Tag Archives: Technology

Facebook Settles Privacy Inquiry

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

After US regulators attacked Facebook for abusing its users’ data, the giant social network agreed that it would increase its privacy restrictions and control to protect its users. The Federal Trade Commission released a statement that said the company would … Continue reading →

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Biggest threat to digital economy: malicious software

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin

If you own a startup business that utilises computers one of the first things that you should think about is purchasing some type of antivirus software to protect your business assets and your future profits. Many people do not realise … Continue reading →

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Groupon aims to raise $540m on public stock market

Posted on November 12, 2011 by admin

Groupon has finally set a price tag on its public offering valuing its total worth at £7.2bn making it the largest social media debut on the public stock market since LinkedIn debuted back in May of this year. A prospectus … Continue reading →

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How did Apple become the biggest company? (A brief look)

Posted on August 27, 2011 by admin

At one point the largest company in the US was Ford, but that was, of course, when the motor vehicle industry explosion occurred and was decades before the technology explosion that brought computers to the modern household. This second explosion … Continue reading →

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Google attempts to take on Facebook

Posted on August 14, 2011 by admin

The largest search engine in the world, Google, is on a mission to show that it can be social just as much as any of the major social networks spawning the creation of their Google+ service. The new service is … Continue reading →

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