Back in the summer during the London riots, as the Sun and Mail blamed Twitter for fuelling them, David Cameron talked of pulling social networks in response.

This led to a meeting between Facebook, Twitter Blackberry and the Home Secretary Theresa May to discuss the issue of social networks and social unrest. While that idea seemed to die in the summer it is now back on the agenda as Twitter executives, including CEO Dick Costolo, went to number 10 today and a variant of that idea emerges that could see individuals banned from social networks. Read More »

A really good infographic here packed with stats comparing SEO and social media and how each helps generate business for B2B and B2C marketers.

While no surprise to learn that consumer marketers are far more active on Facebook than B2B it might come as more of a surprise to learn that three times as many B2B marketers are active on Twitter than consumer ones. Overall almost 47% developed leads from Facebook, 35% on LinkedIn and 34% on Twitter. Read More »

In line with its new brand positioning of ‘new thinking, new possibilities’, Hyundai has embarked on a unique digital content campaign featuring the inner-most thoughts of a range of international celebrities.

Go Viral’s latest list of the biggest viral videos this month includes appearances from Angry Bird, Siri on iPhone 4S, GoPro, Nike’s Jordan Melo M8, British Airways and the Hot Girl vs. Zombie among others. Read More »

Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition hands on review

If Apple is planning an iPad Mini for 2012, then Motorola has beaten it to the punch with its Xoom 2 Media Edition, a pint-sized little brother to the 10.1in Xoom 2 (read our Xoom 2 hands on review). But how will the 8.2in Xoom 2 Media Edition, ahem, measure up when it’s staring down the likes of Samsung’s is-it-a-phone-is-it-a-tablet Galaxy Note? Read More »

A new generation of tweeting “celebrities” (indeed, a begrudging use of the term) is having their pockets filled at the rate of $10,000 (£6,256) per tweet by awkwardly endorsing brands and, often, their ill-fitting products.

If the absurdity of Snopp Dogg hawking Toyota’s new line of minivans, or swagger waggons (sic) as he puts it, is lost on his 4.7m followers, is certainly isn’t on the likes of Ad.ly, the social marketers setting up these celebrity endorsement deals. Read More »

We laughed. It seems only fair to share. This social network does sound amazing.

It is a wonder that someone hasn’t thought of this already. Oh wait…

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