Costolo steps down from Twitter UK director role

Posted - 13th May 2013 in Social Media

The planned dissolution of TweetDeck has allowed Costolo to take a back seat in Twitter's UK division.

by Rachel Hand

Facebook loses millions of users in US

Posted - 2nd May 2013 in Social Media

Facebook has suffered a decline in the total number of users in both the US and the UK.

by Ben Dudley

Google plus searches offer marketing chance

Posted - 2nd April 2013 in Google, Online Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking, Viral Marketing

A new addition to Google plus could potentially offer marketers a number of ways to increase the audience for their products.

by Ben Dudley

Facebook unveils redesigned News Feed

Posted - 8th March 2013 in Social Media

Facebook News Feed is to undergo a visual overhaul, including larger images and a mobile-inspired design.

by Lauren Knowles

Social media marketing for business

Posted - 1st March 2013 in Facebook, Online Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter, Viral Marketing

It's easy to get started using Facebook and Twitter to promote your business.

by Liane Baddeley

Facebook hacked in sophisticated attack

Posted - 18th February 2013 in Social Media

Facebook has revealed the social networking service was targeted in a 'sophisticated attack' last month, but user data remains safe.

by Ben Dudley

Twitter API gets top tweets filtering

Posted - 15th February 2013 in Social Media

Developers will now be able to detect the language and quality of tweets.

by Lauren Knowles

66 per cent of advertisers using paid social adverts

Posted - 14th February 2013 in Social Media

A social advertising study has revealed that around two thirds of advertisers are using paid social advertising.

by Ben Dudley

Facebook sued over like button

Posted - 11th February 2013 in Social Media

Claim suggests 'like' button was patented in 1998 by a now-deceased Dutch programmer.

by James Riches

YouTube thought to be considering subscription service

Posted - 31st January 2013 in Social Media

YouTube is said to be considering subscription features, with viewers charged monthly for some channels.

by Ben Dudley

Google Plus overtakes Twitter in active users

Posted - 29th January 2013 in Social Media

Google+ has become the second most popular online social network, overtaking Twitter in terms of active monthly users.

by Ben Dudley

Obama inauguration inspires a million tweets

Posted - 22nd January 2013 in Social Media

Barack Obama's inauguration speech was the subject of over 1.1 million tweets, a huge increase on the social media interest in the event in 2008.

by Ben Dudley

Facebook announces launch of Graph Search

Posted - 16th January 2013 in Social Media

Facebook Graph Search will use Likes and connections to create a unique search experience.

by Rachel Hand

Facebook reports UK user rise

Posted - 14th January 2013 in Social Media

Facebook figures indicate 27 million UK users now have a page on the site.

by James Riches

Twitter reveals small profits for UK operations

Posted - 9th January 2013 in Social Media

Profits of just £16,500 have been posted for the first seven months of Twitter's UK subsidiary.

by Rachel Hand

Google Plus zooms in on images

Posted - 17th December 2012 in Design, Facebook, Google, Internet News, Online Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking

Images are at the heart of online communities - and therefore an essential part of digital success.

by Liane Baddeley

Twitter reveals the top trends and tweets of 2012

Posted - 12th December 2012 in Social Media

London Olympics, Obama, the Pope and #yolo all get a mention in Twitter's 2012 year in review.

by Rachel Hand

Twitter search results become more visual

Posted - 16th November 2012 in Social Media

Twitter has updated its search results to create a more relevant user experience.

by Lauren Knowles

Twitter suffers massive hijack attack

Posted - 8th November 2012 in Social Media

Many Twitter users were asked to amend their accounts this morning, after a large password hijacking attempt.

by Ben Dudley

Social media presidency statistics put Obama ahead

Posted - 6th November 2012 in Social Media

A study of presidential adverts shared on social media gives Barack Obama a slight advantage over rival Mitt Romney.

by Ben Dudley

Senior executives shed Facebook shares

Posted - 5th November 2012 in Social Media

Top staff react to the expiry of a lock-in period that allows them to sell off some of their stock.

by James Riches

Twitter survey tool for advertisers announced

Posted - 4th October 2012 in Social Media

Twitter Surveys will invite users to answer simple questions to measure brand awareness.

