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A closer look at... Facebook Trending
Facebook

A closer look at... Facebook Trending

Facebook introduced a trending feature to the homepage earlier this year, and was introduced in several countries including the U.S., U.K. and Canada...

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2014
Police porno pretenders preying on porn public
Users

Police porno pretenders preying on porn public

Porn site users, cue embarrassing red cheeks among the male Kiwi community, are under risk from scammers impersonating New Zealand Police.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 15th Feb 2013
Twitter hacked - up to 250,000 accounts compromised
Encryption

Twitter hacked - up to 250,000 accounts compromised

Twitter blogged yesterday that an attack took place over 'just a few moments' before it was noticed by Twitter staff and shut it down.

By Alistair Ross • 2 min read • Sat, 2nd Feb 2013
Freelancer.com goes global after four million milestone
Jobs

Freelancer.com goes global after four million milestone

Australian start-up breaks through four million projects, 25 regional marketplaces, 15 currencies and 10 languages.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 5th Dec 2012
2.2m Kiwis Like Facebook
Facebook

2.2m Kiwis Like Facebook

Nearly half of New Zealand's population is on Facebook, with over two million Kiwis using the social networking site.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Oct 2012
Kiwi food for thought
Cloud Services

Kiwi food for thought

New Zealand's Ben Liebert has launched stringsof.me, a social media site prompting daily reflections and creating a unique digital diary.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 1st Jan 2012

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Dynatrace enhances multicloud analytics capabilities
DevOps

Dynatrace enhances multicloud analytics capabilities

Dynatrace enhances multicloud analytics by unifying AI-powered log analytics with digital experience monitoring capabilities.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Jul 2022
Sysdig unveils new Kubernetes troubleshooting and cloud innovations
Virtualisation

Sysdig unveils new Kubernetes troubleshooting and cloud innovations

Sysdig has introduced two new innovations that look to help bolster cloud services and simplify Kubernetes troubleshooting.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Tue, 24th May 2022
WalkMe expands partnership with SAP concur to help hybrid work experience
Partner Programmes

WalkMe expands partnership with SAP concur to help hybrid work experience

WalkMe expands partnership with SAP Concur to enhance employee experience in hybrid working. New solution aims to reduce friction of new technology.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Nov 2021
Dropbox celebrates half a billion users
Dropbox

Dropbox celebrates half a billion users

Dropbox heralds a new era of connectivity, reaching a massive 500 million user milestone, fostering enhanced global collaboration.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Mar 2016
New Facebook reactions arrive – but where's the dislike button?
Facebook

New Facebook reactions arrive – but where's the dislike button?

Facebook rolls out six new reactions globally today, yet the long-awaited dislike button remains elusive, leaving some users unsatisfied.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016
Facebook's gonna let you control more of the crap you see on your News Feed
Facebook

Facebook's gonna let you control more of the crap you see on your News Feed

Changes will enable users to give more feedback to Facebook about whether they want to see certain posts on their feeds.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2014
Facebook loses 1.4m US users
Facebook

Facebook loses 1.4m US users

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

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Jan 2013
Can Graph Search combat Facebook's commercial struggles?
Google

Can Graph Search combat Facebook's commercial struggles?

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

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jan 2013
Second US$10 bn quarter for Google
Google

Second US$10 bn quarter for Google

Google reports its second consecutive USD $10 billion quarter, driven by strong performances from Chrome, Android, and YouTube.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Apr 2012
500 million now accessing the internet in China
Unified Communications

500 million now accessing the internet in China

Half a billion people in China now access the internet, yet penetration is only 37.7%, suggesting significant growth potential remains.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 12th Jan 2012
Hefty incentive package for new Yahoo! CEO
Marketing Technologies

Hefty incentive package for new Yahoo! CEO

New Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson begins his tenure today, backed by a stunning US$27 million incentive package aimed at revitalising the tech giant.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Jan 2012

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