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Social Media

Peel Recommends TV Shows For You

In the "old days" finding enjoyable TV programmes relied on three sources - in programme advertising for another show, flicking through the channels or your friends saying, "Did you watch xxxx last night? It's brilliant!" At CES, Andy and Courtney discover Peel, a fourth way of discovering great new TV shows. Peel is an iPhone and Android app which offers

Acoustic Research AirPlay Wireless Audio System

Jeremy from Vox International, representing Acoustic Research, dropped by the TPN studio at the Consumer Electronics Show to talk a little bit about the new AirPlay Wireless Audio System that they introduced at the show.  As the name implies, the system is based on iTunes and it allows you to free your iTunes library from you computer or mobile device

Careverge Takes A Social Approach To Health

The fast pace of modern Western life doesn't lend itself to a healthy lifestyle and many of us struggle to keep on top of the weight and exercise regularly, including myself. Careverge can help as a one-stop health and well-being site that brings together fitness, health and support in one place. Careverge's Henry de Phillips talks to Jamie Davis of

Life In A Day

Ok, so I'm really behind the curve here but the BBC screened "Life In A Day" over the Christmas holidays and I'm finally watching it. If you haven't watched it already, you need to put this on your must-see list. If you aren't familiar with the film, it's made up of footage from over 80,000 submissions of video that was

Adobe Set to Launch SocialAnalytics October 20th

Social Networks have become big for individuals, but perhaps even bigger for businesses.  Almost every company today has a presence on Facebook and Twitter, and if they don't then they are looking at how to create one.  Many of those companies are also left wondering what all of it really means and what impact it's having for them.  Web sites

Democracy, Security and Social Media

In the last six months we have cheered the use of Twitter and Facebook during the Egyptian revolution. How they were both used to get and spread information about what was happening and where, allowing the opposition to organize. When the Egyptian government tried to shut them down, the western press and government accused it of denying the Egyptians their

About.Me

Depending on your point of view about.me either strips the final layers of privacy from a narcisstic world or else provides a handy one-stop signposting to your Web 2.0 presence. As their tag line says, "It's all about you." Like many people, your online life isn't restricted to just one social media site. You have your friends on Facebook, your