The majority of Tweets on Twitter are made by a select few people.

A minority of Twitter users write the most Tweets.

Half of all tweets shared on Twitter are generated by just 20,000 users even though 200 million people have a registered account with the microblogging platform, according to new research.

This ‘elite’ set of people were found to be made up of bloggers, celebrities and media outlet representatives by researchers at Yahoo! who analysed 260 million tweets posted on the … - Read More >

An online VAT loophole could be shut within 12 months according to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

A VAT loophole which has allowed Britons to purchase almost everything they could wish online could cease to exist after the Chancellor took measures against VAT-free internet deals.

George Osborne announced in the Budget last Wednesday that there would be a crackdown against traders who are able to operate online through an archaic tax waiver called a Low Value Consignment Relief.

Currently any … - Read More >

IPad 2 sold-out leaving customers without the latest Apple tablet

Supply of iPad 2 too low to meet unparalleled demand

Demand for the latest iPad has been so high that the much anticipated tablet has sold-out within hours of it going on sale.

People were queuing outside of Apple stores on Regent Street and in Covent Garden on Friday evening ahead of the 5pm launch; yet still many couldn’t manage to get their hands on the new iPad.

Even third-party … - Read More >

MySpace continues to lose users at rapid rate.

As if we need any further proof, MySpace is clearly on it’s way out.

In another tragic chapter of the decline of the once-great social networking site, new statistics show that MySpace lost approximately 10 million users in just one month (January to February).… - Read More >

Electronic devices to be permitted in the House of Commons.

MPs will have the option to tweet and check their emails during political debates.

A decision has been made today to give MPs the right to use electronic devices such as iPads and Blackberrys during debates in the House of Commons.

The Commons Procedure Committee ruled that MPs should have the right to tweet whilst taking part in discussions. Other allowances include being able to use smart phones and tablet … - Read More >

Twitter celebrates its fifth birthday this week.

Micro-blogging site Twitter celebrates the five year anniversary of its first ever tweet.

It was only five years ago that Twitter posted its first tweet, but what was to ensue would be a global phenomenon which would democratise online communication and allow internet users, celebrities, news sources and companies to interact.

Since Twitter first hatched it has gone on to attract an average of 140 million tweets each day, which has increased significantly … - Read More >

Plans to publish books online through Google will have to be reconsidered after a court ruled against the terms agreed with the Authors Guild.

Google’s online book project has been rejected in court.

Google’s agreement with publishing houses to digitise novels and publish them online has been blocked by a US court.

The search engine company made millions of books available to readers on its eBook platform after reaching a deal with publishers to sell access to the works of … - Read More >

Mobile technology company Snaptu has been bought by the social networking site Facebook.

Facebook has purchased startup Snaptu which allows smartphone apps to be used on ‘feature’ phones.

Continuing its monopoly of business acquisitions, Facebook has taken the plunge with Israeli start up firm Snaptu.

The premise behind Snaptu is to bring smartphone technology to simpler ‘feature’ phones which usually would not be compatible with applications. These account for the vast majority of mobile phones across the world and the … - Read More >

APP STORE trademark in dispute as Apple sues Amazon

Apple sues Amazon to prevent improper use of APP STORE trademark

A lawsuit has recently been filed in a California federal court, after Apple was outraged by Amazons’ use of their App store branding.

Apple contest that the online shopping site, Amazon, has infringed their “App store” trademark with their new “Amazon Appstore Developer Portal”.

This issues has come to the forefront of Apples concerns when Amazon started to heavily advertise … - Read More >

Google to reward establishing of brands, instead of keyword saturation.

In a recent video, Matt Cutts explains the importance of having keywords in a domain name and the new changes that will be made to reward brand-focused addresses.

Following on from Google’s recent Panda update, Matt Cutts, head of Google Webmaster guidelines, has announced a further change to the search algorithm that will reward domains that feature the brand name, as opposed to keywords.… - Read More >

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