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Facebook becomes second most popular site in the UK after Google
Facebook has now passed MSN to become the UK’s second most visited website, according to statistics from UKOM/Nielsen. It is now only behind Google. The MSN network, which includes Bing …
Grandparents on Facebook – over-60s embracing social media
A recent survey has revealed that as many as one-in-five grandparents over the age of 60 have social networking accounts. Around 71 per cent of those who do are on …
UK newspapers’ web traffic figures
The death of Osama bin Laden drove UK newspaper website traffic to unexpected heights in May, according to the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations Electronic. Leading the …
Harry Potter ebook downloads only available from Pottermore website
Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, launched the Pottermore website earlier in the week, but at that time it was little more than a landing page saying ‘coming soon’. Now, following …
SeeSaw internet TV service could be revived by Bebo owners
It is being reported that Bebo’s new owners, Criterion Capital Partners, may be in the market for the online TV service, SeeSaw. SeeSaw is currently owned by Arqiva who last …
Advertising on Twitter to become more prominent
The Financial Times is reporting that Twitter has plans to introduce bolder advertising within the main message section of the site. The microblogging site is increasingly looking for sources of …
Google monthly user numbers – a billion people use its various websites in a month
According to web stats company, ComScore, traffic to Google’s various websites topped a billion in May. This represents an 8.4 per cent rise compared to the same month last year. …
British Library online – Google to index collection
The British Library has agreed a deal with Google which will allow the search engine to index its collection of texts and provide links to them within search results. The …
