The value of online currency Bitcoin has exploded as speculators push its trading price above £600 per coin.
The value of the currency has risen sharply-doubling since last week alone- after attracting attention on social media sites such as Reddit and twitter with the worth of the currency gaining 80 times as much real value since the beginning of this year.
Bitcoin, as a virtual currency is completely unsecured by any government wealth or holdings and is valued purely on what people believe it to be worth. This means the market price can rise and fall relatively short...
X-factor’s Luke Friend wishes a lucky fan happy birthday with a picture on twitter.
In a true sign of ‘if you don’t ask, you don’t get’ Twitter user @sarah_brownxx a clear fan of Luke’s for a birthday message.
She wrote: “@TheXFactor please can I have one from Luke friend as a late 18th birthday present? Pleaseeee #txfsigns” And “@TheXFactor PLEASE CAN I HAVE A SIGN FROM LUKE FRIEND PLEASE #txfsigns”
She has reacted happily to the news writing “@TheXFactor @LukeFriendMusic THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG”
Devon and Cornwall Police have taken to Twitter to thank both sets of supporters from Saturday’s local derby clash between Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle at St James Park for their part in a day that they have described as ‘largely peaceful’.
The Police were on high-alert throughout the build up to Saturday’s game deploying six police support units, four horses, a dog support unit and air support.
Devon and Cornwall Police have praised both sets of supporters for their compliance with police instructions and for their behaviour on the day despite visitors Argyle going down...
UK retailers have withdrawn controversial costumes from sale following criticism on social media.
The costumes attracted a number of complaints for being insensitive to people with mental health problems.
Asda, owned by US company Walmart, received the bulk of the criticism - via the social media site Twitter - over its sale of a ‘mental patient costume’.
Among the critics was ex-footballer Stan Collymore, who has suffered from depression. He criticised Asda for stereotyping the condition.
He Tweeted: "Do you actually realise how many people are hanging...
Have you got a question you’d like to ask Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer?
Mr Sawyer will be taking to social networking site Twitter on Monday, 19 August and Tuesday, 20 August, to answer questions and issues being raised by anyone following the hashtag #LiveChiefTweet
He’ll be tweeting from Devon and Cornwall’s main account DC_Police which already has more than 20,000 followers and will also be talking to local media about the events and how the tweeting has gone.
Mr Sawyer said: “I want to utilise as many channels as possible to talk to the...
We spend such a lot of time on Twitter and are kept constantly amused / saddened / inspired / shocked / informed! Here are the top ten tweets that caught our eye this week...
1. Ben Bradshaw @BenPBradshaw
Lovely photo of #Exeter canal this evening taken by constituent. I am the small dot in the water.
2. The Knitting Tent @stormina_teacup
@TheExeterDaily Where's Woolly? #29 An art project celebrating #wool #knitting #crochet ~ 52 #yarnbombs in a year! pic.twitter.com/lUDr93tdTv
Twitter has apologised to the women who have encountered violent abuse on Twitter from a number of anonymous users.
Tony Wang the General Manager of Twitter UK offered an unequivocal apology for the abuse some women have been subjected to, saying it "was not acceptable in the real world and it's not acceptable on Twitter".
The issue has been raised by a number of high profile women including the journalist, feminist campaigner and co-founder of thewomensroom.org.uk, Caroline Criado-Perez and the Labour MP Stella Creasy. The Conservative MP Claire Perry has also faced abuse...
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Hackers have claimed responsibility for taking down the website of popular photo sharing app Instagram.
The website, Instagram.com, was down for a number of hours yesterday. The company have not released a statement but members of the internet hactivist group Anonymous claimed responsibility.
Hackers claimed that the site was down in 35 countries and Twitter user @AnonymousOwn3r claimed responsibility. (NewsPoint)
With Social Media marketing taking on a life of its own in recent years, we at The Plum Consultancy ask what is relevant and what isn’t? How many people are drowning under the barrage of tweets, shares, likes, LinkedIn requests and Google+ notifications? Are they all meaningful or are tweets being re-tweeted within an inch of their lives and is anyone taking any notice or is it all going in the spam folder?!
We believe the considered approach is the only approach to have when using and dealing with Social Media for business purposes. Social Media is as much about relationship...
