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As many as 35 million South Koreans hacked in one go as social networking site hit, China blamed

By Polly Becker // 28 July, 2011 – 3:08 pm // 1 Comment

This will go down as one of the world’s biggest hacks. A South Korea social networking site, Cyworld, has had the account details of 35 million users stolen — that is almost two thirds of the South Korean population.

The site was hit along  with the Nate portal, both run by SK Telecom, in an attack being blame on Chinese hackers. Read More »

Domino’s takes social media customer feedback to the next level

By Jennifer Whitehead // 28 July, 2011 – 2:17 pm // 5 Comments

Domino's: your name - and feedback - in lights

Social media is making customer feedback a lot more public, but pizza delivery chain Domino’s is taking this to a new extreme in a US campaign running for the next month.

To promote its ‘tracking’ service – where hungry, housebound customers can see exactly what stage their pizza order is at, right down to the name of the person making it – Domino’s has hired a piece of Times Square’s famous advertising hoardings and is live-streaming customer feedback.

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Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ album cover removed from Facebook – for “nudity”

By @gordonmacmillan // 28 July, 2011 – 1:21 pm // 1 Comment

The politically correct police at Facebook have been out and about and committing crimes against culture. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the social networking site banned the cover of the band’s seminal 1991 album ‘Nevermind’…before changing its mind back again.

Facebook pulled the cover, which features a naked baby boy floating in a swimming pool, decided that it violated its Terms of Use after the image was upload to celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary. Read More »

Now you can catch the London Underground with Google Maps

By Polly Becker // 28 July, 2011 – 11:18 am // 2 Comments

How useful will this be (for Londoners)? Google is finally bringin public transport directions for London within Google Maps.

It is making public transport directions, including the Underground, bus, tram and Docklands Light Railway, available on Google Maps and Google Maps for mobile, so you always have access to a trip planner.
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Johnston Press hires former BBC digital boss Highfield as chief executive

By @gordonmacmillan // 28 July, 2011 – 8:01 am // No comments

Very interesting move from regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press it has hired the BBC’s former head of digital, Ashley Highfield, as its  chief executive.

Highfield is someone who has digital running all the way through his DNA and his arrival could mean a significant shake-up for the regional newspaper firm, which publishes the Scotsman, the Yorkshire Post as well as weeklies such as the Falkirk Herald. Read More »

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