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From a Twitter exchange between Bing and Twitter on Tuesday it seems clear that the two will be extending the 2 year deal that allows Bing to search and display Twitter’s tweet database.

Google has now reached its teenage years and reached the grand old age of 13. Yesterday was the 13th anniversary of the launch of Google; on the 4th September 1998 applied for the incorporated status for Google Inc. and at this time you were most likely to be using Yahoo,...

The latest research from the Office of National Statistics has revealed precisely how the internet is being used within the UK. And the annual survey has unearthed some interesting trends, particularly in the realm of social media.

According to a new study from BrightEdge embedding social media widgets onto websites is one of the easiest methods for sharing content and increasing page views.

Facebook has heeded the opinions of experts and social commentators alike by changing its privacy and sharing settings. The changes cover everything from the language used in privacy set up to offering more control over who sees their posts and also when they are tagged in photos and posts.

Google has added verification badges to its social network Google+ in a bid to instil confidence that the people users add to their circles are in fact who they say they are. The move can be seen as further evidence of Plus’s emphasis on ‘real world names’ rather than pseudonyms.

Envidon, a specialist ad company is helping online advertisers meet privacy legislation in many different EU territories by providing territory specific privacy information in English, French, German, Italian Dutch, and Spanish for usage with their privacy icon.

According to recent research by Gartner the amount of desktop computers, laptops and net-books shipped in Western Europe fell by nearly 20% in the last 12 months.

Twitter is clearly finding new ways to generate revenue and increase profitability; the most recent development being the introduction of promoted tweets from certain brands.

In a recent Google+ post it was announced by a Google product manager, Christian Oestlien that the test for Google+ corporate accounts would be “accelerated.”

As part of World Social Media Day the Guinness world records authority has a revealed a host of different social media world records. Records such as the most likes on Facebook and the most followers on Twitter were announced.

Google+ is Google’s latest social project and the explanation behind that black bar across the top of your Google page. However whilst it is exciting stuff, Google have been strangely coy about promoting the new service.

It may be the modern age of communication and social media but the Ministry of Defence is still encountering an age old problem.

Whilst it may not be the largest in terms of landmass, Europe has now achieved the plaudit as Facebook’s largest continent.

According to a recent report LinkedIn are about to launch additional functionality for employers using the social network.

With large swathes of the internet industry in the UK left somewhat confused by the EU’s decision to launch the new cookie privacy legislation, it is unsurprising that much of Europe is currently violating the terms of the law.

Tweetdeck as one of the most popular ways to use, monitor and enjoy Twitter is now set to be acquired by Twitter for a rumoured £25m.

For over six months now Bing has had access to Facebook data as a result of a partnership deal with the social giant.

Having previously reported upon the European Union’s ‘e-privacy law’ just over 2 months ago and the confusion it caused throughout the internet commerce industry, the deadline for websites to comply with the law is rapidly approaching. On May 26th the law will come into effect meaning that explicit consent to...

New research from Comscore has revealed much about internet usage across Europe.