Microsoft to buy social collaboration tool Yammer for $1.2bn?
Business-based social collaboration tool Yammer has agreed to acquisition by Microsoft for $1.2 billion, according to a news report.
Retailer PR stunt puts ‘tax’ on Internet Explorer 7 users
Australian online retailer Kogan.com has introduced a spoof ‘tax’ on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) browser.
Twitter runs first TV commercial with customised hashtag pages
Twitter has premiered its first ever TV commercial during a NASCAR race in the US, which showed off a brand-new hashtag page that could open a new revenue stream for the micro-blogging platform.
Twitter gets serious about branding as new bird logo takes flight
Twitter has introduced a strict set of instructions to go with its new stripped-down ‘Twitterbird’ logo.
Salesforce to boost social media with $800m Buddy Media buy
Salesforce.com has made a $800m bid for Buddy Media, in amove that could create the first enterprise level platform to have a fully integrated social customer relationship management (sCRM) module.
Facebook to ramp up facial recognition with Face.com acquisition?
Facebook is considering another post-IPO acquisition, this time expanding its facial recognition technology through the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based based Face.com, according to new reports.
Pakistan restores Twitter after weekend ban
Pakistan has restored access to Twitter after briefly blocking the microblog over the weekend, die to “blasphemous” posts about a Facebook competition involving caricatures of Prophet Mohammed.
Twitter and Facebook users warned against posting abuse online
The UK Government’s top legal adviser has issued a new warning over abusive tweets and Facebook posts.
Facebook could face year-long antitrust probe into Instagram deal
Facebook’s Instagram deal could be delayed by as long as a year after a federal agency launched an investigation into the $1bn purchase.
Social media platform BirdSong tracks Twitter impact
BirdSong, a new social media platform to measure the impact of brands’ Twitter use, has launched this week.