Children ‘need more help to block online threats’
Internet companies should provide more ways for children to block, filter or report alarming online content and contacts, recommends a new study for the European Commission.
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Over 50s ‘adopting mobile social media faster than youngsters’
Almost 400,000 British adults aged over 50 are using social networking sites from their mobiles, and are three times more likely to access social media sites than younger adults, according to new research.
The Mac App Store – for better and for worse…
This week saw the launch of Apple’s Mac app store, letting users buy more than 1,000 programs for download, including best sellers such as Angry Birds. As the site attracted over 1 million purchases on its first day alone, Adie Flute, founder of agency Deviate, asks if quality is being sacrificed for quantitiy when it … [Read more…]
Shazam and Spotify announce partnership
Music recognition service Shazam is to integrate Spotify across the full range of Shazam’s free and premium Apps for iPhone, iPod touch and Android.
Guest comment: Product placement- Could it be the best marketing tool in the world?
From February 28th this year, TV shows will be allowed to cash-in on displaying product logos in their content, following new rules from Ofcom. Roger Llewellyn, CEO at Kognitio, looks at the benefits for TV and the knock-on effect for video-on-demand services.
Top 5 worst web crashes of 2010
Organisations must improve web performance in 2011, says Site Confidence, which has listed the five worst web crashes of last year.
LivingSocial buys Letsbonus, expands to 25 new countries
Social commerce sites LivingSocial has acquired a majority stake in LetsBonus, one of the original European social shopping sites.
Top tips: 12 business technology bets for 2011
Whilst 2010 saw the unveiling of hot new products like the iPad and iPhone4 as well as the widespread adoption of the Windows 7 and Android operating systems, 2011 looks set to offer more technology treats. Mark Seemann, the CTO at Outsourcery, takes a look at 12 trends that will play a part in shaping … [Read more…]
Comic sans criminal: Student’s design project wins online fame
Second-year university student Matt Dempsey got a lot more than he bargained for when he put his design project online, highlighting the misuse of the ‘Comic Sans’ font, to be assessed.
‘Ouch map’ tracks most accident prone body parts on Twitter
An interactive social media experiment has been launched this week to map minor injuries and see which parts of the body Brits hurt most – the world’s first ‘Ouch Map’ has been launched by UK online health insurance provider Health365.com.