Soon, Find Plumbers, Photographers, Others on Facebook
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Looking for a good plumber or a reliable electrician to fix a nagging problem in your house? You will soon be able to find local service providers on Facebook. The…
From Integrating Peoples to Internet.Org: Facebook’s 2015
New York, Dec 27 (IANS) During 2015, social networking giant Facebook was truly a uniting force through both good times and tragedies and focused its efforts on boosting internet connectivity in India, says its COO…
Facebook Unites Stolen Lambs with Family
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Facebook was yet again pivotal in reuniting two little ones with their family – in this case two stolen lambs who were reunited with their mother and delivered to a little…
Know if You Are Dependent on Facebook
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) From reading the news to playing games, people use Facebook for various reasons but those who use the social media site to meet new people are the most dependent on…
Facebook Users Identify Mysterious Jerusalem ‘Relic’ as Weber Isis Beamer
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Facebook users solved the mystery of a gilded object unearthed in Jerusalem within hours after Israel’s antiquities authority turned to the social networking site in an effort to identify it, a…
Facebook Most Popular in South Korea
Seoul, Dec 22 (IANS) Facebook is the most popular social networking service in South Korea this year, out-doing other global and local platforms, a poll released on Tuesday showed. According to a survey by market…
Bug Hunter Wesley Wineberg Exposes Security Hole, Facebook Cries Foul
New York, Dec 21 (IANS) A security researcher who unearthed a major Instagram hole has got into trouble with Facebook that accused him of unethical behaviour. Wesley Wineberg, a well-known bug hunter, was checking the…
Afghan Official Writes to President Via Facebook
London, Dec 21 (IANS) Can Facebook be used as a tool for official communication by government functionaries? A deputy governor in Afghanistan just did that. Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar has made a plea to Afghan President…
Now, Facebook Tells You Where to Party
New York, Dec 20 (IANS) What if Facebook already knows what you like, where you live, who you hang out with and recommends to you what to do? The social media giant’s new feature does…
Facebook Blocks Messages Promoting Terrorist Propaganda
United Nations, Dec 18 (IANS) Facebook blocks a million messages every week that promote terrorism or radical ideologies, said executive director of UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Jean-Paul Laborde. “We must learn to move through social networks…
Facebook Offices in Germany Vandalised
London, Dec 14 (IANS) A group of 15-20 people have vandalised the offices of Facebook in Hamburg, Germany — smashing glasses, throwing paint and spraying “Facebook dislike” on the entrance of its building, media reported…
Facebook Ready to Share Artificial Intelligence Technology
New York, Dec 11 (IANS) Facebook is releasing for free the designs of a new computer server – twice as fast as those used by Facebook earlier, it designed to put more power behind artificial-intelligence…
Muslims Always Welcome on Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg
New York, Dec 10 (IANS) In what could be seen as a reply to the US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the US, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has welcomed…
Facebook Rolls out Live Video Streaming Test for All Users
London, Dec 4 (IANS) Facebook has rolled out a live video streaming test for all its users, four months after introducing the feature for celebrities and other high-profile users, a media report said. Following a…
Facebook CEO Pledges to Give Away 99 Percent of Company Shares
San Francisco, Dec 2 (IANS) Facebook Inc. co-founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday he and his wife would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charitable purposes, Xinhua reported….
At Facebook, New Dads to Get Four-Month Paternity Leave
New York, Nov 28 (IANS) When soon-to-be-dad Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decided to go on two-months’ paternity leave before his daughter is due, the corporate world took notice. Now the four-month paid paternal leave policy…
‘Most Used Words on Facebook’ Game Stealing Users’ Data?
New York, Nov 25 (IANS) A famous app called “Most Used Words on Facebook” has been shared thousands of times but it may be stealing the information of those who use it, media reported. The…
Free Basics App Available on Reliance Network Across India: Zuckerberg
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Keeping up with its promise to make internet free for those who cannot afford it in India, social networking giant Facebook has chosen Reliance Communications Network to offer Free Basics…
Quitting Facebook Makes People Happier, Shows Study
London, Nov 11 (IANS) You might well be addicted to it, but quitting Facebook would actually make you happy, suggests a new study done by Denmark-based think tank Happiness Research Institute. The study, done in…
Order Bouquet, Arrange Dinner with Facebook’s AI Assistant
London, Nov 4 (IANS) Facebook recently began limited testing of an online personal assistant, called ‘M’ that uses a combination of human workers and software to answer questions and carry out tasks like ordering food…