Tag: social network
"FightMe" – the social network for deciding who is best online, rather than in a pub car park
This week sees the official launch of FightMe, a "competitive social network" that aims to be a bit like the X-Factor. The premise is fairly simple: Once signed up you can post an unedited 30-second video of yourself showcasing your…
James O'Malley appointed new editor of Tech Digest – welcome aboard
September has been a huge month for the technology industry – in one month Nokia has been eaten up by Microsoft, the Blackberry has started to rot, fingerprints have suddenly become important, and Los Santos has become the number one…
Why Instagram's new video feature beats Twitter's Vine hands down
In case you haven't heard the news Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, has launched a video recording app that is set to take on the Twitter owned Vine. Yes Vine remember that? The six second video app? In…
"Samsung Facebook" rumour silenced by Sammy
Remember yesterday's wild rumour that Samsung were planning to put together their own Facebook-rivalling social network? An idea we thought was so ludicrous that we thought the top brass at Samsung must have gone a little cray-cray? Well, it's been…
Samsung to take on Facebook with their own social network?
Have Samsung gone a little crazy? If this latest report proves true, their recent financial successes may be going to their heads. Samsung are rumoured to be preparing to launch their own social network next year, with aims to take…
Rebel or Obey: Anti-Facebook network Unthink is here
Rebel or Obey? Freedom or Control? Inspire or Oppress? Emancipate yourself! Welcome to Unthink, a new social network set up as a contrast to Facebook. It's just opened up to the first round of beta testers, aiming to provide…
Facebook f8: What is Timeline?
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has introduced a major new feature to the world's biggest social network today in the shape of the Timeline, which is set to replace the regular Profile pages we've become accustomed to. Speaking at the company's…
Share or die: Google calls time on private profiles
Google's Private Profiles are for sharing, apparently, and we don't get a choice in the matter. If you have a Google profile that's set to private, you have until the end of the month to change it to public….
MySpace to be sold for a miniscule £18 million
MySpace may be sold on again as soon as Thursday of this week, but for a fraction of the cost that current owners News Corp paid for it. Rupert Murdoch's media empire bought the social network for $580 million back…
Pottermore officially revealed: JK Rowling's Harry Potter social network
JK Rowling, author of the mega-popular Harry Potter series of books, has today revealed Pottermore, an online portal for fans of the teenage wizard and his magical adventures to explore. "It's the same story with a few crucial additions….
