social networking
Facebook sued for ‘anticompetitive conduct’ by four developer companies
Facebook is yet again facing a legal dispute in a U.S federal court for its alleged anticompetitive conduct. And as has been the case on many previous occasions,…
Facebook wants your inputs regarding censorship, false news, and what is acceptable on the platform
Facebook is one of the biggest human communities ever. Actually, allow me to correct myself — it is the biggest human community ever. As such, it is but natural that…
Twitter beats Wall Street expectations, adds 9 million new users and yields 11 cents per share
Twitter recently released its quarterly report and contrary to expectations from most financial pundits, the company has actually managed to register an increase in various aspects. From a…
Facebook open-sources 360 surround camera technology for anyone to build and use
In a bid to accelerate the growth of the 3D-360 ecosystem, Facebook announced today that it is open-sourcing the specs for Surround 360, the social platform’s high-quality 3D-360 hardware and…
Its official — Twitter stops counting photos, links, and usernames in its 140-character limit
A week ago, the Internet was buzzing with rumours about Twitter stopping to count photos, links and other resources in its 140-character limit. Today, the company made it…
Facebook Sees Decline In Personal Sharing, To Release An Updated App To Encourage Users To Share More
Facebook’s sole aim since its advent ages ago was to connect people. This meant that users should be able to freely and easily share their personal world with…
Social Networking Website Affimity Gets $1.2 Million In Seed Round
Affimity, a Bangalore-based social networking platform, has raised $1.2 million in its seed funding round from a group of angel investors and founders based in Silicon Valley. However,…
Microsoft Will Now Enable Yammer By Default, For All Eligible Office 365 Commercial Customers
Microsoft announced on Tuesday via a blog post that Yammer, its enterprise social network, will now be enabled by default for all eligible Office 365 commercial customers. The…
LinkedIn Rolls Out New Insights Features To Make Finding Your Dream Job Easier
LinkedIn wants to reduce the amount of research you need to do while you’re searching for your dream job. The professional social networking website has announced on Monday, that…
Google Business Head Omid Kordestani Appointed As Executive Chairman At Twitter
Just recently we saw Twitter get a new CEO in the form of Jack Dorsey and subsequent sacking of close to 8% of its total workforce. The social…
Facebook Updates Its Mobile Service With UI Changes And New Profile Video Feature
Facebook has today announced that it is updating its mobile platform with new mobile-friendly features for its profiles. According to the social giant, people visit Facebook profiles more than four billion…
Facebook Partners Up With Kaspersky To Secure Content On Its Website
If you’re online more often than a general user, you probably know that a lot of content you receive through the Internet could be malicious and highly harmful to…
Instagram Updates App With New Search And Explore Features
Facebook-owned Instagram is undergoing major changes under the banner of version 7 of its mobile app. The company has announced two major feature updates to Search and Explore sections…
Google has shut down Orkut
The first social network for many, Orkut, finally reaches its end date i.e. 30th September 2014. For about half a decade, Orkut was a top social network in…
Indian start-up launches “Shout”, world’s first locality based social app
Want to shout out loud about something ? Want to be heard ? Well, this may just be the right app, with the right blend of real time…
