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LinkedIn Groups Gets Facebook Makeover

LinkedIn has drawn inspiration from the consumer social network space after it introduced a number of improvements for its Groups…

15 years ago

The IT Crowd, Not Rooney, Are Our Heroes

IT people will fix problems rather than watch football. That's no surprise to Peter Judge, as IT problems are less…

15 years ago

Coming Soon: Facebook The Movie And The IT Crowd

Techies are being celebrated on the small and big screens with a Facebook movie and another series of cult British…

15 years ago

Facebook Reported To Have Earned £536m In 2009

Facebook apparently earned as much as $800 million (£536m) in 2009, according to unnamed sources quoted by Reuters

15 years ago

Facebook Continues To Tout Privacy Improvements

Facebook has issued a blog post and a letter detailing the ways in which it stewards users' personal data

15 years ago

Seven Sins of Social Networking

It may seem tempting to make the entire world your "friend", but social networks have their own rules of etiquette,…

15 years ago

Social Media Takes Up 22 Percent Of Online Time

Internet users worldwide spend 22 percent of their time on social networks such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, according to…

15 years ago

Facebook Rebuffs Critics’ Six Point Plan

Privacy critics are not letting up. They presented Facebook founder Marc Zuckerberg with a six-point plan

15 years ago

Google Urged To Let Personal Data Fade Away

Researchers say personal information should "degrade" - becoming less specific over time - to protect users' privacy

15 years ago

Former Facebook Exec Criticises Company For Privacy Stance

Former Facebook privacy officer Chris Kelly has joined the ranks of public officials taking Facebook to task over privacy issues

15 years ago

Zuckerberg Calls For ‘Balance’ Over Facebook Privacy

Facebook's CEO has called for 'balance' after he talked about his company's privacy and security battles

15 years ago

Facebook Users Fall Victim To ‘Likejacking’ Attacks

So-called likejacking attacks on Facebook, spotted by security company Sophos, are continuing to spread

15 years ago

‘Privacy-Aware’ Diaspora To Challenge Facebook

Diaspora - a "privacy-aware" social network - is preparing to challenge Facebook, as Zuckerberg faces privacy criticisms at D8

15 years ago

Facebook Privacy – Why No One Cares

Facebook has made some concessions, but most of us are so addicted, it can pretty much do what it likes,…

15 years ago

‘Quit Facebook Day’ Fails To Attract Support

Only 11 percent of Facebook users have heard of the grassroots "Quit Facebook Day" movement, despite widespread media coverage

15 years ago

Facebook Acquires Web Workspace Specialist Sharegrove

Facebook announces it has acquired startup Sharegrove, which makes private Web workspaces

15 years ago

Microsoft Starts Internet Explorer 9 Push

The software giant has all manner of tactics at its disposal to get users to move from the oldest supported…

15 years ago

Facebook Unveils Privacy Revamp

Facebook has slashed the number of settings required to make all information private and create one control for user content.

15 years ago

Facebook Plans To ‘Drastically Simplify’ Privacy

In the face of a user backlash, Facebook has announced plans to update its privacy settings

15 years ago

Facebook Chief Acknowledges Privacy Criticisms

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg admits mistakes in changing the social network’s privacy controls and repeats a pledge to simplify them in…

15 years ago

Do We Really Want To Break Google?

Successful IT companies get targetted by regulators, says Clint Boulton. First it was Microsoft, soon it will be Google, and…

15 years ago

Poll Reveals Widespread Concern Over Facebook Privacy

Sixty percent of respondents to a Sophos poll say they are considering quitting Facebook due to privacy fears

15 years ago

Pakistan Bans Facebook Over Muhammad Images

A Facebook group showing images of the Prophet Muhammad led the Pakistani government to block the site

15 years ago

Evidence Mounts of Facebook Backlash

A survey found two thirds of Facebook users are thinking of quitting amid privacy criticism

15 years ago

Facebook Launches Fast Free Mobile Option

Facebook's new 0.facebook.com address does not incur expensive data charges - and will soon be available through 3 UK

15 years ago

Facebook Promises to Clean Up Its Privacy

Facebook's director of public policy promises changes in radio interview

15 years ago

Will Facebook Fears Make Users More Aware?

Now ordinary people are concerned about Facebook's privacy practices, Larry Walsh asks: will they change their behaviour?

15 years ago

Pressure On Facebook Over Privacy Continues

The latest privacy concerns have some users threatening to delete their accounts with the social networking service

15 years ago

Facebook Makes Security Changes Amid Privacy Concerns

Facebook tightens security as it deals with the continuing fallout over changes to its privacy settings

15 years ago

10 Things To Remember About Facebook Privacy

Facebook might be the world's largest social network, but it also suffers from some privacy and security issues that should…

15 years ago