SocialMedia

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

Anonymous Facebook Threat May Be Malware Lure

Threat of Anonymous "killing" Facebook is either a hoax or the work of a small group linking to malvertising

13 years ago

Bing Rallies To Second In Search But Facebook Suffers

Experian Hitwise's latest figures show traffic gains for Bing searches but more losses for Facebook

13 years ago

Facebook Messenger For iPhone And Android

Facebook Messenger service for smartphones extends one-to-one and group Messages beyond the desktop

13 years ago

Google+ Eating Up Engagement Time Of Users

Google+ is a hot commodity, chomping user engagement from Facebook and Twitter, says Bloomberg/YouGov

13 years ago

Facebook ‘Reads’ User Updates For News Feature

A new Facebook feature scans users' posts and then groups messages around particular topic pages

13 years ago

Twitter Sparks Spontaneous London Cleanup

After another night of looting in London, a Twitter campaigner has mobilised volunteers for the clean up

13 years ago

London Riots Co-ordinated With BlackBerry Messenger

The RIM messenger service, popular with teenagers, helped spread the word about looting across London

13 years ago

Facial Recognition, Social Networks Threaten Privacy

At Black Hat, a researcher showed how facial-recognition could link passers-by to Facebook profiles

13 years ago

FBI Arrests Facebook Spam King

Facebook spammer Sanford Wallace has turned himself in to the FBI after a July indictment in the US

13 years ago

Research Uses Face Recognition To Find Personal Data

Researchers have shown off the ability to discover personal data using simple face recognition software

13 years ago