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NY Times sends email offering 50% discount to 8mn people by mistake

Thu, 29/12/2011 - 14:41 by Jaspreet Virk

The New York Times accidentally sent out an email to more than 8 million subscribers on Wednesday, offering them a 50 percent discount if they reconsidered their decision to cancel print subscription.

World is getting unhappier... at least on Twitter -- study

Fri, 23/12/2011 - 15:00 by Jaspreet Virk

Is global happiness on a decline? Well, that is what Twitter suggests.

'Twitterverse ridicule' helps Rushdie win Facebook name battle

Tue, 15/11/2011 - 17:00 by Neka Sehgal

Booker Prize-winning writer Salman Rushdie, embroiled in a battle with Facebook for suspending his profile over name discrepancy, defeated the social networking giant, thanks to a Twitter storm.

'I had to do it eventually,' Parker to Zuckerberg on joining Twitter

Tue, 04/10/2011 - 17:06 by Jaspreet Virk

Sean Parker has just done what he vowed never to do! After serving as president of Facebook all these years, he has joined social network's rival Twitter.

Twitter’s tweets give insight into how moody we are

Fri, 30/09/2011 - 08:59 by Yasser Ali

Ever imagined if Twitter’s tweets can predict mood swings among people?

Google+ opens to all, +You ad runs on Google homepage

Wed, 21/09/2011 - 14:13 by Jaspreet Virk

For all those who've been eagerly waiting to join Google's 3-months-old social network, here's good news! After 12 weeks of field trial with limited users, the internet giant has opened Google+ to every one.

Facebook to add Twitter-like Subscribe feature

Thu, 15/09/2011 - 19:07 by NeelamGoswami

Facebook is adding yet another feature to its online social network- the ‘subscribe’ button. Apparently borrowed from Twitter, the new button will allow users to customize content they see in their news feed and follow strangers on the social network.

Twitter presents Web Analytics tool

Thu, 15/09/2011 - 14:01 by Neka Sehgal

Here is some good news for all those who use Twitter to network, get business visibility, vent, share links and blog posts, but have no tool to track or analyze traffic they are getting from the social network.

Facebook addictive! Americans spent 53bn minutes socializing in May -- report

Wed, 14/09/2011 - 17:30 by Jaspreet Virk

Not only Britons, even Americans are obsessed with Facebook! Following a survey finding that for Brits Facebook is more vital than a flushing loo, a new report claims that Americans spend more time on Faceook than on any other site.

Twitter milestone: 100mn monthly active users

Fri, 09/09/2011 - 16:46 by NeelamGoswami

Twitter hit a major milestone Thursday. The microblogging site has 100 million active users worldwide, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo announced yesterday in a press conference.

London riots: BBM, Facebook, Twitter blamed

Tue, 09/08/2011 - 14:18 by Jamie Anderson

Phenomenal growth of social media has proved to be a boon for many. On the other end of the spectrum, it has had its share of controversies, as detractors harp about the flip side of this form of media.

Google+ growing faster, attracts 25m visitors in less than a month

Wed, 03/08/2011 - 16:02 by NeelamGoswami

Google+, the new social network from Google, has been live for almost one month now. The beta site has gathered about 25 million visitors from around the globe in less than a month of its operation, according to statistics released on Tuesday by comScore.