UK Economy Loses £14 Billion to Social Media Networks
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When workers spend their time on different social networking sites, around £14 billion (or US$ 809 billion) is wasted from the economy of United Kingdom annually, a research found recently.
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Traffic Increase by 50% From Facebook’s “Like”
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Typepad bloggers who installed the “like” widgets from Facebook on the sidebars of their blogs have gotten an increase of 50% in their referral traffic, Typepad stated in a blog.
Jul 3 2010 | Posted in Online Trends | Read More »
Google Docs Launches New Upgrades Go Live
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Google has just created innovations to the Docs office as well as the productivity suite which is live for everyone and for all their documents.
Jul 2 2010 | Posted in Online Trends | Read More »
Twitter to Embark on Places
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Finally, after months of speculations, Twitter will already be launching its brand new feature in the aspect of geolocation, Twitter Places.
Jul 1 2010 | Posted in Online Trends | Read More »
Beware of Fake Facebook App
One rogue Facebook app sets forth, tricking users to click on a link telling how a teacher has brutally assaulted a young man.
Jun 29 2010 | Posted in Online Trends | Read More »
Several World Cup Players Without Social Media Access
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For the year’s FIFA World Cup games held in South Africa, many players of different teams will be unable to tweet, like, buzz, whatsoever – as long as building their online social media presence is concerned.
Jun 28 2010 | Posted in Online Trends | Read More »
YouTube Trials News Feed for Citizen Journalists
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YouTube has long become the source of video footages of all kinds, especially from budding and even pro citizen journalists worldwide.
Jun 25 2010 | Posted in Online Trends | Read More »
MTV Searches for Twitter Jockey
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For all the fans of MTV’s VJ Search show, Wanna be a VJ, get ready… for the popular music channel launches its latest search for – not a VJ, by the way, but for a TJ (twitter jockey).
Jun 23 2010 | Posted in Online Trends | Read More »
Facebook Links More Users Via Skype
Social media giant facebook have expanded it’s social reach by encouraging its users to connect with additional friends via Skype.
Jun 16 2010 | Posted in Online Trends | Read More »
Twitter Brings Down the Night
Alongside Twitter’s new feature, geolocation, wherein one can easily place tags related to the location where you may be at (together with check-ins at Gowalla and Foursquare), the hip social media site has been down for over an hour.
Jun 14 2010 | Posted in Online Trends | Read More »
