BufferUK internet users have visited more social networking sites than search engines in one month than ever before. Data released by research firm Hitwise shows that visits to social networks accounted for 11.88 per cent of all UK internet visits in … Continue reading
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More browser users take a shine to Chrome
BufferGoogle’s Chrome browser continued to make inroads into its rivals’ share of worldwide browser usage in May, new statistics show. Chrome rose 0.3 percentage points to take seven per cent of the market, said Net Applications, which monitors browser usage … Continue reading
Facebook boss speaks out over privacy concerns, taking business public
BufferFacebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has defended changes to the service which have led to privacy concerns, and said that he has no date in mind for a public floatation of the company. Zuckerberg used an address to the All … Continue reading
Chrome tops seven per cent market share as Microsoft’s IE continues to dive
BufferGoogle’s Chrome internet browser has managed to increase its share of the global market to over seven per cent, according to data from Net Applications. The research company said Chrome increased its share from 6.73 per cent in April 2010 … Continue reading
Five per cent of internet searches relate to World Cup 2010 as UK goes football mad
Buffer Almost five per cent of all internet searches performed in the UK last week related to the upcoming football World Cup in South Africa. Data from online research firm Hitwise found that 4.98 per cent of searches conducted in … Continue reading
World Cup fans warned over costly roaming charges
BufferFootball fans heading to South Africa for the World Cup have been warned by a watchdog group to keep an eye on the cost of their mobile internet use while there. Consumer Focus says that mobile operators levy huge charges … Continue reading
Bangladesh blocks Facebook over caricatures
BufferFacebook has found itself in hot water with a second country in a matter of days, as a result of ‘objectionable’ material posted on the site about the Prophet Mohammed. Authorities in Bangladesh have placed a block on the social … Continue reading
Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube but restrictions on content stay
Buffer After a short period during which the site was blocked in the country, people in Pakistan are again being allowed limited access to popular video sharing website YouTube. A ban on the popular, Google-owned video-sharing website has been in … Continue reading
Search engines failing to protect users, say European regulators
BufferThe world’s largest search engines have been accused of not doing enough to protect the privacy of users. According to a report by the Financial Times, technology firms Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all come in for criticism and been … Continue reading
New mobile search engine promises to distil results to top 10
BufferBrazilian software company Handcase, a specialist in developing applications for the Palm hand-held computer, has unveiled a new search engine, optimised for use on small screen phones and smartphones. Called Gune, the new engine aggregates results from Google and Bing, … Continue reading
