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Indian Court Forces Facebook, Google to Censor Content By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 06, 2012 The Delhi High Court has given 21 Internet companies two weeks to present a plan for removing offensive content. Tags: Facebook, India, censorship, Google Facebook to Tap Mobile Ads for Revenue By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 06, 2012 The social network will soon put ads on its mobile apps in order to increase revenue ahead of its IPO. Tags: mobile advertising, Facebook Facebook IPO Highlights Hacker Culture By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 02, 2012 Facebook's S1 filing reveals insights into the company's finances and its hyperactive culture, whose ethic Mark Zuckerberg describes as 'The Hacker Way'. Tags: Facebook, development, IPO, hacker Facebook Sets Historic IPO By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 02, 2012 As expected, Facebook on Wednesday filed paper for an initial public offering that could be one of the largest ever. Tags: IPO, Facebook How to Get Your Family and Friends on Google+ By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 01, 2012 Facebook has everybody, but Google+ is the superior social network, opines a tech pundit. Tags: Google +, social networking, Facebook Google Teams with Facebook and Microsoft to Phight Phishing By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 30, 2012 The DMARC alliance hopes to prevent phishing messages from reaching users' spam folders. Tags: Facebook, Google, Microsoft, phishing, DMARC Facebook Readies IPO Filing By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 30, 2012 The stock offering could generate $10 billion for the social networking company. Tags: IPO, Facebook Facebook and Washington State Take on a Clickjacker By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 27, 2012 They accuse Adscend Media of duping users into "liking" scammers pages. Tags: lawsuits, clickjacking, Facebook More Sharing Comes to Facebook With New Apps By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 19, 2012 The social network unveiled 60 new apps that will post content to users' timelines. Tags: apps, Facebook Facebook Plans to Expose Notorious Hacker Gang By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 17, 2012 Members of the Koobface gang are living in the open in Russia. Tags: hackers, Facebook Why Twitter, Facebook and Google Need to Be More Social By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 11, 2012 Users should advocate solutions that result in Twitter and Facebook social data enjoying an equal footing with Google+ in search results. Tags: Google, Twitter, Facebook, Google + Ramnit Computer Worm Compromises 45K Facebook Logins By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 06, 2012 Facebook is notifying affected users, but says that most of the login credentials stolen were outdated. Tags: security, hack attacks, Facebook Facebook Blocks 200 Million Malicious Actions Daily By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 05, 2012 Still, the amount of spam on the site is growing faster than its number of users. Tags: spam, Facebook Facebook Accounts for 1 in Every 7 Online Minutes By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 28, 2011 The social network reached 55 percent of the global audience in October. Tags: social networking, Facebook Hitwise: "Facebook" Was 4 of Top 10 Search Queries in 2011 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 23, 2011 All of the search terms on the list were from users looking for a particular website. Tags: search, Facebook Facebook Agrees to Make Privacy Improvements By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 22, 2011 Following an Irish audit, the social networking giant will make 45 changes to the way it does business. Tags: privacy, Facebook Facebook Users Can Sue over 'Sponsored Stories' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 19, 2011 A judge has ruled that a lawsuit related to Facebook's practice of selling ads which tell users which products their friends "like" can proceed. Tags: Facebook, lawsuits Facebook Timeline Goes Live By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 15, 2011 Users have seven days to approve their new profile page layouts before they go live. Tags: Facebook Facebook Buys Gowalla, Hiring New Employees By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 05, 2011 The social network will add "thousands" of new hires next year. Tags: Facebook Facebook Reaches Settlement With FTC on Privacy Issues By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 30, 2011 The social network's privacy practices will be reviewed by an auditor for the next 20 years. Tags: Facebook Facebook Said to Plan IPO at $100B Valuation By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 30, 2011 An anonymous source says the social network may go public before the end of the year. Tags: Facebook 6 Degrees of Facebook Separation? Try 4 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 22, 2011 A new research project shows that most Facebook users are just 4.74 steps away from each other. Tags: Facebook The Unexpected Impact of Facebook's 'Seamless Sharing' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 21, 2011 Decades-old news stories with unusual headlines are suddenly becoming more popular. Tags: Facebook 48% of Job Seekers Have Used Facebook to Look for Work By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 18, 2011 18.4 million Americans say Facebook helped them get their jobs. Tags: Facebook Facebook 'Eliminates' Spam after Coordinated Attack By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 16, 2011 The social network says it has fixed the cross-site scripting flaw that caused porn and violent images to show up on user profiles. Tags: clickjacking, Facebook Clickjack Attacks Plaguing Facebook By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 15, 2011 Facebook users are reporting that violent and pornographic images are being added to their profiles without their knowledge. Tags: clickjacking, Facebook FTC Said to Be Near Facebook Privacy Deal By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 