Twitter offers Do-Not-Track privacy option
Twitter has agreed to offer Do Not Track requests to grant users more control over their privacy, and potentially opt of some advertising messages.
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.
Facebook breaks US records with $104bn IPO
Facebook has floated on the US stock market with a market worth of $104bn, in the highest ever first-day valuation of a US public company, ahead of the likes of Amazon, Disney and Kraft. The valuation comes despite concerns about the company’s long-term money making potential.
India ‘to overtake US as Facebook’s largest market’
India is forecast to overtake the US as the world`s largest Facebook market by number of users as early as 2015, according to a new report from Gartner.
Top tips: Marketing social switching- a new challenge
Just when you thought you’d got the hang of selling services online, along comes another challenge: social switching. Julia Kukiewicz, Editor of Choose, takes a look at how online people power looks set to shake up the utility markets…
General Motors pulls 'ineffective' Facebook ads
In a shock move ahead of Facebook’s IPO this week, General Motors is reportedly pulling all of its $10m- worth of ads from the social network saying that paid ads are ‘ineffective’ on the platform.
General Motors pulls ‘ineffective’ Facebook ads
In a shock move ahead of Facebook’s IPO this week, General Motors is reportedly pulling all of its $10m- worth of ads from the social network saying that paid ads are ‘ineffective’ on the platform.
10 things you need to know about Facebook (and 5 about its ‘Fans’)
Ahead of Facebook’s historic IPO this week, Experian Hitwise and Techlightenment have provided 10 key data points about the social network’s UK usage, and a further five points about the way users interact with brand Pages.
Yell boosts local ecommerce tools with Moonfruit buy
Yell has bought DIY website and online shop builder Moonfruit for £18m as part of its ongoing strategy to become a leading provider of local eMarketplaces.
Right to reply: Will high Facebook valuation require more ads?
With Facebook’s stock market flotation imminent, European MD of RadiumOne. Rupert believes that Facebook’s advertising model could lead to an over saturation of adverts for Facebook users.