In a week where even the London Stock Exchange has fallen victim to hackers who are placing malicious ads on its site, UKFast asks, is hacking becoming mainstream? Once upon a time, malicious attacks in the online marketplace were few and far between, however many online news sources are predicting that 2011 is set to [...]

Research conducted by The Independent Skills Review, shows that poor education and bad publicity are endangering the future of Britain’s hi-tech industries. The report’s authors identify several obstacles in this industry, including a lack of educational support for the skills required to succeed in technology-based industries, such as maths, physics, art and design. Findings show [...]

When business owners took stock of their successes and failures in 2010 and made plans for improvements in 2011, how many put a focus on data privacy at the top of their agenda? Amongst company streamlining, profit targets and recruitment issues, it’s a priority that can easily get lost in the day-to-day running of a [...]

Manufacturers are becoming more optimistic about their economic prospects for the next year and are more willing to invest, according to a survey released this week. It’s good news for the whole economy – and for those in the technology industry in particular. Britain’s manufacturing sector has moved on from its metal bashing days and [...]

Perhaps the decision to allow journalists to “tweet” from court was inevitable – social networking sites are becoming more and more prevalent in the way people consume news – but the implications of the historic decision, taken in December by district judge Howard Riddle, to adopt Twitter as a courtroom tool shouldn’t be taken lightly. [...]

Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes has launched a social network called Jumo and the word “social” describes it well. It is social in that it is a social network but it also aims to promote social good. If Jumo works, it could be a great step for Social Enterprise, as Chris Hughes has a undoubtably gained [...]

Do we need to change our expectations about online privacy? Social Media has become such a prominent aspect of contemporary society and the issue of how our privacy is respected is a big concern to many people. Facebook in particular has received heavy criticism regarding its privacy policy but as their global dominance is as [...]

Nature or nurture is one of those debates that people often seem very passionate about. Personally, I don’t really think there is much of a debate. I think that whilst we are born with inherent characteristics that will facilitate or hinder the development of certain skills or attributes, we can achieve anything through hard and [...]

I’ve been thinking recently, that for me the problem with the hype surrounding Social Media, is that people often just think of it as a marketing tool and nothing more. However, forget that facebook, twitter, digg…etc exist and think of Social Media as an ethos and a philosophy. These are communication tools that enhance our [...]

This rumour has been going on for a while now, but as it starts to look more like a reality, it just makes me think how massive this news could be! If Facebook also became our personal email system, this would really cement their presence as leader alongside Google and Microsoft. Last weekend, I went [...]