Latest Industry News

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  EU regulators call on Google to stall new privacy measures

  3rd February 2012

  Investigators from the European Union want Google to postpone the introduction of a new privacy policy, so that they can first investigate whether it sufficiently protects users' personal information.
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  Kellogg’s Facebook rail stunt item pulled after outcry

  3rd February 2012

  Cereal giant Kellogg's has been forced to pull an item from the Facebook page for its Krave brand, after it appeared to endorse a dangerous railway line stunt.
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  Study reveals the secrets of a good Tweet

  2nd February 2012

  A study of thousands of tweets has pinned down what people love – and hate – about Twitter content.
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  Facebook announces £3bn share sale

  2nd February 2012

  Social media pioneer Mark Zuckerberg stands to make a personal fortune of nearly £14.5billion as a result of plans just announced to offer shares in part of his Facebook company.
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  Yahoo launches search tool for iPhone and Android apps

  1st February 2012

  Yahoo has today announced the launch of a customised search facility focusing on iPhone and Android smartphone apps.
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  We don't actively censor tweets says Twitter chief

  1st February 2012

  Twitter's boss has defended the company's recent announcement that it can, and does, censor tweets in certain countries when asked to do so.
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  UK forges ahead as European centre of m-commerce

  1st February 2012

  M-commerce purchases are forecast to reach £4.5billion in the UK alone this year, more than 50 per cent higher than the total spent in 2011.
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  Lancashire makes pledge over superfast broadband

  31st January 2012

  Lancashire County Council has promised that 97 per cent of its residents will benefit from a high-speed broadband connection within two years.
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  News International launches Facebook version of Fabulous magazine

  31st January 2012

  A social media version of the former News of the World's colour glossy supplement, Fabulous, is being launched today.
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  Twitter set to roll out enhanced brand pages

  30th January 2012

  Rumours are widespread that Twitter will make an announcement this week on improving the services it offers to companies.