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Twitter releases Analytics dashboard for everyone

Twitter has made its analytics dashboard available to all users, providing details about how much exposure and engagement each of their 140-character Tweets receive. The tool was launched in July for advertisers and verified users, but now is available for


Google says it doesn’t copy, uses lemonade to explain

When life gives Schmidt lemons… he takes to Google+ to explain why his company is as innovative as alcoholic lemonade. You know, the social network that’s a bit like Facebook but sort of isn’t. “Playing catch-up with the competition can


WhatsApp Reaches 600 Million Active Users

WhatsApp leads the rest of the mobile messaging field when it comes to popularity, and now the Facebook-owned service has passed 600 million monthly active users, according to the tweet by the CEO and founder Jan Koum today. The app


Facebook users not in awe of Messenger app

The newly launched Facebook Messenger app has received poor reviews from its users, with most criticising the popular social networking site for forcing them to download a separate app to access their messages. The Messenger app has received nearly 50,000


Twitter will remove images of deceased on request of families.

Twitter will now remove images or videos of the deceased at the request of family members, according to a tweet from the company’s spokeperson. The decision comes following bullying of Zelda Williams on the social networking site after the death


Facebook begins tagging fake-news sites as ‘satire’

Facebook is testing a new feature that warns users of satirical content posted from sites like the Onion. Stories posted in users’ feeds are being tagged as “[Satire]” in an apparent move to prevent them being mistaken for real news


How to get your site listed in search engines

While many options exist to help you increase web presence and market a web site, this brief list of web-marketing basics goes over some of the more useful and widely-trusted tactics. Search Engine Optimization: Most search engines today work as


Twitter introduced Promoted Video ads in beta

Twitter, the social media has introduced Promoted Video ads in beta version. The company is offering advertisers a new Cost Per View (CPV) ad buying model, which means they only get charged when a user starts playing the video ad


Facebook ‘colour change’ virus is back

Have you tried to change the colour scheme of your Facebook profile lately? Beware of virus attack as a “colour change” malware is back and has already affected over 10,000 people around the world. The malware has been fixed by


Top Social Media Sites for Online Business

Nowadays, almost internet users are connected with many social networking sites. There are a number of social media sites, what are the differences between these platforms and why would business want to use each specific one? Depending on your online