Social Media News
The latest industry news from the world of Social Media and the Social Networks including Digg, Stumbleupon, and Facebook. Updated daily.
28th May 2008
Google gears up for conference
Web developers will be welcomed by Google to the company's biggest conference of its kind this year. Almost 3,000 web developers will gather for a keynote speech and about 100 technical sessions about web application development. ... Google gears up for conference >>
28th May 2008
Spammers targeted by Yahoo!
Internet giant Yahoo! has filed a lawsuit against a group of email spammers for trying to con web users into believing they had won a lottery prize. The phishing lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New un... Spammers targeted by Yahoo! >>
22nd May 2008
Viral campaigns 'have an organic effect'
Viral marketing is successful because its effect seems organic, one industry member has said. Initiatives involving the viral distribution of video or other content raise consumer awareness because they do not appear calculated, said Henry P... Viral campaigns 'have an organic effect' >>
21st May 2008
YouTube initiative from Brown
A new rich media online strategy sees prime minister Gordon Brown ask the public to answer questions live on YouTube. Prime minister's questions - the half-hour session in which the prime minister takes questions from parliament - can now be... YouTube initiative from Brown >>
20th May 2008
Apple wants more ringtones for iPhone users
Apple is in talks with record companies about expanding its ringtone catalogue, a new report suggests. The company currently offers iPhone users the chance to upgrade specific iTunes tracks into ringtones, but this service is not currently a... Apple wants more ringtones for iPhone users >>
19th May 2008
Online file-sharing 'a legal grey area'
The legal status of internet downloads remains difficult to determine, one industry commentator has commented. Speaking after an online music provider was sued by nine record labels for infringement of copyright, Ben Camm-Jones highlighted t... Online file-sharing 'a legal grey area' >>
16th May 2008
Google: Marketers must be educated about social networks
The next steps for the development of advertising on social networks should involve educating marketing professionals, Google's co-founder has said. According to Sergey Brin, users and advertisers need to learn and accept the processes invol... Google: Marketers must be educated about social networks >>
14th May 2008
Employees 'would show bosses online profiles'
A study has revealed that almost half of employees in the UK are not worried about their bosses checking up on them via social networking sites, according to reports. Zinc Research and Dufferin Research compiled the report as part of unders... Employees 'would show bosses online profiles' >>
13th May 2008
Google 'matures' with free application project
Search supremo Google has revealed plans to offer website developers free applications. The company's engineering director, David Glazer, said that the project represented a shift from 'protectionism' to a more open approach in the social ne... Google 'matures' with free application project >>
9th May 2008
Microsoft ditches Yahoo, courts Facebook
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been approached by Microsoft about a potential takeover, according to a new report. The software company purchased a $240 billion (£120 billion) stake in Facebook last October, when the user-generate... Microsoft ditches Yahoo, courts Facebook >>
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