Tagged: Online PR

HTC acquires child-friendly browser Zoodles
Smartphone maker HTC has announced the acquisition of Inquisitive Minds - creators of child-friendly browser Zoodles to compete with other Android rivals.

Yahoo shuffles the deck with new CTO
Yahoo CTO Raymie Stata steps down from his position to take up new status as entrepreneur in residence in unusual move.

YouTube launches Merch Store
YouTube plans to sell goods such as concert tickets and music via a new Merch Store, soon to appear on the video sharing site.

Facebook 'now linked into the largest commerce ecosystem'
Facebook and eBay systems will converge to enhance the social aspect of online shopping.

Google takes real-time search (and Eric Schmidt) to Google+
Eric Schmidt's joined Google+ - just as Mountain View's begun flexing its social search muscles by adding real-time search to Google+.

Sony security breach suspends 93k on PlayStation Network
Sony users have fallen victim to another security breach involving the PlayStation network, this time with an estimated 93,000 possibly affected.

Active Google+ users drops by 60pc
The number of active users on Google+ has taken a perceived nosedive according to new data released detailing traffic to the site.

Facebook launches iPad app
The long-anticipated Facebook app for iPad has been launched, giving users a more interactive way to use the social networking site on the market-leading tablet.

Ordnance Surveyors use Twitter to share progress
In a bid to get the general public on their side - instead of, say, pointing shotguns at them - Ordnance Surveyors are now using Twitter to detail their day to day activities.

Google minus: Blogger shows Mountain View management shun social site
A blogger has shed new light on exactly how many of the Google Management Team regularly engage with social networking enterprise Google+.