SocialMedia

Insights Provide View On Facebook Metrics

Real-time analytics for social plugins develops traffic and clickthrough visibility

14 years ago

Facebook Joins Samaritans In Preventing Suicides

Facebook has launched a suicide alert system in collaboration with Samaritans to help suicidal users

14 years ago

US Prepares Virtual Friends For The Country’s Foes

The US military is building an imaginary army to wage war on its enemies who use social networking sites

14 years ago

Facebook Modifies User Info Developer Access Plan

Facebook is still considering developer access to private information but is improving its permissions screen

14 years ago

Microsoft Denies Copying RockMelt Features

Redmond has denied that it has duplicated Rockmelt's Facebook integration with its Bing Bar

14 years ago

Police To Crack Down On Facebook Bullies

Facebook bullies could get warning messages from the police, as the crackdown on cyber harassment begins

14 years ago

Microsoft Deepens Bing Relationship With Facebook

Microsoft has extended Bing's Liked Results feature, which highlights websites liked by Facebook friends

14 years ago

Google Strips Facebook Contact Merging From Nexus S

Google's Android update to Nexus S phones won't put Facebook friends in your contacts

14 years ago

IBM Shows The Two Faces Of Social Media

Social media makes your company all nice and warm inside, and brutally analytic and competitive outside, according to IBM's Sandy…

14 years ago

Facebook May Sue Daily Mail Over ‘Sex Gang’ Headline

Legal action could follow a Daily Mail headline that linked Facebook to a paedophile gang

14 years ago

Bing Bar Hits Back At Google Social Search Tweaks

Microsoft has released a Bing Bar update integrating Facebook and undercutting Google's Social Search

14 years ago

New Bing Bar Keeps Controversial Feedback Feature

Microsoft's updated Bing Bar adds Facebook integration but keeps the feedback feature Google hates

14 years ago

MWC: No Photos On Gemalto Facebook SIM App – First Look

Gemalto's SIM-based Facebook SMS app is for developing countries - but also flew in the busy MWC airwaves

14 years ago

INQ Cloud Smartphones For Facebook Fanatics

Facebook worked closely with INQ Mobile on Cloud Touch and Cloud Q to boost social-network experiences

14 years ago

Twitter Boss Dismisses Acquisition Talk

The boss of Twitter has dismissed reports that Google and Facebook are seeking acquire the microblog service

14 years ago

MWC: HTC Launches Facebook Phones And Android Tablet

HTC has launched Facebook smartphones and dived into its first Android tablet, at Mobile World Congress

14 years ago

MWC: Gemalto Puts Facebook On SIM Card

A new SIM-based application will allow basic handsets to access Facebook without the need for a data connection

14 years ago

No Tweets From Twitter About Acquisition Rumour

Both Google and Facebook allegedly discussing buying Twitter to gain the 200 million social comms user base

14 years ago

New INQ ‘Facebook Phones’ Are Based On Android

Facebook and INQ use Google Android to serve Facebook users' online needs

14 years ago

Facebook Exploit App Toolkits Going Cheap

Websense uncovered a toolkit for building rogue "Who Tracks You" Facebook applications selling for £15

14 years ago

Facebook Confirms HQ Move To Former Sun Campus

Facebook has confirmed its HQ will move to a massive campus, formerly belonging to Sun Microsystems

14 years ago

The Inconvenient Truth About Carbon Intensity

Even the most efficient data centre has a carbon footprint, dependent on its source of electricity, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Google Executive Helped Spark Egypt Protests

Google's head of marketing for the Middle East helped run a Facebook page used by Egyptian protesters

14 years ago

Firewall Father Wants WikiLeaks Prosecuted

Cyber-threats should be taken seriously, and complex passwords should be dumped, says the father of the firewall, Bill Cheswick of…

14 years ago

Facebook Patches New Security Vulnerability

Facebook has closed a loophole that allowed attackers to gain access to user data without their consent

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Spurn Social Media At Work

You tell us social networks are a waste of time. Next, what do you want from MWC?

14 years ago

Amid Riots, Egypt Is Back Online

Egypt's Internet block is lifted, and President Mubarak has promised change, but troubles continue

14 years ago

Why Egypt Needs Facebook’s Privacy Protection

Facebook's moves to protect privacy with SSL authentication could be vital to political activists around the world, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Facebook Brings Places Deals To The UK

Facebook has launched a shopping discount service based on its Places app in the UK

14 years ago