Russia’s parliament has passed a new amendment that forces Internet firms such as Facebook, Google, Skype and Twitter to physically store all electronic data involving its citizens within the country.
Snapchat could soon let advertisers offer a ‘buy’ option to users directly from the chat app, rivaling the likes of Facebook and Twitter, following two trademarks being filed earlier this month.
Airbnb has undergone a rebrand as the accommodation sharing website looks to target more markets, but the new logo has attracted widespread mockery on the web for its similarities to certain parts of the human anatomy.
Twitter is simplifying its direct messaging service, as the social network looks to compete with the rising popularity of chat apps such as Facebook’s WhatsApp, Line and WeChat.
The Russian government has reportedly been caught editing a Wikipedia page relating to crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and removing references to Russian involvement.
Last month, Google made the controversial decision to remove Google+ author photos from search results. Now, new research suggest that the move has substantially boosted clicks on AdWords ads as users are less inclined to click on organic ads without photos.
Tweets are a fast and easy way to communicate directly with your customers. But what should you say and how should you say it? This video from Twitter offers guide to getting the most out of the social network as a customer relationship tool.
News agency The Press Association (PA) has started a three month pilot with RTreporter, an early warning system for detecting news on Twitter.
A fortnight on from Facebook’s announcement that is will sell targeted ads based on its user’s external web browsing habits, popular browser extension Adblock Plus is offering a special block list that prevents Facebook and 6,700 other sites from tracking a user’s behaviour.
Google’s first social networking site Orkut will shut down after September, a decade on from its launch, as the internet giant looks to focus on its YouTube, Blogger and Google+ networks instead.