Facebook to build data center near Des Moines, Iowa

24 Apr, 2013, 9:14 am IST General

Facebook Inc is building a data center near Des Moines, Iowa, to bolster its computing power as it rolls out new services and as the growing... More

US team using Twitter and Facebook to fight militants

13 Apr, 2013, 9:01 am IST Social Networking

The U.S. official who oversees American efforts to counter al-Qaida and other militants in the online battlefield keeps a quote on his desk from... More

The Wolverine's "tweaser" on Vine puts it in the spotlight

26 Mar, 2013, 3:55 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

How about we give you a trailer for your trailer? This question is what the makers of the upcoming Marvel comics superhero film The Wolverine seemed to have been More

Google+ adds a new search filter for photo posts

22 Mar, 2013, 3:40 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

Google+ search results can now be filtered to display only photo posts. Users have to type what they're ... More

Vine no longer 'Editor's Choice' on Apple App Store thanks to porn

29 Jan, 2013, 11:20 am IST Nishtha Kanal iOS

Apple has quietly distanced itself from Twitter’s video app, Vine, following its pornographic content fiasco. The company is no longer featuring it in... More

Twitter and Apple face porn problems with Vine

28 Jan, 2013, 10:36 am IST Nishtha Kanal iOS 1 Comments

Twitter's newest video platform Vine is facing pornographic problems More

Share 6-second videos over Twitter with Vine

25 Jan, 2013, 9:44 am IST Shunal Doke iOS

After the recent tease, Twitter has now launched Vine. Vine is an app that is only available on the iPhone and the iPod Touch right now, but is expected to More

Video tweeting is coming soon

24 Jan, 2013, 12:50 pm IST Shunal Doke iOS

It looks like Twitter is ready to take the next step and introduce video to tweets. According to The Verge, Twitter boss Dick Costolo and Vine co-founder Dom More

Analyse your Facebook data with WolframAlpha’s new tool

24 Jan, 2013, 12:34 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam iOS 1 Comments

WolframAlpha, the answer engine which computes data and answers questions with facts and numbers has updated its meticulous Facebook Personal Analytics tool. More

Analysts see revenue potential in Facebook's new search tool

17 Jan, 2013, 9:28 am IST Web services

Facebook Inc's new search tool has strong potential to generate revenue for the social networking company but it is unlikely to challenge Google Inc's supremacy... More

Facebook says some users briefly kept from site

11 Dec, 2012, 9:51 am IST Web services

Facebook says some users were briefly unable to access the site because of a technical glitch... More

Why are 5 million kids on Facebook if it doesn't want them?

20 Sep, 2012, 9:45 am IST Web services

Facebook has an ugly little secret, a number disclosed nowhere in its voluminous filings to become ... More

After Zuckerberg talks, Facebook gains $6.8 billion

15 Sep, 2012, 12:53 pm IST Web services

Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg might need to talk more often. A 30-minute appearance at a technology industry conference earlier this week has translated... More

Set your Instagram photos free with I Am CC

03 Sep, 2012, 6:53 pm IST Rohini Lakshane Apps 1 Comments

In the true spirit of sharing, Instagram photos can now become a part of the expansive digital commons. More

Husband claims wife stabbed him over Facebook page

21 Jul, 2012, 4:46 pm IST Shunal Doke Apps 2 Comments

According to a report by the Bryan-College Station Eagle, a man says that his wife stabbed him over something she read on Facebook. His wife, however... More

Facebook to track app usage for ad targetting

09 Jul, 2012, 6:00 pm IST Shunal Doke Apps 1 Comments

Popular social networking site Facebook is launching a new type of mobile advertising that targets ... More

Facebook taps COO Sandberg for board seat

26 Jun, 2012, 10:06 am IST Apps

Facebook Inc named Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg a director on Monday, elevating the first woman to a board that includes seven men. More

Facebook provides rare peek at how site is policed

20 Jun, 2012, 11:18 am IST Apps

Facebook Inc offered a rare peek on Tuesday at one facet of the elaborate system it uses to police its 900 million-user social network, as it attempts ... More

Sojabook, a real life 'Farmville' for Argentine Farmers

16 Nov, 2011, 12:40 pm IST Apps

Instead of uploading pictures of friends and family, members of a new Argentine social network share photos of soybean fields and press the "like button" on the latest tractor models. More

More Facebook friends linked to bigger brain areas

19 Oct, 2011, 9:04 am IST Apps

Scientists have found a direct link between the number of "friends" a person has on Facebook and the size of certain brain regions ... More