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Tips to secure your Facebook account on mobiles

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:59:16 GMT

Mobile has made access to Facebook much easier, but the social networking site has also become susceptible to attempted hijackings and attempted thefts on cell phones.

Jeeks nuffies and moms targeted by cricketing Facebook

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:57:30 GMT

Hunched over desks staring at computer screens paid for in part by New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum, employees at a small Wellington company are hard at work laying the foundations for what they hope will be the next social media revolution.

Google can now sort the best of your shots

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:37:01 GMT

Google is on a feature addition spree. At the company's I/O conference, Google announced 41 new features to its Google+ social network.

No way to verify applicants age for social media sites Centre

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:11:58 GMT

The Centre today told the Delhi high court social networking sites do not permit children below 13 years to open accounts but no technology existed to verify the age of the applicant. Harish V Nair reports.

FB app Bang with friends may let out all your sex secrets

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:27:41 GMT

Facebook's controversial app 'Bang with friends' launched in January this year has no privacy settings to keep the user's interests, activities and likes 'private'.

Getting what is posted online deleted a tough task

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:57:33 GMT

Posting offensive, harassing or defamatory content online may take a few minutes, but deleting it will take a lot of time and patience and what may seem like a lifetime.

Social media making forgetting romantic breakups difficult Study

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:06:37 GMT

The proliferation of social media has made getting over a romantic breakup a bigger chore than in the bygone era, even though digital photos and emails can be deleted in no time.

Facebooks autoplay video ads likely to put off users

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:59:17 GMT

Adding another tweak to the site, Facebook will now feature auto play video ads in the news feed starting this July. In a report by Financial Times, these video ads will play automatically for almost 15 seconds with no sound and will replay with sound when the user clicks on it.

New dating site helps you find love via Facebook profiles

Tue, 07 May 2013 06:34:39 GMT

If you are looking for love, forget making online dating profiles as a new web site helps you find your perfect date on Facebook.

Facebook can make you delusional researchers warn

Sun, 05 May 2013 08:51:25 GMT

As internet access becomes increasingly widespread, so do related psychopathologies such as internet addiction and delusions related to the technology and to virtual relationships, according to the study.

Why some people decide to stay away from Facebook

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:05:04 GMT

Some people don't use Facebook, even when there are a billion active accounts worldwide.

Indias homegrown social networking site eyes 10 mn users

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:22:02 GMT

India's homegrown social networking site Worldfloat.com hopes to increase its users to nearly 10 million by the end of next month, giving competition to global giants like Facebook and Twitter.

Instagram launches Facebookstyle photo tagging feature

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:01:43 GMT

Instagram has launched a new feature that allows users to add names to their photographs, just like Facebook.

Facebook lets friends help unlock accounts

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:04:26 GMT

Facebook on Thursday began letting people locked out of their profiles get back in with the help of friends. A new Trusted Contacts account recovery feature lets Facebook users set up lists of friends who can provide codes to unlock accounts.

Students judge professors based on their Facebook profiles Study

Thu, 02 May 2013 06:56:57 GMT

More than 800 million people worldwide use Facebook, and 93 percent of college students have an active account on the social networking site, according to a recent estimate.

Google Plus racks up followers but not all are devoted

Thu, 02 May 2013 06:03:12 GMT

When Google launched its social networking service, Google Plus, during the summer of 2011, tens of millions of people clamoured to sign up for an account.

Twitter warns news organisations to tighten security

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:36:31 GMT

Twitter has warned news organisations to tighten security in the wake of several high-profile hackings.

Justin Bieber Lady Gaga Obama election campaign among Webby Award winners

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:26:22 GMT

Campaigns for pop stars Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga joined comedian Jerry Seinfeld and the team behind President Barack Obama's 2012 social media election strategy on Tuesday in winning Webby Awards, the annual honors for excellence on the Internet.

House-of-Cards-Frank-Ocean-and-Seinfeld-top-Webby-Awards

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:43:54 GMT

Netflix's groundbreaking House of Cards is the first digital series nominated for a Webby. They are honoring House of Cards producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti with a Webby special achievement award.

Facebook-s-Home-mobile-gets-one-star-from-users

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:43:28 GMT

A majority of users have given Facebook's Home mobile a one star rating on the Google Play store.

People-getting-over-Facebook

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:08:21 GMT

Facebook has lost millions of users per month in its biggest markets, new data have suggested.

Image-conscious-Indians-going-under-the-knife-for-a-Facebook-facelift

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:42:20 GMT

Cosmetic surgeons said an increasing number of people, especially school and college students, across India are going under the knife to get that perfect face for their Facebook account.

Former-US-president-Bill-Clinton--joins-Twitter

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:39:09 GMT

Former US President Bill Clinton has officially joined twitter, posting under the handle @billclinton.

Frequent-hacking-of-Twitter-accounts-raise-concerns-on-its-credibility

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:18:06 GMT

For many, a single fake tweet from the AP account that briefly roiled financial markets, driving the Dow Jones industrial average down about 145 points, vividly reaffirmed the fearsome, near-instantaneous power of the 140-character message.

TweetDeck-announces-iOS-Android-closure-on-May-7

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:59:51 GMT

TweetDeck has announced that the service will stop functioning across iOS, Android and Facebook from May 7.