When it comes to privacy issues, it doesn’t get much more questionable than Facebook. Regularly causing controversy for their terms of service, the website is once more upping the ante and considering monitoring cursor movements for greater data collection. Chief of Facebook’s analytics team, Ken Rudin, said that the site […]
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Technology partnership launched to increase Internet access globally
Today it was announced that Facebook will be leading a new group of technology companies dedicated to getting people connected on a mass scale. It is a partnership dedicated to improving the reach of the internet. Which means bringing billions of people without access around the world online for the […]
Facebook founder wall was hacked by a well-meaning threat finder
A man from the West Bank who came across a security flaw in the Facebook privacy system used an unorthodox method of showing that it was real. But he won’t be getting his payday for the discovery. Facebook is like many technology companies, in that it pays people to discover […]
Facebook are currently testing a PayPal alternative
Facebook has announced that they will be testing out a new mobile payment service that could act as a potential alternative to financial banking system PayPal. Mobile payment platforms are all the rage at the moment, and that is a trend that won’t be going anywhere. People conduct a fair […]
Facebook introduces Hashtags, but #TwitterAlreadyDidIt
After years of people using hashtags on Facebook whether they had a purpose or not, the website announced today that they will officially be bringing #hashtags to users. The move is part of their attempts to better link discussions across the web. Since Facebook is not as open as Twitter, […]
Facebook Home, an interface made for social enthusiasts
Last week Facebook announced HTC First, a phone made for ‘people, not apps’. During the announcement event, Mark Zuckerberg took the stage, as usual, to speak about Facebook’s new achievement: a suite of apps “disguised” under Home brand. Facebook Home looks like a regular user interface, similar with what we’ve seen […]
Facebook News Feed redesign borrows elements from Google+
Facebook announced today that the News Feed will be redesigned and changed into a “personalized newspaper”. It’s one of the biggest redesigns ever made since the official introduction of the News Feed from 2006. Those who used Google+ or the recent Facebook mobile app should be familiarized with this redesigned […]
