Twitter-powered hedge fund closes, offers social media data to day traders
Even though Derwent Absolute Return fund quietly liquidated a month after starting up, says social analytics gave it 3-day market lead
App Review
31 apps that make news reading better
There is an ocean of apps to 'improve' your tablet reading experience. We've collected some of the best for aggregating, saving, sharing, personalizing and comfortably reading news from all over the web. Get what you want out of the day's best stories.
Facebook gets an A- for fighting 'digital hate,' Twitter gets incomplete
Watchdog grades social networking giants on how well they remove digital hate, terror
Meet the Facebook refuseniks: Millions say 'no like'
‘I don't need to share triviality with someone that I might have known for six months 12 years ago’
Facebook joins the app store game with a showcase of its own
Social games and music services are popular services, 200 of the available apps have more than 1 million users
Facebook sees time spent on mobile top its desktop users
Report from comScore suggests the ‘grandpa box’ is no longer the preferred method to while away hours on social network
The Hot Button
Are you a Facebook addict? Take the doctor-designed test
Psychologists in Norway have published a list of questions designed to detect addiction to the social networks
TECHNOLOGY
Twitter won't win the election, but its influence is growing
@BarackObama is on Twitter. So is @MittRomney. And so are all the voters following the 2012 presidential contest, whether they know it or not.
Career tips
Social climbers: Catching up with online networks
The demand from executives and mid-career professionals for hands-on training in social media is fuelling boot camps, workshops and tutorials
Facebook calls on members to flag organ-donor status
Users can now add donor status to their Facebook Timeline
