Posts Tagged ‘social networking’
Facebook Places, the newest addition to the social networking giant, has now been officially rolled out in the UK. The service, which allows users to ‘check in’ to locations from their mobile devices or iPhone applications, has already been unveiled in the US and Japan and the whole of Europe is thought to be next [...]
Twitter celebrated is 20 billionth ‘tweet’ yesterday; yet another major milestone for the social networking site. The tweet was sent by a graphic designer in Tokyo at 3.44 GMT, who upon realising he had sent the landmark message had this to say in another tweet sent minutes later: It looks like I posted the 20 [...]
Social media’s commercial importance is being more and more recognised by big companies and small businesses alike; with a growing value being placed on an individual’s social network, techniques to leverage this value are becoming increasingly relevant. ‘Pay with a Tweet‘ is being classed as the first ‘social payment system’, allowing users to purchase a [...]