It was announced this week that social networking site Twitter has acquired Gnip, a Colorado based social data provider that has already been working with the site for some years.

Well, the date has come and gone, April 15^th 2014, the only day Google Glass went on sale to the general public.  Previously, the net giant had restricted the sale of their internet connected eye wear to developers and selected business, but the $1,500 was available to anyone in the US on Tuesday.

After last week’s heartbleed security glitch, Google are casting a serious eye over their security measures.

Facebook are testing out a new feature, which could steer more traffic to your site depending on the amount of ‘likes’ it has.  The new feature is called ‘Popular Pages in Your Area’ and flags up business and organisations close to the user’s area.

A new survey carried out by the Content Marketing Association has revealed that over half of senior marketing managers plan to increase their content marketing budget during 2014.

There are many animals humans are terrified of, and rightly so, since many of them have the ability to kill, maim or devour.  However, for webmasters there are only two furred and feathered beasts to be wary of, the penguin and the panda.  The ones from Google, not the ones you’ll find in a zoo.

The new Twitter profile pages are here! Well, not all here, the changes are being rolled out slowly, but when they reach you, you might find that they are far more user friendly if you want to get your brand identity and content out there by reaching more customers.

Last week Google+ added a new feature.  Now, you can check your profile to see how many views your content, including photos and posts, has received.

Facebook are expected to announce new changes in their privacy settings over the next few days.  The company, which has 1.2 billion users, has been in trouble in the past for not communicating clearly enough to its users about privacy issues.

A leading executive has spoken about the need for brands that use content marketing to create new metrics if they are to compete in this rapidly developing field.