Britain changes it’s social media approach towards Iran
The British government has launched a website and a Facebook page for Iranians, using social media to evade Iranian censorship and undermine the authority of the regime. Currently the BBC complains of frequent jamming of its services to Iran. The use of social media as a foreign policy tool…
Mashable in talks with CNN to sell for $200bn
CNN are in talks to buy technology news website Mashable.com for $200bn. Not bad for a Scottish blog that started six years ago from 26 year old CEO Pete Cashmore’s bedroom. The charismatic founder of Mashable (pictured below) started the site to keep track of social media…
Yahoo sues Facebook – who is suing who?
The announcement that Yahoo is suing Facebook over the alleged infringement of 10 patents will come as no surprise to companies in the mobile technology sector. Patent abuse, litigation and lawsuits that span many years are the norm for most large mobile companies, acting as another tactic…
Social Brands 2012
Tug attended “Social Brands 2012” to hear what the big companies such as the BBC, 02 and the Red Cross had to say about using social media. The point that everyone agreed on from the offset is that Media Organisations do social media best. They…
Facebook IPO Filing: Zuckerberg’s Letter to Investors
Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to investors following Facebook’s £5bn Initial Public Offering (IPO) – one of the largest in Wall Street’s history – reflects some big changes in the way the web has shifted towards being more “social” and how social networks have sought to monetise…
Google announces privacy changes – no opt out
Google plans to learn a lot more about who you are and what you do on the Web. The company announced plans to monitor user activity across its properties, Gmail, Youtube, Google+ and its search engine in an effort to better target its advertising. Tug…
Google launches Search plus Your World
The final piece in the social media puzzle for Google – integrating its social network Google+ into its search results – slotted into place yesterday in the form of “Search plus Your World“. Launched to a background of mixed reviews and a critical statement from Twitter,…
Wishing you a Mobile Christmas
Figures out from Google suggest that people are going to be using their mobile phones a lot more this Yuletide for Christmas shopping, inquires, recipes etc. (you name it!) According to Google’s stats 24% of UK consumers use their mobiles for in-store comparison. An…
Cyber Monday
Have you done your Christmas shopping already? You might not be alone – while retail figures for the wider UK economy are looking rather bleak this midwinter and the OECD predicts that Britain will be back in recession over 2012 the festive shopping period is…
Tug and Social Media
Hello, my name is Ben and I’ve recently jumped aboard Tug as the Social Media Director, heading up all things social. In less than a week I’ve been given the nickname “Social Ben” asked what my Klout Score is and told I should up my…
