ASA campaign highlights new website remit
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of its broadened remit.
Privacy outcry as Facebook gives developers mobile and home address details of users
Facebook is facing further controversy after allowing application developers to access users’ home addresses and mobile phone numbers as a matter of course.
Right to reply: Bing making friends with Facebook is a wise choice
Microsoft’s bid at the search engine market has been slowly chipping away at Google’s stupendous lead, but Bing still has a long way to go before it could have any dreams of clinching the top spot, says SEO company Queryclick.
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.
Social media users ‘are more demanding’
Consumers have much higher expectations of social media customer services compared to more traditional channels, according to new research.
MySpace to lay off half of workforce
MySpace is reportedly about to lay off more than half of its employees as the former social networking market leader scales back its ambitions.
MySpace sheds 30 jobs in China as CEO exits
MySpace’s China office has reportedly cut about 30 employees last month and saw its CEO depart, signalling the social network might be withdrawing from the market.
US Judge demands Twitter reveals Wikileaks infomation
The US government has requested personal information from the Twitter accounts of four WikiLeaks supporters as part of a widening criminal probe, the whistle-blower website says.
Right to reply: Google education apps a smart move
SEO experts Queryclick.com thinks Google is on the right track with plans to sell education software through its app store.
Dominos iPhone app generates £1m in pizza sales
Domino’s Pizza has topped pizza sales of £1million with its iPhone ordering app.