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Facebook's subscribe feature is proving very popular, especially among journalists Facebook's subscribe button, which can be suitably compared to Twitter's follow button, is proving very popular indeed, allowing users to subscribe to the public updates of prominent figures and personalities on Facebook. Darren McCarra No responses 26th January 2012
IPv6 world launch date set for June Building on the success of last summer's World IPv6 Day - when the world's largest internet companies took the next-generation internet protocol for a 24-hour test-drive - the Internet Society has scheduled its official, co-ordinated launch for June 6, 2012. Darren McCarra No responses 18th January 2012
Cost of Facebook advertising on the rise The cost of advertising on Facebook is rising, with the average cost per click increasing as much as 45% in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a report from Facebook advertising technology firm TBG Digital. Darren McCarra 12 responses 17th January 2012
Facebook to reach one billion users by end of summer Facebook is set to reach one billion active users by August of this year, according to research from iCrossing. Facebook, comfortably the world's largest social network, currently has in excess of 800 million active users. Darren McCarra No responses 11th January 2012
In which country is Twitter more popular than Facebook? Japan is the only country in the world where Twitter has a higher number of monthly unique visitors than Facebook, that’s according to Business Insider quoting comScore data. Darren McCarra 3 responses 7th January 2012
New desktop Messenger application keeps Facebook omnipresent Just hours after an initial leak, Facebook counteracted and released a beta version of their first official desktop client - Facebook Messenger for Windows. Darren McCarra No responses 31st December 2011
Facebook phasing out support for IE7 One year after Facebook officially renounced support for Internet Explorer 6, it seems that Internet Explorer 7 is destined to experience a similar fate as support for the ailing browser is lacking in Facebook's most important recent innovation - Timeline. Darren McCarra 23 responses 30th December 2011
76% of British Facebook users' photos depict alcohol consumption Cycle through photos of yourself on Facebook and chances are one common theme quickly emerges - the presence of alcohol. According to Mashable, quoting a MyMemory.com survey, a massive 76% of Britons are intoxicated in tagged Facebook photos of themselves. Darren McCarra 5 responses 15th December 2011
How to automatically post Twitter updates to Facebook and vice versa Ever wanted to automatically share your tweets with friends on Facebook, or similarly share Facebook updates with your followers on Twitter? This short guide is a simple how-to describing the processes involved when sharing in both directions. Darren McCarra No responses 5th December 2011
Facebook acquires travel service Gowalla to help improve Timeline feature Facebook has reportedly acquired Gowalla, a travel check-in service used to share and discover interesting places, for an undisclosed sum, according to a CNNMoney report published early this morning. Darren McCarra One response 3rd December 2011