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• Social media users urged against loose tweets January 27, 2012
  Twitter and Facebook users have been urged to think carefully about their social media content before pressing ‘send’, Oxford University professors have urged. A study commissioned by Holocaust Memorial Day )undertaken by academics from Magdalen College Oxford) found that many people and […]
• Twitter and FBI announce new social media challenges January 27, 2012
  Both Twitter and the FBI have unveiled plans to monitor social media content, guardian.co.uk reports. The FBI has unveiled its plans to “scrape” information form social networking sites, then plot the results against a map to create an “early warning […]
• Social commerce isn’t just about sales, argues Facebook January 26, 2012
  Facebook says that businesses are failing to see the wider benefits of social commerce platforms, explaining it’s not just about sales figures. Speaking to New Media Age, Gavin Sathianathan, Facebook’s strategic partner manager, admitted that steps need to be taken to […]
• Facebook lines Britain’s pockets with billions, report finds January 25, 2012
  Facebook is fuelling a substantial part of the UK economy, driving some £2.2 billion into the government’s coffers through the employment of 35,000 people and in Facebook advertising revenues. That’s according to figures published by Deloitte, which also reveal that the […]
• Facebook Timeline will become mandatory in weeks January 25, 2012
  Facebook Timeline will become mandatory for all users in a matter of weeks. An updated blog on the Facebook website has announced that the controversial update will become the default option for all Facebook members over the next few weeks. […]