Skype tests recorded video messages
Skype has begun testing a video messaging service that lets subscribers deliver recorded clips to their contacts for playback when they come online.
Facebook admits hack attack- but no data stolen
Facebook was targeted by a “sophisticated attack” by hackers last month, but the social network said it has found no evidence any user data had been compromised.
Magnum debuts Twitter coupon giveaway with #GrabaSpoon hashtag
Luxury ice-cream brand Magnum is working with Coupons.com to run a Twitter camapign promoting its new pleasure pots, offering free ice-cream to the first 5,000 respondents.
Twitter becomes shopping platform? American Express sells deals via hashtags
Twitter has partnered with America Express to launch a new service that lets users buy products if they use a special hashtag within their tweets.
Brightcove cooks up online food TV channel with Waitrose
Waitrose has selected cloud content provider Brightcove to run a new online food channel.
Right to reply: Twitter password breach is tip of the iceberg
This week’s Twitter hack, which saw 250,000 passwords stolen, highlights the growing importance of online security. Nick Besant, Panoplia Security Services looks at why the latest scare story is just the tip of the iceberg.
Twitter passwords stolen as hackers hit social network
Twitter was hacked over the weekend, resulting in the passwords of up to 250,000 user accounts being exposed.
TweetDeck ‘sent closure letter’… but will app continue under Twitter?
UK-based social media app TweetDeck has been sent a letter from the UK companies registrar, warning that the company will be struck off in three months and forcibly dissolved unless it files accounts.
Case study: Heinz Facebook ‘Five beanz’ quiz reaches 10m people
Back in the summer of 2012, Heinz promoted its new ‘Five Beanz’ range via a Facebook quiz offering the chance to win one of the five beans with their name engraved on it.
Social media data shows spread of Norovirus and Flu across UK
With the cold snap continuing in Britain, it’s no surprise that a great number of us have been struck down by either the flu or Norovirus. New data from Crimson Hexagon’s social media analysis platform ForSight found that 49% of Facebook and Twitter users talking about the flu expressed having had the Winter Vomiting Bug … [Read more…]