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After the recent announcement by Twitter that they would consider blocking tweets on a territorial basis in accordance with local laws, Google has followed suit with news that Blogger sites may be blocked on a country by country basis in the near future.

Yesterday Facebook announced the results of a new report which highlighted that the social media giant contributes £2.2bn to the UK economy annually. The study was carried out by Deloitte and commissioned by Facebook and included examining both the direct and indirect impact Facebook has to the UK’s GDP.

According to a recent blog post from YouTube the social video site has now achieved some highly impressive figures. From relatively humble beginnings the sheer scale of the YouTube operation is now plain to see.

With the quarterly results now in for both Google and Microsoft it is clear that these two technology giants are experiencing mixed fortunes.

In response to new piracy laws being discussed in the United States, thousands of websites have held a “blackout” to protest against the moves. The acts in question are the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Internet Property Act) whilst the protests can be considered the latest clash...

Yesterday Facebook began to roll out adverts within users’ news feeds. These adverts will be labelled as “featured stories” rather than “sponsored” because their appearance within the news feed is based upon a user’s interactions and not purely upon the advertiser’s sponsorship.

Google yesterday announced that in 2012, their search results would have a far greater social emphasis and that they would be rolling out “personalised search” in the coming months. Through a post on the official Google blog the search giant laid out the ways in which they will be “transforming...

According to Tweet from Experian Hitwise, the US traffic for Google+ increased by an astonishing 55% last month, in comparison to the previous month’s traffic. With visits for last month at around 49 million, many will argue that the figures reveal a successful six months for Google+, in which time...

The power and reach of social media was demonstrated in all its glory this afternoon when Labour party leader Ed Miliband posted a seemingly innocent tweet offering his condolences on the passing of a Bob Holness, a household name here in the UK.

At the culmination of 2011, Google Chrome celebrated increasing its market share once again at the expense of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox. Google’s browser managed to achieve a share in excess of 27% for December, according to the latest score from StatCounter Global Stats.

Coast Digital will be closed for the holiday season from 5.30pm Friday 23 December, reopening for business at 8.45am on Tuesday 3 January 2012.

Following the recent updates of Twitter and Facebook, Google are now rolling out changes to improve the usability of their social networking site Google+.

LinkedIn, the professional’s social network has recently released a new feature which it hopes will encourage discussion amongst its almost 50 million worldwide users. The new Polls feature is being hailed as a way for members to get a response on an issue quickly, evaluating the impact of industry developments...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has released a new report providing guidance on the new cookie regulations, due to take effect on 26th May 2012. The report is aimed at encouraging businesses to take action and to improve the “cookie compliancy” of their websites ahead of next year’s deadline.

As part of their continuing effort to ensure the privacy of searchers’ data Google have rolled out their Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) in US natural search with most analysts believing it will touch down here in the UK some time in 2012.

Earlier today Twitter launched a new look user interface which has affected both mobile and desktop version of the site and also the smartphone applications. According to a statement on their blog they have “simplified the design,” making it easier to follow, connect and “discover something new.”

According to recent research from the IAB (Internet Advertising Bureau) which polled 125 different marketers during October, lead generation is rapidly growing in terms of popularity although it is still misunderstood by many businesses and marketing professionals.

Twitter’s #yearinreview sees the social network present its most popular trending topics and hastags of the year; they have also released details of some of the more famous twitterers that opened their accounts this year.

Up until now brand pages on Google+ only allow a single administrator account which gives control over the page, this however is expected to change before the year is out according to Kristoffer Sorenson, a Google Marketing Strategist.

Over the past 15 years Google has evolved from a Stanford Research project to the preeminent internet search engine used by millions of people on a daily basis. This evolution has seen the introduction of new search technologies and the advancement of Google never ending quest to “find the answers...