Facebook, Skype in talks over video calling
Posted by admin on Mar 05, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Facebook Inc, the world’s biggest social-networking company, is holding talks with SkypeTechnologies SA about offering Web video calls to its 500 million users, two people familiar with the discussions said.
Video calling between friends on Facebook was first discussed by the two companies last year, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks were private. The feature wasn’t offered...
Youngsters use Facebook, Twitter to show they’re ‘cool’
Posted by admin on Feb 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Social-networking obsessed Australian youngsters have admitted that they use tools such as Facebook, Twitter and Smartphone apps to appear ‘cool’ rather than communicate.
A new research has shown that image-obsessed mobile phone wielders were prepared to embellish or lie about their activities to boost their credibility among friends, reports the News.com.au.
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Meet Mark Zuckerberg’s girlfriend
Posted by admin on Feb 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Remember all that speculation sparked off by the film The Social Network about an embittered Zuckerberg, who had been jilted by his girlfriend? Well, it’s not true. The Facebook founder has in fact, been dating the same lady for the last many years.
How do we know? Remember the man Pradeep Manukonda, who had been stalking Zuckerberg?
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A new makeover for Facebook
Posted by admin on Feb 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The popular social network website Facebook, has launched redesigned pages that more closely mirror its recently revamped profiles, with newly added features and capabilities.
Soon these pages are getting an upgrade that will make them look more like user profiles. The redesign has already begun and will take effect for everyone from March 10.
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Zuckerberg attains restraining order against Indian origin stalker
Posted by admin on Feb 09, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has succeeded in obtaining a restraining order against a man who reportedly used the social networking site to threaten his safety.
Zuckerberg has asked a judge to ban 31-year-old Pradeep Manukonda from going anywhere near him after he bombarded him with messages via Facebook.
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Facebook users ‘more likely to have eating disorders’
Posted by admin on Feb 08, 2011 | Leave a Comment
A new study from the University of Haifa has shown that the more time adolescent girls spend in front of Facebook, the more are their chances of developing a negative body image and various eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia and exaggerated dieting.
This study, conducted by Prof. Yael Latzer, Prof. Ruth Katz and Zohar Spivak of the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences at the University of Haifa,...
Egypt crisis: China bans google, facebook, twitter
Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Fearing possible backlash due to ongoing Egypt crisis, China has blocked several search engines and social networking websites in the country.
China has banned search engine giant Google, social networking website Facebook and microblogging website twitter in the wake of public revolution in Egypt against President Hosni Mubarak.
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Facebook founder meets “Social Network” actor who portrayed him
Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg met Jesse Eisenberg — the actor whose less than flattering portrayal of him in “The Social Network” won an Oscar nomination — for the first time on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live.
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Facebook founder’s fan page hacked
Posted by admin on Jan 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The fan page of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been hacked by a mystery invader who posted a message decrying the company’s attempts to cash in on its hugely successful site. Facebook declined to comment on the embarrassing security snafu, but did take down the compromised page.
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Case against Facebook for ‘I hate Gandhi’ group
Posted by admin on Jan 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment
An IPS officer has lodged an FIR against social networking site Facebook for allegedly maligning the image of Mahatma Gandhi through an online group.
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