Facebook passes one billion user mark
By Hanleigh Daniels 5 October 2012Facebook passes the one billion mark in registered users. FULL STORY >
Gartner - business spending on paid social media reviews increasing
By Hanleigh Daniels 19 September 2012Gartner says that corporate spending on paid social media product ratings and reviews is increasing. FULL STORY >
Google acquires Nik Software
By Hanleigh Daniels 18 September 2012Google acquires Nik Software who is responsible for the Instagram rival app Snapseed. FULL STORY >
BBM included in Collins English Dictionary
By Hanleigh Daniels 14 September 2012BBM has been officially added in the latest edition of the Collins English Dictionary. FULL STORY >
Facebook mobile user tally reaches 543 million
By Hanleigh Daniels 4 September 2012Facebook's mobile user tally increases by 55 million in just four months. FULL STORY >
Mxit and Standard Bank launches Mxit Money
By Hanleigh Daniels 16 August 2012Mxit and Standard Bank unveils a new mobile commerce platform to bring banking services to users without bank accounts. FULL STORY >
Twitter records for London 2012 Olympics
By Hanleigh Daniels 13 August 2012Twitter takes a look back at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the record tweet tallies it produced. FULL STORY >
Facebook acquires mobile bookmarking service Spool
By Hanleigh Daniels 16 July 2012Facebook purchases mobile bookmarking service Spool. FULL STORY >
Twitter mobile app for iPhone and Android updated
By Hanleigh Daniels 11 July 2012Twitter brings new features to the latest versions of its mobile app for Android-based mobile devices and the iPhone. FULL STORY >
Facebook acquires Face.com facial recognition
By Hanleigh Daniels 19 June 2012Facebook has agreed to buy facial recognition company Face.com. FULL STORY >
Twitter announces site performance enhancements
By Hanleigh Daniels 30 May 2012The popular social networking site Twitter reveals some measures it has taken to improve the loading and page rendering times of the site. FULL STORY >
Gaming News Round-up - The New Releases edition
By Ryan Noik 11 May 2012In this week's Gaming News Round-up more screenshots of the forthcoming Game of Thrones RPG are revealed, whilst the official launch trailer for Max Payne 3 is released. FULL STORY >
Twitter announces its Innovator's Patent Agreement
By Hanleigh Daniels 18 April 2012Popular social networking destination Twitter reveals its Innovator's Patent Agreement, via which the site commits to using its patents for defensive purposes and not as a revenue generating tool. FULL STORY >
Foursquare reaches 20 million users, two billion check-ins
By Hanleigh Daniels 17 April 2012The location-centric service Foursquare crosses the two billion mark in check-ins, thanks to its twenty million plus users. FULL STORY >
Twitter takes spammers to court
By Hanleigh Daniels 10 April 2012The popular social networking site Twitter has filed a lawsuit in a US federal court against five spammers and spamming tool providers. FULL STORY >
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