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The most popular sport in the world, Football/Soccer is a topic that regularly features in our weekly chart of trends on Twitter. The microblogging site is a huge hub for football discussion and today Twitter is alive with talk in the build up to the 2011 Community Shield match between Manchester … [Read more...]
As we all know social networking and social media have both become two of the biggest things on the Internet, Facebook boasts the most users with well over 500 million, Twitter has a large chunk too with more than 200 million and now we have Google+. With that being the case, we were wondering of … [Read more...]
We often find things trending on Twitter which are to do with celebrities, sports and different aspects of technology but today marks something slightly different. Twitter is remembering the 66th anniversary of the Hiroshima nuclear bombing by the USA … [Read more...]
Over the last little while we have been keeping an eye on some of the things that are trending on Twitter and normally the ones we report on are social media, celebrity or sport related. Now we have heard of another Twitter eruption as Nicki Minaj will be in Ice Age 4 playing the voice of a … [Read more...]
Since its initial launch in 2006, social networking site Twitter has attracted over 250 million people and the number is still growing. Its got a little way to go before it catches up with rival Facebook, but its still impressing the likes of you and me plus a list of celebrities. In the past … [Read more...]
We often report on the scams that we find on the largest social network of them all Facebook such as the one titled “Fan dies after fall at Rangers game [Video].” The latest is to do with apparent free Twitter iTunes gift cards being given away and yep, it’s a Twitter scam! … [Read more...]
Online social networking site Twitter initially set up 2006 is still showing no signs of slowing up, despite rival competition from of course Facebook and the new Google+ addition. Used by the likes of you and me and a listing of celebrity names, Twitter can be used to follow your favorite … [Read more...]
Hacking is an activity that is frowned upon by the masses, but in this next case I think it will be excused. The reason being that the victim has many victims of his own, the Twitter account of Anders Behring Breivik has been hacked, the man behind the recent Norway shootings. It seems that the … [Read more...]
Its that time of the week again when we round up the week's top 10 trends on Twitter. Over the past month it has been Football which has been dominating the top of the chart, but can this trend be repeated? Last week saw the tragic death of Amy Winehouse with Twitter really coming alive to mourn … [Read more...]
With Twitter's millions of users you kind of expect plenty of colorful content to fly around the site. Although the site is a place for anyone and everyone, members are free to tweet and upload images of what ever they want. This can prove tricky for parents who's kids use the site as sensitive … [Read more...]
For those of you that are sports fans and more specifically motorsport fans we have some news for you in the field of Formula 1. The BBC and Sky are to share TV broadcasts and this news has sent Twitter in a tiz as many people are tweeting at their discomfort, mainly because the only charge in place … [Read more...]
When you think of the best things that have happened this year, you might think of the US release of the Samsung Galaxy S II, the rise of the tablet PC or maybe your favorite YouTube video, but if the latest big news story is true then they all fall into an insignificant bubble. Twitter has exploded … [Read more...]
Social networking sites are increasing in popularity and have become part of our daily lives. At times reports have claimed that people cannot be without sites such as Facebook and Twitter and rely on them to stay in touch with their loved ones and groups of friends. Another to add to the mix is … [Read more...]
Over the last few months, many of you will be aware that online social networking site Twitter has been in the news but for the wrong reasons. When we say the site has been, we actually mean some of its users particularly a surge in footballers. Since the start of this year, the list seems to be … [Read more...]
Twitter is normally one of the first places to hear the world's breaking news and this was the case on Saturday when we all found out about the tragic death of Amy Winehouse. Tweets flooded in from around the world, but some companies decided to take advantage of the sad news and use it as a way to … [Read more...]
Many of the founders and CEOs of today's big companies are amongst the top media personalities, as this year's top 100 list will show you. The swift uprising of social networking and media has propelled the world's leaders in that field up to the top. As a result, Mark Zuckerberg has been voted … [Read more...]
It seems that once more a footballer has managed to get himself into a spot of bother using social media and this time around it’s the turn of Newcastle’s Jose Enriquez who maybe should have thought a bit more before he tweeted. What’s more his Twitter tirade looks like it will lead to him … [Read more...]
Just over a month ago, the news that many had been wishing for actually came true, that same-sex marriages were finally going to be legalised across some states in America, New York being the sixth state. The decision was reached by the New York Senate after which a massive following of people … [Read more...]
Starting your own business can be difficult, and one of the hardest parts of the process is finding the right people to employ. In today’s market there are more people than there are jobs, so making sure that you select the best people to help you get your business started is essential. Whilst you … [Read more...]
The Twitter top 10 trending topics have been dominated in recent weeks by Football / Soccer because of the endless activities from all the clubs in the transfer window and of course because of the women’s football and Copa America. Now as we get into this week’s list, we are wondering if … [Read more...]
Online social networking site Twitter has since its initial beginnings, gained a huge number of followers, figures are now in the region of over 200 million and its still growing. Ok, so its got a way to go to catch Facebook up and may even find itself struggling against the likes of the new … [Read more...]
Yesterday was a devastating day in Norway’s history with two deadly attacks taking place, firstly a huge bombing in the capital Oslo, followed by a second attack this time a shooting spree on the island of Utoya, close to Oslo. Last night we told how news of what had happened was being spread … [Read more...]
Something we have noticed increasingly is the use and immediacy of social media in times of crisis. Recently we’ve seen examples of the likes of Twitter and Facebook being used in political uprisings to rally the people and also following natural disasters such as tornadoes. Today has seen awful … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we often give you news about your favorite celebrities and their use of social media. Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Rihanna are just a few who have a well-known social media presence and along with them YouTube sensation Rebecca Black is also making her mark. Today we have some Justin … [Read more...]
Football and soccer fans will be aware that there’s now a deep connection between the players, the clubs and different social networks. More and more often we are hearing about different clubs and player’s involvement. Now we have learned that FC Barcelona have got their man Alexis Sanchez and … [Read more...]
