News

Facebook

Article | 17/06/2009 MySpace staff slashed almost 30 percent
The restructuring continues at MySpace, whose staff will get cut by almost 30 percent, the News Corp. division announced Tuesday.
Article | 17/06/2009 Facebook dethrones Myspace in U.S. popularity race
As one more slap in the face to the pioneer of the social networking phenomenon, Facebook has become more popular than Myspace here in the U.S.
Article | 13/06/2009 Facebook vanity URLs: 10 things you need to know
Ladies and gentlemen, get on your marks: The race to grab your very own Facebook URL is about to begin. Facebook will allow users to register custom u...
Article | 15/06/2009 Accused Facebook spammer could face jail time
An alleged spammer could face jail time in connection with a Facebook lawsuit after a judge referred him to the U.S. Attorney General's Office for cri...
Article | 12/06/2009 Real Facebook names will be good for business
People using Facebook in business need to mark their calendars for this Saturday in order to claim their real names on Facebook, if for no other reaso...
Article | 11/06/2009 Facebook and Twitter name names
Tick, tick, tick, tick.
Article | 11/06/2009 Facebook users to get personalised usernames
Facebook has finally decided to give its 200 million users an easier way to share their profiles. In about two days, the social network will let users...
Article | 11/06/2009 Facebook makes it personal, offers vanity URLs
Looking for a more individualized presence on Facebook? If so, the social networking site will offer the opportunity to do so starting this weekend.
Article | 3/06/2009 Facebook use grows by 700%; maintains top social networking spot
In April, Facebook users spent 13.9 billion minutes on the site, a dramatic hike from the year-earlier total of 1.7 billion minutes, according to a re...
Article | 3/06/2009 Facebook use grows by 700%; maintains top social networking spot
In April, Facebook users spent 13.9 billion minutes on the site, a dramatic hike from the year-earlier total of 1.7 billion minutes, according to a re...
Article | 1/06/2009 Racism, hate, militancy sites proliferating via social networking
Rascism, hate, and militancy sites have tripled in number over the past year on the Web and within corners of social-networking sites like Facebook, Y...
Article | 28/05/2009 Autonomy tool analyzes data from Facebook, social networks
Autonomy is giving businesses a way to analyze and react to discussion of their products and services on social media sites.
Article | 27/05/2009 Facebook gets $200M cash infusion
Facebook, whose dizzying growth in recent years has been rumored to put a growing strain on its finances, has sold a stake to investment firm Digital ...
Article | 22/05/2009 Facebook (and others) may keep your deleted photos
Remember that time you slathered yourself with body glitter and went running through the streets of your hometown? Well, despite deleting those pictur...
Article | 26/05/2009 Facebook blocked in Iran ahead of elections
Social networking site Facebook has been blocked in Iran since Saturday, according to the country's opposition, as opposition voters increasingly turn...