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With the run up to Christmas and the start of 2011, now is the time for businesses and their social media developments to be looked into. Recently with online social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, consumers have had the accessibility to source fantastic coupons and deals, whilst … [Read more...]
Happy National Unfriend Day! November 17th is the day when the unofficial holiday that sees you remove fake friends from your social network takes place. So get onto your Facebook or other social network account and get rid off those people you are virtual friends with but hate in real life or … [Read more...]
Online social networking site Facebook is still enjoying an increase in user numbers, and we have to congratulate CEO Mark Zuckerberg for all of his success. But it seems that even one of the top entrepreneurs can make mistakes as he highlighted in a recent interview. … [Read more...]
According to Mark Zuckerberg Facebook has 250 million daily users, this is around half of the total number of users that Facebook currently has. This is partly down to Facebook going mobile and featuring on many different platforms … [Read more...]
Last night a rogue bug hit Facebook, but oddly decided to turn sexist and only disable female accounts. Facebook has said that a problem occurred in their system which was designed to hunt down fake accounts and then disable them pending a review. … [Read more...]
Do you think it would make sense for Microsoft to buy Facebook? You might be having a quiet chuckle to yourself after reading that but there are a number of similarities and anomalies that are shared by the two giants … [Read more...]
Ok guys, the Ultra Music Festival tickets for 2011 are on sale now, if you are wanting to go then you will need to put your hand in your pocket for it, the prices are as follows. 3 Day GA Combo Ticket $179.95 or the 3 Day VIP Combo Ticket and that is $499.95 and apparently there are only a limited … [Read more...]
Following on from our article on 5 different marketing techniques we received an email from UMPF surrounding the use of social media in the job world in the UK, more specifically around their Social Media Whitepaper … [Read more...]
Here at OSM over the last couple of weeks, we have bought you reports of retailer Adscans as they come out, including deals over Black Friday 2010. Retailers such as Walmart, Kmart, Target, Best Buy, Sears, Old Navy, Toys R Us and many others are joining in with the ultimate shopping experience. … [Read more...]
Google have announced their new location based recommendation engine called Google Hot Pot. As we all know, location is becoming more and more popular especially with social media groups such as Facebook and Foursquare users making the most out of the functionality. So what does Hot Pot do? It … [Read more...]
A lot of interest has been around the Facebook messaging system recently and one of the points is that there will be an email address that looks a little like this tim@facebook.com. Facebook have perhaps gone a step further by revolutionizing email and messaging, but have they … [Read more...]
LinkedIn, the business-oriented social networking site which has been available online since 2003, has seen more than 75 million registered users in over 200 countries. As a user to this site, do you “accept” a friend request but do not taken it further. This leads to a build up of connections … [Read more...]
So with the Facebook event today and the suspected launch of a web based email system with Facebook email addresses what we want to know is... Will you switch to a Facebook email address … [Read more...]
For those of you who have been waiting on information regarding the Dell Streak and it's OTA update, then today we can offer you some good news. Following on from details posted on the Dell UK Facebook page, it seems that the UK version of the Dell Streak will be enjoying some new features. … [Read more...]
Today there is an event that Facebook are expected to launch their own fully fledged web based email system or some kind of mail functionality. They may even be announcing their own email address, for example I would be tim.ollason@facebook.com … [Read more...]
Path is a new social networking site which will allow only 50 friends? Why is that you might ask? Well according to Robin Dunbar we can only maintain a close relationship with around 150 people due to the size of the neocortex (the part of the brain used for language and conscious thought) … [Read more...]
The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet is on its way and has been shown on Facebook already. There have been mixed receptions in the comments on a photograph placed on the Nissan Facebook page such as “I like it”, “Not what I expected” and “My dream car” but is it your kind of car? … [Read more...]
Dare I say it, the C word in November… that’s right Christmas is on its way! You certainly know it’s on its way when the NORAD Santa Tracker starts appearing on Facebook and Google. Every year NORAD track Santa as he leaves the North Pole and starts delivering presents to children … [Read more...]
With the feisty wars we have nowadays between the likes of Facebook and Google you cant blame them for wanting to get into each others business. We have heard for a while now about the search engine's supposed social network Google Me, and now we are getting word that Facebook are planning their … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we reported yesterday of news that Facebook will be holding an event on Monday 15 November in San Francisco. Apart from the invitation containing the date and time of arrival, we really do not have much to go on in terms of what Facebook will be announcing. Speculation has been … [Read more...]
With an increase in social networking sites and the battle amongst them for the number one place in terms of user numbers, its no surprise to hear that within the next four years, 20% of professional business employees will be communicating by this method. So by doing this, how will our email … [Read more...]
News has been announced that BlackBerry will now benefit from a new updated version 1.9.0.20 of the Facebook App. For users, one of the plus sides to this will be the add on of “Places.” The new and improved app will be available to download from BlackBerry App store now. … [Read more...]
News has come through today that online social networking site Facebook will now be holding an event next week on November 15 at 10 am. Surprisingly enough, it will not be held at it's usual location, Palo Alto, due to the Web 2.0 Summit where CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be located, but will be … [Read more...]
The feud between Google and Facebook has not finished yet. The argument is over data portability and contracts which Facebook had found a way to get past the restriction. … [Read more...]
When an employee posts negative or rude comments on the internet about their boss, job or workplace, in the past that would be a valid reason to dismiss the employee. However a federal agency has declared that Facebook posts are legally protected speech and it is no longer acceptable to dismiss for … [Read more...]
