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Google+ Communities This morning we arrived at work to see that Google+ has launched its new ‘Communities’ section. Google’s senior VP of engineering, Vic Gundotra, announced the new feature. Communities are basically groups dedicated to specific… Read more

eBay pop-up shop Today eBay will be opening up an eBay Social Shopping pop-up shop in Covent Garden, which will remain open until Sunday the 2nd of December. There will be in-store screens showing live data highlighting products that people are recommending… Read more

#Susanalbumparty Susan Boyle has launched another album – Party – and, in order to promote it, her PR team decided to use the hashtag #susanalbumparty (read “Susan Album Party”). This is apparently an honest mistake. I’m sceptical: why is there… Read more

Pinterest business profiles This week saw the launch of Pinterest business accounts. This allows the account to use the brand name rather than a first name and last name. The account can be verified via the website verification process. Companies that… Read more

Instagram profiles Instagram have finally rolled out online profiles. At first glance, the design looks similar to the Facebook top cover. However, the images rotate through other photos taken on the account. The introduction of these individual profiles… Read more

Facebook timeline updates Facebook have been testing a new layout for timeline that features a single column for posts instead of two, which is what anti-timeline users have been calling out for ever since the switchover. It still has two columns, but… Read more

Twitter tests new ‘Favourite’ terms A story on TheNextWeb reported this week that Twitter has been testing out an alternative for their ‘Favourite’ function. Most tweeters use Favourite as a ‘like’ but also as a way of bookmarking or saving… Read more

Thomas Cook gets a free Low Cost Holiday   Last November, the coincidentally named Thomas Cook left a comment on travel agency Thomas Cook UK’s Facebook page asking for a free weekend in Paris as compensation from them sharing the same name. Thomas… Read more

Facebook one billion active users We all knew this was coming: Facebook has finally hit over one billion active users. Yesterday Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement via his Facebook profile, which has over 16 million subscribers. Facebook personal promoted… Read more