With more and more staff using social network sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace from work, plenty of businesses are asking the question, “If social networks are such a risk, shouldn’t we just block them?” When social networking web sites such as Facebook and MySpace first emerged, some businesses viewed them as a distraction from […]
Facebook’s privacy settings and the issue of identity theft are under the microscope again, with AVG warning users against over-sharing their personal information online. With more and more people using Facebook and sharing personal data, criminals are finding it a rich source of income – they are harvesting and selling information, stealing identities, sending spam […]
Google today launched Google Buzz, a service that allows you share updates, photos, videos, and start conversations about the things you find interesting. Google Buzz integrates a social media stream into Google’s Gmail platform and appears very much like FriendFeed, but also ties in to a number of Google services such as Youtube and Picasa, […]
Google is set to make another push into social media through their Gmail service. According to The Wall Street Journal, Gmail will be launching a new feature that allows users to share content and status updates with friends. Google is set to announce the service at a launch event tomorrow with expectations that this revamped […]
Social networking and blogging are now the 4th most popular online activities, according to Nielsen’s “Global Faces and Networked Places” report. A staggering two-thirds (67 percent) of the global online population now visit social networks
The benefits of social networking for business have been widely debated, in particular the use of Facebook in the workplace. However, there are many legal issues that need to be explored from privacy and protection to liability regarding your company website and links. Earlier this year the High Court of Justice in England awarded a […]
The increase in demand for web-based applications such as social media tools provides an opportunity for niche IT suppliers to lend their expertise to creative agencies looking to realise new revenue from digital projects. Web-based applications like twitter and Facebook are now becoming a boardroom conversation as clients look to embrace social media and integrate […]
While bosses across the country are banning their staff from using Facebook and other social networking sites in their lunchbreak, are they losing sight of what could be a potentially beneficial business tool? Business managers today are only too aware of the importance of looking after their customers and gaining their trust. Unfortunately many customer […]
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