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Life for jealous Facebook killer

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:05:14 GMT

A jealous lover has been given a life jail term and ordered to serve at least 22 years for killing his girlfriend after seeing her on Facebook with another man.

Chris Tomlinson: Two sorts of online people

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:27:00 GMT

I have been developing a social media angle to the “two sorts of people” theory, which goes like this.

Man in court for harrassing former girlfriend on facebook

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:05:14 GMT

A Birmingham man who bombarded his former girlfriend’s Facebook page with abusive messages has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Veteran MP to stand down after struggling with internet

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:25:16 GMT

Veteran Black Country MP Bruce George has announced he is standing down following 36 years in Parliament - after struggling to cope with the rise of internet tools such as Facebook and YouTube in political campaigning.

Former Staffordshire police officer jailed for grooming girl on Facebook

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:33:00 GMT

A former Staffordshire police officer who corrupted and groomed a “vulnerable” young girl by sending thousands of sexually explicit messages on Facebook and MSN has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.

Twitter and social networking cost UK £1.38bn a year in lost productivity, claims IT firm

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Twitter and other social networking websites cost UK businesses more than £1.38 billion a year in lost productivity, according to a new study.

Rubery cafe embarks on online guided journey

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A greasy spoon cafe in Rubery may seem an unlikely candidate to embark on a digital adventure looking at how businesses can make the most of social websites such as Twitter and Facebook.

Staffordshire detective admits child sex charges

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:11:00 GMT

A former child abuse detective today pleaded guilty to inciting a 15-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity via the Facebook networking site.

Anna Cooban: The celebrity problem with Twitter

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:01:00 GMT

A recent report by a 15-year-old intern at Morgan Stanley about how young people access their media sent consternation through the Twittersphere. Here Solihull teenager Anna Cooban gives her take on what’s hot and what’s not in the media world.

Birmingham firms make most of social networking sites

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:01:00 GMT

Creative industries editor Anna Blackaby tweeted and spoke to West Midland businesses from a range of sectors who are using online social networks as vital business-building tools.