Month: February 2011
Keeping up with the Facebookers: How social networking makes liars of us all
Wasting ten minutes to leaf through holiday photos of someone you haven't seen since primary school will always be a key danger of Facebook. But there are bigger and more serious threats lurking, according to a study which has proven that Facebook envy is very real. The news is not good, according to the conclusions…
Changes to Facebook Photos brings bigger photos faster
Facebook are launching their improved Facebook photo viewer that will let people see bigger pictures, in the UK today. The feature has been out in the states since September but is only rolling to the UK from today. Starting with some profiles before others... Here are the key points, courtesy of Facebook... · Opens inside…
Remember CDs? You can play them on the iStation Combo from Logic 3
This iPod dock does what few others do.... it plays CDs. The three piece audio set from Logic 3 packs some nice punchy audio in a retro case. But does all that 80s style plastic really feel like it's worth £100? Anna takes the iStation Combo through its paces. The Logic3 iStation Combo is £99.99…
VIDEO: Baby Gupi & Gerald star in a round up of desktop toys from Thumbs Up
Marble run for grown-ups? A crazy automated hamster? Plastic bugs that hop in the sun? Product developers Thumbs-Up have designed them all along with the iPhone iFlash for 3G and 3Gs, and Ella came in to tell us about these crazy gizmos. Then see what difference 50% extra fleece make for the majestic Hugz. And…
Do we really need Social Media Week?
Next week is Social Media Week in several cities across the world. Supposedly, it's seven days when we celebrate logging into Facebook and tweeting. And going on Linked-In and MySpace and running Tumblr blogs. All those activities that you do every day anyway. (Except for MySpace, though I did look at someone's profile yesterday). Thing…
Get your Facebook friends on a mug
If you miss your Facebook friends when you're not on Facebook and perhaps want to see their little faces sitting on your desk even when you're logged off, then this Facebook mug could be the mug for you. Made by Californian company CrowdedInk, it prints the profile pictures of your friends on a mug that…
Foodily: A Facebook for Food?
Our first video redux from Phillip Bensaid on Vimeo. It's not like your yoghurt has now got a Facebook profile - but recipe amalgamater Foodily is using the internet to make food more social. Eating is one of those things that has been social since cavemen sat around eating wild boar in a circle, Foodily…
Google Streetview now lets you see inside museums
In a great move for making culture accessible - Google have opened up some of the world's greatest museums on Streetview. Institutions including the New York MOMA, the Uffizi in Florence and the Tate Modern in London are now visible through the 360degree photo project that is Google Streetview. They're also available on a dedicated…
Say "I love you" with a virtual carved tree..
Or not. Depends what you find romantic really. But we'd just like to say that this is now an option. iPhone app TreeMail lets you carve virtual messages on virtual trees. And then like, share your artworks with Facebook or Twitter and your intended loved one. Treemail tell us: "Treemail allows users to "carve" customized…
Facebook.co.uk hacked by a spam loans site
Looks like the web address facebook.co.uk was briefly hacked earlier today to display a spam page about loans. Screengrab above. Currently it's showing a 404 "not found" sign. So was the domain hacked? Of course, it's not like Facebook.co.uk will cause much confusion with the real Facebook (.com) which looks dramatically different. But still, you'd…
