Facebook's tag archives

Tech

Google+ Threatens Facebook, China and Google: True or False?

July 1st 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Google+, Google’s ambitious project to redefine the future of social media, has created a huge buzz. Google+ has posed threat to different groups in numerous ways – it has attacked boldly on the present social network king Facebook, while China immediately blocked the access to Google+ with its “great firewall”, and Google’s unpreparedness to face [...]

READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

News

Facebook Has 7.5 Million Underage Users

May 10th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

The magazine, Consumer Reports, says that it estimates that around 7.5 million Facebook users are underage. Facebook’s terms of use state that users have to be at least 13-years-old. Even more worryingly the magazine reveals that according to a survey commissioned by them 5 million of the 7.5 million are actually 10-years-old or younger. Internet [...]

READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

Tech

Facebook Puts HTTPS Security Guard on Full-Time Duty

January 27th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Facebook says it will beef up its user security policy by enabling full use of encrypted HTTPS connections, rather than just encrypting data when the user signs on to the service. The feature will roll out on an opt-in basis. The social network will also make use of a more personal approach to CAPTCHAS, asking [...]

READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>

Tech

Facebook Gives Mobile the Platform Treatment

November 4th 2010 | Posted by Keshav

Facebook on Wednesday expanded its offerings by adding new services and abilities to its mobile applications. Users can now use mobile versions of Facebook to find nearby deals at retailers, access Groups and more. The company also opened its local data and activity stream to third-party developers and publishers. Definitely not on the menu any [...]

READ THE FULL ARTICLE >>