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Apple Predicts Speedy Success for Ping Prospects
Apple creator Steve Jobs has announced the launch of a new music-based social network called Ping.
Social Media news posted 8 hours ago
Thumbs Up as Over-50s Like Facebook and Twitter
Participation of people over 50 years old in social media networking has increased hugely over the last year.
Social Media news posted on 31 August 2010
Digg Has High Hopes After Launching Revised Site
Social link-sharing site Digg has revamped its website, offering a faster and more personalised service.
Social Media news posted on 27 August 2010
Facebook Launches Places Location Service
Facebook has launched geolocation service Places, which integrates with popular existing location services.
Social Media news posted on 19 August 2010
Facebook Location Rumours Suggest Launch Tomorrow
Geolocation services may be added to Facebook this week, after many months of speculation.
Social Media news posted on 17 August 2010
TweetDeck Becomes Beta Integrated with Android
Social networking management tool TweetDeck has opened its Android beta trial.
Social Media news posted on 16 August 2010
Facebook Could Be Scraping the UK User Barrel
Experian Hitwise’s latest research suggests that Facebook is approaching saturation point for its UK user numbers.
Social Media news posted on 11 August 2010
Facebook Fails to Fulfil Users Needs
Social media site Facebook has scored poorly in a customer satisfaction survey, despite its continued growth.
Social Media news posted on 21 July 2010
Old Spice Guy Hangs up His Viral Marketing Towel
After a stunning series of successful adverts, the Old Spice advertising campaign has come to an end.
Social Media news posted on 16 July 2010
Domino’s Pizza Credits Social Media for 61.4pc Online Growth
Domino’s Pizza has posted impressive figures for the first half of 2010, and credits social media marketing for the growth.
Social Media news posted on 12 July 2010
Facebook Adds CEOP Child Protection App
Facebook has relented to pressure to improve British users’ security, creating a new app with the government’s child protection watchdog CEOP.
Social Media news posted on 12 July 2010
UK Government Asks Facebook for Ideas
The UK government has launched a Facebook campaign to discuss new public spending policies with users.
Social Media news posted on 09 July 2010
Facebook Finds Fewer USers
Facebook saw a serious reduction of new users joining its network in June, prompting doubts over its continued growth.
Social Media news posted on 09 July 2010
Twitter @earlybird Account is New Bait for Advertisers
Twitter has launched its @earlybird account, which allows companies to pay to tweet special offers to followers of the account.
Social Media news posted on 08 July 2010
These Are the Apps TweetUp is Looking For
Twitter search engine TweetUp has taken on Twidroyd and popurls to improve its users’ search experience both on phones and online.
Social Media news posted on 07 July 2010
Formspring Integrates with Facebook and Twitter
Social Q&A site Formspring has integrated its services with popular social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Social Media news posted on 02 July 2010
Twitter Takes a Tumble Over FTC Settlement
The FTC has penalised social media success Twitter, for its lapses in online security last year.
Social Media news posted on 29 June 2010
Twitter Places to Boost Geo-location
Twitter Places is up and running after problems with the launch and technical hitches on the site.
Social Media news posted on 28 June 2010
Facebook Confident of Capturing a Seventh of World Population
Facebook is looking double its user base by expanding into untapped regions of Asia.
Social Media news posted on 25 June 2010
Twitter Inspires Trust, Brands Told
Research found that brands which microblog inspire more trust than those which dont.
Social Media news posted on 23 June 2010
Toy Story 3 Takes Social Media To Infinity and Beyond!
Disney Pixar use Twitter Promoted Trends and Facebook to spread the word of Toy Story 3.
Social Media news posted on 17 June 2010
Twitter Most Widely Used Social Media Marketing Platform
81 per cent of companies use Twitter to promote themselves online making it the most used social media tool in the UK.
Social Media news posted on 04 June 2010
Social Media the New Web Porn
Brits spend more time on Facebook than watching porn.
Social Media news posted on 21 May 2010
Retailers Neglect Social Media in Email Campaigns
Retail industry has failed to make significant progress in the last two years according to dotMailer.
Social Media news posted on 13 May 2010
Robin Hood Twitter Joke Ends in Criminal Record
A tweet which joked about blowing up a South Yorkshire airport has resulted in a criminal prosecution.
Social Media news posted on 11 May 2010
