Skype delivers deeper Facebook integration
Skype is bringing several new Facebook features to its voice over IP service.
05/25/2011
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Facebook, integration, Skype
Facebook boss gets bad news again
Just when it looked as though the fuss over Facebook’s early days might be about to die down, the long-running legal soap opera over the rightful ownership of the online social network has sprung another surprise. On April 11, Paul Ceglia — who last year filed a lawsuit claiming entitlement to half of the stake held by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s youthful cofounder — submitted an amended complaint complete with email messages that he claimed would support his case for a share in the company.
04/14/2011
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg
Angry Birds coming to Facebook
Angry Birds, that highly addictive game from Finnish company Rovio, is coming to Facebook next month. So far, 1,3 million Facebook users have clicked the like button on the game’s official Facebook page, which promised updates on the social network’s version of the game.
03/8/2011
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Angry Birds, Facebook
Facebook ends relationship with Breakup Notifier app
Facebook has blocked Breakup Notifier, a new app that lets users track the relationship status updates of their friends. It amassed 3,7 million users in three days.
02/3/2011
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Breakup Notifier, Facebook
Facebook Places Deals to target local business ads in UK and Europe
Facebook made a significant move into the potentially lucrative local business advertising space on Monday with the launch in the UK and other European countries of Places Deals, which gives users discounts and benefits with nearby shops, restaurants and venues through their mobile phones.
01/13/2011
— Filed under: Internet,Markets
Tags: Europe, Facebook, local business, UK
Facebook Attempted To Buy Twitt
According to an investigative report published by the Financial Times, Facebook was seriously considering purchasing Twitter, its main social networking rival.
Google shuts off data feed to Facebook
Google has shut down automatic access to its Gmail contacts and other information to companies like Facebook. Only companies who share data back can access it.
Facebook brings privacy controls to your phone
After facing much criticism over privacy concerns, Facebook is beefing up how users can control their information. It’s not just desktops though, as the world’s largest social network is bringing privacy controls to your handset.
07/20/2010
— Filed under: Internet,Security
Tags: Facebook, phone, privacy
More than 16 billion minutes spent on Facebook per day
More than 400 million active users spend a total of more than 16 billion minutes on social networking site Facebook per day, says Facebook VP of Technical Operations Jonathan Heiliger. Heiliger was giving a presentation on the infrastructure of one of the world’s most trafficked sites at the Velocity 2010 conference last week when he revealed the figures.
Facebook beats Yahoo, Wikipedia in pageviews as Zuckerberg gloats
The Facebook has defeated 999 other web-related opponents on Google’s list of top 1,000 sites. In the midst of all this success, Facebook’s co-founder Mark Zuckerberg says he’s «not making decisions to maximize the amount of money» that he’s making and that one of the most transformative things to build in the world is «something that helps people share information and stay connected.”
05/15/2010
— Filed under: Internet
Tags: Facebook, Wikipedia, yahoo
