SocialMedia

Google, Apple, Facebook To Pay After Bus Protests

A storm in a bus stop as tech firms agree to contribute after street protests in San Francisco

11 years ago

Facebook Sued Over Message Scanning Allegations

Facebook has been slapped with a lawsuit over allegations it scans the private messages of users

11 years ago

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Skype Social Pages And Blog

Hackers leave anti-NSA spying messages across Microsoft-run accounts

11 years ago

Facebook Acquires Sports Data Startup Sportstream

Facebook wants you to talk about all the football all the time

11 years ago

Facebook Is About To Launch Video Advertising

On Thursday, social network users will be treated to an exclusive trailer for ‘Divergent’

11 years ago

User Backlash Makes Twitter Backtrack On Blocking

After one day, user protests force Twitter to reinstate its user blocking policy

11 years ago

Instagram Direct Arrives For User Messaging And Sharing

Instagram Direct adds a direct messaging option to allow users to better share their photos with others

11 years ago

Google And Facebook: Back Off Government, Snooping Is Our Business!

How can Facebook and Google tell the US government to limit surveillance, and then ask for more scope for snoop…

11 years ago

Social Media Users Warned Over Court Case Comments

British social networking users warned by Attorney General Dominic Grieve over commenting on court cases

11 years ago

Trove Of 2m Email And Social Media Passwords Uncovered

Pony botnet appears to have acquired passwords for the likes of Facebook, Google, Twitter and LinkedIn

11 years ago

Bing: Facebook Tops Social Media For 2013

Facebook topped Bing's list for social media searches this year, while Pinterest rocketed to the No. 2 spot

11 years ago

Facebook Suing Alleged Bieber Sex Spammer

Social network files complaint about alleged mass spam campaign

11 years ago

Google And Facebook: Green Goals Clash With Libertarian Leanings

The Internet giants may be cleaning up their energy act, but Peter Judge asks how deep is their care for…

11 years ago

Harlem Globetrotters Can’t Score With Facebook Direct Marketing

Basketball showmen say they aren't getting any action on Facebook when it comes to direct marketing efforts

11 years ago

Snapchat Refused A $3 Billion Offer From Facebook – Report

Young CEO Evan Spiegel wants to grow the value of the company even further

11 years ago

Open Compute Project Tests Three Open Switch Designs

In just six months, Broadcom, Intel and Mellanox have all submitted independent open switch proposals

11 years ago

Facebook Sales Jump 60 Percent Thanks To Mobile Ads

Facebook is beginning to reap serious financial returns from its growing mobile advertising business

11 years ago

Facebook And BlackBerry Discuss Potential Takeover Bid – Report

Facebook reportedly pondering BlackBerry bid as it considers future mobile strategy

11 years ago

Facebook To Acquire Mobile Data Compression Specialist Onavo

Facebook wants to make access to the Internet cheaper on smartphones

11 years ago

Facebook To Axe Search-by-Name Opt-Out Feature

Facebook is to change a privacy setting that allows users to opt-out of first or last name searches

11 years ago

Facebook Moves To Euston

The social network will be headquartered alongside Twitter

11 years ago

China Eases Internet Restrictions To Allow Facebook In Shanghai

China is opening up access to the likes of Facebook and Twitter in an area of Shanghai, whilst allowing foreign…

11 years ago

Facebook Briefly Appears On Russia’s Internet Blacklist

The social network had three days to avoid being banned across the country

11 years ago

Facebook Pays Out For SSL Weakness In Android App

Facebook admits it wasn't doing SSL right in its Android app

11 years ago

Russian Media Watchdog Threatens To Ban Facebook Over ‘Legal High’ Ads

Facebook says adverts for smoking blends were the result of a technical glitch

11 years ago

Iran Facebook, Twitter Filters Lifted Briefly In ‘Technical Glitch’

Iran, whose new president has promised a softer line on Internet filtering, saw blocks on Twitter and Facebook disappear briefly…

11 years ago

Facebook Shares Surge To Record High

Facebook ratchets up its market value as shares in the company reach a new Wall Street high

11 years ago