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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