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Pinterest is now third most popular social networking site

Pinterest popularity continues to grows

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Obama’s a fan and he’s clearly not the only one. A new report claims Pinterest is now the third most-used social networking site after Facebook and Twitter. Pinterest, which enables users to share pictures and items of interest with other …
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  • O2 customers to decide what deals occur on Priority Moments

    O2 customers to decide what deals occur on Priority Moments

    What do you want? 14 May 2012 16:13 GMT

    O2 is turning to crowd sourcing as it looks to bring its customers the deals "they" want through its Priority Moments scheme.

    The operator is inviting its customers to tell them on which brands they would like to receive discounts and deals...

  • Orange TVcheck app auto recognises programmes, makes TV social  . Apps, iPhone apps, Orange, TV, TV apps, Twitter, Facebook, Social networking 0

    Orange TVcheck app auto recognises programmes, makes TV social

    Tweet, Facebook, quizzes and more 9 May 2012 21:01 GMT

    The Orange TVcheck app has landed in the UK, with the aim of making the "second screen" (that's your phone) an interactive TV partner. 

    After a successful launch of the app in France in September 2011, the TVcheck app will automatically detect...

  • Peckingham Palace

    Birds tweet at Peckingham Palace

    Luxury bird house features "Tweetdeck" 9 May 2012 10:56 GMT

    A bespoke metre-long bird box has been commissioned by garden woodcare specialist Cuprinol in time to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. As well as eerily representing Her Majesty's London residence, it features a "Tweetdeck", allowing visiting...

  • scrambls

    APP OF THE DAY: Scrambls review (browser)

    Social security 7 May 2012 18:00 GMT

    Today is a bit of a first on App of the Day on Pocket-lint. While the bread and butter of our 6pm slot is most often applications for mobile phones, it does include any kind of application whatsoever. So, we've had the odd web app, some computer desktop...

  • Facebook and Twitter for BlackBerry get BBM connected. Phones, Apps, Twitter, Facebook, BlackBerry, BlackBerry apps, BBM 0

    Facebook and Twitter for BlackBerry get BBM connected

    New features 12 April 2012 10:15 GMT

    Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v3.0 and Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones v3.0 are now BBM connected apps. 

    The news, confirmed by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, means that users of both apps will now be able...

  • Pinterest is now third most popular social networking site

    Pinterest is now third most-popular social networking site

    Trails only behind Facebook and Twitter 6 April 2012 11:55 GMT

    Obama’s a fan and he’s clearly not the only one. A new report claims Pinterest is now the third most-used social networking site after Facebook and Twitter.

    Pinterest, which enables users to share pictures and items of interest...

  • New version of TweetDeck released - adds inline media previews

    New version of TweetDeck released - adds inline media previews

    If you like that sort of thing 22 March 2012 16:52 GMT

    An update of TweetDeck is now available to download that adds several new features, including the ability to preview media - image or video - from within a column, underneath the related tweet.

    TweetDeck version 1.3 also improves list management,...

  • Twitter buys Posterous. Online, Social networking, Twitter 0

    Twitter buys Posterous

    Service like to shut down 13 March 2012 10:36 GMT

    Twitter has bought the short-form blogging site Posterous on Monday for an undisclosed sum.

    "Today we are welcoming a very talented group from Posterous to Twitter. This team has built an innovative product that makes sharing across the web...

  • Twitter to be baked into OS X Mountain Lion. Software, Apple, Mac OS X, Twitter, Social networking 0

    Twitter to be baked into OS X Mountain Lion

    Tweeting to get easier in 10.8 16 February 2012 13:32 GMT

    Apple's latest operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, will let you tweet anything you want from anywhere you want.

    The Cupertino-based company has revealed that it will be "baking in" Twitter at an OS level allowing you to tweet easily right...

  • Vimeo not YouTube gets instant share option in Mountain Lion. Software, Apple, Vimeo, Flickr, Twitter, Mac OS X 0

    Vimeo not YouTube gets instant share option in Mountain Lion

    No to Google for the moment 16 February 2012 13:31 GMT

    Apple has introduced a new share feature in OS X Mountain Lion that will allow users to share files and information much more quickly, thanks to something called Share Sheets.

    The new feature, demoed in the latest operating system developer...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Tweetbot review (iPad). Apps, iPad apps, Twitter 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Tweetbot review (iPad)

    Should a Twitter app cost? 10 February 2012 18:00 GMT

    How much of a Twitter fan are you, no really, because if the answer is enough to want to pay £1.99 for an iPad app then you probably want to sit up and pay attention.

    If however you are still reeling in shock over the mere thought of paying...

  • Brandwatch buzzing for Super Bowl XLVI Twitter hype. Online, Twitter, Brandwatch, Super Bowl, superbowl 0

    Brandwatch buzzing for Super Bowl XLVI Twitter hype

    You got worms 3 February 2012 13:01 GMT

    Want to know how well brands are performing with their Super Bowl advertising campaigns? Probably not; that sounds a bit dull after all.

    But how's about seeing how well brands are performing by seeing little cartoon worms (complete with gridiron...

  • Twitter country censorship tweets up a fuss . Online, Twitter, Censorship 0

    Twitter country censorship tweets up a fuss

    Not a happy Twitterverse 27 January 2012 14:43 GMT

    Twitter's wings have received a bit of a clipping with the first signs of mass regional censorship being hinted at by the micro-blogging platform.

    In a blog post entitled "Tweets still must flow" the company has announced that it now has the...

  • Twitter says Google+ search integration is unfair

    Twitter says Google+ search integration is unfair

    Anger gets official 11 January 2012 14:36 GMT

    Twitter has officially spoken against Google's move to integrate Google+ personalised search results into its search engine. The launch of 'search plus your world' gives prominent placement to Google's social network over others, something which Twitter...

  • Tweet your team talk to Man City captain Vincent Kompany before Manchester derby

    Tweet your team talk to Man City captain Vincent Kompany before Manchester derby

    To win his shirt and captain's armband 4 January 2012 15:23 GMT

    Manchester City and Belgium captain Vincent Kompany has just joined the growing list of professional footballers on Twitter, and to celebrate he is encouraging fans to contact him with words of encouragement via the social networking site before the...

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