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Facebook Being Sued For Faking Your Likes
InternetSocial Media January 18, 2014
Facebook has recently found itself in the center of the news lately and for nothing good. In December of 2013, it was brought out into the open that user’s private Facebook messages might not have been all that private after all. That news alone created quite the firestorm, and... Read more
Facebook Buys Branch & Potluck
InternetSocial Media January 16, 2014
Social media giant, Facebook has just added 10 new talented people to its human resource pool, thanks to the acquisition of Branch and Potluck for a reported price of $15 million. Cemre Güngör and Josh Miller founded the social platform Branch, back in 2012 with backing from Twitter co-founders... Read more
Why Snapchat Turned Down $3 Billion From Facebook
Internet January 7, 2014
A few months ago everyone was shocked to hear that Snapchat had refused Facebook’s offer to buy the company for $3 billion. Now that everything has settled down again, CEO Evan Spiegal has decided to reveal the reasons why he didn’t accept the offer and sell the company. In... Read more
Facebook Sued Over Message Scanning
InternetSocial Media January 6, 2014
Facebook has been accused of systematically scanning of the private messages of its massive user base. And, if that wasn’t bad enough, Facebook then allegedly sold the data it collected to advertisers and marketers, without getting any consent from its users, according to a class action suit that was recently... Read more
It’s really hard to read about this story and not bust out laughing. It’s even harder to write about this story without laughing uncontrollably. And, sadly to say, it’s hard to feel bad for this unfortunate woman. What unfortunate woman, you ask? Let me explain. A young woman in... Read more
Twitter Ousts Facebook As The Best Tech Company To Work For
Internet December 12, 2013
It used to be that every tech head wanted to work for Google. I suppose that still applies for many people, what with all the perks that Google gives its employees, not to mention the cred you rack up if you work for the Big G. In the past... Read more
Facebook “No Posts” Bug Affecting Users
NewsSocial Media December 10, 2013
Facebook has had a ‘No posts to show’ bug, late last week, which the company were aware of but no fix was made available immediately, leaving users to wait and see until after the weekend for their solution. The company did not give a reason for the error, which... Read more
According to researchers at Spiderlabs, criminals have scooped up more than 2 million passwords for sites such as Facebook, Yahoo and search engine giant Google, but it appears that the data was stolen via malware-infected machines rather than a direct hack of their systems. Trustwave‘s SpiderLabs delved into source... Read more
Well, it seems as if people can post just about anything on Facebook these days, and as a result, Facebook is catching some flack – especially in the UK. Earlier in 2013, a user posted a video that graphically showed a man beheading a woman. It is believed that... Read more
Snapchat Refuses Facebook’s $3 Billion Offer
Internet November 21, 2013
Latest reports say that the owners of the ever so popular photo messaging service Snapchat, have refused an acquisition offer from the social media giant Facebook. This offer would no doubt have turned Evan Spiegel and his colleagues into extremely wealthy people. According to the Wall Street Journal, which cited sources close... Read more
Is it morally right to track and analyse the internet history of children under 16 years of age? An American bill called the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 is planning to protect children under the age of 16. It will extend federal anti-tracking protections under the Children’s... Read more
Google is to invest $80 million into solar-powered plants in a bid to secure power for its data centers in the future. The plan is to build six new solar farms in the American Southwest, possibly in the desert regions of Arizona and Southern California. Google, who are working... Read more
Whill’s Wheelchair Alternative Is Ready For Pre-Orders
Internet November 14, 2013
The hardware startup Whill, wants to redesign the wheelchair, but that is not all the company wants to accomplish. They also want to fight the stigma surrounding disability, by creating lustrous and modern mobility devices for all. The company was founded by former Sony, Olympus and Toyota engineers and... Read more
Facebook Thumb to be Retired, New Facebook Like Button Coming Soon
InternetSocial Media November 10, 2013
Did you know that the Facebook Like and Share buttons are seen more than 22 billion times every day and embedded on 7.5 million websites? Pretty impressive you have to agree. Facebook has released these figures, along with the announcement that it is giving the online icons a makeover.... Read more
Instagram Blocks Images Selling Drugs
InternetSocial Media November 10, 2013
The photo sharing social network Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, has blocked searches for certain terms that are associated with the suspected selling of illegal drugs. As a result of an investigation, journalists found that there were many pictures and videos that had been posted of narcotics, which... Read more
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has abandoned a $4.7bn (£3bn) rescue bid from its largest shareholder, fired its CEO and turned to a $1bn fundraising plan in a battle to stay afloat. Thorsten Heins was employed as CEO to run the company back in January 2012. He will leave with a pay... Read more
Facebook iOS App Gets Post & Comment Editing
Internet October 28, 2013
Facebook has just rolled out the ability to edit comments and posts from within its iOS app, available for iPhone only. (Sorry iPad and iPod touch users). The feature has already rolled out to Android devices and the Web. The update allows you to view the edit history, maybe to... Read more
Facebook Eases Up On Posting Restrictions For Teens
Internet October 22, 2013
Yesterday, the world seemingly came to a standstill when Facebook went down for a little bit. Some people probably took advantage of the downtime to experience life offline. I honestly did not check Facebook during that time, so I did not experience it firsthand. One thing is for sure:... Read more