Tag: Social networking
Google+ update adds large cover photos and Local Reviews tab
Google has updated its Google+ social networking site, adding a new tab for local user generated reviews and the ability to upload larger cover photos. Added to the left hand panel, the Local Reviews tab lets users discuss and share…
Has Google+ overtaken Twitter as second most-popular social network?
How much do you use Google+, Google's social network? More than Facebook? Almost certainly not we'd imagine, unless you call Google's Mountain View HQ home. How about more than Twitter though? Again unlikely, but that's what's being suggested by new…
Redesigned Myspace reopens for all with free Justin Timberlake "Suit & Tie" single, overshadowed by Facebook yet again
Myspace is back! On exactly the same day that the internet is fixed on rumours concerning Facebook's big announcement this evening. Doh! Yep, Zuckerberg has stolen Myspace's thunder once again, in much the same way his social network stole the…
Twitter begin roll-out of tweet archive download feature for select users
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo promised that users would be able to download their entire archive of tweets before the year was out, and for a small group of Twitter fans, that functionality is now accessible. A handful of Twitter users…
Twitter add in app photo filters after ditching Instagram support
After yesterday removing Instagram support from feeds yesterday, Twitter have finally made good on the rumours that they were creating their own photo filter service. You'll now be able to edit snaps direct from the Twitter app before sending them…
Microsoft So.Cl social network now open for all to try
So.Cl, Microsoft's experimental photo sharing social network, is now open for all to try. Though technically still in its beta testing stage, Microsoft have built the network to a stable point to allow all interested parties to begin using it….
Facebook and Twitter responsible for lengthy toilet queues
Sick of hopping foot to foot outside a toilet waiting for the previous occupant to clear out? The problem may be down to social networking. No, not the sort of social networking that George Michael is partial to. We're talking…
Facebook considering WhatsApp IM buyout?
Facebook may be preparing to buy multi-platform instant messaging app WhatsApp, according to the latest Silicon Valley rumours. TechCrunch are citing "source close to the matter" on the possible merger, though details are being kept so closely guarded currently that…
Facebook add option to promote personal posts for cash
Fancy yourself as a bit of a Facebook bigwig? Frustrated by how quickly your Instagram lunch shots or stealthily stolen jokes (presented as your own, naturally) slide down your friends' busily-populated news feeds? Then you'll be pleased to hear that…
Zuckerberg: No to a Facebook phone, YES to a Facebook search engine
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had laid to rest rumours that his social network will be developing their own-branded smartphone, stating that "the phone just doesn't make any sense." Speaking at a TechCrunch Disrupt "fireside chat", Zuckerberg instead stressed that his…
