Facebook adds ‘Find Friends Nearby’ location tool
Facebook has integrated a new feature into its mobile apps and website, which allows users to spot nearby friends.
Six types of social media users (Infographic)
Are you a ‘spark’ or an ‘onlooker’? This infographic from loyalty management firm Aimia looks at the 6 most common US social networkers by catergory type.
Video viral of the week: Code Club school kids grill Internet pioneers
The founders of YouTube, Skype, Lastminute and even the world wide web face their toughest grilling yet in this humourous video from Code Club, a new UK initiative to try to get more kids learning to code. See why it’s our video viral of the week below.
Blackberry owner mulls splitting company in two
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is considering splitting its business in two, separating its struggling handset manufacturing division from its messaging network, according to a new report.
Zynga displays Facebook sponsored stories
Zynga has opened its social gaming website to Facebook ads, as the social network looks to boost its ad reach amid mounting pressure from its new shareholders.
Facebook lets users edit comments
Facebook is letting users edit the comments they make on status updates, photos videos or other content posted on the social network.
AFP Twitter tool tracks global politics with ‘E-Diplomacy Hub’
Agence France-Presse (AFP) has launched “the e-diplomacy hub”, an Internet-based application that measures and visualises the presence and influence of diplomatic actors on Twitter.
Cannes Cyber Lions winners revealed- Judges award brands for actions, not words
Sportswear brand Nike and a Swedish tourism campaign have scooped the top digital prizes at the 59th Annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the largest and most coveted awards in the industry’s calendar.
Right to reply- Why Facebook’s u-turn on display ads is great news for advertisers, agencies and investors
This month saw Facebook open its social network to third party ad platform sfor the first time. Tim Cross, display director at NetBooster, looks at how advertisers can capitalise on this huge new market of 600 million users, while the social network’s investors now have a new line of clear revenue.
Facebook scraps ‘Credits’ for local currency
Facebook is to phase out its Credits payments system in favour of users using real money in local currency to buy goods and services within the site.