Tag: Social networking
Facebook Places : location awareness heading to the social network
Facebook have announced that they will be integrating location-aware features into their social network. Facebook Places will hit as a new iPhone app for US users from Thursday, rolling out to all 500 million worldwide users soon after. BlackBerry and…
"OMG MOTHER WENT TO JAIL" scam hits Facebook
Facebook users beware! Yet another viral scam has hit the social network, aiming to snare all your personal details. The scam encourages users to "like" and share a post titled "OMG!! Guys, you have to see this: This mother…
Video Preview: A look at of BBC iPlayer's new features
The BBC today launched a pretty substantial re-vamp of their iPlayer video-on demand service. Adding customisable modules and integrating social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, the BBC look to have really paid attention to what the public have asked…
Video Interview: BBC iPlayer's Eric Huggers on web TV and social media
Eric Huggers, Controller of BBC Future Media, was in town today to talk about the latest re-vamped version of BBC iPlayer, Auntie's video on demand service that has taken the nation by storm. Shiny Shiny's Anna was on hand…
dot a laptop from Packard Bell features one-button access to Facebook
Packard Bell have announced the launch of their new dot a laptop. The 11.6 inch computer will be available from summer 2010 for around £399. Promising excellent multimedia functionality, Packard Bell hope it will be a hit with fans of…
NME and BlackBerry team up for new "Breakthrough" music social network
NME and BlackBerry are to team up on a new social network. Breakthrough will be primarily aimed at musicians and music fans, allowing users to upload music and videos onto a network teeming with music aficionados. Uploaded music will also…
15 Must-Follow General Election Twitter feeds
If there is one thing other than "Bigotgate" that this General Election will be remembered for, it'll be the growing use of social media to share party policies and give voice to the nation's voters. From the #nickcleggsfault hashtag to…
The General Election in 12 YouTube videos
The 2010 General Election is almost upon us, and after months of long, hard campaigning up and down the streets of Britain, it's turned out to be pretty riveting, nail-biting stuff. A real three-horse race for the first time…
5 things iTunes must do to stay ahead of Spotify
Since it launched nearly a decade ago, Apple's iTunes has become almost synonymous with digital music. A beautiful and intuitive user-interface coupled with the most thorough library of legal MP3 downloads available, it was the perfect accompaniment to the iPod…
5 things we greedily still want Spotify to add
Spotify rolled out a pretty extensive update to it's streaming service this morning. Adding robust social networking features, Spotify now links in with your Facebook account for lightning fast music sharing between your friends, as well as syncing up your…