by Rachel Hand

Tweet shop opened by Kelloggs

Posted - 27th September 2012 in Social Media

Kellogg's starts a pop up store selling snacks in exchange for Tweets.

by Lauren Knowles

Social media storm for NFL

Posted - 25th September 2012 in Social Media

The National Football League in America faces a social media storm after highly controversial ending to game.

by Ben Dudley

Zuckerberg vows not to sell shares for one year

Posted - 5th September 2012 in Social Media

Facebook CEO attempts to restore confidence despite huge tax bill and lowest ever share prices.

by Rachel Hand

Facebook vs Google Plus

Posted - 21st August 2012 in Facebook, Google, Mobile Marketing, Online Marketing, Social Media

Google+ has quickly accumulated passionate users - but Facebook still has the numbers.

by Liane Baddeley

Curiosity tweets from Mars

Posted - 6th August 2012 in Social Media

The NASA robot has shared its first pictures from the red planet via social media.

by Rachel Hand

Facebook loses its top talent

Posted - 2nd August 2012 in Social Media

Facebook has lost three key employees following its IPO in May.

by Lauren Knowles

Facebook smartphone launch rumours

Posted - 27th July 2012 in Social Media

The Facebook smartphone rumours continue despite Mark Zuckerberg's protestations.

by Lauren Knowles

Microsoft buys Yammer

Posted - 26th June 2012 in Social Media

Business social network Yammer has been bought by Microsoft for $1.2 billion.

by James Riches

Twitter hit by a cascading bug

Posted - 22nd June 2012 in Social Media

Twitter faced a prolonged period of downtime due to a cascading bug.

by Lauren Knowles

Google Plus Local offers new social angle

Posted - 19th June 2012 in Design, Google, Internet News, Search News, SEO, Social Media

Google+ Local may be the key to making Google+ a genuinely useful service.

by Liane Baddeley

Facebook opens Olympics portal

Posted - 19th June 2012 in Social Media

Facebook has set up an Olympics portal to allow fans to share their experiences.

by James Riches

Facebook app store introduced

Posted - 8th June 2012 in Social Media

Facebook has introduced its own App Centre, containing high quality apps most used by friends.

by Lauren Knowles

Facebook App Centre to launch

Posted - 10th May 2012 in Social Media

Facebook's own app store will select the best web and mobile applications.

by Liane Baddeley

Facebook criminals should social media police access?

Posted - 31st January 2012 in Social Media, Social Networking, Facebook

The blame gameThere have been numerous recent headlines about jailed criminals accessing Facebook ..

by Liane Baddeley

An uneasy partnership: Social media in business... and in the workplace

Posted - 31st October 2011 in Social Media

Online conduct of employees In its infancy, social media was most certainly not regarded as a ..

by Liane Baddeley

The fractured identity of the Twitter and Facebook user

Posted - 11th August 2011 in Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Facebook

Everyday use of social networks Social networks have become an integral aspect of daily life as ..

by Lauren Knowles

Google+ first impressions - better than Facebook?

Posted - 15th July 2011 in Social Media, Internet News, Google, Social Networking, Facebook

Is Google+ better than Facebook?That's the question being asked by everyone in social media ..

by Richard Frost

How religions use Twitter and Facebook

Posted - 25th May 2011 in Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Facebook

Religions turning to social mediaAlmost all religions hold as fundamental the need to spread the ..

by Richard Frost

Sorry seems to be the hardest tweet

Posted - 21st April 2011 in Social Media, Twitter, Facebook

Twitter XI Some of the most controversial footballers have been venting their over-paid spleens for ..

by Jack Titley

How the voluntary sector can use social media (with examples)

Posted - 12th April 2011 in Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Facebook, Manchester, PR

The voluntary sector is always starved of funds. Unfortunately, it costs hundreds of pounds to ..

by Richard Frost

WWE and The Rock get cooking on social media

Posted - 16th February 2011 in Social Media

Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson made a surprise appearance on World Wrestling ..

by Michael Thornton

Using social media for fundraising

Posted - 2nd February 2011 in Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Team News, Facebook

This September, I will be trekking up the Inca trail in Peru to the lost city of Machu Picchu, ..

by Admin

Win deluxe chocolates how many spiders are in the cookie jar?

