … [Read more...]

Oprah Winfrey Live Facebook Hour: September 8th

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Social networking site Facebook is still proving as popular as ever and user numbers are soaring over and above 750 million. The site which originally set up in 2004 by co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was only accessible for students in and around the Harvard university campus, the young … [Read more...]

Anonymous Hacking Brand Benefiting Time Warner: Mask Sales

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The worldwide hacking group Anonymous normally cause nothing but problems for most organizations and businesses, or so it would seem. The hacktivist group has a long hit list of victims that range from Sony to the US government; however despite causing mainly damage, Anonymous are actually … [Read more...]

Facebook Deals Is No More: Good Timing for Groupon

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It hardly seems any time ago that we were first bringing you news about Facebook Deals, a marketing tool developed by Facebook to attract customers and also repay them. However today’s news is that Facebook Deals is no more, as Facebook has decided to shut it down after only four months of … [Read more...]

Hurricane Irene’s Own Twitter Account & Current News Tools

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As Hurricane Irene continues its relentless path over the US East Coast we’ve already given readers some useful online tracking tools for keeping an eye on the projected path. Today we have what should hopefully be more helpful information with online resources showing current conditions and also … [Read more...]

Social Media Sentiment on Steve Jobs’ Resignation: End of Apple Era

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In the past few days we’ve brought you various articles on the shock resignation of Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs. We looked at the possible impact on Apple stock and also talked about the effects of his resignation on an iPhone 5 launch. Today though we wanted to take a look at the reaction to … [Read more...]