Webism Today

Mark Zuckenberg, founder of Facebook, has never taken Facebook down the traditional internet advertising route. “Advertising on the web is less about just hitting someone with a message,” he says. “It’s about engagement [with that user].” Following this belief, Facebook has now taken the latest step in its online advertising with the introduction of ‘engagement [...]

Despite only one in 12.5 million people wanting to buy male-enhancement products by clicking on a link in their junk mail, spammers are still making a profit, so a recent research paper claims. Researchers at the University of California carried out a study on spam email and found that for one email advertising pharmaceuticals (specifically [...]

If you ever watched Scrubs religiously, you may have come across RateYourDoc.org, a spoof site set up by the Scrubs producers. The site was set up to run alongside an episode in which the cast of Scrubs were obsessing over their ratings on said website. It was all very funny, as it seemed to be [...]

Ever wondered why your inbox seems to be constantly full of junk when no one else you know seems to receive any? According to new research it could all be to do with the first letter of your e-mail address. E-mail accounts beginning with the letters A, M, P, R and S were found to [...]

It would seem like virtual worlds are indeed taking over the world. That’s a bit of a melodramatic statement but Google have now launched their own virtual world known as Lively, where this creative new social network involves each Google user creating an avatar profile and their very own virtual room to accompany their profile. [...]

Unable to get to a computer to make that new update for your Facebook status? Need to change from “single” to “in a relationship” or from “on holiday” to “back at work”? Desperately need to upload the photos you just took from your mobile phone camera onto your MySpace to share with all your friends? [...]

In response to the internet’s popularity as a source of information and as an escape from real life worries a UK charity has broadened its online presence. As well as creating pages on social networking sites Bebo, Facebook and MySpace, Contact a Family – a charity that offers support and advice to parents of disabled [...]

John Kovalic is the hugely talented and popular artist and writer behind the gaming phenomena Dork Tower, the comic Doctor Blink Superhero Shrink and Steve Jackson Games’ series Munchkin. Web comics were one of the first thriving internet communities. Long before Facebook or Bebo the internet housed bustling forums where artists, writers and fans discussed [...]

Jon Swift received the following email from Facebook the other day. Hi, Fake accounts are a violation of our Terms of Use.Facebook requires users to provide their real first and lastnames. Impersonating anyone or anything is prohibited.Unfortunately, we will not be able to reactivate this accountfor any reason. This decision is final. Thanks for your [...]