Social networking website Facebook has been brought in to get unregistered voters into the polling booth.
In a tie-up with the Electoral Commission, Facebook users who visit the site over the weekend will be asked if they have registered to vote. If they say “No” they will be sent to a page linked to [...]

US troops are to be allowed to use social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook following a review of internet use and security.
Defence department officials say the benefits of using social media now outweigh the risks to security. The ruling means that a number of sites blocked by the Pentagon in [...]

According to this BBC article, Facebook users have voted to back changes which give them control over data and content they post on the site.
Early results suggest 75% of those who voted support the proposals.
The vote was triggered by changes Facebook made to its terms and conditions in February.
The move drew fire because [...]

According to a BBC News article Facebook has revamped it’s site in an effort to take on social media sensation Twitter.
Starting from next week, there will be a new homepage on Facebook that lets users receive continuous updates from their friends instead of every 10 or 15 minutes. Making the application oh so similar [...]

This week heralded the launch of Barack Obama’s new regular video address - he plans to publish weekly on YouTube throughout his Presidency.

The President-Elect used new media tools like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to devastating effect during his campaign…you can only wonder how he might employ social media to engage with not only US citizens, but also the wider World over the next four [...]

Facebook seems to be garnering more column inches in the press than the England Rugby Team at the moment. The latest rumours are that Microsoft are negotiating with Mark Zuckerberg, the 23 year old founder of Facebook, to buy a minor stake in the company that would value it at $10 billion.
I guess it’s not [...]

The Sunday Times ‘Recruiter Forum’ published an article last Sunday that I’ve been meaning to post about all week… in ‘Tapping the Facebook generation’ the debate is all about how ethical it is for businesses to use social media sites as recruitment tools…should prospective employers be scanning social networking sites for information on potential employees [...]