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Article | 17/04/2013 Twitter to target ads based on tweeted keywords
Users on Twitter are now more likely to see ads based on what they tweet about.
Article | 17/04/2013 Facebook Home on iPhone? Not a chance, say experts
There is absolutely no way that Apple will surrender its iPhone interface to Facebook Home, analysts said today.
Article | 16/04/2013 Yahoo profit jumps by 36 per cent amid a decline in revenue
Yahoo's profits rose more than 30 per cent in the first quarter, due to a variety of factors including lowered operating costs, though sales at the co...
Article | 16/04/2013 Facebook readies iOS app update featuring 'Chat Heads' messaging
Chat Heads, the buzzy messaging feature released as part of Facebook's Home software for Android-based smartphones, is now coming to the iPhone and iP...
Article | 16/04/2013 Boston blasts show two sides of social media
Twitter users reacted fast to the explosions that ripped through the Boston Marathon, but the incident also revealed how social media can only be so r...
Article | 15/04/2013 Facebook affirms its privacy commitment with national campaign
Facebook is teaming up with the nation's attorneys general to launch a public awareness campaign aimed at keeping young people safer on the site.
Article | 12/04/2013 Uber to take on Lyft, Sidecar with ridesharing service
Lyft and Sidecar may be the kings of ridesharing right now, but Uber is coming up in the rearview mirror.
Article | 12/04/2013 Facebook Home goes live in Google Play
Facebook Home, which doesnt replace the Android OS but sits on top of it, includes a family of Facebook-focused apps and also works with the apps a us...
Article | 12/04/2013 Twitter-branded music site indicates app is on the way
Tweets may soon have beats. Twitter appears to be readying its own music application designed to let users discover new artists and songs based on tre...
Article | 11/04/2013 Twitter brings trending topics to 160 new locations
Twitter, in an effort to make its site more useful to an ever-increasing number of people, is rolling out its Trends topic discovery feature in 160 ne...
Article | 11/04/2013 Twitter OAuth feature can be abused to hijack accounts, researcher says
A feature in the Twitter API (application programming interface) can be abused by attackers to launch credible social engineering attacks that would g...
Article | 10/04/2013 Chat app Line takes on Amazon, e-book retailers with manga service
Line, the popular messaging platform based in Japan, is challenging e-book vendors like Amazon and Rakuten with a new service to download and view man...
Article | 5/04/2013 Facebook reveals 'Home' software for Android phones
Facebook has released new software for Android phones that gives quick access to Facebook services and aims to further boost use of the social network...
Article | 4/04/2013 Diversifying Facebook Home could broaden its appeal, analysts say
Facebook's Home mobile software for Android-equipped smartphones might only appeal to the most active Facebook users at first, but the company's plan ...
Article | 4/04/2013 Facebook unveils Android Home screen and app family
Facebook is not building its own smartphone. Instead, it today unveiled Home, a Facebook-focused home screen designed to give Android users quick acce...