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• Online services increased their effort to protect user data, EFF says

  By Loek Essers | 01 June, 2012 12:13

  While some online services are stepping up their efforts to protect private user data from government requests, there is plenty room for improvement, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said on Thursday. It is time for all companies that hold private user data to make public commitments to defend their users against government overreach, the foundation said.

• Analysis: How Facebook could integrate with iOS, OS X

  By Lex Friedman | 31 May, 2012 19:45

  Speaking at the All Things D conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook essentially sent Facebook a friend request. "I think the [Apple-Facebook] relationship is very solid," Cook said. "We have great respect for them. I think we can do more with them."

• Phones are distractions during catch-ups

  By AAP | 23 May, 2012 08:15

  Sick of your friends tweeting during dinner or constantly texting on nights out?

• yARN: Facebook's disappointing IPO puts other Web businesses on watch

  By Rimin Dutt | 22 May, 2012 15:26

  It should have been a revival of sorts for Web 2.0 public floats. Instead, the social networking giant Facebook’s IPO is turning out to be a dampener, raising questions about its knock-on effects on the fortunes of other social media hopefuls.

• Pakistan's block on Twitter over blasphemous content reversed

  By John Ribeiro | 21 May, 2012 13:50

  Pakistan late Sunday reversed a block on Twitter in the country over material it considered anti-Islam, the country's interior minister said.

• Twitter jumps on Do Not Track bandwagon

  By Computerworld Staff | 19 May, 2012 06:01

  True privacy can be hard to come by in the socially enabled online world, but Twitter on Thursday announced that it has joined Firefox maker Mozilla in taking a big step forward for users.

• Mobility tops business technology focus in 2012-13: Sage

  By Hafizah Osman | 18 May, 2012 12:32

  Mobile technology and computer hardware will be the core investment priorities for businesses in the next 12 to 14 months, according to software vendor, Sage.

• Facebook sets IPO share price at $US38

  By Sharon Gaudin | 18 May, 2012 07:09

  With Facebook's long-anticipated IPO expected to hit on Friday morning (US time), the company has set its initial share price at $US38.

• Why your business still needs newsletters

  By Angela West | 04 May, 2012 22:02

  Marketing gurus pushed email newsletters hard back in the days before social networking. If you believe everything you read online these days, you'd think that Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and other Web 2.0 services have left such vehicles in the virtual dust. Not so. Nor has the scourge of spam destroyed newsletters' effectiveness. Email marketing still achieves huge results--and pairing an effective email newsletter with a social media campaign can snag many more customers for your business than relying on social media alone.

• Twitter tools: 11 Free apps and services you need now

  By Liane Cassavoy | 02 May, 2012 23:21

  Twitter is all about keeping things brief. It is, after all, a microblogging service, one that limits you to 140 characters per post. But while Twitter promotes a less-is-more approach, the same can't be said of the market for Twitter apps and services.

• Four ways to become a true social business

  By Jon Ferrara | 04 April, 2012 05:29

  You and I may be fully participating in popular social media like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, but I'll bet your company isn't - at least as well as it could be.

• Ten exciting system changes in Mountain Lion

  By Serenity Caldwell | 22 February, 2012 08:47

  Sharing, sharing, everywhere

• Great Apps for Windows Phone 7

  By Armando Rodriguez and Ginny Mies | 29 November, 2011 01:34

  Navigating an app store can be tricky, with vague descriptions, dubious user reviews, and sometimes buggy apps. We searched for the best apps available.

• Guide: How to use Twitter for customer support

  By David Daw | 17 November, 2011 05:25

  You can use Twitter for more than just gaining a huge mass of followers. It's also a great way to engage with customers--even dissatisfied ones--and turn them into happy advocates of your brand in less time than traditional customer service often takes. All it takes is being active on Twitter and following a few simple steps.

• Technology argument 6: Facebook vs. Google+ vs. Twitter vs. LinkedIn

  By Jeff Caruso | 15 November, 2011 09:37

  Much has changed since we examined the ongoing war between Facebook and Twitter in the autumn of 2010. The stakes are higher, the competition has increased, and we see LinkedIn and Google roaring into the social networking arena like never before.

• Guide: How to put your company on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter

  By David Daw | 19 October, 2011 01:06

  It’s telling that when the Google+ social network launched in June, businesses clamored to get on the service as quickly as possible. For most businesses, being active on social media is now a requirement. Although Google+ is still dragging its feet on creating pages for businesses, getting your company page started on Facebook, Linked In, and Twitter takes just minutes.