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Twitter starts shrinking in October

Dave Jeyes — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:56:20 +0000

After a nearly flat September, Twitter saw a whopping 8 percent drop in users during the month of October. Has the service reached critical mass long before becoming mainstream?

Looking at Twitter’s traffic numbers as reported by Comscore, the service [...]

Charging for news for all the wrong reasons

Dave Jeyes — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:39:30 +0000

A recent study finds that as many as 60 percent of news outlets are evaluating a paid subscription model for their content. If these papers want to save journalism, they might just have to [...]

IBM offers email for less than Google Apps

Dave Jeyes — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:25:16 +0000

IBM has announced the launch of LotusLive iNotes Web-based email for businesses aimed at competing directly with Google’s low-cost business solution. And the kicker is that it’s cheaper to go with Big Blue.

In general [...]

Making new Facebook friends could get you burgled

John Lister — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:08:42 +0000

It’s no secret that posting your vacation plans online can be a security risk if your home address is also visible. But one insurance firm says many people are still taking a gamble even when they think they are keeping such details [...]

Employers vet hires on Facebook over LinkedIn

Dave Jeyes — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:13:59 +0000

LinkedIn may be the leading site for professional social networking, but employers prefer Facebook for digging up dirt on prospective hires. Here’s how to avoid embarrassment when it comes time to look for a new [...]

Anti-Twitter “study” is itself pointless babble

John Lister — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:54:08 +0000

If you believe a new “study”, 40 percent of Twitter posts are “meaningless babble”. Even if you choose to accept that as true, it’s a statement that tells us completely nothing about Twitter.

As Dave Parrack reported earlier today, the study comes from a [...]

Free streaming music slashes illegal file sharing

Dave Jeyes — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:38:29 +0000

A new report shows that access to free streaming music in the past few years has dramatically curbed illegal file sharing. Is it time for the ad supported model [...]

European group calls for tighter social media privacy

John Lister — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:26:54 +0000

A group set up to advise the European Union says social networking sites may need closer control by privacy regulators on the continent. It warns that third-party developers who produce applications for the site need particular scrutiny.

The call comes in [...]

Does Obama/Iran question spell the end of traditional media?

John Lister — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:22:05 +0000

A press conference exchange between Barack Obama and an Iranian Internet user has prompted some to say traditional questioning from journalists could be on the way out. But the democratic possibilities of the Internet for public questioning have [...]

Web 2.0 named one millionth English word – as its popular usage dies

Dave Parrack — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:55:39 +0000

The English language is many things – beautiful, tricky to learn, popular worldwide – but it also has the most words [...]