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Facebook Shut Down Rumours Debunked
Facebook will continue to operate, the company has confirmed, after false reports that the site will close
Google Hasn’t Given Up On Social Yet
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said Google has give up on social. Clint Boulton disagrees, but Google won't beat Facebook at its own game
Facebook May Have To State Financials – Or Go Public
Facebook is near the SEC's 500-private shareholder threshold and may have to publicly state financials by 2012
LinkedIn Rumoured To Go Public In 2011,
Professional social networking site LinkedIn is planning to go public later this year, according to reports
Goldman’s $450m Facebook Investment Signals New Dotcom Boom
A big private investment helps Facebook stay private, and builds expectations of a new boom in Internet stocks, says Peter Judge
Study: Facebook Tops 2010 Search Terms
The word 'facebook' accounted for 2 percent of all searches, with Google terms also ranking high
Facebook Revises Bug Disclosure Policy
In an effort to ease fears that bug submitters could be subject to legal action, Facebook has re-worded its vulnerability disclosure policy
Facebook’s Facial Recognition Adds Tags Automatically
Facebook is adding a facial recognition capability to tag friends' images automatically on the social network
Mark Zuckerberg Named As Time’s Person of the Year 2010
Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has been named Time’s Person of the Year for 2010
Facebook Crimes Soar Over 100,000 In Five Years
Facebook is a hotbed of crime, linked to 100,000 calls to police in the UK, according to a report
Facebook’s Zuckerberg To Donate Fortune To Charity
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and 16 other billionaires have signed up to Bill Gates's Giving Pledge
Facebook To Revamp User Profiles
Facebook's new-style profile pages will show off tagged photos and bring user information together in one place
Data Centre Carbon Counting – Could It Cool The Arguments?
When Facebook fell out with Greenpeace over coal-fired power, the new Green Grid measurement might have helped sort things out, says Peter Judge
Facebook Users Warned About Rogue Profile App
A rogue app is circulating Facebook that promises to show users who has visited their profile pages
Poll: Users Sceptical Of Facebook Messages’ Success
Facebook's messaging system isn't likely to replace email accounts, according to a Wall Street Journal poll
BitDefender Warns Of Malware-laden Facebook Postings
A security vendor is warning that Facebook users are still being exposed to malicious posts and threats
Google And Facebook Trample Over Web Startups
Facebook and Google are feasting on tiny web startups, either by duplicating their services or buying their technology, says Clint Boulton
Social Disease: Facebook, Google Track NHS Site Visits
Facebook and Google know about what illnesses you looked up on your visit to the NHS Choices site
Facebook Dominates Google For Page Views
Facebook received one quarter of all page views in the US during a week, dwarfing the likes of YouTube and Google
Berners-Lee Warns Facebook Could Harm The Web
Walled gardens like Facebook and iTunes could restrict the openness on which the web relies, warns Tim Berners-Lee
IT Managers Struggle To Tackle Emerging Threats
IT security is a high priority but staff struggle with emerging threats from social networking, mobiles and the cloud
Facebook Fault Prevents Women From Logging On
Women were briefly locked out of their Facebook accounts earlier this week due to a bug in the social network
Reaping The Business Benefits Of Social Networks
Collaboration tools with social features provide a powerful foundation for sharing information and linking experts within your organisation
Google’s Schmidt Welcomes Competition From Facebook Messages
Google boss Eric Schmidt has said that Facebook Messages is good for competition, despite the threat it poses to Gmail
Half of SMBs Ban Facebook At Work
Fifty percent of SMBs in the UK and US ban their staff from accessing social networking websites, a Webroot survey has revealed
Ten Reasons Google Should Fear Facebook
Facebook is offering a new messaging platform designed to rival Gmail. Is it possible that Facebook could best Google in the email space?
Facebook Could Defeat Google Over Social Ads
Facebook's behavioural advertising is growing more powerful thanks to its Like button and other social tools. Clint Boulton asks, can Google keep up?
Saudi Arabia ‘Accidentally’ Blocks Facebook
Saudi Arabia has reportedly blocked access to Facebook, but officials called the incident an 'accidental error'
RockMelt Social Browsing: Review
RockMelt is the ultimate web browser for sharing Facebook and Twitter content, but search needs more speed and less clutter