Apps might change the way you hunt for jobs Facebook, the social networking site, is probably not the first place that comes to mind when contemplating new career opportunities. But Monster.com, the career search website, hopes to change that with BeKnown, a professional networking app that allows users to build their professional identities within Facebook. […]
Dec 12 2011 | Posted in
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Twitter Renews Its Design While Google+ Introduces More Changes The social media network has decided that it will change the interface which will bring it in line with the mobile version. On the other hand, Google+ plans to introduce easy recognition for labelling photos while also restricting their use. Social networks have changed their appearance […]
Dec 10 2011 | Posted in
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Facebook shuts down security hole that let adults view private photos of underage users Famous social network site, Facebook, has planned to shut down the security loop hole that let anyone view private photos of other Facebook users. This security hole was used by adults to view pictures of underage users without their knowledge. The […]
Dec 10 2011 | Posted in
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Facebook is easily the most dominant website other than Youtube on internet currently. When there was no Facebook, there was Orkut, but it was surprising to see how quickly Facebook replaced Orkut. Apart from other exciting features, one of the most important components of Facebook that mounted its fame is the Facebook Status Update. Status […]
Dec 7 2011 | Posted in
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Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Twitter: Heavyweights of the online world go up against US piracy bills The heavyweights of the online world Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Twitter joined forces to oppose the recent legislation in the United States Congress which intends to crack down the on the Internet piracy. According to the new US online […]
Dec 3 2011 | Posted in
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Launched from his Harvard University dormitory room, Mark Zucherberg in his wildest dreams would not have thought, his brainchild “Facebook” will go on to dominate internet world in coming years and make him the youngest billionaire in the history. Started off just as “Harvard Thing”, Zucherberg first extended it to other prominent universities in U.S […]
Dec 3 2011 | Posted in
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Facebook has added another feature to its network that will certainly raise some eyebrows among the users. This new feature shows the user’s location on the webpage’s status bar. The most frustrating thing about this new addition to the network is that it has no TURN ON/OFF switch in the settings. After pulling out their […]
Nov 30 2011 | Posted in
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What could be worst for Facebook on the brink of announcing Initial Public Offering? Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned Facebook to straighten things up before leaping ahead in the corporate world. The FTC gave the social network a nudging wake-up call after concluding their 2-year long investigation into their privacy mechanism. It was more of […]
Nov 30 2011 | Posted in
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Mark Zuckerberg admits committing "a lot" of mistakes In a recent blog post on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has acknowledged that they have committed "a lot of mistakes," and believes it is unfair to overshadow much of the good work they have done. The founder of the social media network began by recalling the history of […]
The European Commission plans to stop Facebook from advertising users’ privacy Facebook is under threats of a crackdown from the European Commission on leaking and exploiting a vast amount of most personal information of its users to create bespoke advertising. The European Commission is now planning to prevent the social network from sneaking into the […]
Nov 29 2011 | Posted in
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After a raise in anti-monarchy activities via cell phones and social media, Thai government has taken strict action against those who open their tongue against the king. Furthermore, a government minister has warned Facebook users to stop posting and encouraging anti-monarchy activities on the social network. He has stated that anyone pressing the “like” button […]
Nov 25 2011 | Posted in
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As one of the media of communication, social networking plays an important role in people’s lives. Its usage may vary from one person to another depending on the benefits that this medium can provide for them. For students specifically, social networking serves as their channel to express their thoughts and feelings about a certain issue. […]
Nov 25 2011 | Posted in
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