Press Pass, a ’live directory’ of journalists from major publications, is a brand new Dubai-based site that comes to us courtesy of co-founders David Haddad, a product manager and software engineer, and…
There are a whole host of ways to raise money for your charity or non-profit online, and one of those ways is by posting poignant and informative videos on YouTube….
Earlier today, we broke the news about Facebook winning a 2008 lawsuit filed against Power Ventures, the owner of former social networking hub Power.com. Yesterday, a court ruled that Power…
Welcome to our regular round-up of the latest tools and apps that are generating some buzz online. Let’s get straight in there… 1. Track the social media performance of your competitors…
If you’re the type of person who likes nothing more than sharing their entire life through social networks, you may like this little experimental music project. Track Me was conceived…
We’ve received word that Facebook has emerged victorious in court after a long legal tussle with Power Ventures, the VC-backed company behind now-defunct (and up for sale) social networking hub…
Asia now has its very first dedicated social media research center, after the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) launched its Social Media Laboratory this week. The new facility will…
As Apple feels the pressurefrom Chinese authorities over its disputed iPad trademark case against Proview, other technology companies — including Facebook — have begun questioning the legitimacy of their intellectual…
We’ve already seen the Japanese government turn to social media to help boost tourist numbers, and now All Nippon Airways (ANA) has followed suit by rolling out its own viral campaign….
In a blog post today, Facebook announced some new apps that are utilizing its Timeline functionality, all of them being media related. The company also reported some interesting statistics for…
What happens when you’re simply too big to care? That’s a question that @WhatTheFFacts could answer, it would seem. The account, with its nearly 2 million followers, appears to be…
It’s well known that Twitter doesn’t provide a robust search product that lets you find tweets older than six or seven days. That could be because the company is focused…
There’s been quite a lot of stories about Pinterest‘s rapid growth, and how the social media world’s darling is now becoming an interesting marketing and business tool. And then there’s…
Excellent news for social networks and Web service providers and their users this morning, as the European Court of Justice has ruled (PDF) that such businesses cannot be required to…
“The last 12 months have shown us just how truly transformative the Internet can be: the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, WikiLeaks and the continued aggregation of private data into…
