UK Government Cranks Up Data Mashup Competition With £20,000 Prize fund

When a public body starts to think in terms of Web 2.0, then you know things have gone bad; the UK government has apparently decided to bypass its traditional idea providers - fat cats, million dollar consultants and the likes - and ask the public itself to show them a better way

THU 03 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

MySpace Announces Contest For Citizen Journalists

Myspace has joined hands with MSNBC.com and NBC news channel to further the propagation of citizen journalism

FRI 27 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: News

Bezos Joins Twitter : Is Amazon Planning Something Big for the Startup?

San Francisco-based Communications startup, Twitter, has officially announced that Spark Capital and Bezos Expeditions are coming onboard as investors with Bijan Sabet, from Spark Capital, joining their board

WED 25 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: News

Nokia Acquires Social Networking Firm Plazes; Transforms Into Information Company

Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has agreed to purchase the privately owned German startup, Plazes for an undisclosed sum; the Finnish company expects to integrate Plazes's functionality into its Nokia's Services & Software Division

TUE 24 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: News

Myspace Is Toppled As Facebook Becomes The Top Social Networking Site

Figures published by Internet Information Provider Firm, Comscore, showed that Facebook has outperformed Myspace in the race for the title of most popular social networking website

MON 23 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: News

Microsoft to Establish Search Technology Center in Europe

After setting up a search technology center in Beijing, Microsoft is all set to open another one in Europe, sometime in the next fiscal year

WED 18 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: News

MySpace Goes In For A Sleek Web 2.0esque Makeover

MySpace is ready to give an all new makeover to its website that will include better search and navigation features

MON 16 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: News

Specialist Publisher introduces “Golden Rules” On Online Etiquettes

A specialist publisher, Debrett's has come up with some much needed solutions to tackle sticky online situations

MON 16 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: News

Spam More Critical Than Security for Social Networkers

Social networkers across Europe are three times more frustrated by spam and advertising (36%), than the security of their personal information (11%), according to research by Mobile Services Specialist, Wadja

MON 09 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: News

Wikia Introduces Do It Yourself, Rate and Comment Functionalities to Revamped Search

Wikia Search has introduced a set of innovative features that are designed to ensure a greater control by users over their search results

MON 09 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: News