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Will social media market listings trigger a new dot-com bubble?
The Chinese Facebook-equivalent, Renren, will test appetites for social media listings with plans to float on the stockmarket. The most popular social network in China, Renren.com could be valued at up to $500 million, should plans to list in…
Twitter gives homeless a voice in new project
Among the social groups where internet innovation has least impact, the homeless are probably those most left behind. But a new project called 'Underheard in New York' is granting an intriguing insight into the daily lives of this demographic….
MWC 2011: Google's chief Eric Schmidt slams Nokia over Microsoft deal, fails to rule out Twitter buyout
Google's outgoing chief executive Eric Schmidt used his keynote speech in Barcelona to have a dig at Nokia after being snubbed by the Finnish mobile giant in favour of a partnership with Microsoft. During the talk, Schmidt revealed that…
Twitter in $10 billion sales talks with Google and Facebook
Google and Facebook are said to have entered talks with Twitter in order to assimilate the micro-blogging site into their web-conquering services. Twitter are apparently asking for a whopping $10 billion for the company however, despite a December valuation of…
INFOGRAPHIC: Football banter migrates from the terraces to Twitter
Twitter for a few years now has been the breaking news source of choice when it comes to the entertainment industry and in many cases political circles too. It now looks as though the football terrace chants of yester-year are…
You've got tweet: Email usage drops 59% among teenagers who prefer mobile and Twitter
In news that will make Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg jump with joy, email usage among teenagers between 12 and 17 fell a massive 59% in the past year, according to a study from ComScore. Mobile SMS, and instant messaging…
Google 'Speak to Tweet' gives Egyptian protesters 140 character lifeline
Google's 'Speak to Tweet' tool, launched only on Monday is already proving its worth by offering the thousands of Egyptian protesters a way of communicating with the outside world via the internet. Egypt, which is currently facing a series of…
And 2010's most re-tweeted Tweets are…
The Twitter team have revealed which Tweets have been most retweeted over the course of 2010. As part of their #Hindsight2010 collection of Twitter trends, they've put together this neat little infographic on what have been the most shared comments…
Are Twitter preventing WikiLeaks from trending?
Are Twitter preventing WikiLeaks from trending? That's the rumour doing the rounds on the "internetz" right now, as conspiracy theorists are claiming that Twitter are the latest company to pull support for the whistle blowing webiste. Despite a huge buzz…
Follow Top Holiday Trends On A Christmas Tweet
Need some ideas for Christmas still? Check out A Christmas Tweet. The site monitors all of the buzz around Christmas on Twitter, covering everything from top gadgets and gifts, to top brands being talked about. Currently the iPad is…
