Over 50s flock to social networking sites
One-third of Baby Boomers use social networking sites compared with 20% a year ago, according to new data.
Delicious founder launches Jig: A ‘Twitter for Want ads’
Joshua Schachter, the creator of Delicious, has launched Jig, a social media site that lets people post and respond to ‘Want ads’.
Yandex buys social media news startup
Russian search giant Yandex has bought The Tweeted Times a startup venture, which allows individuals to create custom online ‘newspapers” from their Twitter accounts.
UK riots: Government meets social networks
The UK’s Home Secretary Theresa May and police have met social media firms, including Facebook, Twitter and Blackberry, to discuss how to stop people using their platforms to plot the type of violence witnessed in this month’s riots.
Right to reply: iZettle set to conquer UK payments landscape
The latest indispensible app to add to the already seemingly indispensible smartphone is the iZettle — a payment service that makes it possible for anyone to take chip and pin card payments. Justin Schamotta at Choosetakes a closer look…
Top 5 tips: What does the ideal affiliate look like?
Choosing the right affiliate marketing partners can be a difficult job for publishers. Owen Hewitson, Client Strategist, Affiliate Window & buy.at, lists 5 key qualities to help the decision making process easier…
Twitter takes on Facebook with new activity feeds
Twitter is giving users the option to filter their interactions with other users more effectivley, designed to provide more information on account activity akin to the Facebook feed.
Roundtable report: Businesses Bamboozled By Online Service Strategies
Businesses are being overwhelmed by the many different methods of gaining customer feedback and are developing weak service strategies as a result, according to the findings of a recent roundtable debate.
Google+ to become second biggest social network?
Google+ could attract 22% of the US web audience3 within a year, overtaking Twitter and LinkedIn to be the second- most-used social site after Facebook, a survey found.
ASOS ‘gets twice as many social media users than other retailers’
Pure play retailer ASOS has attracted over double the amount of new followers in the last three months across Twitter and Facebook than any other retailer according to the latest Social Media Benchmark results.