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'Fired ghost-tweeter' hijacks former boss @markdavidson's Twitter feed
Jennifer Whitehead
22 September 2011, 11:20AM

While you were sleeping: hijacked Twitter feed

The debate about the wisdom of outsourcing your Twitter feed is going to have a new posterboy in the form of Mark Davidson, a tweeter with a huge following who is presently discovering first hand the power of social media.

Top 50 social media campaigns revealed
Jonathan Priestley
22 September 2011, 10:33AM

PR and Social Media agency Umpf has released a ‘Hall of Fame’ showcasing 50 of what the agency feels are some of the top social media campaigns from across the world. Here are the top ten which include Lynx, VW, Corona Light, French Connection, Jimmy Choo and Tippex.

Twitter launches first UK Promoted Tweet ads with Sky for Glee
@gordonmacmillan
22 September 2011, 10:14AM

Twitter is launching its first Promoted Trend ads in the UK today and Sky has been revealed as the first advertiser with a number of others lined up.

Sky will be advertising the third series of Glee, which starts on Sky tonight sponsored by Cadbury Diary Milk, after moving from Channel 4.

Now you can share photos on Twitter by text message
Polly Becker
22 September 2011, 8:45AM

Twitter and text have always gone together, but if you ever have trouble getting a photo onto Twitter while on the move then this should help out.

Starting today, you can share photos on Twitter by including a photo in your text message. Considering that every month nearly four billion SMS messages are sent and received on Twitter that could be a lot of pictures.

Twitter acquires social search firm Julpan
@gordonmacmillan
22 September 2011, 8:32AM

Ori Allon Julpan Chairman and CEOTwitter has acquired a tech firm called Julpa, which specialises in analysing the way people share information on the social web, for an undisclosed sum.

Julpan ws founded by Ori Allon who previously created a search algorithm called Orion that he sold to Google in 2006.

Ed Miliband looks to boost engagement with new site and plans for Conference Twitter Q&A
@gordonmacmillan
21 September 2011, 2:17PM

Ed Miliband is making a play to become the best connected party leader with the launch of a new website that puts the emphasis squarely on engaging with members and the public.

BBC unveils new touch screen inspired bbc.co.uk homepage
@gordonmacmillan
21 September 2011, 10:10AM

The BBC has unveiled a new version of the bbc.co.uk. homepage It’s in beta, but is looking good and serves as a reminder of how much the BBC offers.

The new look now sports sliding screens, that are clearly inspired by touch screen phones and tablet computers, that sweep across the page allowing visitors to easily navigate a lot of content.

Which Candidate for the White House wins the social media wars?
Dave Thomas
21 September 2011, 9:05AM

With November 2012 not too far down the road, politicians who haven't gotten their social media acts together could very well be in for a rude awakening.

You see, while it still takes getting out in the public and kissing babies, going on national television and debating your rivals, and seeing just about every hotel there is nationwide, politicians who have not endorsed social media as a viable weapon to win their respective office, may be the subjects of tweets or shares on how they lost their race.

Google opens Google+ to all and turns Hangouts users into broadcasters
@gordonmacmillan
21 September 2011, 8:15AM

Google’s social network Google+ is 90 days old and today it is adding a number of new features including the fact that invites will no longer be required to join as it moves from field trials to beta. From today Google+ is open to one and all. The open door invite is one of nine changes changes announced today. I know, a pretty random number until you realise that Google has made 91 other changes since launch (many of which are posted here) and this makes 100.

When does an iPhone case not look like an iPhone case? When it looks like your ear
Sue Keogh
20 September 2011, 4:03PM
So I just came across this collection of iPhone 4 cases from CollabCubed which feature a life-sized print of an ear. When you hold it up to your ear, it looks like, er, an ear.
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