11, 2011 The social network will agree to privacy audits for the next 20 years. Tags: Facebook, FTC Why Your Company Needs Google+ ASAP By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 10, 2011 The first mover advantage in a major social networ represents precious brand building power. Tags: google+, social networking, Twitter, Facebook Zuckerberg Defends Facebook Against Privacy Complaints By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 08, 2011 Facebook's CEO says his company isn't as bad as other tech giants. Tags: privacy, Facebook How Google Will Profit by Not Being Sneaky By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 02, 2011 With a new transparent ad policy, Google is changing your relationship with online advertisers. Tags: Google, Apple, online advertising, Amazon, Facebook Facebook Opens Up Open Compute By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 27, 2011 Open Compute project gets a foundation and support from Red Hat, Intel and Dell Tags: Open Compute, Facebook Facebook Could Face Fine for Holding Data That Users Have Deleted By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 21, 2011 The Irish data protection commission is investigating the social networking company to see if it is violating the law. Tags: privacy, Facebook Facebook? Google+? Twitter? MySpace? (A Social Personality Test) By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 19, 2011 Is one of the social networks better than than others -- or better for your own personal use? Tags: Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, Google +, social networking VMware's Socialcast: Enterprise Social Networking By James Maguire | Article Published October 11, 2011 VMware executive Tim Young talks about how a Facebook-style enterprise platform facilitates collaboration in the workplace. Tags: Facebook, VMware, social networking How Apple, Google and Facebook Will Take Away Your Control By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 05, 2011 Computing technology is making more and more of our choices for us. Tags: Facebook, Apple, Google, PC Facebook Sued Over Tracking Cookies By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 04, 2011 Six Facebook users have filed a California lawsuit seeking damages and an order that would prevent the social network from tracking users after they've logged out. Tags: lawsuit, Facebook Facebook Adds Protection Against Malicious Links By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 03, 2011 Facebook users who fall for one of the scams common on the site will now receive a warning before being taken to potentially harmful sites. Tags: security, Facebook Facebook Faces Scrutiny over Privacy By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 30, 2011 The Irish data protection commissioner will conduct an audit, and several groups have asked the FTC to investigate. Tags: Facebook, privacy Facebook Vows Privacy Fix 'in 24 Hours' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 27, 2011 An Australian blogger discovered that the social network was tracking user activities even after they logged out of the service. Tags: privacy, Facebook Facebook 'Likes' Small Business By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 26, 2011 The social networking giant plans to give away $10 million worth of advertising to small businesses. Tags: Facebook, SMB Five Things to Know About the New Facebook By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 23, 2011 Facebook unveils a host of changes to its site at the F8 Developers Conference. Tags: Facebook When Facebook and Google+ Go to War By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 21, 2011 Nothing less than the future of the Internet is at stake. Tags: google+, social networking, Facebook Facebook News Feed Gets Smarter By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 21, 2011 The social networking site is rolling out an updated interface days before its developer conference. Tags: Facebook Updates Improve Facebook and Twitter Connections By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 19, 2011 New changes will make it possible to send Facebook updates directly to a Twitter account. Tags: Facebook, Twitter Why Facebook is the New Yahoo By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 15, 2011 Facebook's awkward attempts to copy Google+ smack of a quiet desperation. Tags: Yahoo, Facebook, google+, social networking Facebook Rolls Out 'Subscribe' Button By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 15, 2011 The social networking giant incorporates new features that make it more like Google+ and Twitter. Tags: Facebook 15% of Facebook Videos Are Likejacking Attacks By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 06, 2011 Security vendor Symantec reports that scams are proliferating on the dominant social networking site. Tags: security, Facebook Are You Ready for the Social Enterprise? By Jeffrey Kaplan | Article Published September 06, 2011 Businesses are increasingly incorporating social networking tools into their workflow and products. Tags: Salesforce, social networking, Facebook, Twitter Tech Comics: "A Day in the Life of the Queen" By Oliver Widder | Article Published September 02, 2011 Modern social networks like Facebook aren't set up to handle the demands of royalty. Tags: social networks, Facebook Facebook Tops One Trillion Hits Per Month, Wins Internet By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 26, 2011 In June, 46.9 percent of all Internet users visited Facebook. Tags: Facebook Facebook Tweaks Privacy Settings, Allows More Control By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 24, 2011 The social network will make it easier for users to manage the privacy settings for the items they post. Tags: privacy, Facebook Facebook Offers Court 'Smoking Gun' Against Paul Ceglia By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 16, 2011 The social network has submitted evidence that it claims proves that Paul Ceglia doctored the contracts which appear to give him a 50 percent share of the company. Tags: lawsuits, Facebook In Defense of Internet Anonymity -- Again By Bruce Byfield | Article Published August 02, 2011 In contrast with the Linux