Social Networking
Facebook Overtakes Google As Number One Site
You know you’ve hit the big time when you knock the number one website off its perch, and this is exactly what Facebook has done to Google in the US.
According to the latest traffic statistics from Hitwise, the social networking site accounted for 7.07 per cent of all web visits against 7.03 percent for Google, [...]
YouTube Switches On Mobile Advertising
Google has rolled-out mobile advertising for YouTube in a bit to raise funds from the popular, but financially-floundering site.
The move follows YouTube’s recent launch of pre-roll ads at the start of its videos. The pre-roll ads are skippable, but that doesn’t mean they’re not annoying.
The new mobile ads seem unobtrusive enough as a screenshot, but [...]
Twitter Targets Phishing Scams
In news that will be welcomed by the thousands of Twitter users who have fallen prey to a phishing attack, the popular micro blogging site has decided to fight back.
Del Harvey, director of Twitter’s trust and safety team announced the roll-out of its new security service in a blog post yesterday.
Twitter can now detect, intercept [...]
Facebook Credits: Ready for Full Launch Soon!
Facebook Credits or ‘virtual currency’ is getting closer to its full launch. A recent post on Facebook Developer Blog explains how the system will work, what we can expect from this virtual currency system as well as disclosing of how much revenue they will be taking.
“By providing a single, cross-application currency, our goal is [...]
Please Rob Me Site Reveals Foursquare Twits
A new website PleaseRobMe.com has highlighted the semi-obvious idea that by Tweeting your whereabouts you’re telling the world you’re not at home to protect your silver cutlery and candlesticks.
Please Rob Me works by searching for updates from the online game Foursquare, which allows users to “check in” to different locations through GPS on their smartphones.
These [...]
Google Sued for Buzz Privacy Issues
The hype associated with Google’s new social networking tool Buzz has turned a little sour on the tech giant. After responding to privacy criticisms of the service with an apology and an upgrade, Google is still being sued in America for failing to implement the privacy standards in the first place.
The federal court of California [...]
Cyber Attacks on Facebook and Twitter Triple
There has been an “alarming” rise in spammers and hackers taking advantage of online social network users over the last year, according to a report by computer security company Sophos.
Incidents of malware and spam attacks on Facebook and Twitter users rose by 70 per cent in 2009 according to Sophros’ “Social Security” report.
“Computer users are [...]
Twitter Goes Out of This World: First Tweet From Space
NASA may have thought it made history by sending the first man to the moon, but everyone is all a-flutter with its latest achievment of sending the first Tweet from space.
“One small step for man,” is now overshadowed by the 140 character limited:
“Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station — [...]
Twitter Cuts Widget Feature Due to Account Hijacking Fears
Twitter has disabled a widget based on Adobe’s Flash Player after a security analyst notified the micro-blogging site of a weakness that left account login details exposed to hackers.
The security scare follows Twitter banning the use of 370 passwords that were deemed too obvious for hackers to crack.
The Flash-based widget was widely used by people [...]
Twitter Made Easy for Newcomers by Creating Facebook-Like Features
A lot people I speak to have a Twitter account but only a small minority actually use it regularly.
Well, it would seem that Twitter may have twitched onto the problem of poor returning users by announcing that they will have new tools that are aimed at making it easier for Twitter newcomers to [...]
