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Report: AT&T Will Soon Discontinue HTC's 'Facebook Phone' By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 13, 2013 Anonymous sources say sales of the HTC First have been abysmal. Tags: Facebook, HTC First, smartphone, Facebook Home, AT&T Bing Gets Deeper Facebook Integration By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 13, 2013 Now you can comment on Facebook while using Microsoft's search engine. Tags: Microsoft, social network, Facebook, Bing, search engine Report: Facebook in Talks to Buy Waze for $1 Billion By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 09, 2013 Israeli-based Waze makes social mapping and traffic software. Tags: social networking, Waze, merger and acquistion activity, navigation, Facebook, apps Tech Firms in the Fortune 500 By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 07, 2013 Apple broke into the top 10 for the first time ever. Tags: Apple, Fortune 500, HP, Facebook Facebook Sales Beat Expectations By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 02, 2013 The social network’s mobile ad business improved dramatically in the first quarter of the year. Tags: revenue, quarterly financials, social network, earnings, Facebook, mobile advertising Facebook's Zuckerberg, Sandberg Get Big Payouts By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 29, 2013 CEO Mark Zuckerberg exercised $2.3 billion worth of stock options last year, but this year, he'll only make $1. Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, pay, Facebook Facebook Data Center Planned for Iowa: Report By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published April 22, 2013 With the coasts covered, Facebook looks inland to expand its green computing empire. Tags: datacenter, Facebook Facebook Opens up on Data Center Energy Efficiency By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published April 19, 2013 The social media giant launches near real-time dashboards that offer a look at how efficient massive IT operations can be. Tags: energy efficiency, data center cooling, data center, Facebook Why is Big Brother Such a Moron? By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 16, 2013 Despite the massive data collected about us online, the Web giants appear to know quite little about us. Is Big Data a myth? Tags: google+, internet advertising, big data analytics, Google, Facebook, big data Why 'Emotion' is the New Killer App By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 10, 2013 Your social network, phone and even your TV will soon gain emotional intelligence. Don't worry. Be happy! Tags: social network, google+, Facebook Why Facebook, Google and Amazon Have Secret Phone Projects By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 03, 2013 These three companies want to transform the smartphone experience. But how? Tags: Google, Facebook, Amazon Russia Begins Censoring Some Internet Content By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 01, 2013 Social networking sites have been ordered to remove some content. Tags: Russia, YouTube, Facebook, censorship, Internet, government, Twitter, social networking Facebook Announces Android Event By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 29, 2013 Is the social network about to unveil the long-rumored "Facebook phone"? Tags: Facebook, smartphone, Android, IDC LinkedIn Gets New Search Features By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 25, 2013 Experts say the service is becoming more like Facebook. Tags: search, LinkedIn, Facebook, social network Microsoft's Bing Gets More Social By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 22, 2013 The search engine is more tightly integrated with Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Tags: LinkedIn, Bing, Microsoft, Klout, Twitter, search engine, Facebook Report: Facebook to Introduce Hashtags By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 15, 2013 The move would bring Facebook into more direct competition with Twitter. Tags: social media, Twitter, hashtags, Facebook Employees Rank Mark Zuckerberg as the World's Best Boss By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 15, 2013 SAP's Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe tied Zuckerberg with 99 percent approval ratings. Tags: Facebook, Glassdoor, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, SAP Study: Facebook 'Likes' Predict Your Personality By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 12, 2013 By looking at what you've "liked" researchers can tell your sexual orientation, IQ, ethnicity, religion and more. Tags: social network, Facebook, study Facebook Unveils New Home Page By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 08, 2013 CEO Mark Zuckerberg compares the site to a "personalized newspaper." Tags: Facebook, home page, news, social network Facebook Buys Microsoft's Atlas Ad Service By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 01, 2013 The social network hopes to expand its share of the digital advertising market. Tags: Microsoft, Facebook, advertising, merger and acquistion activity RSA: Google Lashes out at Microsoft Over Privacy By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 27, 2013 Facebook, Microsoft, Mozilla and Google debate privacy at security conference -- and it turns out they don't all agree. Tags: Facebook, RSA, Microsoft, Google, privacy Google+ Adds Sign-In Features By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 26, 2013 Soon, users may be able to sign into websites and apps with their Google+ credentials. Tags: Google+ API, Twitter, social networking, Google, authentication, Facebook Microsoft: We Were Hacked Too By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 25, 2013 The same attack that compromised systems at Apple and Facebook also infected Microsoft. Tags: Facebook, cyberattack, hack attacks, Apple, hackers, Microsoft Yahoo.com Gets a Facelift By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 20, 2013 The heavily trafficked site now features infinite scrolling for newsfeeds. Tags: news, Web, Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, Facebook Apple Attacked by Hackers By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 20, 2013 The same group that hacked faced Facebook