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Has social media simply become too toxic for ALL corporations or is it just Wetherspoons?
As Wetherspoons announces it is pulling all its social media accounts with immediate effect, guest blogger Simon Poulter of Where Are We Now? wonders whether companies still need social media. Or it just the fact that the pub chain wasn't really very good at it that accounts for the latest move! There is, already, an…
Are social media companies doing enough? 1 in 8 kids under 10s spend 4 hours a day on there
The latest research in support of Safer Internet Day which took place earlier this month, reveals that while 16 year olds spend the most time on social media each day, kids as young as 8 are sharing images and chatting online. That's despite 13 being the age limit to own a social media account. According…
Facebook comes round to our way of thinking, introduces ‘dislike’ button for grumpy/depressed folk
Seems that it's not just Brits who are depressed and grumpy most of the time and want to dislike most of the content on Facebook. The company's CEO is coming round to our way of thinking too! With so much, let's face it, depressing content posted on the social media behemoth it's often difficult to…
Would you blog on Facebook? Notes gets a revamp
Facebook has confirmed it is revitalising its long-forgotten Notes platform, perhaps in a bid to attract bloggers. Most of us can't even remember how to access Notes, let alone use them - that's how long it's been since we paid attention. (For the record, click the More tab beneath your cover photo, click Manage sections, then tick the…
4 Easy ways to control your privacy on Facebook
Sure Facebook has put plenty of guides and easy steps in place to demystify privacy, but we’ve collected together four easy tips to give you a bit more control. We find that most people we talk to want to control what people can see a bit more, organise groups and share things with particular people, but they often can’t be bothered to take the first step, well now you’ve got no excuse.
Is Facebook Messenger set to become fully standalone app?
Is the Facebook Messenger app set to become a fully standalone messaging app like Skype. Looks that way with the announcement yesterday that some users will be able to sign up with a phone number instead of having to be a Facebook user.
