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When it comes to social networking we see a number of Facebook scams circulating where people are trying to obtain your personal details for further scams to be put upon you. We have heard about a few others where different pages are offering free new iPhone 5’s in a page giveaway, of course … [Read more...]
We’ve been bringing you news on Google+, the latest social networking site, since its recent launch and have recently told about verification badges being added, Google+ Games and how Klout intends to add Google+ to its scoring system. It’s fair to say that the initial success of Google+ was … [Read more...]
We like to keep our readers informed about Tumblr, the microblogging and social sharing service, and over the last few months we told how the share button was launched, about the new look dashboard and most recently how Klout has added Tumblr to its scoring system. Today we have news that … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we often report on Zynga, the social gaming specialists and recently reported on a new game, Pioneer Trail, and also told how Zynga has delayed its planned IPO after uncertain stock conditions. We know that many of you enjoy social gaming and today we have news and a video of the first … [Read more...]
The worldwide hacking group Anonymous normally cause nothing but problems for most organizations and businesses, or so it would seem. The hacktivist group has a long hit list of victims that range from Sony to the US government; however despite causing mainly damage, Anonymous are actually … [Read more...]
It hardly seems any time ago that we were first bringing you news about Facebook Deals, a marketing tool developed by Facebook to attract customers and also repay them. However today’s news is that Facebook Deals is no more, as Facebook has decided to shut it down after only four months of … [Read more...]
Last month we brought you some details about spoof Twitter accounts from fiction and to brighten your day today we have some details for you about more hoax Twitter accounts worth following, this time from the worlds of tech and social media. … [Read more...]
Its that time of the week again where we bring you the week's top trends on Twitter. In recent weeks it has been all about football, which is possibly the most discussed topic on the social media site. But there is always hot competition from a number of other topics, will Hurricane Irene shake … [Read more...]
As Hurricane Irene continues its relentless path over the US East Coast we’ve already given readers some useful online tracking tools for keeping an eye on the projected path. Today we have what should hopefully be more helpful information with online resources showing current conditions and also … [Read more...]
In the past few days we’ve brought you various articles on the shock resignation of Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs. We looked at the possible impact on Apple stock and also talked about the effects of his resignation on an iPhone 5 launch. Today though we wanted to take a look at the reaction to … [Read more...]
We brought you the news a few days back that the UK government were set for a meeting with Facebook, Twitter and Research In Motion. The issue on the agenda was the part that these company's services played in the recent UK riots. The talks between Home Secretary Theresa May, officials and the … [Read more...]
Facebook has branched their social networking service out into a number of directions, location based being one of them. Facebook Places allows users to check in to various locations around the world, sharing these with your friends. The site has now published its check in results, with coffee … [Read more...]
Here at OSM, popular social networking site Facebook is always a hot topic. Just yesterday we brought you news of a privacy overhaul, details of Facebook expanding its content and how Ticketmaster will now show details of where your Facebook friends are sitting at an event. Today’s Facebook news … [Read more...]
Facebook has expanded its media library by adding the BBC's hit show, Top Gear to their selection of TV show offerings. The popular car show joins another BBC classic, Doctor Who as watchable programs on the massively popular social networking site. The fun does not stop there, Mark Zuckerberg and … [Read more...]
One of the biggest criticisms of Facebook is the way it deals with privacy. You will be pleased to know that the site is on the verge now of a dramatic overhaul which will see a number of changes to the site, helping those who are exposed by the current settings. The update is expected to be … [Read more...]
Latest reports on Hurricane Irene show it strengthening again in power and still on a projected path to the east coast of the US, maybe impacting as far north as New England. As if an earthquake wasn’t enough to cope with, many are now wondering if they will be affected by Irene and we have some … [Read more...]
Facebook is getting even more involved in many of the things we do, now showing which of your friends are attending certain events and even where they are sitting. Event ticketing firm Ticketmaster has now integrated the social networking site into its own, helping you plan and attend gigs even … [Read more...]
Our regular readers at OSM will know how much we enjoy bringing you news about Google Doodle’s, Google’s innovative variations on the Google logo which usually celebrate or commemorate a person or occasion. Recent examples have included celebrations for Alexander Calder and Pierre de Fermat. … [Read more...]
The UK riots are pretty much over now but there is still an investigation into the role that social media played in the chaos. The huge amount of people that decided to rebel, loot and destroy mostly used social networking services like Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry Messenger to organize their … [Read more...]
Twitter is currently rolling out an update to the site which lets you view photos uploaded to the site easier. From now on there will be a viewing gallery which shows you all images uploaded from third party tools such as TwitPic, Instagram or yFrog. This new feature will now appear on any profile … [Read more...]
Even with the introduction of Google+ Facebook is still rolling along as the largest social network we have. With that being the case we are constantly seeing different Facebook scams popping up all over the place, they normally target high profile names or different events. Now we have another one … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we’ve been following all the developments about Google+, the latest social networking site and one thing that we noted early on was that a verifications system was needed. Further to that we heard that Google would indeed launch a verifications system and validation process and today … [Read more...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Twitter top 10 trending topics where we are expecting Football / Soccer to top the chart once again. The chart this week comes courtesy of Mashable’s Charlie White where we have had a pretty eventful week on the ever growing Twitter with different topics … [Read more...]
Here at OSM, microblogging site Twitter is one of our most popular topics and many of us have become regular users, to an extent we never could have imagined when it was launched. Last month we shared an infographic showing the success story of Twitter and now we have news for you of a new … [Read more...]
One of Facebook’s most developed features is the ‘Like’ button, it’s used on many websites including our own and now we have some news that there’s one nation that has gone against it. That’s right; the ultra cautious Germans have opted to ban the Facebook button… Dislike! … [Read more...]
