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

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

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

'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

How becoming hot on Twitter and YouTube can give your SERPs a lift

BufferWith Google comfortably filling top spot month after month in the battle for search traffic, it might be easy to conclude that achieving high rankings with ‘the big G’ is the most certain way of getting your website noticed, and … Continue reading

Rise of social networking killing off loyalty to traditional news outlets

BufferThe scale of the impact of social networks on the way people get their news is graphically illustrated in a new study from the US. Researchers for the Pew Internet and American Life project found that 92 per cent of … Continue reading