Facebook revamps facial recognition with ‘Tag Suggestions’
Facebook has enhanced its face detection feature, with a new “tag suggestions” tool, helping users automatically tag friends across a series of photos.
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Facebook revamps facial recognition with 'Tag Suggestions'
Facebook has enhanced its face detection feature, with a new “tag suggestions” tool, helping users automatically tag friends across a series of photos.
Online behavioural advertising blocked – new threats from IE9
Microsoft has added a function to its Internet Explorer 9 web browser enabling users to designate sites which will be blocked from tracking their online behaviour.
Top tips: ICO’s code of practice- Keeping one step ahead
Information Commissioner’s Office is set to expand its powers in the UK, meaning companies have to be more careful than ever when handling consumer data. Roger Llewellyn, CEO of data analysis expert, Kognitio, looks at how firms can avoid treading on the toes of the ICO as it plans to reveal the results of its … [Read more…]
iVillage revamps women’s lifestyle site with video and social tools
Women’s lifestyle site iVillage is making its tenth anniversary with the launch of a redesigned site, featuring enhanced user profiles, a new celebrity blogger line up, and premium video on demand content through a deal signed with Web TV.
Exposed: NHS caught sharing users’ health concerns with Facebook
The popular NHS Choices health website has been exposed automatically ‘tracking’ all Facebook users that visit, according to new research.
Facebook upstart Diaspora offers ‘privacy aware’ social network
Open source social network Diaspora has launched, offering and more privacy-focussed’ alternative to Facebook.
Right to reply: Google’s Street View privacy breach damaging to user confidence in the brand
Google has escaped a fine for collecting personal data – including email addresses and passwords – being used in UK public Wi-Fi spots. But has Google really escaped lightly? According to Jack Adams, search engine optimisation (SEO) consultant at leading search specialist marketing and technology firm Greenlight, whilst this won’t have an impact for search … [Read more…]
Event report: Top US retailers discuss web and in-store teamwork
This week the leading names in retail met at a closed meeting at the NGR US summit, in Miami.
Facebook Mobile offers ‘deals’ based on user location
Facebook has launched a new ‘deals’ service on its mobile application, which send users special offers to users based on their location.