appears to have hacked Apple employees' systems. Tags: Facebook, Java, cyberattack, Mac, security vulnerabilities, hack attacks, Oracle, Apple Facebook Computers Hacked By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 18, 2013 The attackers exploited a zero-day Java vulnerability. Tags: Facebook, vulnerability, zero-day, hack attacks, Java Facebook Scores Legal Victories By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 15, 2013 One court throws out IPO lawsuits; another sides with Facebook in real name dispute. Tags: court, Facebook, IPO, social network, lawsuit Facebook Bug 'Breaks the Internet' By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 08, 2013 Many websites were temporarily inaccessible due to a problem with Facebook Connect. Tags: Web, Internet, bug, Facebook, outage Why Facebook Wants to Track Your Every Move By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 05, 2013 A new report says Facebook will unveil an app that tracks your location 24/7. Resistance is futile. Tags: tracking, Facebook, apps, social networking, mobile Study: Most Users Have Taken a Break from Facebook By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 05, 2013 Twenty percent of former Facebook users no longer use the social network. Tags: social network, Facebook, survey, Pew Internet, study Facebook Revenue Climbs, Earnings Fall By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 31, 2013 The company's stock declined after it released its quarterly financial report. Tags: earnings, quarterly financials, Facebook, mobile, revenue, social network Study: Facebook Posts Easier to Remember than Literature, Photos By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 17, 2013 The informal language in social networking posts is easier for our brains to recall. Tags: Facebook, social networking Facebook Rolls Out Free WiFi Calling for iPhones By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 17, 2013 The latest update to the iOS Facebook Messenger app adds VoIP features. Tags: voice, Facebook, iPhone, IOS, messenger, chat, Calling, VoIP, WiFi Facebook Unveils Graph Search By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 16, 2013 The social network's new feature is a big concern for privacy advocates, as well as for competitors like Google. Tags: privacy, Facebook, social network, Google, Graph Search The Trouble with Facebook's Graph Search By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 16, 2013 Graph Search offers a more powerful version of everything Facebook already is, which might not be good news. Tags: social media, search, Facebook Instagram Reverts to Previous Terms of Service By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 21, 2012 User outrage has prompted the photo app to change course. Tags: Instagram, terms of service, Facebook, photos Instagram Responds to User Backlash over Policy Changes By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 19, 2012 The company co-founder vows not to sell users' photos. Tags: apps, terms of service, policy, Facebook, Instagram, photos FBI Takes Down Botnet That Targeted Facebook Users By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 12, 2012 International law enforcement agencies have arrested ten individuals for their part in an $850 million scheme. Tags: Facebook, hack attacks, botnet, FBI, virus Facebook Announces More Changes to Its Privacy Tools By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 12, 2012 The site is adding "privacy shortcuts" and tools to review publicly viewable pictures of yourself. Tags: social network, Facebook, privacy Facebook and Gmail Go Down on the Same Day By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 11, 2012 Both services are now functioning normally. Tags: outage, downtime, Chrome, Cloud, Facebook, Google, Gmail European Student Group Plans to Challenge Facebook in Court By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 04, 2012 Europe v Facebook is collecting donations to fund their privacy-related lawsuit. Tags: social network, Europe, privacy, Facebook Facebook Launches Alternative to Texting By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 04, 2012 Facebook Messenger for Android allows users to send messages to people who don't have Facebook accounts. Tags: Android, social network, smartphone, mobile, text, Facebook Understanding Facebook's Monopoly By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 28, 2012 Anti-trust regulators are living in the past. Here's why Facebook is technology's number-one monopoly. Tags: Facebook, LinkedIn, social media, google+, Twitter Facebook in Trouble with Consumer Privacy Groups--Again By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 27, 2012 The social network proposed changes to its policies last week. Tags: Facebook, social network, privacy Facebook to Use Secure Web Protocol by Default By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 20, 2012 Users will now access the social networking site via HTTPS, unless they purposely opt for HTTP. Tags: encryption, secure, Facebook, social network, protocol, privacy, HTTPS Feds Arrest the Man Who Claimed to Own Half of Facebook By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 29, 2012 Paul Ceglia has been charged with fraud. Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, social network, Facebook, fraud Facebook Shares Rise After Better-Than-Expected Revenue By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 24, 2012 The social network has been struggling to appease investors since its IPO, but that may be changing. Tags: quarterly financials, social network, Facebook, stock, mobile Mozilla Partners with Facebook for Social API By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 22, 2012 Mozilla begins formal testing of new integration that could change how millions of users interact with the social web. Tags: Facebook, Firefox, Mozilla Facebook Rolls Out 'Want,' 'Collect' Buttons By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 09, 2012 The new buttons are part of a new "Collections" feature for retailers. Tags: like button, social network, Facebook Tech Comics: "The Facebook Effect" By Oliver Widder | Article Published October 05, 2012 Social media enables us to all too much about one another. Or does it? Tags: Facebook Facebook Reaches 1 Billion Active Users By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 04, 2012 One out of every seven people worldwide visits Facebook in a given month. Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, social network The Social Smart Watch: A Timely Idea By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 03, 2012 Forget the Facebook phone. Facebook needs a watch. So does Google and Twitter. Tags: Twitter, social media, Google, Facebook Silicon Valley Has-Beens Strike Back By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 26, 2012 Yahoo, StumbleUpon and MySpace have been written off as over-the-hill losers. But now they're all fighting back with killer strategies for success. Tags: StumbleUpon, Facebook, Google, Silicon Valley, Yahoo, MySpace Another Privacy Scandal Rocks Facebook By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published September 25, 2012 French users say private messages are showing up in their timelines, but Facebook denies the charge. Tags: privacy, Facebook Death of the Big Three Server Market is Premature By Rob Enderle | Article Published September 19, 2012 Young tech companies tend to have to relearn lessons that older hands learned long ago. Tags: Google, server, Facebook University of California Sues Facebook, Wal-mart, Disney over Patents By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 13, 2012 The school says the companies are infringing on some of its patents covering interactive technology. Tags: patent lawsuit, Facebook Facebook Rises as CEO Says He's Addressing Phone Missteps By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 12, 2012 Mark Zuckerberg gave his first interview since taking his company public. Tags: stock price, mobile, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Facebook's and Twitter's Dirty Little Secret By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 05, 2012 Don’t tell anyone, but a shockingly high percentage of social activity is fake. Tags: Twitter, Facebook, social media Why Blocking People Makes the World a Better Place By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 29, 2012 Do you hesitate to block people on social networks? If so, you shouldn’t. Blocking is a virtue. Tags: Twitter, google+, Facebook Apple, Facebook Put Prineville on the Map By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 17, 2012 Both companies are expanding their data centers in the small Oregon town. Tags: data center, Apple, Facebook Facebook Stock Hits All-Time Low as Insiders Get First Chance to Sell By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 16, 2012 Shares in the social networking giant continue to slide downward. Tags: stock, Facebook, social networking Why I Love Ad-Supported Social Sites By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 16, 2012 Everybody loves to hate advertising on social networks. But ads make the world a better place. I’ll prove it to you. Tags: Twitter, Facebook, google+, social business Facebook Drops Off the Greatest Places to Work List By | Article Published August 10, 2012 Twelve other tech firms did make this year's GlassDoor list of employers with the best work-life balance. Tags: Citrix, LinkedIn, Novell, Facebook, jobs, Rackspace, careers, SAS Facebook Has More Than 83 Million 'Fake' Users By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 02, 2012 The company believes 9 percent of its 955 million accounts may not be "real" users. Tags: Facebook, social media, social networking, advertising Why the 'People' Feature of Outlook.com is Contacts Done Right By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 01, 2012 Microsoft’s new Outlook.com is nice. But the cloud-based email service’s address book is truly great. Tags: Google, Facebook, Outlook, Hotmail, Microsoft Facebook Delivers an Earnings Letdown By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 27, 2012 Despite revenue gains, the company reports a net loss for the quarter, resulting in a steep drop for the stock price. Tags: earnings, Facebook, revenue Facebook Encouraged by Early Mobile Monetization Moves By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published July 27, 2012 The company's stock may be taking a beating but Mark Zuckerberg is bullish about driving mobile revenue. Tags: mobile, online ads, Facebook Facebook Is Said to Work With HTC on Mobile Phone for Mid-2013 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 26, 2012 The companies have reportedly pushed back their timetable for releasing a new smartphone. Tags: mobile os, Facebook, HTC, smartphone Facebook Users not as Satisfied as Google+ Users By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 18, 2012 In a customer satisfaction survey, Facebook scored dead last in a ranking of top social media services. Tags: Customer satisfaction, social media, google+, Facebook Is Facebook Toast? By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 18, 2012 The social networking giant needs radical change if it wants to avoid a Digg-like slide into irrelevancy. Here’s the problem. Tags: google+, Facebook Facebook and Yahoo Settle Patent Dispute By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 09, 2012 The two companies have agreed to license each others' patents and to work together on advertising and content distribution projects. Tags: settlement, Yahoo, patent, Facebook Tech Comics: "The Facebook Effect" By Oliver Widder | Article Published July 06, 2012 Facebook enables people to know more about us. Or does it? Tags: Facebook Facebook Blames Bug for Writing Over Contact E-Mail Addresses By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 03, 2012 The social network says a software glitch caused some devices to write over existing e-mail addresses with @facebook.com addresses. Tags: mobile, smartphone, contacts, e-Mail, Facebook, bug Facebook Changes Email Addresses on User Profiles By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 26, 2012 Users express outrage that the change was made without their knowledge. Tags: social network, email, Facebook Facebook Now Lets You Edit Comments By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 25, 2012 The social network is also reportedly testing a new "Find Friends Nearby" feature. Tags: mobile, Facebook, social network |