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Margaret Thatcher funeral: police scan social media for protesters
This is Bristol -- Police are monitoring social media sites to seek out any potential troublemakers ahead of Margaret Thatcher's funeral next week, for fear it could be targeted by protesters....
View ArticleTiny Games and the idea of facilitation
London developer Hide&Seek has come up with a fascinating new concept that merges smartphone entertainment with parlour games – and it has things to say about the nature of video game design There...
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The Wanted's dog wins media award
This is Gloucestershire -- POP pooch Benson has been named top dog in social media. Benson is The Wanted's furry companion, and the band, featuring Gloucester's Nathan Sykes, picked up the Shorty...
View ArticleBritons spend 62m hours a day on social media - that's an average one hour...
Britons spend an estimated 62 million hours each day on Facebook and Twitter, according to a new survey on social media habits. Reported by Independent 3 days ago.
View ArticleSurvey reveals social media habits
Britons spend an estimated 62 million hours each day on Facebook and Twitter, according to a new survey on social media habits. Reported by Belfast Telegraph 3 days ago.
View ArticleSocial butterflies using social media to find the next big party
Restless young adults now spend an average of just 97 minutes at parties as they use social media to hunt for more fun elsewhere, a survey shows. Reported by Metro.co.uk 2 days ago.
View ArticleMet police investigated 75 officers over Facebook and social networks misuse
London force has sacked three serving officers and four civilian staff since 2009 over conduct on sites such as Twitter The Metropolitan police has investigated 75 officers for potentially misusing...
View ArticleThe Social Affiliation is a Success First "Sales With A Like" Already Made
NAPLES, Italy, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just a few days after the launch, more than 2,000 bloggers and "Social Media Lovers" have joined the program, with products already being sold through...
View ArticleBBC chief to decide on Ding Dong after Thatcher press storm
Director general stresses corporation's independence as Mail and Telegraph lead outcry over Facebook campaign The new BBC director general, Tony Hall, will have the final say on whether Radio 1 will...
View ArticleCanadian police tap social media in hunt for bank robber 'the vaulter'
Canadian coppers have turned to social media in a bid to catch 'the vaulter', one of the country's most notorious bank robbers. Reported by Finextra 14 hours ago.
View ArticleMet Police has sacked seven staff over social media use
The Metropolitan Police has sacked seven staff since 2009 for misuse of social media sites, with another eight leaving the force after facing complaints. Reported by CIO 10 hours ago.
View ArticleParis Brown furore and my Facebook and Twitter social media history: A lot of...
Splashed across the front pages, Paris Brown's tweets certainly painted an unattractive picture. Gays were dismissed as “fags”, immigrants as “illegals” – and her craving for hash brownies sat...
View ArticleIPACA Travel Plan Update
A link to a document posted on a Weymouth and Portland Borough Council Planning Department web site and shown as the Proposed Travel Plan for the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy has been...
View ArticleChina's citizen journalists finding the mouse is mightier than the pen
Chinese cyber-investigators find exposure on social media can protect them from the corrupt officials they seek to uncover Days into his new mandate as Communist party chief and before his ratification...
View Article'Thanks babes'
Facebook is on to a good thing with its £11 charge for fans to contact their idols. But here's a way for celebrities to cash in too One of Facebook's strangest revenue-building schemes of recent times...
View ArticleFacebook's message charge shows how to make money out of desperate fans
Facebook is on to a good thing with its £11 charge for fans to contact their idols. But here's a way for celebrities to cash in too One of Facebook's strangest revenue-building schemes of recent times...
View ArticleThe bid to revive Wales' co-operative economy
Andrew Davies explains why the Welsh government is keen to help co-operatives and mutuals thrive once again Wales, the birthplace of Robert Owen, has a rich co-operative history which stretches back to...
View ArticleIt makes perfect Qantas sense to ban pork on its Middle East flights | Saman...
The Aussies who have suddenly emerged as passionate pork-lovers are racists who risk giving their country a bad name It's hard to get excited by airline food. It looks bad, usually tastes worse and...
View ArticleThe bid to revive Wales' co-operative economy
Andrew Davies explains why the Welsh government is keen to help co-operatives and mutuals thrive once again Wales, the birthplace of Robert Owen, has a rich co-operative history which stretches back to...
View ArticleThe politics of posterity: expert advice and long-term decision making |...
How can we overcome the chronic short-termism of our politics? In the seventh piece in our series on scientific advice, *Natalie Day* calls for a new approach to long-range decision-making Four months...
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