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Facebook, Microsoft disclose number of legal orders for user data
Social-networking giant Facebook and software major Microsoft on Friday disclosed the total number of legal orders they received for user data from various U. S. government entities. Facebook disclosed...
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Instagram goes head-to-head with Twitter’s Vine
Social-networking site Facebook recently added a highly-anticipated video feature to its Instagram, enabling the photo-sharing service to go head-to-head with Twitter's Vine. While Twitter Vine allows...
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Facebook’s attorney asks settlement’s opponents to opt out
A number of plaintiffs argued on Friday that Facebook's proposed settlement of ad-related lawsuit could not protect the privacy of minors, while an attorney for the social-networking giant suggested...
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Facebook rolls out Graph Search feature to all
Facebook on Monday started the official rollout of its Graph Search tool, which has so far been available in beta.read more
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Facebook to undertake manual review of pages to spot & remove offensive content
Facebook has announced that a team of hundreds of engineers in offices around the globe will undertake a manual review of the pages on the site and remove ads from any pages that contain controversial...
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Facebook Home Cover Feed comes to Android app
Facebook on Thursday started rolling out a much-anticipated sweet new feature for its Android app - the Facebook Home Cover Feed. The update allows users to set the Home Cover Feed as the Android lock...
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Facebook pays over $1 million to bug hunters in 2 years
Facebook, the world's most popular social networking site, has said that its Bug Bounty programme has been more successful than what it had originally anticipated. The company said that it has paid...
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Facebook updates login feature
In a bid to give users more control over their personal information, Facebook recently updated its login feature that now requires mobile app developers to separately seek users' permission before...
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Facebook had its eye on Parse since its launch: Ilya Sukhar
Facebook had its eye on cloud service Parse since its launch, Parse Chief Executive Officer Ilya Sukhar revealed. In a recent interview, Sukhar revealed that discussions between Facebook and Parse went...
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Zuckerberg condemns U.S. Govt. over NSA spying
Mark Zuckerberg, founder & CEO of social-networking giant Facebook, on Wednesday criticized the U. S. government for making Internet firms to prove the National Security Agency (NSA) with user...
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Iran restores blocks on Facebook and Twitter
Facebook and Twitter fans in Iran were yesterday happy to gain direct access to the social networks for the first time in nearly last four years but the happiness was short-lives as the authorities...
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Facebook eliminates privacy setting that prevented others see a user’s profile
Facebook, the world's most popular social-networking site, has eliminated the privacy setting that allowed users to control who could search for their profiles by typing just the first or last...
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Facebook’s privacy policy change for teens is all about monetization: critics...
While Facebook is claiming that its recent decision of allowing teenagers to share their photos and posts with the general public on the social network was taken keeping their needs in mind, critics...
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Facebook blames network maintenance for Monday’s technical glitch
Social-networking giant Facebook has apologized for the technical glitch that prevented many users from updating their status and send direct messages on Monday. A number of Facebook users on Monday...
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Facebook changes privacy policy
Social-networking giant Facebook has confirmed some proposed changes to its privacy policies that will allow it to make use of users' posts in advertisements. It means that any of your posts on the...
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Why Snapchat turned down Facebook’s offer?
Internet is awash with rumors why California-based online service Snapchat which does not generate any money, rejected Facebook's reported offer of $3 billion. Snapchat is currently a free service that...
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Facebook usage among U.S. teens overall stable: says Sheryl Sandberg
Facebook's Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg has tried to refute reports that say the world's leading social-networking platform is losing popularity among teens.read more
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Sandbergaffirms usefulness of Facebook
Social networking gait, Facebook has said that it has recorded fall in teen agers activity during the third quarter of the year compared to the earlier quarters. Facebook CFO David Ebersman said that...
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Facebook users want many more buttons
Social-networking site Facebook recently toyed with the idea of adding a "Sympathize" button for use on occasions when "like" does not quite apply. For instance, a person can not use the "like" button...
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Automotive ads on Facebook drive more awareness about brands
Automotive ads on Facebook are not only driving more awareness about brands but also reducing viewers' interest in rival brands, according to a fresh comScore study.read more
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Facebook will ‘die out’ by 2017: research
Widely popular social-networking service Facebook will "die out" by the year of 2017, according to a research by Princeton University researchers.read more
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Facebook releases ‘Look Back’ video for grieving father
Moved by a grieving Missouri father's plea, Facebook last week released his deceased son's "look back" video.read more
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WhatsApp deal makes Facebook a laughingstock to humorists
Facebook's recently announced acquisition of mobile messaging app WhatsApp has made the Mark Zuckerberg-led social networking giant a laughingstock to humorists.read more
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Facebook helps ‘Burger King Baby’ reunite with her biological mother
Facebook helped 27-year-old Katheryn Deprill find her biological mother just three weeks after she launched a search on the social networking site for the woman who had abandoned her in the bathroom of...
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U.S. tech giants’ heavy spending on startups surprised even experts
U.S. tech companies like Apple, Google and Facebook have spent billions on acquiring startups that have almost no revenue, leaving even veteran Silicon Valley insiders rubbing their eyes in surprise....
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