Social Media stories - Page 28

Today we awaken to the news that a wit (or wits) in the marketing department of UK retailer HMV live tweeted their ignominious exit from the company.

Website hosting leads online job growth at 3300%, with AWS seeing a 466% rise. Apple jobs decline amid 'app-fatigue' while Android gains 7%.

Facebook lost 1.4 million US users over Christmas, leaving experts to ponder if digital detoxing and social media fatigue are driving the exodus.

Confidence is up in the ICT sector with a significant rise in new projects bolstering recruitment activity for the year ahead.

InstaPicFrame for Instagram revives photo-sharing fun with creative templates and effects, though it lacks instructions. Perfect for social media enthusiasts.

Following Facebook’s unveiling of Graph Search yesterday, the world offers comment on the social media giants latest launch.

MySpace has unveiled its revamped platform, now focused on connecting artists and fans through music, marking a fresh start under Justin Timberlake’s ownership.

Online speculation suggested Facebook's big event launch today could see a change to the company's mobile apps design.

Facebook announces new search engine called Graph Search, allowing users to find people, photos, places and interests.

Most businesses go to great lengths and invest heavily in ensuring that confidential documentation and information is protected, both physically and online.

Nearly 45,000 people took to Twitter to follow police on a virtual ride-along in the Bay of Plenty on New Year's Eve.

Business and IT leaders are failing in their social media efforts due to a lack of emphasis on community participation, says Gartner.

Gartner predicts 15% of social media reviews will be fake by 2014, as brands face FTC litigation over deceptive endorsements.

NAB raises the bar with a high-tech Social Media Command Centre, aiming to revolutionize customer service in the digital age.

New Zealand innovators launch Shuttlerock, an online software revolutionising content management and social media strategy for businesses.

Pope Benedict XVI embraces digital age, blessing over a million Twitter followers in his groundbreaking first tweet.

New Zealand's IT spending forecasts to reach $11 billion in 2013, marking a 2% growth despite global strides, says Gartner.

Cloud to anchor mobile, social, and big data, revolutionising industry approaches and application design, says Gartner VP at the Symposium.

New Zealanders vehemently reject Facebook's new auto-linked couples pages, calling it an intrusive move by the social networking giant.

As the U.S. heads to the polls, the social networking site encourages voters to participate in the democratic process.