Tech and social media news
Online social networking site Facebook since its early days has now racked up over 800 million users and the figure is continually growing. One issue that crops up time and time again is that of privacy and how information at times has and is still falling into the wrong hands. … [Read more...]
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...]
Social media as its known has gained in popularity and many people, whether its individuals or organisations are starting to take it on and hopefully see its benefits. Here at OSM our news varies on a day to day basis, whether its giving you the readers, updates to the latest devices in the tech … [Read more...]
Social media sites like Facebook allow us all access to the thoughts and lives of our nearest and dearest. When you add a friend the first thing you do is to checkout what they have been up to, who they have as a friend and look at their photo albums. Its human nature to be interested in what others … [Read more...]
Many of you will know that at Apple's recent WWDC event, the new iCloud and iTunes Match were announced. Judging by the news we gave you just over a week ago, the US will benefit from the new services first with the rest of us possibly waiting until 2012. … [Read more...]
Facebook is by far the largest of the social networks in the world and recently we have added a few reports that you might be interested in reading. We found an animated comedy clip where Facebook got a roasting, we found some stats around people in their 20s and their Facebook friends as well as … [Read more...]
Over some time now, we have been reporting on the new edition to Samsung's range, that of the new Galaxy S2. If we look back at last year's interest with its predecessor the Galaxy S, its no surprise to learn that the S2 is gaining a fair amount of attention. Although not officially released in … [Read more...]
With the use of social networking on the increase everyday it is no wonder that sites like Facebook could be worth in excess of $100 billion by next spring, this increase in value could be down to the rise in people that are using mobile devices to update their posts. … [Read more...]
Since its arrival back in February 2004, Facebook has increased dramatically in terms of user numbers. In January of this year, wikipedia stated that the site had more than 600 million active users. As well as subscribers being able to find and add friends to their lists, the site allows users to … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we’ve been following April Fool’s Day 2011 jokes and pranks today and have seen some real beauties so far. Some of our posts include the Gmail Motion Google April Fools’, then YouTube stepping back in time, whilst another was a look at using Facebook to pull some pranks. Now we … [Read more...]
In an age where many of us either work at a computer, spend most days surfing the net or logging onto Facebook, Twitter or even eBay, it came as no surprise to hear findings of recent research. … [Read more...]
In a current climate where jobs are still scarce and people are desperately seeking employment, all are vying for that certain something that will give them the edge over everybody else. We have spoken about the benefits of businesses exploring the use of social media and potentially what it could … [Read more...]
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday now been and gone, shopping results have been analysed and recorded from comScore. Surprisingly enough sales within stores and particularly online have increased from last year, even though we keep getting told we are in the middle of a recession. When figures … [Read more...]
A recent survey has pulled together some interesting facts about Twitter; did you know that eight percent of Adults who use the Internet in the U.S. are Twitter users? However, upon closer inspection it is minorities and younger adults who use the social networking service the most. … [Read more...]
With mobile devices split into two main teams, a survey of U.S. users has discovered that the majority of Google Android followers were male whereas the females opted for Apple's iPhone. Both phones look the part as well as benefiting from fantastic features including downloadable apps. … [Read more...]
We all know that social media can be a wonderful thing and networking on sites such as Facebook and Twitter can be a great way of keeping in touch with family and friends. Indeed there are many positive aspects of social media but news comes that there may also be a significant drawback for some … [Read more...]
It’s nearing Christmas! For many of us, this means a few weeks off of work or school, some precious family time and many expensive gifts. It also gives companies an excuse to sell as much of their products as they possibly can to us the consumer. … [Read more...]
Earlier today we posted an article about an ‘interest’ in buying’ survey questioning kids aged between 6 and 12 who were shown an array of gadgets and asked to choose which they were interested in. We noted that the iPad was at the top of the list while the lowly E-reader languished at the … [Read more...]
Social Media is a great way to keep in touch with old friends, chat with current ones and even meet new people. However it seems like sites such as Facebook and Twitter are becoming such a big part of people’s lives that they consume more of their time than actual face to face socialising. … [Read more...]
We’ve been posting articles about a Verizon iPhone for some time, and just recently wrote of Apple investors’ shares potentially rising with a Verizon iPhone release and also how a Verizon iPhone announcement appears to be just a matter of time. We know how many people are waiting for a Verizon … [Read more...]
If you are a user of Twitter, and you don’t use a Twitter client, you have probably had checked out the new Twitter.com user interface that they released a few weeks ago. The main difference is that the page is twice as wide as it was before, having the regular Twitter feed plus a secondary area … [Read more...]
According to research carried out by the RAC, 21% of drivers said that they would check their social media site if alerted whilst driving. In a survey of 1,150 British motorists‘, the number of drivers admitting to receiving calls and texting whilst behind the wheel has tripled.Telegraph.co.uk … [Read more...]
In a recent international survey by AVG, to find out the percentage of toddlers that have their presence known online, astonishing results were concluded. The survey asked some 2,200 mums if their child(ren) were online, be it, in a photo, prenatal scan picture, a networking site profile and so on. … [Read more...]
A recent survey was carried out on 1,000 teens in America, and the question was asked whether they preferred Apple co-founder and CEO “Steve Jobs” or Facebook’s “Mark Zuckerberg”? … [Read more...]
Survey results carried out by a Boston University “Northwestern”, looked at users of online social networking site Twitter and analyzed 300 million tweets between September 2006 and August 2009. The survey which looked at geographic location, whether the tweets were hourly, daily or on a weekly … [Read more...]
