Sep
24

Microsoft experiments with a new Bing rewards scheme

Bing is set to launch a rewards scheme in the US

Microsoft are set to experiment with a new rewards scheme. By simply using Bing services, the new system will allow users to build up credit which can then be spent on a wide range of products from … [Read more...]

Aug
24

Lady Ga Ga crowned Twitter Queen

Lady Ga Ga this week triumphed over former number one Twitterer Britney Spears to become the Queen of Twitter. The Bad Romance singer topped Britney’s 5,703,000 followers with her 5,741,000 devoted … [Read more...]

Jul
23

Facebook reaches 500 million members

Facebook’s meteoric rise in global popularity shows no signs of faltering, as the social networking site has just announced it currently boasts 500 million active members. With 500 million active … [Read more...]

Jun
05

Skype’s new 3G iPhone app in high demand

Demand for Skype’s new 3G iPhone app is extremely high with the company reporting 5 million downloads in just 4 days. Prior to the release of the new app, iPhone users could only use Skype … [Read more...]

May
20

Microsoft plan Hotmail makeover

New features to be added to Hotmail by mid summer

Microsoft has revealed plans to revamp its Hotmail service in order to keep up with the rapid growth of rival email provider Gmail. In the past Microsoft have increased email storage on their … [Read more...]

Apr
02

Reports of possible Yahoo! account hacking in China

It’s been reported that a number of Yahoo! accounts belonging to journalists and those involved in activist groups related to China have been hacked into over the last month. The news comes just … [Read more...]

Feb
26

Yahoo! and Twitter join forces

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Yahoo! has signed a deal with the popular micro-blogging site Twitter which will see Yahoo! users able to access Twitter via a whole host of Yahoo! products. It’s not unusual for search engines … [Read more...]

Jan
15

The passwords banned by Twitter revealed

An internet blogger has uncovered a list of passwords which micro blogging website Twitter has banned from use on its website. The social networking site is clamping down on passwords which could … [Read more...]

Dec
12

Anger as Facebook changes privacy settings

Facebook’s decision to change its privacy settings this week has been met with anger from some users who are concerned that their personal data could be at risk due to the alterations made to the … [Read more...]

Oct
23

Google follows Microsoft’s lead by announcing plans to collaborate with Twitter

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Just after the news broke that Microsoft would start indexing Twitter updates through their newly launched search engine Bing, Google also revealed that they have plans to follow suit and will also … [Read more...]