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Week in Review: Cloudy times for Microsoft
This week in the IT world, Microsoft plunges into the cloud, Nokia goes all touchy-feely, and James Bond goes Facebook.
IT PRO Podcast: iPhone rumoured next month
This week, we discuss 3G iPhone rumours, security training and racking up big bills checking Facebook on the mobile while roaming.
UK embraces mobile social networking
Using mobile phones to access social networking websites is the "next big thing" according to new research.
MI6 uses Facebook to recruit spies
The secret service agency is looking to social networking to find more diverse recruits.
Social networking in business and branding
Savvy brands are beginning to realise that social networks have the potential to support almost every aspect of a business – especially marketing...
MySpace promotes openness with data sharing scheme
MySpace attempts to revive slowing traffic by making its data openly available to sites such as Yahoo and eBay.
Credit ads breaking Facebook rules
Social networks ads offering credit and loans pop up regularly, but many of them break OFT guidelines.
Firms vetting applicants using Facebook et al
The use of social networking sites to scan potential applicants is rife, according to new research.
Facebook heads for the Emerald Isle
The social network has revealed it will establish an operations centre in Dublin, with reports of a staff size of 70.
Intel to power Facebook
Intel will power the entire computing infrastructure for Facebook, which has 90 million users and growing.
IT Job Board launches Facebook contest
£250 in prize money up for grabs in the Facebook-based competition to find Britain's top IT brain.
Office ban on social network sites is detrimental, says reports
Both Gartner and Huddle.net have found that banning the use of social networking sites in the workplace could be doing more harm than good.
Commercialising Social Networking
With the internet such a focus for marketing spending, how are advertisers finding ways to reach consumers through the social networks with a...
Third party web apps coming to eBay
The online auction and marketplace operator is to allow Facebook-style outside web apps run within its site.
The saga of Scrabulous
The popular scrabble imitation is no more, the third-party web app being forced off Facebook by legal action. We chart how a simple word game...
Facebook to make friends with the rest of the web
Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook Connect - his version of the social networking site for the rest of the web - and apologies for privacy abuses.
Microsoft to enhance Facebook ad deal
After failing to secure an advertising deal with Yahoo, Microsoft looks to make its investment in Facebook pay dividends.
Social networking sites a boon for identity criminals
Putting personal data on sites such as Facebook and MySpace is allowing criminals to commit identity theft.
Facebook hires new finance boss in possible IPO move
Appointment of ex YouTube finance chief as new chief financial officer points to preparation for a stock market listing and comes as CEO faces...
Bebo opens up to third party developers
Following in the footsteps of rival social networking service Facebook, the UK-based Bebo will allow outsiders to develop apps and services to run...