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Olympic Committee Say No to GIFs on Social Media

Last Thursday social media users worldwide were shocked by the news that the International Olympic Committee had banned the creation of Vines and GIFs by news organisations. According to the IOC’s guidelines for news outlets covering the games, such content types are “expressly prohibited.” If there are two things that

Google Thanks the Internet’s Most Polite Grandmother

Google has used social media to personally reply to an exceptionally polite search conducted by an 86-year­-old grandmother. May Ashworth, who appreciates that manners cost nothing, believed she was communicating with a person at Google HQ when she used the search engine and has gone viral after her grandson tweeted a
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Facebook Update Gives More Power to Pages

Facebook looks set to drive engagement through mobile pages in an app update that puts more power in the hands of businesses. Alongside some design changes to bring mobile in-line with their desktop site, Facebook’s latest app update has been focussed primarily on boosting the use of business pages by
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Social Media And The Right To Be Forgotten

  The “Right to be Forgotten” ruling, regarding the removal by search engines of certain information pertaining to an individual or organisation if such information could be deemed inaccurate, irrelevant, inadequate or excessive, has had it’s fair share of air time recently. While the ruling focuses on holding search engines
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The Shocking Story Of Thomas Cook And Its Belated Apology

  Thomas Cook is one of the world’s most well-known names in travel, but in May they faced a mass consumer backlash which threatens the very core of the company after they refused to apologise for the deaths of two children on one if its holidays. Bobby and Christi Shepherd,

Will Social Media Ever Replace The News?

  In the past ten years, the way we receive news has changed radically. Whilst most people still go to more traditional news outlets (radio, newspapers, the TV etc.) for their news, many of these and more are also using the internet and, more specifically, social media as a means
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Social Media Debate: Russell Brand Vs The Sun

Social media has born witness to a more than it’s fair share of feuds, many of them on Twitter. To use a cowboy analogy, the social network can sometimes be the internet equivalent of a saloon duelling ground. One particular example that springs to mind is the war of words between Russell Brand and The Sun
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Is Personalised Advertising Clever or Creepy?

  Advertising; we all see it. Whether we are at home relaxing, sitting on the tube and even just on an evening out with your friends, the chances of seeing or hearing some kind of advertisement is more than likely. But now more and more businesses are using personalised advertising – and

Say Hello to NBA TV: The Starters

I am always telling people that we are lucky to live in an age where you have the tools to achieve anything you want to.  All you need is passion, determination and the ability to work hard.  This morning I read a story that brought a smile to my face
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Will social media eventually replace the news?

  Twitter trends are a brilliant way of seeing what’s going on in the world. Too often, however, these trends point only towards the activities of Beliebers and the Kardashians, and include a hashtag that goes something along the lines of #3reasonswhyilovefarting. Lovely. Occasionally trends on our favourite websites point