Concerned about your Facebook App privacy?
Then worry not. And if you weren’t worrying, then you should have been. Why? Well you’ve most likely at some point installed an app and lackadaisically ignored the permissions you’ve granted it, only to completely forget later on. When you do, you may shrug the privacy concerns as a one off…
Google the busy bee
We’re all interested in Google. And if you’re not, there’s a good chance you’re using one of its products anyway. Besides, what’s not to like? Like or not, Google has been busy in recent days – particularly with Google+ – in an ever increasing effort…
Zynga’s woes and implications on Social Media
It’s clear Zynga have been struggling for a while now, culminating in their recent layoff of 100 employees and clash with Anonymous. The introduction of Farmville 2 in September of this year; the recycling of its most successful social game into a sequel essentially identical…
The One Million Tweet Map
Maptimize have released a sneak peek into the possibilities of their big data rendering technology with the Onemilliontweetmap, which displays geolocalized tweets delivered by the twitter stream API.The map presents live, real-time tweet data and their rendering technology contends with around 20 tweets a second….
Microsoft removes Facebook and Twitter apps from Xbox Live
In an update to its popular Xbox Live dashboard, Microsoft has made the conscious decision to remove both Facebook and Twitter apps in an effort to streamline its offered selection. The company is now encouraging users to visit their favoured social networks through Internet Explorer…
Hyves: the value of local social networks
Hi everyone, my name’s Chris (if you hadn’t noticed already) and I’ve just joined Tug as a Social Media executive. It would only seem fitting then that I share my ideas and thoughts on social with you weekly. To begin, I want to quickly introduce you to the power…
