So, here it is. The trailer for the new movie- ‘The Social Network’. Featuring the likes of Jesse Eisenberg and  Justin Timberlake, it’s quite clear this movie is going to be a smash hit, and is set for release on 1 October 2010. Just watch the trailer…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xwDcLKbt8g

Facebook surged to a new traffic record in USA during the month of June.

The social networking daddy recorded more than 141 million unique visitors during the month, compared to a seemingly paltry 77 million in June 2009.

Facebook has surged ahead of its rivals Twitter and MySpace, although Twitter chiefs are quick to point out that they are recording record numbers of tweets.

Where now for Facebook? Seemingly the only way is up for them…

Despite England’s dismal showing at this year’s World Cup, social networking giants Facebook are in talks with the Football Association about becoming their new sponsors.

According to reports, Facebook are prepared to offer £40 million for the deal, a fee double of that being paid by current sponsors Nationwide. The FA are also in talks with O2, Orange and Santander about a potential deal.

A decision is expected to be made before England’s next match, at home to Hungary on August 11.

The infamous Twitter whales continue to appear, which is due to an upsurge in activity on the social networking site.

Twitter chiefs are well aware of the problem, and are working hard behind the scenes to rectify the whales.  They attribute the upsurge in activity to the World Cup, but whatever the culprit, it is great news that Twitter‘s audience continues to grow at such an electrifying pace.

The problem is likely to be fixed over the next couple of weeks, but we should expect to see the service see some downtime before perfection is resumed again.

Originally acquired by AOL for $850 million in 2008, Bebo has since been overtaken by Facebook and Twitter, and there were reports that Bebo was close to being shut down were AOL not to find a buyer.

British photojournalist Jonathan Mitchell and friend of Industry Creative was detained in Nepal in March after being charged with possessing an invalid press visa, despite having been issued one by the authorities in May 2005.

Mitchell was presented with a fine equivalent to £8,000, or face 10 years behind bars. He was detained in an immigration jail, and news rapidly spread to England.

The news rapidly spread over social networking sites, with a Facebook group being set up in a bid to raise the required money to free Mitchell. The group caught the attention of people from all over the world, who were stunned into action to help the photjournalist.

Donations flew in by the minute, and the campaign soon made its way onto Twitter. With concern growing over Mitchell’s welfare, his plight was soon flagged up by high profile Members of Parliament, and also in various newspapers across the UK.

A host of celebrities added their name to the internet campaign in the hope of urgently freeing Mitchell. With his health deteriorating with acute typhoid, there were great fears that Mitchell might not survive much longer in such poor conditions.

Thanks to the power of social networking, the £8,000 was raised within a couple of weeks though, and Mitchell was allowed free by the Nepalese authorities.

After a slight flight delay due to the Eyjafjallajökull ash cloud, Mitchell has now been reunited with his friends and family in his native United Kingdom…

Laura is supporting currently supporting Peter Andre on a nationwide UK tour early 2010 and is releasing her debut album this spring

Laura White

Industry Music

Industry Creative have launched and co-ordinated the festivals official website and extended web presence, engaging fans on numerous platforms including  Twitter, Facebook – and supporting a national launch campaign alongside radio stations including BRMB.

The Midlands Music Festival

According to Stone, their main criticism was that the service wasn’t useful; their response: “Neither is ice cream.”

Stone took listeners through the year, describing Twitter users as “a flock of birds in flight,” and discussing its breakthroughs at SXSW, in Iran, and even with an American abroad who used Twitter to get “himself out of prison.”