Latest Social Networks Articles
- 30 September 2013
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News: Facebook widens Graph Search to include posts, status updates
Facebook has started to include more types of content in Graph Search, a tool for searching what others have been posting about on the social network
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How-Tos: How to delete or disable your Facebook account
Privacy concerns surrounding Facebook have been well documented, but you may have other reasons for wanting to walk away from the social network. Perhaps you don't find it all that useful, or you've gotten one too many FarmVille requests. If this sounds like you, you might consider deactivating or outright deleting your Facebook account.
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News: Bang With Friends, Zynga kiss and make up
Whatever the moral and ethical considerations of using a social network designed to promote casual hook-ups with your friends and acquaintances, you can at least know you won't be skirting trademark laws the next time you and your lucky paramour decide to drop trou.
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News: Dead Drops offline P2P file sharing network goes global
What started as an expression of art by Berlin Artist Aram Bartholl to explore the relationship between the online and offline worlds, has caught on and become an enormous file sharing network based on thumb drives embedded in buildings and other objects.
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Opinion: Twitter is up for sale and going public.
Following on from Facebook, Twitter has announced it is to be floated on the stock exchange. As the IPO approaches we look at why the micro-blogging site is important, and how stockholders will change its ideals.
- 27 September 2013
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News: How to delete your Twitter account
There are a number of reasons why you might want to delete your Twitter account. Maybe you just don't use it. Maybe you can't stand another hashtag. Maybe you said something stupid and have half the Internet mad at you ("Come on, it was only satire!"). Whatever the reason, nuking your Twitter account is an easy process that only takes a few mouse clicks.
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News: What kind of ads would you 'like'? Facebook wants to know
Facebook wants to make its ads less annoying to users by only showing them what they want to see, even if it means a dip in ad exposure for some marketers.
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News: France sanctions Google for European privacy law violations
Google faces financial sanctions in France after failing to comply with an order to alter how it stores and shares user data to conform to the nation's privacy laws.
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News: The 2013 Women in ICT Awards
It's time to recognise female excellence in ICT once again. And there's no better way than through the second annual ARN Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) which hit the ground running on October 8 when nominations open. They close a fortnight later on October 22.
- 26 September 2013
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News: Facebook allows edits for typos and botched auto-corrects
The first draft of anything is terrible, Ernest Hemingway once said (though in slightly more colorful language). Facebook is applying some similar thinking and allowing users to edit their posts.
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News: Google turns 15 and celebrates by smartening up search
Google is now 15 years old, and the company is celebrating by smartening up its bread-and-butter technology, search, and adding new features such as comparisons and filters.
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News: Former Boris Johnson deputy blames 'hacking' for naked 'selfies' on Facebook
Richard Barnes, the former deputy mayor of London, has claimed that his Facebook account was hacked after a series of nude self-portraits appeared on his personal page.
- 25 September 2013
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News: Instagram for iOS 7: You call that a redesign?
Look at Instagram. Now look at me. Now look at the App Store's iOS 7 updates. Now me. Now look at Instagram again. Notice anything different? Sure you do. Look harder, maybe?
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News: Twitter Alerts give new meaning to crisis communication
After offering to send you push notifications about must-read tweets and must-follow users on Tuesday, Twitter on Wednesday took a more serious approach to notifications.
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News: Twitter partners with FEMA, American Red Cross and others for emergency alerts feature
Twitter wants to bolster its position as a go-to source of information during emergencies and other crises with a new notifications feature.
- 24 September 2013
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News: Twitter tries 'magic' to keep users in the know
Didn't catch that tweet all your friends were talking about? Twitter wants you to see it next time, using a new feature that will notify you of tweets and contacts that Twitter thinks you'll want to know about.
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News: Meet the new LinkedIn, now also for career-focused teens
Forget the older crowd. LinkedIn now wants to help teenagers get into college and find a good job, in a strategy shift that analysts said could eventually pay off for the company.
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News: @Horse_ebooks punks the Internet, is really a human being
@Horse_ebooks was a spam Twitter feed with the soul of a poet that amassed a huge following. Then it ceased being spam and turned into a real art project, which debuted at a New York City gallery on Tuesday. The exhibition ended years of speculation: Who was behind @Horse_ebooks?
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News: China may partially unblock Facebook, Twitter
The Chinese government may be about to ease up on its policy of censoring its citizens.
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News: Twitter fixes Tweet button issue that downloaded a torrent file
Some Twitter users were surprised Monday when they clicked a button to share content from third-party websites but instead downloaded a mysterious torrent file.
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Latest How-To
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Tech Jargon Buster: technology terms explained - October 2013
What is Trolling? What is Haptic Feedback? What is a Skeumorphism? These and other tech terms explained
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How to delete or disable your Facebook account
Need some time away from Facebook? Sick of its privacy issues? You can deactivate--or outright delete--your account.