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Facebook looks to mobile devices for revenue: Report

Facebook has already discussed proposals with unidentified advertising agencies for displaying what it calls “featured stories” in the news feed seen by users on the site in an effort to tap a new source of revenue, the newspa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Facebook IPO: A look at what we learned from the filings

In filing its IPO paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, Facebook provided a long-awaited glimpse into the inner workings of one of the world’s most closely-watched companies. Cecilia Kang and Hayley Tsu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Google, Facebook tell court it is impossible for them to con...

Google India and Facebook India on Monday again told the Delhi High Court that it was impossible for them to control content with billions of people accessing the websites. The court adjourned till Jan 19 the hearing related to allegedly [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Hunt on for Facebook account hackers

Last year in December, an FIR was registered with the circle against a man identified as Sheikh Samir Mir, who lives in DHA Phase I. The case was lodged by a well-known businessman, Fazal Karim Dadabhoy. According to him, Mir hacked into [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Google beats Facebook as 2011's most visited site in US

Google has been the most visited site of 2011 in US, with Facebook coming a close second, a new study has revealed. The survey, conducted by Nielsen, suggests that more than 153 million visitors clicked onto Google branded pages each mont [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Facebook suicide intervention tool response mixed

A new Facebook feature that lets users report “suicidal content” to website administrators is raising big brother concerns, but experts and educators say it could be a powerful tool to combat suicides. “Anything like [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Ufone restores Facebook, Twitter apps for BlackBerry users

Pakistani mobile operator Ufone has restored Facebook and Twitter apps for BlackBerry users after developing a content filtering service. The company blocked Facebook and Twitter services since May 2010 but has now developed a filtering s [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Facebook gearing up for 2012 IPO

Facebook, the world’s largest Internet social network, is preparing for a initial public stock offering next year, according to a source familiar with the matter. Facebook is exploring raising $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal sa [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Motorola MotoKey: Facebook Lover’s Deligh

If one would visit Motorola website, he would get a sneak peak to its yet-to-be launched fully QWERTY keypad phone, MotoKey Social. The last word of the phone, ‘Social’, gives an indication of some special feature in it, as [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Facebook to build server farm on edge of Arctic Circle

The enormous server farm facility in Luleå, northern Sweden, to be announced officially on Thursday morning, is the first time that the social networking giant has chosen to locate a server farm outside the US. "The climate wil [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

New Option by Facebook Causing Trouble for Users

It has been revealed in a recent report that the new option of automatic friend request that has recently been installed in Facebook is not very liked by the users. People used to be hooked on to the site in the recent past, but changes m [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Facebook and eBay downplay Google threat

Silicon Valley star Sean Parker said Facebook would have to blunder in a big way for Google's social network to steal its crown. "Facebook would have to screw up royally and Google would have to do something really smart," P [...]

Posted On : Oct, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Blogger Accuses Facebook Over Cookie Use

Facebook is at the centre of a new privacy debate after a blogger accused the site of continuing to collect information after users log out. Australian Nik Cubrilovic revealed how Facebook keeps cookies running even when users leave the s [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Facebook refresh is a good thing

It’s that time of year again. The annual Facebook update that fills our news feeds with myriad grievances about how awful and confusing it is. Laments of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Memo to Mark Zuc [...]