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Like it or not, Facebook Actions have arrived
Everyday we come across things we like, but rarely do we acknowledge them with a raise of the thumb. You wouldn’t walk in to you local branch of Waterstone’s, say, and start giving your favourite book the ‘thumbs up’, would you? No, you would probably buy it and read it. The opposite can be said for the word’s favourite social network, Facebook, which until now has restricted its users to…
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Google gets personal with ‘Search Plus Your World’
Earlier this week Google rolled out some radical changes to its search results. Google’s Search, Plus Your World update aims to make search results more social by mixing privately shared information (Google+ content) with public web results (natural listings). In Google’s words, “Google Search has always been about finding the best results for you. Sometimes that means results from the public web, but sometimes it means your personal content or…
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Facebook introduces private messaging for pages
For businesses on Facebook, part of the charm is the opportunity to publically display exceptional levels of customer service through dealing with potential issues on a personal level. Of course, users love this because they can vent their frustrations in front of potentially millions of other fans in order to receive a speedy response. However, sometimes a public display isn’t always needed, and for shy types, or in certain Facebook…
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The YouTube Website Redesign
Last week video-hosting service YouTube introduced a ‘fresh coat of digital paint’ for its website to improve the user experience for the millions of visitors across the globe. YouTube announced the new layout via its blog and a short introductory video. At the time of writing, the ‘Get More into YouTube’ video has attracted over 13,000 ‘dislikes’ and a mere 4,000 ‘likes’. So what’s so bad about the changes made?…
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Facebook ticker now serving up ads
Back in September Facebook rolled out a number of new features, including the ‘ticker’ – a live feed located to the upper-right of a user’s home page that presents recent friend activity such as ‘likes’, comments, status updates and more recently, played songs on Spotify. It’s fair to say that the Facebook community were less than enthusiastic about the ticker when it arrived, as they are with most of Facebook’s…
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Facebook’s new features upset the masses. Again
If there’s one thing the Facebook community can’t handle, it’s change. It’s a fact that’s been proven time and time again – every tweak that Facebook has made in the past has typically been received by status updates from angry ‘bookers’ spouting confusion and angst. But what this demanding community fails to grasp is that if ‘TheFacebook’, as it was called back in 2004, had never implemented changes it would…
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If Twitter followers were goals, Arsenal would be top of the league
If you have the slightest interest in football you’ll probably be aware of the recent misfortunes of Arsenal FC. 4 points from 5 games, a goal difference of –8, a defence forged from clowns and a current position on the cusp of the relegation zone. The list goes on but it’s safe to say things couldn’t be going much worse for the North London club. Image via Flickr But Arsenal…
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Facebook improves privacy & makes settings easier to access
Facebook is currently rolling out a number of new and improved privacy settings that make it easier for users to share what they want with who they want. In the past, Facebook has taken a lot of criticism for burying it’s privacy settings deep within menus, making them hard to find and a hassle to change. But finally, after many failed attempts to appease it’s audience the social network may…
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Social media plays huge role amidst madness of UK riots
We’re sure we’re not the only ones who have been glued to our Twitter streams over the past 3 days, following UK riot news with intrigue and disbelief. The riots, that continued to cause mass devastation in major towns across the country late in to yesterday evening, are undoubtedly one of the most unsettling news stories in modern history. The reasons behind how and why these riots are happening is…
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Facebook looks to improve relevancy by grouping news stories by topic
As the battle for social media supremacy continues, each party is under constant pressure to out-do one another with attractive new features. Most recently, it’s the the Facebook vs. Google+ battle that has everyone talking. For some time now the general sentiment surrounding Facebook has seemed a little negative, a contrast to the positive reception Google+ has received. For this reason it’s important, now more than ever, that Facebook does…
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