SocialMedia

Facebook Timeline: Good News For Google+

Users who don't like Facebook's new look could migrate, says Clint Boulton. but will Google+ turn into something better?

13 years ago

Facebook Makes Bold Bet With ‘Timelines’

Facebook's Timelines interface feature allows history information sharing, but could alienate many users

13 years ago

Zuckerberg Unveils Timeline And Open Graph At F8

Facebook announced a new Timeline-based profile for users' chat histories, at its f8 developer conference

13 years ago

Facebook Rejigs News Feed, Adds Real-Time Updates

Facebook's move to reorganise the way updates appear in news feeds has annoyed its users

13 years ago

Google+ Exits Testing And Opens To General Public

Google’s answer to Facebook, Google+, has exited its testing phase and is now open to the general public

13 years ago

Google+ And Facebook: Who’s Copying Whom?

Google+ and Facebook are copying the crap out of each other - and that's good for consumer choice, says Clint…

13 years ago

ODCA Meets OCP To Accelerate Data Centre Greening

Data centre efficiency standards groups from Facebook and Intel share... for greater efficiency

13 years ago

Blanket Social Media Ban Is Not The Answer

Talking with staff about social media policies and pitfalls is just as effective at securing your company as network-policing, says…

13 years ago

Follow A Stranger With Facebook Subscribe

Facebook has subscribed to the Twitter model with a more-granular version of the Follow button

13 years ago

Facebook Urged To Purchase HP’s webOS

Facebook should acquire webOS so it can use it as a content platform springboard, says analyst

13 years ago

Facebook Smart Lists To Counter Google+ Circles

Facebook has responded to Google+ Circles with an improved friend list, that is dubbed 'smart lists'

13 years ago

Favourite Android Apps Revealed In New Study

New research has listed the most popular Android apps on mobile platforms based on usage

13 years ago

Social Networks Take Up A Quarter Of Web Time

Tumblr and other social networks are catching up to Facebook in the social networking arena, according to Nielsen

13 years ago

Data Breaches Cause Firms To Ban Social Media

One in three companies block social media sites at work, because of fears of data breaches

13 years ago

Majority Of Brits Now On Facebook Or Twitter

The number of British adults using social networking sites has passed 50 percent for the first time

13 years ago

IT Security Challenged By Mobiles And Social Media

Symantec's State of Security Survey highlights mobile devices, social media and consumerisation worries

13 years ago

Facebook Hands Over £25,000 To Bug Hunters

Facebook has coughed up £25,000 to researchers as part of its newly introduced bug bounty program

13 years ago

Facebook Drops Daily Deals Programme

Facebook has pulled the plug on its shopping discount service after just four months

13 years ago

Government Backs Down On Social Media Blackout

The government has U-turned on a proposed policy to black-out social networks during riots

13 years ago

Rights Groups Oppose Kneejerk Facebook Block

Human rights organisations are opposing a suggested block on social networks during times of civil unrest

13 years ago

Facebook Adds Privacy Settings Reflecting Google+

Facebook does not worry about the "other social network" but new privacy changes look similar to Google+

13 years ago

Cameron Would Be Crazy To Block Social Networks

The prime minister's suggestion that social networks should be blocked during riots was just puff, says Sophie Curtis

13 years ago

Police Launch Crime Fighting iPhone App

Surrey Police have launched an app helping the public to report crimes and monitor police activity

13 years ago

Government Consults Social Media Chiefs On Riots

Representatives from Facebook, Twitter and RIM will meet Theresa May on Thursday to discuss the recent riots

13 years ago

Slower Disk Drives Could Slash Data Centre Power

Disks that slow down when their data goes 'cold' could cut power in data centres, says a Facebook engineer

13 years ago

Skype Buys GroupMe Messaging Provider

GroupMe gives Skype a group messaging application to face off with Facebook, Apple, Google and RIM

13 years ago

Facebook Hacked By British Student

A student has appeared in court to face charges that he allegedly hacked into the servers of Facebook

13 years ago

Facebook Exec Takes Swipe At Google+

A Facebook executive has hit out at Google's increasingly popular social networking site, Google+

13 years ago

Facebook ‘Rioters’ Jailed As BBC Is Accused Of eLooting

Jail sentences of Facebook “riot organisers” bring protests while the BBC is criticised for e-looting Twitpics

13 years ago

Facebook Denies Making Phone Numbers Public

Syncing mobiles with Facebook does not reveal contact numbers in public, says the social networking giant

13 years ago