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Pinterest Gives in to Demand for Unlimited Secret Boards

Mar 5, 2014

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One of Pinterest’s interesting features is its secret board. Users had up to six secret boards – until now. Users of the social bookmarking site and visual discovery tool can make the most of the recently announced unlimited options in secret boards. Pinterest attributed its latest decision to the increasing prevalence among users to use…

Facebook’s Acquisition of WhatsApp the Biggest Internet Deal Since 2001

Feb 21, 2014

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What started out as a casual meeting over coffee in the spring of 2012 has become the biggest internet deal since Time Warner and AOL’s $124 billion merger 13 years ago.

US Special Operations Forces Post Social Media Data Mining Job to Combat Terrorism

Feb 19, 2014

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The US government’s job portal is welcoming applications from contractors who can provide, among other things, social media data mining and market audience analysis, in an effort to stop extremists in their tracks. The ‘classified secret’ job points to government’s closer examination of social media conversations to identify terrorist and extremist organizations trying to infiltrate…

16% of Social Media Users in the World Based Out of Europe

Feb 6, 2014

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A new survey conducted by social media agency We Are Social pegs Europe’s share of social media usage at 16 percent globally. The survey also reveals that 19 per cent of all internet users are based out of the continent. Almost 540 million people in Europe go online while 300m have an active social media…

New York Times Rolls Out Biggest Website Redesign in Seven Years

Jan 9, 2014

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NYTimes.com has undergone cosmetic and under-the-hood changes, its largest in seven long years. It now has a look and feel on par with its print counterpart. The Times’ director for digital design said that the new change was aimed at preserving the brand’s identity.

Pinterest Invests in Image Recognition with New Acquisition

Jan 7, 2014

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After Facebook bought Face.com and Yahoo’s purchase of LookFlow, Pinterest has snapped up VisualGraph, a start-up that develops image recognition, machine vision and visual search technologies. This latest acquisition by the pinboard-style photo-sharing website is an indication of the increasing demand for visual search solutions for better discovery and ad-targeting.

Sales of Digital Video Recorded 40% Growth in 2013

Jan 3, 2014

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After five years of struggling growth, digital video sales soared in 2013. According to the year-end figures provided by Entertainment Retail Association, sales grew a healthy 40.2 per cent at £621.4m. The entertainment retail market is comprised of music, video and games. While all three recorded solid numbers last year, physical disc-based sales still ruled…

New Research Points to a Facebook-Dominated Social Networking Trend Among U.S Adults

Dec 31, 2013

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The Pew Research Center has found that social media continues to be a part of U.S adults’ daily lives. A whopping 73% spends time on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest. More people – 42% to be exact – are on multiple networks, a development driven by the proliferation of mobile apps and content marketing.

Twitter Reveals Top Tweets of 2013

Dec 19, 2013

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Microblogging site Twitter has revealed the most talked-about topics on the platform in 2013. Its power to disseminate news in real-time to millions the world over has made it a desirable communication channel in the modern age. This year, the most shared post came from Glee star Lea Michele who broke her silence following the…

Marks & Spencer Takes to Social Media This Christmas

Dec 18, 2013

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Marks & Spencer’s television ads starring Helena Bonham-Carter and Rosie Huntington-Whitley have generated quite a bit of interest and buzz. But the movie stars are in for a tough competition from a West Highland Terrier who was christened by over 130,000 members of Facebook and Twitter. M&S has taken its holiday campaign to social media…

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