Apple’s Jobs says people must be persuaded of merits of paying for online content

BufferApple top man Steve Jobs fears that the internet will be reduced “into a nation of bloggers” unless a sustainable way of persuading people to pay for online content is devised. Speaking at the Wall Street Journal-organised D8 conference near … Continue reading

The tweet goes on – five billion messages in less than three months and Twitter shows no sign of slowing

BufferThe 15 billionth Twitter post was sent over the weekend of May 29 and 30, just a few months after the social networking site passed the 10 billion message mark. According to social media and marketing blog The Wall, it … Continue reading

Times and Sunday Times say no to SEO as paywall experiment begins

BufferThe revamped websites of UK newspapers The Times and The Sunday Times have gone live, ahead of moves to put all the two newspapers’ online content – apart from the sites’ front pages – behind a paywall. Users can register … Continue reading

Buyers on their marks for iPad UK release

BufferUK consumers can pre-order Apple’s handheld iPad from today (Monday May 10), with the first of the devices expected to go on sale a little more than two weeks later, on Thursday May 28. Apple is taking pre-orders for the … Continue reading

Facebook boss sees the future - and likes it

BufferOffering people the chance to express their enthusiasm for, and thereby connect with each other through, a particular piece of web content will be a cornerstone of how Facebook develops and adapts its services for the future, founder Mark Zuckerberg … Continue reading

'I agree with Nick' - is this the first SEO campaign in UK politics?

BufferIt was billed as a new form of politics, the leadership debate that the UK has been calling out for in a somewhat vain attempt to tap into some of the political energy emanating from Capitol Hill and the Obama … Continue reading

‘Significant’ Twitter revamp on the blocks

BufferTwitter is about to launch a major redesign as it looks to capitalise on its worldwide appeal and eat further into the market share of rival social networking sites.  Details of the redesign have been disclosed as a breakdown of … Continue reading

Social worker and police officer in running for blog award

BufferThe preliminary final contenders for the Orwell Prize 2010 have been announced, with a policewoman, ‘PC Ellie Bloggs‘ and social worker, ‘Winston Smith‘, among the contenders for the year’s best blog. The annual awards mark the best of British political … Continue reading