Facebook zooms in on photo-sharing marketIn addition to being the big mumma of social networking websites, Facebook is also one of the largest photo-sharing networks. It is currently rolling out improvements to its image storing capacities that will give the photo savvy folk at Flickr good reason to be spooked.
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Meet the women who rule the web
The internet is no longer a geeky boys club with not a female in sight. Think of the founder of Flickr, CEO of TechCrunch and the social media guru of the NY Times: all ladies.
Mavi Marmari photos faked by Israel? Probably not
Word is spreading that photos allegedly showing weapons seized aboard the Gaza aid convoy ship Mavi Marmari have been faked by Israel, taken years ago. But the conspiracy doesn’t have legs.
US spies buy a stake in social media
America’s spy agencies are pumping money into a software firm that specialises in monitoring blogs and social media services like Flickr, YouTube, Twitter and Amazon. So what do they want with our tweets and twitpics?
Turkish Airlines makes a digital pitch
Turkish Airlines is looking for a new ad agency — but to get the account, agencies have to compete in an online treasure hunt through social media. And it’s all in Turkish.
China blocks social media sites in lead-up to Tiananmen date
The Great Firewall of China is in full swing, with authorities blocking Twitter, Flickr, Bing, Blogger, and a number of other sites as the date of Tiananmen approaches.
Kittens vs. Sunsets
Who will win the Flickr war?
The G2.0 protests
As G20 protesters gathered on the streets of London yesterday, many also took out their little red netbooks and began to document every thrilling second of the action.
