Google reveals action over Mosley

Google has removed hundreds of web pages relating to former Formula 1 boss Max Mosley’s sex life from its search results index, Britain’s Leveson Inquiry on press standards has heard. ...

Twitter to censor itself in some nations

Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility is likely to raise fears that the short-messaging company’s commitment to free speech ...

Facebook forces users to change profiles

Facebook will start requiring people to switch to a new profile format known as Timeline, making photos, links and personal musings from the past much easier to find. Timeline is ...
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McDonald’s Twitter promotion backfires

Published on January 25th, 2012no comments
A McDonald’s Twitter promotion backfired after customers hijacked the hash-tag #McDStories, using it to share horror stories instead. The fast food giant launched the 24-hour promotional campaign last week to ...
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‘Downturn Shoppers’ Look to Digital for Savings

Published on January 25th, 2012no comments
Price-conscious consumers do more online research, download coupons and compare prices in-store via smartphones Despite some bright spots on the economic horizon, shopping remains more of a battle than a ...
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Marketers Follow Users to More Social Sites

Published on January 24th, 2012no comments
Marketing efforts spreading beyond Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Social media sites beyond Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are seeing significant boosts in usage, both in the US and elsewhere in the ...
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US lawmakers abandoning online piracy bill

Published on January 20th, 2012no comments
Five days before a critical vote, US senators are abandoning an anti-piracy bill after an outpouring of online opposition to tinkering with internet freedoms. Senate Democratic leaders still plan to ...
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SOPA blackout: Bills lose three co-sponsors amid protests

Published on January 19th, 2012no comments
In case you missed all the news on the proposed bill to Stop On Line Piracy, or SOPA as it has become known, is a bill that was introduced into ...
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China web users hits 513 million

Published on January 17th, 2012no comments
The number of internet users in China has surged past 500 million as millions of new web surfers go online using mobile phones and tablet computers, an industry group reports. ...
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Most Consumers Still Don’t Talk About Brands on Social Sites

Published on January 17th, 2012no comments
Consumers occasionally post about brands on Facebook and Twitter, but offline and non-social online methods keep them informed While most marketers leverage Facebook and Twitter to communicate with customers, not ...
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