Facebook files for an IPO

Posted - 2nd February 2012 in Social Media

The Facebook IPO will allow members of the public to buy shares in the social network.

by Lauren Knowles

Google Plus now available to teens

Posted - 27th January 2012 in Social Media

Google+ is now available to teens and comes with new safety features due to this altered age restriction.

by Lauren Knowles

Facebook launches its Listen With feature

Posted - 13th January 2012 in Social Media

Facebook has announced the launch of 'Listen With' - a new music sharing feature.

by Lauren Knowles

Facebook Timeline unavailable in IE7

Posted - 3rd January 2012 in Social Media

The new Facebook Timeline has not been made visible in Internet Explorer 7, leaving users with a buggy older version.

by Lauren Knowles

YouTube Slam launched

Posted - 29th December 2011 in Social Media

YouTube Slam is a video discovery experiment developed jointly by YouTube and Google Research.

by Richard Frost

Facebook: most-searched term of 2011

Posted - 23rd December 2011 in Social Media

Facebook has been named the most searched term and the most visited site of 2011.

by Lauren Knowles

Traffic up on Google Plus

Posted - 24th November 2011 in Social Media

After a mixed start, Google+ appears to be moving in the right direction in the latest traffic figures.

by Richard Frost

SEOmoz goes social with launch of Analytics tool

Posted - 23rd November 2011 in Social Media

Social Analytics lets SEOmoz PRO users track interactions and impact.

by Rachel Hand

Guardian launches Twitter bot for story searches

Posted - 28th October 2011 in Social Media

Send @GuardianTagBot a topic to get a link to the latest related news.

by Rachel Hand

Facebook introduces translation option

Posted - 7th October 2011 in Social Media

Facebook, the social networking giant, has joined forces with Bing Translate so that its worldwide users can efficiently communicate

by Richard Frost

Facebook partners with Spotify and Netflix

Posted - 23rd September 2011 in Social Media

Facebook is set to collaborate with Spotify and Netflix, enabling people to share their music and film tastes with friends.

by Lauren Knowles

Burberry previews 2012 collection on Twitter

Posted - 20th September 2011 in Social Media

Fashion brand gives followers an exclusive preview in a 'Tweetwalk' ahead of London Fashion Week show.

by Rachel Hand

Twitter sues Twittad over use of trademark

Posted - 12th September 2011 in Social Media

Third party advertising company Twittad owns the 'tweet' trademark; now Twitter wants it back.

by Rachel Hand

I Love Mcr campaign goes social

Posted - 24th August 2011 in Social Media

Social media marketing is being used to promote the I Love Mcr campaign.

by Richard Frost

German state bans the Facebook Like button

Posted - 22nd August 2011 in Social Media

Data protection authority rules that the social media tool 'profiles' users and therefore breaches privacy laws.

by Rachel Hand

Social media blamed for Manchester riot

Posted - 10th August 2011 in Social Media

Commentators were quick to condemn social media's role in the looting, but it has also helped coordinate the response.

by Richard Frost

Randi Zuckerberg calls for end to online anonymity

Posted - 29th July 2011 in Social Media

Internet users would "behave a lot better" if online anonymity became a thing of the past, says Randi Zuckerberg.

by Michael Thornton

Google Plus faces early gender split problem

Posted - 19th July 2011 in Social Media

Men are using Google+ more than women, with social media trackers claiming around three-quarters of the site's users are male.

by Michael Thornton

Justin Bieber Twitter follower count hits 11m

Posted - 15th July 2011 in Social Media

Justin Bieber passed 11 million followers on Twitter this week and thanked his 'Beliebers' for helping him reach the milestone.

by Michael Thornton

Doctor Who episodes to rent through Facebook

Posted - 13th July 2011 in Social Media

Starting today, BBC Worldwide will stream classic episodes through social media for fans outside the UK.

by Rachel Hand

Twitter rallies over NOTW scandal

Posted - 8th July 2011 in Social Media

Twitter went into overdrive once more yesterday, as users debated the closure of the News of the World.

by Michael Thornton

Google introduces new project

Posted - 29th June 2011 in Social Media

Google's new Google+ project promises to revolutionise the way we share online.

by Nicola Hughes

2012 Olympians allowed to tweet from the Games

Posted - 28th June 2011 in Social Media

The IOC has released guidelines on correct social media usage for athletes at the 2012 Olympics.

by Rachel Hand

Paid Twitter adverts to follow natural news feeds

Posted - 24th June 2011 in Social Media

Paid adverts will soon be appearing in the news streams of Twitter users as the company looks to increase profit.

by Michael Thornton

Social media working for businesses, says report

Posted - 17th June 2011 in Social Media

Businesses are increasingly turning to social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter in an attempt to cultivate sales, a new report claims.

by Michael Thornton

Social media helps Iceland pen a new constitution

Posted - 15th June 2011 in Social Media

Iceland has turned to social media to gain more public input on a new constitution.

by Nicola Hughes

Twitter sparks celebrity legal tussle

Posted - 10th June 2011 in Social Media

Twitter is once again the site of a bitter legal showdown, as Hulk Hogan moves to sue fellow professional wrestler the Ultimate Warrior.

by Michael Thornton

Facebook hints at search engine

Posted - 3rd June 2011 in Social Media

Facebook could be about to launch its own search engine, according to comments made by its Australian boss Paul Borrud.

by Michael Thornton

Attorney General looks into Lord Sugar tweets

Posted - 27th May 2011 in Social Media

Apprentice star Lord Sugar has sent a tweet that allegedly could influence the outcome of a high-profile court case.

by Michael Thornton

YouTube celebrates with 3 billion views a day

Posted - 26th May 2011 in Social Media

In the week of its 6th anniversary the video-sharing site shows record viewings.

by Nicola Hughes