Posted - 14th December 2010 in Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Team News

We're all guilty of eating too much chocolate at Christmas. However, these particular chocolates ..

by Richard Frost

theEword Academy - How to get answers on Twitter

Posted - 16th November 2010 in Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, theEword Academy, Manchester

Twitter isn't always the most intuitive of sites. This is particularly true of the search function, ..

by Richard Frost

theEword Academy - 10 tips to boost your following on social media

Posted - 9th November 2010 in Copywriting, Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Facebook, Viral Marketing, theEword Academy

Every organisation dabbles in social media marketing nowadays, or at least it feels that way. ..

by Richard Frost

The 5 key qualities you need to be a successful Press Officer

Posted - 12th October 2010 in Copywriting, Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, PR

It has been nearly a year since I became the Press Officer at theEword. During that time, there ..

by Richard Frost

theEweekly Wrap - Schmidt, Facebook Places and Yahoo

Posted - 20th August 2010 in SEO, PPC, Social Media, Internet News, Weekly Wrap, Online Marketing, Google, Twitter, Social Networking, Facebook

Schmidt on the social Google boss Eric Schmidt shared a warning with social media users this week, ..

by Tom Mason

theEweekly Wrap - Android, Google and Twitter

Posted - 13th August 2010 in Design, Mobile Marketing, Social Media, Internet News, Weekly Wrap, Google, Twitter, Search News, Technology, Microsoft, Apple, Browsers

Android uprisingApple's iPhone woes continued this week after statistics revealed that ..

by Tom Mason

theEweekly Wrap - Social media, Google Wave, Google AdWords

Posted - 6th August 2010 in SEO, PPC, Social Media, Internet News, Weekly Wrap, Online Marketing, Google, Twitter

On the social clockEmployers in the UK will be taking a long look at their staff's internet history ..

by Tom Mason

theEweekly Wrap - Social Sorted, Yahoo Japan, Google mobile

Posted - 30th July 2010 in SEO, PPC, Mobile Marketing, Social Media, Weekly Wrap, Twitter, Team News, Search News, Microsoft

Socially mindedtheEword and Juice Digital teamed up this week for 'Social Media. Sorted'; an event ..

by Tom Mason

theEweekly Wrap - Social media sorted, Facebook and Yahoo

Posted - 23rd July 2010 in SEO, Social Media, Internet News, Weekly Wrap, Search News, Facebook, Yahoo

Social Media ManchestertheEword unveiled the 'Social Media. Sorted' event this week. Hosted in ..

by Tom Mason

theEweekly Wrap - Tweetdeck, Google and Facebook

Posted - 16th July 2010 in SEO, Social Media, Internet News, Weekly Wrap, Online Marketing, Google, Twitter, Facebook

Tweetdeck triumphTweetdeck, the social media monitoring software surpassed 15 million desktop ..

by Tom Mason

Legal Issues of Web 2.0 and Social Media

Posted - 12th July 2010 in Social Media, Online Marketing, Twitter, Social Networking

At 232 pages, Stephen Kuncewicz's debut publication is certainly comprehensive. The book, Legal ..

by Tom Mason

theEword interviews Walrus Bar via Twitter

Posted - 9th July 2010 in Social Media, Twitter

The Manchester Twitter Report ranked Walrus Bar as the most-effective company using Twitter in ..

by Tom Mason

Writing the Manchester Twitter Report

Posted - 6th July 2010 in Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Team News

Manchester as a city has an incredibly active social media community. Regular events such as Social ..

by Tom Mason

theEweekly Wrap - Social media day, YouTube, News International

Posted - 2nd July 2010 in SEO, Social Media, Weekly Wrap, Online Marketing, Google, Twitter, Technology, Facebook

Social media dayManchester SEO and social media enthusiasts teamed up this week for the very first ..

by Tom Mason

The most popular Foursquare locations in Manchester

Posted - 28th June 2010 in Social Media, Online Marketing, Social Networking

Foursquare, the geo-tagging social network, recently revealed that over 1.7 million people had ..

by Tom Mason

theEweekly Wrap - Apple, Google and Facebook

Posted - 25th June 2010 in SEO, Social Media, Internet News, Weekly Wrap, Online Marketing, Google, Search News, Facebook

Apple of the dayIt's been a massive week for iPhone news. With companies desperate to jump onto ..

by Tom Mason