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When promoting a business through social media one of your goals is to turn your fans into ambassadors, who then spread your message to their friends. This can be done by getting them involved with the content and by rewarding them for their hard work. One company which has been successful with … [Read more...]
We’ve been giving you plenty of news about Netflix lately with an infographic showing Hulu vs. Netflix preference, news about a Netflix update for the Nintendo 3S and then yesterday we told about Netflix splitting its DVD and movie streaming services so that some will face higher bills. Today we … [Read more...]
We all love a bit of love and romance and at one time many people met at the local disco (showing my age), at work, or were introduced by friends. Nowadays though many people are using technology and social media to find their soul mate. Match.com is an online dating site for people to find love … [Read more...]
One of the biggest drawbacks for Facebook is its overcomplicated and difficult to use privacy and security settings. People struggle through many different menus in order to try and prevent any and every company, application and malicious user from getting hold of their precious data. We even see … [Read more...]
If you love Facebook but do not have a smartphone, then fear no longer. The social networking giant just launched an app to support low end mobiles. In this day and age, many of us now have smartphones since they burst on to the scene. But lets not forget that they are a luxury and those who … [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...]
There’s been a massive surge of people wanting too and joining up to what could be the fastest growing social network ever. Of course the scammers that troll the world of Facebook know this too and what better place to advertise for a scam about getting an invite to Google+ than Facebook? Boy … [Read more...]
Online subscription streaming in the US is big business, with the 2 big dogs being Hulu and Netflix. Both providers offer rental of the latest TV shows and movies, but the question is, which is more popular amongst consumers? … [Read more...]
From time to time, you will notice when you access Google's search engine, you will be met with a redesigned homepage. This could be in light of a special celebration, perhaps an individuals birthday, a specific date on the calendar such as Father's Day or even an event that only happens from time … [Read more...]
It’s raining Facebook scams; only earlier on today we reported one titled “OMG! A Spider under the skin!” with a strange image on it. Already we have another beast that’s doing the rounds that carries the post title “Fan dies after fall at Rangers game [Video].” You can see an image of … [Read more...]
The world of social media and social networking has had a massive swerve. Remember how Facebook became the dominant force for people to use, well our seamless search engine has now completed a masterpiece in Google+ aka Google Plus and now it’s nearing 10 million users already … [Read more...]
As many of you are aware, Facebook have now got fresh competition, in the form of Google and its new Plus social network service. Launched on the 28th June, the new Google+ will offer its users some additional features that Facebook have failed to give. … [Read more...]
The social networking game is afoot! For a while now Facebook and Twitter have been dominant, each taking up a different sector of the social networking market. Facebook has a walled garden approach, where you have to invite people to join your friends, whilst Twitter goes for the 140 character … [Read more...]
Social networking sites Facebook and Twitter are growing in popularity and are used by a huge number of individuals. Whereas before, both were used just for messaging friends and loved ones, now photos can be uploaded, shared and tagged, details of events can be forwarded onto you, brands can be … [Read more...]
Facebook scams seem to be popping up every day, more and more of them appear and try to trick you into adding your details so the crooks can have them. So far in recent times we have already talked about quite a few of them which you can catch up on from our weekly roundup by clicking here. Today we … [Read more...]
Google+ aka Plus was launched on June 28, 2011, but being able to obtain an invite was a tough job. These invites only went out to a select few at first, but has now started to roll out to the masses. Here we will explain how you can get a Google+ invite the easy way, so that you will be able to see … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we often bring you news about special Google Doodle’s on the Google homepage. These Google Doodles appear every now and then and usually commemorate a person or mark an event of some kind. Today Google is marking another occasion with a Google Doodle accolade for the 450th anniversary … [Read more...]
Creating a resume or C.V. in your quest for a new job or career used to be a fairly straightforward affair with a page or two of written details maybe attached to a covering letter. However times have changed and these days the traditional type of resume may not be quite what a prospective employer … [Read more...]
American Major League Baseball fans will know that tonight (Monday) will feature its 82nd All Star “Home Run Derby” game. As well as baseball being one of the most popular sporting pastimes in the States, tonight will bring an additional benefit of fans being able to head on over to Twitter, to … [Read more...]
Online social networking sites Facebook and Twitter are growing by the day in terms of popularity stakes. Fans use them to communicate and update their expanding list of friends, upload and share pictures, follow celebrities, join groups of interest and so on, but today the news has centred around … [Read more...]
One of the best things about Twitter is that you can interact with your favorite celebrities, by following them and re-tweeting some of their posts. But what about some of your other heroes, like from movies and TV? Sure they don't exactly have their own official Twitter account but that wont stop … [Read more...]
At OSM we keep you up to date with the latest news in the world of technology and social media. Something that has become quite a talking point especially over the last few weeks is the number of Facebook scams that we are seeing on our beloved network. It’s actually got to the point where we are … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we often write about LinkedIn, the social networking site aimed at professionals. We recently told about a new job application button on LinkedIn, details of the LinkedIn IPO and also how it and other networks such as Facebook and Twitter were receiving record traffic. LinkedIn’s … [Read more...]
Its that time of year again, when revellers can enjoy one of the many summer music festivals. It could be Glastonbury, V-Festival, T in the Park, Radio One's Big Weekend and so on. Another is that of the Oxegen held in Ireland, well to be exact the Punchestown Racecourse near Naas, County Kildare. … [Read more...]
Spotify's American dream finally came true. The music streaming service had been pushing for a launch across the pond for a long time and their time has arrived at last. So with that in mind, does it now mean that Facebook's Music service is good to go? The 2 big companies have been strongly … [Read more...]
