Following yesterday's meeting with the UK Home Secretary and other key members of the government and police force, Twitter, Facebook and Research in Motion (RIM) didn't give too much away in terms of the specifics of the discussions.It was revealed that the subject of placing restrictions on social networks wasn't on the agenda. The focus of the meeting was very much geared towards finding ways to improve how the authorities engage with social networking services, as well as how social networks [...]

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Following yesterday's meeting with the UK Home Secretary and other key members of the government and police force, Twitter, Facebook and Research in Motion (RIM) didn't give too much away in terms of the specifics of the discussions.It was revealed that the subject of placing restrictions on social networks wasn't on the agenda. The focus of the meeting was very much geared towards finding ways to improve how the authorities engage with social networking services, as well as how social networks [...]

Read More: Compulsory usage of real names on Twitter was discussed at UK government riot meeting

Twitter and Facebook have officially responded after today's meeting with the UK Home Secretary Theresa May, over the role social media played in the recent riots that swept across the country. A Twitter spokesperson told The Next Web:

“Governments and law enforcement agencies around the world use Twitter to engage in open, public communications with citizens. We’ve heard from many that Twitter is an effective way to distribute crucial updates and dispel rumors in times of crisis or e [...]

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Twitter and Facebook have officially responded after today's meeting with the UK Home Secretary Theresa May, over the role social media played in the recent riots that swept across the country. A Twitter spokesperson told The Next Web:

“Governments and law enforcement agencies around the world use Twitter to engage in open, public communications with citizens. We’ve heard from many that Twitter is an effective way to distribute crucial updates and dispel rumors in times of crisis or e [...]

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Running out of things to talk about? Facebook is starting to roll out a feature that will show you when more than one of your friends is discussing the same topic. While Google's Circles make it easy to define people in the ways that you see them, this move from Facebook is more of an automated curation tool that should be based off of its search algorithm.As spotted by Tipdesk, you can see here that Facebook is placing similar topics into a single, informational post that is generated by the si [...]

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