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Blogging April 1, 2013 posted by Shane Atkins

Google keyword advertising is waste of money, says eBay report

Study by auction website says billions spent by advertisers on keywords to maximise Google ranking has little effect on sales

Pinterest March 17, 2013 posted by Shane Atkins

Pinterest seeks new financing which could value scrapbook site at $2.5bn

Free photo-sharing website has about 48 million users – 39 million up in a year – and is looking at an advertising model

Facebook March 10, 2013 posted by Shane Atkins

Facebook overhauls news feed to give more space to music, games and ads

Mark Zuckerberg says redesign will reduce clutter – but some users may not be happy with prominence of advertising

Twitter February 28, 2013 posted by Shane Atkins

Twitter token limit criticised as Falcon Pro hikes app price to deter buyers

Developer blames piracy and refunds and hikes price over £87 as app hits ‘token limit’ of 100,000 users – but Twitter refuses to raise ceiling on app’s total users

Pinterest February 24, 2013 posted by Jem

Pinterest Updates Android App with Notable Improvements

Pinterest has recently introduced some much longed for features in the latest update for its Android app. Pinterest users that frequently access this community scrapbook of sorts from their Android…

Twitter February 2, 2013 posted by Shane Atkins

Twitter hack: how to find out if you’re affected, and what to do

Around 250,000 people have had their passwords reset after ‘sophisticated’ hackers broke into Twitter’s database and may have stolen emails and encrypted passwords. Here’s a guide on what you need to know

Facebook December 21, 2012 posted by Shane Atkins

Facebook forces Instagram users to allow it to sell their uploaded photos

Move means pictures could be used in advertising, with all payments going to social media giant

Facebook December 9, 2012 posted by Shane Atkins

Facebook turns Messenger into a text message killer

New account setup will let people use Messenger app with just a name and phone number – potentially creating a gigantic new ‘over the top’ messaging service that will eclipse even WhatsApp

Twitter December 6, 2012 posted by Shane Atkins

Instagram and Twitter wrestle as social network war reaches new level

Instagram pictures won’t appear as ‘cards’ in Twitter timeline, as newly Facebook-owned photo site seeks to grow independently of microblogging service – which is readying its own photo filter service