Last October, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook Safety Check while on a visit to Tokyo. It’s meaningful to be in Tokyo to announce this because the great earthquake and tsunami a few years ago inspired us to build the first version of this for Japan. Now we’re glad to have this ready to serve everyone […]
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Ello Locks In its Ad-Free Promise to Users
Ello, the social network which promises to “never sell your data” has moved to reassure users of its bona fides by incorporating as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). A Public Benefit Corporation has a charter which commits it to specific goals and values beyond mere profit. The charter is binding on the company, and remains in effect, even […]
Twitter’s New Look requires Attention to Appearance
Twitter’s new look for profiles has been rolling out over the past week or so, and many Irish users have found themselves invited to try it out today. The main feature is the addition of a large “header photo” like the cover image in Facebook and Google plus. This is a great opportunity for the photographers and graphic […]
Twitter Claims 72% Of Followers Likely To Purchase
A couple of months ago Twitter finally made their “self-serve” advertising platform available to Irish and UK small businesses. We (Blacknight) have been using it a bit over the last couple of months and while we’re still very much in the “experiment” phase it’s been interesting to watch how it works. Of course advertising revenue […]
Twitter Accidentally Resets Some User Passwords
If you got an email from Twitter last night informing you that your account password has been reset, you might be one of approximately 1% of Twitter users whose passwords were reset in error. Or there might have been in response to a genuine attempt to compromise your account. There’s no way to know! Re/code […]
Vine Web Profiles Now Live
Twitter has launched “Vine on the Web”, which means that if you reserved your custom URL / profile it’s now live. The profile page of a user is quite similar to what we’re used to seeing with Twitter, in fact, most of the experience is similar. However there are differences. For example, while you can […]
Skype’s Blog Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Skype’s corporate blog has been hacked. See screenshot below: Apparently their social media presences on Twitter and Facebook were also compromised, though they have since regained control of them. More details here
Photobomb With Grumpy Cat
Grumpy Cat is an internet sensation and now you can bring her to your mobile device with GrumpyBomb. The app, which is 100% free, lets you easily add Grumpy Cat to your existing iPhone photos, or take a new one and add her and an appropriate caption. The icons are cartoonish and playful and […]
The Sociable Launch Irish Twitterverse Tracker
The guys over at The Sociable have been playing around with Twitter and doing some digging into statistics of Irish users. The initial data they’ve released is quite interesting as they’re showing the “top” Irish Twitter users as well as the “early adopters”. The most popular accounts seem to be a mix of celebrities and […]
Burger King’s Twitter Account Hacked
Hacking Twitter accounts happens all the time. Normally, however, the hacker does something overtly malicious. This time round, however, it’s just plain odd. The Burger King Twitter account was hacked and is currently spewing out content promoting McDonalds! But what makes it even more bizarre is that the account appears to be verified. Screenshot below: […]