Facebook dominates UK mobile use
Facebook dominates the lives of mobile internet users in the UK, according to figures from a mobile industry body.
(tags: facebook mobile)

Teenager Advertises Party On Facebook, Destroying Parents' £1 million Home
A wealthy couple have been left with a hefty bill after their £1m home was trashed in a party that was advertised on Facebook.
(tags: facebook party)

Does Facebook have its own mail?
It is rumoured that Facebook wants to fight the social networking market emails. The launch of Facebook webmail would be later this year.After the reformulation of instant …

Whatever happened to Asmallworld?
Asmallworld, the social network for a rather self-selecting elite, was launched several years ago by Swedish Investment banker and INSEAD Alumnus Erik Wachtmeister. Back then he’d deicded to tap into the evolving microcosm of social networking. In that era it was Myspace that was making its way as the leading social net aside from Friendster et al. Specialized social networks were still scarce. Wachtmeister hit up this niche of a an international network of affluent and influential people. Asmallworld grew to a userbase of initially 30,000 users, …

The prisoners causing trouble on Facebook
Like many of its 350 million users worldwide, jailed underworld boss Colin Gunn used his Facebook account to let his friends know what was on his mind.
(tags: prison facebook crime)

Teens Just Don’t Blog or Tweet [STATS]
A new study published today by Pew Internet finds that teens and young adults are blogging less and using social networking sites more, with the prominent exception of Twitter.
(tags: socialmedia stats teens demographics pew media social technology youth)

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Facebook ranked as biggest corporate security risk
Social networks: Can't live without 'em, but if corporate IT departments had their way, the rank and file certainly wouldn't be living with 'em. And Facebook is, by far, considered the worst of the bunch.
(tags: facebook security)

Most Companies Don't Have a Social Media Policy [STUDY]
A report by Manpower employer services found that only 29% of companies in the Americas have a “formal policy regarding employee use of social networking sites.” The number is lower in other regions — 25% in Asia-Pacific and 11% EMEA. …

The Internet can be a disruptive force particularly within the world of established industries. Artists, musicians, airlines, insurance companies… the list of professions and industries that use the web to cut out the middle man by doing business directly with their public without intermediaries is rapidly growing by the day. It would seem that the modelling world has taken note and is starting to go ‘direct’ too.
A new venture called She Wears Your Tee was recently started by Tanaya Henry, a fashion model who lives in New York.

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