- Twitter seeking to expand UK and Ireland sales force in 2013 Twitter is seeking to expand its sales efforts in the United Kingdom and Ireland (UKI) in 2013 as it introduces a new Sales Manager role at its international office in Dublin, Ireland.
- Internet-enabled TVs aren't being used to browse the internet The notion of using an internet-enabled TV for anything other than accessing video services is failing, that's according to NPD's John Buffone.
- 500px takes on Flickr and Instagram with 'Awesome' offer In the wake of Instagram's terms of service fallout and Flickr's three free months offer of Flickr Pro, 500px has followed suit with a great offer of its own.
- Netflix ranks ISP's video streaming capabilities in the UK and Ireland As it does in North America and the Nordic region, Netflix now publishes internet service provider (ISP) rankings for the United Kingdom and Ireland, effectively scoring each provider's relative ability to offer bandwidth-intensive services.
- 500px debuts new, improved image uploader Professional photo sharing site 500px has debuted its new, improved image uploader that delivers a "clever redesign and elegant interface created to optimize your upload experience".
- Twitter reaches 200 million active users, grows 42.9% in nine months Twitter has reached 200 million monthly active users - the company announced by tweet earlier today - representing a 42.9% increase in monthly active users since March of this year.
- German watchdog says new Google Maps app breaches data protection law Google's recently released Google Maps app for iOS may be in breach of European data protection law, according to a German data protection firm.
- Twitter begins rollout of archive feature, as promised As promised by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo in September, Twitter is rolling out a feature that will allow its users to download an archive of all their tweets before year's end.
- Google brings 24 new updates to Google+ on Android and iOS Google is the internet's largest advertising network that keeps on giving. The company has released an updated version of its Google+ app for Android and iOS today, packed with 24 "treats" that make "sharing and communication easier and more fun".
- Android is dominating the smartphone market, and closing-in on Apple's tablet dominance The first Android-powered smartphone went to market towards the end of 2008. Now, Android OS dominates the market with 500 million devices activated to date.