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January 24, 2013
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An iOS app has been launched as an anonymous social media platform, inresponse to the regulated real name policy of social media sites like Facebook. Spraffl uses the device's GPS to track the user's location and is designed as a 'hyper-local' information sharing site - information such as reviews and news can be discussed with other users in the same area. Real names will be allowed to be revealed through the private commenting feature.  Read more by clicking here >>...

January 22, 2013
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Canadian-born pop sensation Justin Bieber overtook Lady Gaga as the mostfollowed account on Twitter earlier today. Bieber's account has amassed almost 10,000 further followers since this morning, and the total currently stands at 33,331,967. Gaga's account currently has 33,327,804 followers, and has been the most followed account for several years, having been the first to reach 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 million followers. Late last year, Bieber's account on photo sharing app Instagram became the first personal account to reach 1 million followers. Read more by clicking...

January 22, 2013
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An eMarketer survey has predicted m-commerce to rise to $37.44 billionworth of retail goods in 2013, a steep rise of $14 billion since 2012. The report also reveals that in 2013, 118 million people will be shopping online, and in the next few years, 8 out of 10 digital shoppers will be using mobile devices. Read more by clicking here >>...

January 22, 2013
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U.K.-based entertainment agency Merlin, which represents manyindependent record labels, has accused the newly re-launched MySpace platform of using its artist's music without permission. The agency - which represents major artists such as Arcade Fire and Vampire Weekend - signed a deal with the old MySpace Music service, though the contract ran out over a year ago. The new MySpace still displays songs from these artists. A spokesperson for MySpace told the New York Times that infringing songs were "likely" uploaded by users. Read more by clicking here >>...

January 22, 2013
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Google have outlined plans for a new alternative system to passwords,including activation with a ring on the user's finger, in a new research paper to be published later this month. The report outlines multiple different ways in which people will be able to log in to websites in the future, due to increasing fears over the security of the traditional password login. Spam emails and marketing scams have been attributed to the low security of the password method. The paper also discusses the use of a...

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