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Apple has unveiled its latest technological offering, a social networking site named Ping, which is all about music, according to company co-founder and current chief executive Steve Jobs. Ping, an extension of the highly popular iTunes software package, allows users to connect with their friends and collaborate on all things musical, not unlike the way [...]
(Read More)6th Aug 10
Survey says Facebook costs UK economy billions of pounds each year
by Katie Naylor
A recent survey has discovered that social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter may be costing the UK economy up to £14 billion each year through lost working time. MyJobGroup questioned 1,000 British employees as part of the survey, over half of which admitted to updating their personal Facebook and Twitter pages during company [...]
(Read More)15th Jul 10
Dominos uses social networking to increase sales
by Adam Richards
Domino’s Pizza, the US-based pizza delivery giant, has been making great strides in the UK due to the use of social networking sites and social media marketing. The company saw earnings increase by a whopping 29 per cent in the 26 weeks leading to 27 June, and company officials claim a large part of the [...]
(Read More)24th Mar 10
Teenager sacked from part time job via Facebook message
by Adam Richards
A British teenager has logged onto Facebook to discover that she had been dismissed from her part-time job in a café after her boss sent her a message on the popular social-networking website. Chelsea Taylor, 16, was sent the message, which included several misspelt words, by her manager at the Cookies Coffee shop in Manchester. [...]
(Read More)19th Mar 10
Facebook won’t install panic buttons
by Katie Naylor
Social networking website Facebook has said that it will not install a panic button on its main pages for users to report suspected sex offenders, but would develop its existing systems. The company said that it would have links to organisations including the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) centre on its pages designed for [...]
(Read More)19th Mar 10
DiscountVouchers donate money for Sports Relieve
by Paul Russell
DiscountVouchers.co.uk has announced the launch of a new campaign on social network website Facebook to help raise funds for Sports Relief, with the company donating 10p for every new Facebook fan that signs up before midnight 21st of March, up to a maximum of £50,000. Users of Facebook can become a fan by clicking on [...]
(Read More)25th Feb 10
Teacher dies after Facebook pic uploaded by ex
by Natasha Redman
An inquest has been told that a teacher died after drinking cleaning fluids when her ex-boyfriend posted naked photos of her on social networking website Facebook. Emma Jones, 24, who was teaching in Abu Dhabi, feared being jailed over the images. Her mother, Louise Rowlands, said that hearing her daughter was distressed after her ex, [...]
(Read More)12th Feb 10
30 prisoner Facebook pages removed
by Katie Naylor
As many as 30 Facebook pages have been removed because convicted prisoners were using them to taunt their victims, according to Justice Secretary Jack Straw. Mr Straw was speaking following a meeting with victim campaigners to discuss the issue of prisoners making use of social networking sites to taunt their victims. They will look at [...]
(Read More)25th Jan 10
Facebook addicts capable of having only 150 friends
by Sally Davies
Scientists have proven that users of the popular social-networking website Facebook who amass thousands of friends are actually incapable of managing over 150 friendships Professor Robin Dunbar of Oxford University had conducted a study of social groupings throughout history, from Neolithic villages to Modern office surroundings. His findings, based on a theory he devised in [...]
(Read More)24th Dec 09
Boy charged over Facebook murder
by Paul Russell
A 15-year-old boy from Bow, east London, has been charged with the killing of an 18-year-old, which was allegedly triggered by postings on Facebook. Salum Kombo was found dead in east London on Sunday, with friends claiming he was targeted after posting a message on the Facebook page of another boy who was not invited [...]
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