Firms battle to succeed in social
Enterprise social networks are set to become the primary communication channels for noticing, deciding or acting on information relevant to carrying out work. However, Gartner estimates that through 2015, 80% of social business efforts will not achieve the intended...Two BlackBerry 10 models debut
Research in Motion (RIM) has launched its new BlackBerry 10 smartphone, the long-awaited device that it is hoped will rescue the company from declining global sales. At a simultaneous launch in New York, London, Paris, Dubai, Toronto and Johannesburg, RIM (now...Innovation Index fosters jobs
Accenture has launched South Africa’s first Innovation Index, to promote business growth and development of new, sustainable enterprises that would in turn spur job creation. The global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company aims to use the...Twitter hands over user info
More than 30 government agencies from 23 countries requested user information from Twitter during 2012 – and the social media company complied with most of them. During the year, Twitter received 1 858 requests for information, with the bulk of these – 1...Consumers sue Google
A group of Internet users has launched a landmark privacy case against Google for undermining the security settings on Apple’s Safari browser, in order to track online usage covertly. In the first case of its kind in the UK, a number of people with concerns...