TAG: Social networking

Cracks in the Google+ Gate Showing Up

04 Jul, 2011, 10:27 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking 9 Comments

For those of you who are still out of the Google+ gate, a few ways of getting in without an invite have been cropping up. More

So You Wanna Hack Someone's Facebook?

27 Jun, 2011, 4:40 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking 8 Comments

This theory's a little bit of a longshot but it can work with a little bit of luck and a little bit of the smart touch. More

HTC ChaCha Launched for Rs.15,990

20 Jul, 2011, 2:17 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Smartphones 7 Comments

HTC’s much awaited ‘Facebook phone’ has just been launched in India for Rs.15,990 and will be available in the market shortly. More

Google, Facebook talk tough on day 1 of web censorship hearing

17 Jan, 2012, 10:35 am IST Anuradha Shetty Web services 7 Comments

This is one court case, which almost the entire nation is following religiously. At the Delhi High Court, where the representatives ... More

Google+ Traffic Slumps

28 Jul, 2011, 11:51 am IST Nigel Almeida Web services 5 Comments

It has been almost a month since Google+ launched, and in such a short amount of time they already managed to sign up more than ten million users. More

Google+ Reportedly Open to Everyone

07 Jul, 2011, 11:16 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services 5 Comments

According to an unofficial Twitter account of Google+ enthusiasts (it's unofficial because it's not Google managed), Google+ is open and without need of invitations. More

Will Anonymous Take Down Facebook in November?

11 Aug, 2011, 10:03 am IST Aaron Almeida Web services 5 Comments

The key strengthening fact of hacker group Anonymous, like their name suggests, is the fact that they are anonymous. More

Facebook launches suicide prevention tool to detect suicidal behavior

14 Dec, 2011, 11:51 am IST Anuradha Shetty Web services 5 Comments

Social networking, in general has been touching more aspects of our lives than we can imagine, or that we are even ... More

Overwhelming Response Causes Google to Close Invites for Google+

30 Jun, 2011, 2:28 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Web services 5 Comments

Yesterday, Google went public with its ambitious move to launch a social tool of its own, Google+. More

Facebook Disables Some Apps

30 Jun, 2011, 5:15 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services 4 Comments

Facebook's been on a little trip lately. First, news of Project Spartan comes out. Then credits becomes the only way to use money on the Facebook site sparking antitrust concerns. More

India asks Facebook and Google to monitor user content

07 Dec, 2011, 10:09 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services 4 Comments

Facebook stated that it understands India's online content concerns. According to Reuters, the social network said that they ... More

FIR lodged against Facebook and user over anti-Gita content

26 Dec, 2011, 11:18 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services 4 Comments

The Bhagavad Gita has been a source of contention since the Russian court has been trying to ban the text, calling it "extremist literature". Now, a Facebook More

Google+ Launches iOS App

20 Jul, 2011, 10:34 am IST Padmini Harchandrai iOS 4 Comments

Just weeks after the web launch and opening up, Google+ has launched its iOS app. It was submitted to the App Store for approval earlier this month. More

Facebook inactivity leads to domestic violence incident

10 Oct, 2011, 10:33 am IST Padmini Harchandrai iOS 4 Comments

It's finally happened. A man in Texas is now facing battery charges and pleading not guilty for assaulting his wife. Her crime? More

Facebook launches 'Subscribe' button

15 Sep, 2011, 11:51 am IST Padmini Harchandrai iOS 4 Comments

Facebook's on a small 'control how you share' roll. Yesterday, they launched an improved friends list. More

Saudi prince invests $300 million in Twitter

20 Dec, 2011, 4:52 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai iOS 4 Comments

Saudi Prince Walid bin Talal has invested $300 million in Twitter. Other investments he's made previously include Citigroup, Disney and Apple. According More

Is Microsoft Now Gearing Up to Take on Google+?

25 Jul, 2011, 11:25 am IST Roydon Cerejo iOS 3 Comments

In the cut-throat world of social networking, staying relevant is all that matters. More

Deleted pictures are on Facebook, even 3 years later

07 Feb, 2012, 10:34 am IST Padmini Harchandrai iOS 3 Comments

If you deleted a Facebook picture, three years ago, then chances are that if you have a direct link to the image, ... More

Twitter for Android Gets Big Update

14 Jul, 2011, 4:53 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Android 3 Comments

Twitter for Android has gotten a huge update bringing two big features, namely push notifications and multiple account usability More

60,000 Facebook account logins compromised everyday

29 Oct, 2011, 11:55 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Android 3 Comments

Security firm, Sophos, posted on its blog that more than 60,000 Facebook account logins everyday are compromised. This comes from figures released by the More