Myspace revamps mobile site, preps iPhone music app
Myspace has launched a new mobile site and iPhone application, as the social network looks to gain lost ground on market leader Facebook and promote its music-sharing tools.
Guest comment: Will paid-for blogs damage the very nature of the beast?
With Forbes allowing advertisers to blog amongst its editorial content, is the growing trend for online ‘advertorials’ damaging trust in internet journalism? Mike Grehan at Search Engine Strategies considers whether paid-for blogs are as bad as the industry is claiming.
Top 7 tips: Developing businesses social media presence: one tweet at a time
How can small businesses capitalise on Twitter in an increasingly crowded social media space? Thomas Vollrath, CEO at 123-Reg.co.uk, offers a guide to standing out from the crowd on the micro-blogging platform.
International Herald Tribune debuts ‘free’ iPad and iPhone app
The International Herald Tribune (IHT) has released its first news applications for the iPad and the iPhone.
A third of Brits ‘expect to be worse off in 2011’, travel sector warned
Almost a third of Britons expect to be financially worse off in 2011, according to a report launched today, with the travel sector expected to feel the impact as consumers reign in spending.
Right to reply: Facebook on verge of trade marking ‘Face’
Facebook has this week been granted a ‘notice of allowance’ to trade mark the word ‘face’ by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Aidan Clarke, Trade Mark Partner at intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk LLP, takes a look at the implications of such a bold move.
Exposed: NHS caught sharing users’ health concerns with Facebook
The popular NHS Choices health website has been exposed automatically ‘tracking’ all Facebook users that visit, according to new research.
Facebook upstart Diaspora offers ‘privacy aware’ social network
Open source social network Diaspora has launched, offering and more privacy-focussed’ alternative to Facebook.
Top 10 online video sites: US
175 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content in October for an average of 15.1 hours per viewer, according to new data.
Top tips: Helping confused customers access the Web
Websites are no longer simply the online ‘face’ of a business. Customers expect more from a company’s website than a home page, explains Thomas Vollrath, CEO of Webfusion.