community's emphasis on user's rights, Facebook, Google+ and many companies work to limit the protection of user anonymity. Who’s right? Tags: Facebook, google+, security , privacy Can the Google+ Utopia Last? By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 20, 2011 Watch out, Facebook: Google+ has a number of superior features, and they’re like to continue even as the new platform grows more popular. Tags: Facebook, google+, social networking How to Switch from Facebook to Google+ Without Losing Touch By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 13, 2011 Google+ is better, but Facebook is more popular. These three tips enable you to be on Google+ without disconnecting from friends on Facebook. Tags: Facebook, google+, social networking Facebook Launches Video Calls, Group Chat Features By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 07, 2011 The social networking heavyweight now integrates with Skype. Tags: Skype, Facebook Why Google+ Is Better For Business By Mike Elgan | Article Published July 06, 2011 The newly launched Google+ offers some major advantages over Facebook. Tags: google+, social networking, Skype, Facebook Facebook's Dirty Little Secret: It's Broken for Business By Mike Elgan | Article Published June 22, 2011 If Facebook wants to avoid becoming the new MySpace, it has to deliver more of the status updates that both individuals and businesses believe are being delivered. Tags: Facebook 50 Best Free Apps for BlackBerry Smartphones By Eric Geier | Article Published May 24, 2011 The very best free BlackBerry smartphone apps for information, entertainment, social media and more. Tags: apps, BlackBerry Apps, mobile apps, Blackberry, Facebook Click 'Like' if You Like 'Like' By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 04, 2011 Having already conquered the Web, what will Facebook’s monster ‘Like’ button turn into in the coming year? Tags: Facebook, like button, enterprise cloud apps, advertising tools, social network marketing How 'Google Circles' Could Beat Facebook By Mike Elgan | Article Published March 16, 2011 The competition to build the biggest social networking site is far from over. Tags: Silicon Valley, social networking, Google, Facebook Primadesk Aims to Manage 'Cloud Chaos' By David Needle | Article Published February 28, 2011 Free service gives users an easy way to manage content across a variety of cloud services. Tags: Gmail, security, security certification, cloud computing, Facebook Blogs, Facebook, Twitter: And the Winner Is.... By James Maguire | Article Published February 23, 2011 Blogs, Facebook, Twitter: And the Winner Is.... Tags: Twitter, Facebook, blogs How Facebook Secretly Ends Your Relationships By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 16, 2011 Facebook assumes we want their software to terminate some of our online connections with friends -- without bothering to tell us. Tags: Facebook, privacy, social network, Social Networking Tools, security How to Fail at Social Media (Hint: Never Listen) By James Maguire | Article Published February 15, 2011 How to Fail at Social Media (Hint: Never Listen) Tags: Twitter, social media, LinkedIn, Facebook Hackers Use Facebook Access as Bait By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 04, 2011 With more than a half billion users, Facebook is a tempting target for Web miscreants. Tags: Facebook, hacker attacks, Social Networking Tools, privacy, security Internet Service Back on in Egypt By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published February 02, 2011 After a week of darkness for embattled nation's ISPs, Internet monitoring firms find that transmissions started to resume Wednesday morning. Tags: ISP, censorship, Egypt, Internet service, Facebook Internet, Telecom Networks Shut Down in Egypt By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 28, 2011 Government authorities order communications providers to unplug infrastructure in an effort to curb further protests, a wholesale blackout that an intelligence firm describes as unprecedented in Internet history. Tags: Facebook, Twitter, security, telecom, censorship Twitter Ad Revenue Projected to Triple in 2011 By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 24, 2011 Research firm eMarketer is bullish on Twitter, projecting that the microblogging phenomenon is poised to start ratcheting up its advertising operation amid sharp growth in social media spending. Tags: social media advertising, advertising tools, social networking, Twitter, Facebook Internet Building the Hive, Driving Engagement: Pew By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 18, 2011 New research from Pew Internet Project highlights the dramatic effect Internet-enabled technologies are having on Americans' ability to form communities. Tags: Internet, Facebook, Web, Twitter, social networking Boehner, GOP to Stream Opening Session on Facebook By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 05, 2011 In what is billed as a first step in a new era of government transparency through technology, incoming House Speaker John Boehner breaks new ground in streaming dawn of 112th Congress on social networking site. Tags: Web collaboration, Facebook, social networking, blogs, government IT Managing Your Social Media Mess By James Maguire | Article Published December 07, 2010 Managing Your Social Media Mess Tags: social media, Facebook Facebook Revamps Profile Pages By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 06, 2010 Social networking behemoth undertakes a major redesign in a bid to enable users to shape their first-blush presentation. Tags: privacy, Mark Zuckerberg, security, Facebook, social networking Should Amazon Censor? Should Apple? Facebook? Microsoft? By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 02, 2010 Amazon’s refusal to host Wikileaks raises larger questions of who controls online content. Tags: Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Wikileaks Facebook Messages: Non-Email Email By David Needle | Article Published November 15, 2010 The social networking giant brings out Facebook Messages, a unified messaging system that streamlines communications between friends. Tags: social networking, web mail, email, Gmail, Facebook |
