Tag: mark
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Forbes Rich List Dominated By Social Network Giants
The latest iteration of the Forbes Rich list is still currently topped by tech founders and CEOs, with the Facebook mogul Mark Zuckerberg stealing a respectful 21 places due to his $17.5 billion dollar money pot, with massive increases predicted ahead of the newest Facebook music update. The Zuck rose to 14th place over the Google…
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Google+ gets 25 million users in one month!
Google’s Social network attack on the likes of Facebook and Twitter, Google+ certainly is gaining momentum as the big G has announced that it now has more than 25 million users, 1 million or which are from the UK. The stats come from ComScore a website who specialise in “Measuring the Digital World” and the…
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Google+ Address Book coming in next few days – Importing contacts made easy
So, we finally got onto Google+ (What’s Google+? Where have you been? Catch up here!). It’s looking good, but is still a little sparse when it comes to actually being social. Also there’s the issue of not being able to add multiple photos unless you use Google Chrome. Frustrating to an IE loyalist! The problem…
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Facebook Press Conference: Social Network will integrate Microsoft’s Skype to take the fight to Google
As predicted, Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at the press conference today to announce that – Yes, Facebook will integrate Skype video conferencing as a major new feature into the Social Network. As Microsoft was making its $8.5-billion bid for the VoIP carrier service back in May, current Skype CEO Tony Bates was…
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Google + Project: Android app goes live – Zuckerberg admits account as “Circles” unofficially drops on Facebook
Everybody’s talking about Google+, the new online social experience from the Mountain View co. which is set to change the approach to social networking and bring back the importance of our relationships through the World Wide Web. There’s been massive interest in the new kid on the social block from the word “Go” and the…
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Facebook’s Awesome new product launch!
Awesome is the word that Facebook’s CEO and head boy Mark Zuckerberg has used to describe the forthcoming announcement that will be coming from Facebook HQ in the next few weeks. awe·some [aw-suhm] –adjective Inspiring awe: an awesome sight Showing or characterized by awe Slang. Very impressive: That new white convertible is totally awesome. Press have been visiting the Seattle Head office of Facebook, and Reuters has reported that whatever the release entails…
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Facebook hires iOS & PS3 hacker “GeoHot”?
A hacker who infamously cracked Apple’s iPhone and Sony’s Playstation 3 appears to have gone and gotten himself an honest job – with the social network giant Facebook. Reports suggest 21 year-old George Hotz – otherwise known as the online aliases “GeoHot” and “Million75” – has been snapped up by Facebook after turning down a…
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Facebook hires iOS & PS3 hacker “GeoHot”?
A hacker who infamously cracked Apple’s iPhone and Sony’s Playstation 3 appears to have gone and gotten himself an honest job – with the social network giant Facebook. Reports suggest 21 year-old George Hotz – otherwise known as the online aliases “GeoHot” and “Million75” – has been snapped up by Facebook after turning down a…
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Facebook account minimum age will remain at 13
Facebook will remain closed to under 13s – despite media speculation that Zuckerberg’s social empire would be opening its doors to the pre-teen demographic. The minimum age policy for the world popular Social Network is currently thirteen and with nothing to cater for youngsters entering those awkward years it was suggested Facebook would start to…
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Nokia comms boss tweets out – Denies Microsoft purchase of mobile unit
Nokia’s UK communications boss has Twitter-slapped the speculation that the company’s mobile unit is to be snapped up by Microsoft. Mark Squires used his 140 character limit to crush the claims made by Nokia antagonist and resident spoiler, “EldarMurtazin”, regarding the acquisition of Nokia’s mobile division. The rumour was made all the more believable following…
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg in talks to aquire Skype?
Friendly chat between Facebook and Skype could lead to much more, if rumours surfacing today are true about CEO Mark Zuckerberg romancing the possibility of integrating his social network with the popular chat and video call service. Reuters reports “internal discussions” between Zuckerberg, creator of The Face Book and Skype’s own big shots which could…
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INQ Cloud Touch – “Facebook phone” hits UK
Facebookers rejoice – you can now leave your computer and actually go out into the real world! Before you recoil in disgust, don’t fret – all your friends and freaks can come with you, as the first “Facebook- integrated” phone announced back in February finally dropped on the UK market this week in the form…