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Prince William leaks RAF passwords

Login details for an RAF computer system have been released on Prince William’s official website. As the Prince and colleagues pose for photographs the login details can be seen clearly in the background…

This may start ringing alarm bells and make people rethink what they should photograph and share on the internet, or at least double check the photos before sharing them with the rest of the world. It is believed that no harm has come from the incident.

Cyber Monday

This coming Monday 3rd December is expected to be the busiest day of the year for online retailers in the UK. The day which is nicknamed “Cyber Monday” is expected to generate 115 million visits to online retail stores (ecommerce websites) which is a 36% increase on last year.

It is estimated that £500m sales will be made on tablets and £330m sales will be made on smart phones, while £3.2bn of in-store sales will be influenced by smartphones. This is believed to be related to the huge increase of retailers using social media to promote their products and services.

Twitter – a tool for promotion, but it can go wrong

Twitter is a very powerful tool for promoting your company and boosting your online corporate identity. There are however occasions where things go wrong…

There have been some quite major mistakes on the platform, which could have been easily avoided. When used properly, Twitter can not only promote your products or services but also build a connection between you and your customers.

Myspace ready to make a comeback?

When media titan News Corp. first purchased MySpace in July, 2005, for $580 million, they didn’t think of selling it just six years later for $35 million. Now, Justin Timberlake and two investors have announced big plans for a rebuilt MySpace.

The new MySpace website is currently in beta testing with select users, you may request an invite here or preview its features and design in a promotional video here.

The new Myspace will let users connect to the site with their Twitter or Facebook accounts, a sign that it won’t be competing with those sites as a social networking service. Rather, Myspace will continue with its entertainment focus, as a place to play and discover music, add photos, videos and playlists and connect with artists.

Move over Zuck, Abraham Lincoln filed a patent for Facebook in 1845

You can’t make this stuff up, folks. Intrepid reporter (or just nosey historian) Nate St. Pierre did some digging in the grand old town of Springfield, IL where he took a tour of the Lincoln Museum and stumbled onto the “Springfield Gazette”, which was a paper entirely about Abraham Lincoln.

For more information visit – http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/05/08/move-over-zuck-abraham-lincoln-filed-a-patent-for-facebook-in-1845/

HigherSites Weekly Web Roundup

A collection of stories we’ve been reading over the last week. You can keep up-to-date with the stories we find by following us on twitter @highersites.

Hands on live demo of Siri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2odHjevn8Q

We were sceptical of Siri at first, but this live demo at the Apple event does make it look pretty awesome; but we’ll wait to see how many people actually use it in the real world. Continue reading →