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Archive for December, 2008

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2009: Mobile 2.0 will drive social media

2008 delivered huge leaps in social media uptake. Over 80% of net users considered themselves to be YouTube viewers. At our presentations, on a show of hands in the audience, more people had a Facebook account than didn’t. And, significantly, most of those who were not yet on Facebook were aware of it and many [...]

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4TM sponsors Chamber of Commerce networking lunch!

The next networking lunch of the Inverness Chamber of Commerce is to be held at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel on Wednesday 21 January and 4TM services is the main sponsor of that event. It will give us a good opportunity to raise awareness of our social media services and training centre to the business community [...]

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Important Information for Internet Explorer users

Microsoft is to shortly release a security patch for its Internet Explorer web browser to fix a critical flaw.
It is believed over 2 million computers have been infected by the virus. Around 10,000 web sites have been compromised – visiting them could infect a PC  with the virus.
All users of Internet Explorer – 5, 6, [...]

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Warning: Turn off Internet Exp…

Warning: Turn off Internet Explorer after serious flaw found. http://bit.ly/oNdN

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Making Facebook Advertising Work

Although written from the perspective of Facebook, this is an interesting article from Mashable about what Facebook and advertisers need to do to make social network users want to view their advertising.
How Can Facebook Crack its Advertising Problem?.

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The Power of Crowds: Google predicts the next flu

Here’s an interesting article about how analysing information from social networks and large online groups can deliver some amazing intelligence.
“It turns out that Google can accurately estimate current flu levels one to two weeks faster than any other professional report”.
Crowds predict better than professionals: Google predicts the next flu.

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Twitter Connects with Friend Google

Last week we told you about Google Friend Connect. Now Twitter, the most popular microblogging site (i.e. a blog in 140 characters or less), has joined the Google Friend Connect party.
The biggest benefit is that it allows Twitter users to come together on other websites too – discussing content and ideas. Read more on how [...]

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Crisis for Business Social Network as “Ecademy” Reveals Private Messages

There will be a damper on the Ecademy Christmas party tonight after Blogger Paul Walsh alleged that one of the oldest business social networks made public thousands of private emails to the company over the course of four days.
The Ecademy flaw was revealed on his blog and appears to have included private messages sent to [...]

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Censorship and Social Media: The Wikipedia Affair

There has been a fierce debate following a decision to censor popular social media site Wikipedia by the Internet Watch Foundation.
The IWF specifically tracks illegal material on the Internet and helps UK ISPs block access to it. Most Internet users unsurprisingly agree that censorship of child pornography is an important and valuable role of the [...]

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Google Chrome Browser Out of Beta

Google’s web browser and rival to Firefox and Internet Explorer, is now out of beta and generally available. The browser is speed and security optimised for people using applications on the web, like Google Mail, Google Docs and Facebook. Developers and “power” users may find it lacking in features. Others will love the simplicity!
Read more [...]