Serial Tweeter Fry boosts health body’s mental illness awareness campaign

BufferComedian Stephen Fry boosted the number of pledges for a UK health trust’s campaign to raise awareness of issues surrounding mental illness, after he tweeted details about it. The 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which covers areas in the … Continue reading

Times iPad edition is another brick in the paywall

BufferThe Times newspaper of London has launched an iPad edition on the same day as the device went on sale in the UK. The move also came just days after the launch of the News Corporation-owned newspaper launched its revamped … 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

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

Social networkers claim average of 195 ‘friends’

BufferConsumers are increasingly conscious of the information they place on social networking sites, with 81 per cent indicating that they think twice before posting something, according to new research. The same survey also found that the average respondent claimed to … 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

Google rules out bidding for live sports rights as wraps come off its web TV venture

BufferGoogle has said it will not compete with broadcasters for the rights to show live sporting events.  This means that its recent announcement of an agreement with the Indian Premier League to stream live matches via YouTube is likely to … Continue reading