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Get OTT ‘a here! Facebook’s WhatsApp buyout and the state of mobile messaging

No one could blame you for wondering how many square meals you could buy for the world’s poor with 45% of US$19-billion (reportedly the…

10 years on, we’re still getting Facebook ROI all wrong

As Facebook celebrates its 10th anniversary with record advertising revenue and more than a billion users, most marketing types admit they’re still not sure…

Facebook News Feed makeover: simpler experience, bigger pictures, less grey

Last year Facebook started rolling out an updated News Feed to some of its users across the globe only to find that they hated…

Facebook ads: pay up or get lost in the noise

If entertaining an increasingly attention-divided online audience wasn’t already difficult enough, Facebook has made a strategic move that forces brands to invest in advertising….

Remember Facebook.com email addresses? They’re going away

You might recall that, in one of its bids to be everything on the internet to everyone, Facebook introduced email addresses a few years…

Tweet-happy Michael Phelps beats Chinese great firewall

Tweet-happy Olympic-swimmer Michael Phelps expressed surprise he was unaffected by China’s ban on Twitter — and said many Chinese fans were breaching the country’s…

Latest Winklevoss twin’s Facebook lawsuit thrown out

A US judge has blocked the latest courtroom campaign by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss to undo a deal they made to settle a dispute…

Athletes embrace Chinese microblogs during aquatics world champs

World aquatics championships athletes faced with China’s bans on Twitter and Facebook are opening accounts with local equivalents, boosting their profile in the country….

Google +1 over Facebook Like and is it worth it?

Google’s +1 service is akin to Facebook’s “Like” system, but, unlike, well, Likes, it’s applicable to the whole of the web – think of…

The black marks: Zuckerberg’s legal legacy

As with most semi-biographical films, The Social Network convinces many who watch it that they develop a comprehensive knowledge of its subject matter, in…

Thoughts on Google+ by the world’s social media gurus

Google+ is still new to the field, but it’s already shaping up to be Google’s most successful social media effort to date. While some…

3rd party comments: Which system is best for your website?

Putting the functionality in place for users to comment on your content is key to building relationships with your readers. Getting them to engage…

Tech news round-up: From Facebook Chatroulette to the death of iPhone

We here at Memeburn know you our esteemed reader. Being the busy people you are we know that – try as you may, and…

How will Google+ make money?

Google+ is clearly Google’s most successful foray into the social web thus far, and it looks set to get a lot of usage. One…

Check Facebook on the sly in the office with “excel”

Take a look around your average office and what do you see? Chances are, rather than the office serf toiling away for the capitalist…

Facebook add Skype video chat feature

Facebook has added a Skype video calling feature in the face of a direct challenge from Google in the social networking arena. “We think…

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