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For some time now, social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare, YouTube and so on have been around and as user numbers increase, more individuals and companies are taking these very sites on to publicly make themselves known to the rest of the world. … [Read more...]
As the rest of the world still look on in horror at the devastation caused by Japan's earthquake and tsunami on Friday 11th March, plenty is being done to try and help those that have been affected. Whether its kind donations of money that have been received, or food and shelter. But as well as … [Read more...]
Facebook is the largest of the social networks in the world with a massive following of more than 500 million users. Of course a network with as much of a backing as this is always going to be valued highly and previous valuations have proven this.There’s been a right old mix of valuations, … [Read more...]
We have been reporting for the last couple of weeks on the fastest growing app, two weeks ago it was Badoo and then last week that same app remained in top spot. Badoo is a location based app that finds people in your area for you to chat away and flirt with … [Read more...]
At OSM we have often reported on the growing use of social networking and social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, in politics. Just recently we've told how the Prime Minister's Office in Japan has launched an English-Language Twitter account for quake updates and we also told how Twitter … [Read more...]
Nowadays it is very easy to see where a person is and what they have been up to, with the growing trend for social media use like Facebook updates. With accessibility through mobile phones making “on the move” status changes just a click away, your friends can follow you throughout the day. … [Read more...]
We reported to you a while ago that a hacker had burgled the games developed Zynga. A substancial amount of virtual poker chips were stolen and now the thief has been brought to justice, serving 2 years in jail. … [Read more...]
The Facebook updates just keep on rolling in; the social network of the moment boasts more users than all of the other ones with more than 500 million and to keep them happy there are a few changes that have been implemented … [Read more...]
We spoke yesterday about the EU's new privacy law which allows you to remove embarrassing or unwanted data that regards you from the internet. Now we have an app which swiftly lets you remove drunk tweets and Facebook status updates in a few seconds. … [Read more...]
Facebook as we all know is the largest social network in the world, it boasts more than 500 million users and with that in mind they are constantly making changes. The changes that are made are to make things better and improve the overall functionality. Unfortunately it is also a target for a lot … [Read more...]
We’ve all noted the growing impact of social networking in everyday life but have you ever thought of just how many people are using it and where they are? If you have you may be interested to hear which city in the U.S. tops a list of socially networked cities and of course which city was at the … [Read more...]
If you are a Facebook user, then you will most probably have an embarrassing or dodgy picture from a drunk night out which a friend has uploaded and refused to delete. If so then you may be able to get rid of it once and for all. … [Read more...]
Any of you who are regular readers will already be aware of some of the changes we have reported recently with regards to Facebook. We have reported on the way they have removed the post button in favor of a simple tap on the Enter key, Facebook’s Places going global as well as the Places … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we’ve often posted articles about the role of social media in times of emergency and the recent dreadful earthquake and tsunami in Japan has highlighted just how much social media is now being used in times of crisis. However as the use of social media and social networking sites is … [Read more...]
In the past we have previously reported on the many interesting ways that social networking site Facebook has been used, now it appears it can add another notch in its belt after being used to stop a robbery after a user updated his profile status. … [Read more...]
The reports about changes within Facebook seem to just keep on coming. There has been a whole load of them recently including the post button being removed from commenting and replaced with the simple tap of the Enter key, removing the right to unmerge places & pages and of course the addition … [Read more...]
It seems that in the U.K. web traffic times are-a-changin’ and entertainment, which used to be the most popular sector, has now been overtaking by social networking. Sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have now increased in popularity to such an extent that in January social networking … [Read more...]
The Facebook changes just keep on filtering through, some of the ones we have reported on include the ‘post’ button being removed and being replaced with a simple tap on the enter key, additional functionality to Facebook’s deals and also changes in terms of locations being suggested to … [Read more...]
There are a vast number of people that enjoy Sony’s high quality great devices. The massive manufacturer is always trying to find new innovative ways of promoting themselves. You only have to look back to the advert where they were showing the Android bot with thumbs for the Xperia Play … [Read more...]
Facebook is the biggest social network on the web but it’s also fast becoming the place where you can do anything. Recent updates have seen the likes of Warner Bros and perhaps even Sony joining up with Facebook to allow film hire on their platform. Not only that but we are seeing lots of changes … [Read more...]
It was only a week or so ago that we reported on how airlines were increasingly turning to social media to optimize customer relations and now we have a great example of that from Delta Airlines. The company launched a Facebook app back in August last year but from today customers can not only book … [Read more...]
Facebook has changed quite a lot in recent times; some of the amendments have seen the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard take over from the ‘Post’ button and also the new promotional deals appearing in the news feed. These are just a couple of the ones that we have reported on, but if you read … [Read more...]
When it comes to Facebook there’s an unbelievable number of apps that are filtering into its system, some of them are more useful than others. You can now say Happy Birthday on Facebook with a difference and if you want to leave a parting message for when you pass you can with ‘IfIDie’ … [Read more...]
Facebook has seen many changes of late; we are now seeing the promotional deals appearing in the news feed when friends take advantage of them and the Enter key being used to publish a comment. Not only that but we have also reported on how a teacher was taught a lesson on privacy and also the most … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we often bring you news about Facebook, and often the figures about how popular products or people are, are based on how many followers it/they have. However when you really think about it, a more accurate measure of popularity on social media, should come from how many of those … [Read more...]
