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Google's +1 button plans unfolding, search rank influence next Since Google's +1 button initially launched in March of this year, Google has been hard at work improving its overall usefulness and relevance to Google product users. Now, Wired are reporting Google's overarching intent for the +1 button; +1 clicks will influence rank in Google Search results. Darren McCarra No responses 30th August 2011
Win an iPad 2 with Londis' social media treasure hunt this Wednesday and Thursday Londis are staging a social media treasure hunt this Wednesday and Thursday, giving lucky Facebook and Twitter followers the chance to win an iPad 2 on both nights. The hunt takes place directly after TV3's Londis-sponsored hit reality TV show Come Dine With Me at 9.30pm each night and will be streamed live on Londis' Facebook page. Darren McCarra No responses 29th August 2011
Twitter: Faster than earthquakes [Video] Twitter has released a short promotional video [0:47] claiming that it's "faster than earthquakes". While the video is meant to be understood as a light-hearted quip, the claims made in it are generally true and do validate Twitter's potential role as an early warning system. Darren McCarra No responses 27th August 2011
Why Twitter is turning increasingly towards t.co link shortening Yesterday we reported how one could avoid Twitter's somewhat annoying t.co URL shortener by using lesser known URL services like j.mp, or by keeping the URL length to 20 characters or less. Unfortunately, this hack will not last forever as Twitter does plan to wrap all links, regardless of length, with its own t.co link service. Why? It's all to do with analytics. Darren McCarra 18 responses 24th August 2011
Twitter vows to purge spammers with "predictive" spam technology Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has vowed to counteract spam accounts with "realtime" and "predictive" spam technology that the company is currently working on. In a tweeted response to a spam complaint by Twitter user Peter Kafka, Costolo stated, Darren McCarra No responses 11th August 2011
Premier League footballer quits Twitter after attacking club’s transfer policy Newcastle United defender Jose Enrique has quit Twitter after a recent public outburst attacking the club's transfer policy on the network. Jose's ill-judged rant has reportedly landed the Spaniard with a two-week fine, although it's unclear whether part of his reprimand required him to leave Twitter. Darren McCarra No responses 27th July 2011
Twitter’s latest DM scam; How to protect yourself and followers Another scam has become rampant on Twitter over the past few days, with a spat of direct messages being unlawfully sent via hi-jacked Twitter accounts. The majority of messages read "guaranteed. make $3,000 to $8,000 a month from home" or similar, and it's well advised that follow-through links within not be clicked. Darren McCarra No responses 18th July 2011
Twitter celebrates 5th anniversary of public release Twitter today, July 15th, celebrates the fifth anniversary of its public release. The service, which was originally known as Twttr, opened its doors to the public on July 15th, 2006. Darren McCarra No responses 15th July 2011
Why Google+ will be a huge success Google has finally lifted the lid on the Google+ project; their most ambitious foray into the social web to date. Unlike previous ill-fated attempts at social, like Google Wave and Google Buzz, Google+ is different. Why? Because it’s not Facebook. Darren McCarra 5 responses 29th June 2011
iOS 5 will be deeply integrated with Twitter Apple’s next iteration of its mobile operating system will be deeply integrated with Twitter. Speaking at Apple’s 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference Scott Forstall, senior vice president of iOS software, announced this and other exciting new features to expect from iOS 5 this Autumn. Darren McCarra No responses 6th June 2011