Facebook offers ‘disposable’ passwords via text
Facebook has launched two new features aimed at making the social network more secure.
Youngsters ‘more reckless’ with internet passwords
Nearly half of web users have shared their internet passwords with at least one person in the past year, with youngsters being the most reckless with their sensitive information, according to new research.
MySupermarket gets $7.4m funding boost
UK shopping and comparison website mySupermarket has closed a $7.4m round led by Greylock Partners and Pitango Venture Capital and angel investors.
10 things you need to know about Facebook
With the release of The Social Network this week, retelling the story of Facebook, Experian Hitwise looks at just how popular the world’s biggest social networking site really is.
Right to reply: Location-based social networking “dream come true” for criminals
Experts at security testing specialist NGS Secure, a NCC Group company, have warned users of location-based social networking applications such as Foursquare, and the recently launched Facebook Places, that fraudsters can use their location updates to engineer theft.
Discount Vouchers site buys dot com doppelganger to protect brand
Money-saving website DiscountVouchers.co.uk has announced the acquisition of www.discountvouchers.com from Internet entrepreneur Barry Garner in a deal worth £100,000.
Digital Life study: Chinese use web twice as much as Americans
People in China and the Middle East use the web far more than their Western counterparts, according to ‘the largest ever’ global study of online habits.
Guest comment: Recruitment consultants: as dead as the dinosaurs
Hiring companies are moving away from jobs boards and recruitment companies and moving towards social media as their dominant recruiting tool. Between current economic conditions, the evolution of the internet and dwindling HR budgets, the traditional approach of finding a candidate is becoming increasingly redundant. Suzanne Morrow at Dog Digital asks: are we counting down … [Read more…]
Frequent Facebook users ‘more likely to lose friends’
People who spend the most hours on Facebook are the most likely to be “defriended” on the social networking site, according to new research.
Ethnic marketing firm Indoor Media bought by Komli
Digital Ethnic marketing firm Indoor Media has been acquired by Komli Media, Asia Pacific’s leading digital media network platform.