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Tajikistan restores access to news sites, Facebook
Tajikistan restores access to news sites, Facebook
After one week of being blocked, officials in Tajikistan have restored access to Facebook and certain news sites. "Yes, we've allowed access ...... 12 Mar 2012 - 2 comments
Zynga gaming platform signs major partner
Zynga gaming platform signs major partner
Zynga has announced that it has signed a deal with developer Konami for content on its new 'Zynga Platform.' Additionally, the company has ...... 12 Mar 2012
As expected, Facebook shuts down Gowalla
As expected, Facebook shuts down Gowalla
Three months after being acquired, the location-sharing app company Gowalla has shut down, as expected. Says the statement: "Thank you for ...... 12 Mar 2012 - 5 comments
Facebook photos put soldiers' lives at risk: U.S. Army
Facebook photos put soldiers' lives at risk: U.S. Army
The US Army has warned about geotagged photos posted on social media sites, such as Facebook. 11 Mar 2012 - 2 comments
Yahoo preparing to sue Facebook?
Yahoo preparing to sue Facebook?
Reports suggest that Yahoo is preparing to sue social networking giant Facebook after patent licensing talks failed. 08 Mar 2012 - 3 comments
Facebook problems cause European outage
Facebook problems cause European outage
Popular social networking website goes down for several hours in Europe due to technical difficulties on Wednesday. 08 Mar 2012
Facebook Messenger now available for Windows
Facebook Messenger now available for Windows
Although the app leaked last year, Facebook has made their Messenger software available officially today. The app will roll out to all users ...... 05 Mar 2012 - 2 comments
Tajikistan begins blocking access to news sites, Facebook
Tajikistan begins blocking access to news sites, Facebook
Following the publication of an article critical of the country's long-standing president, Tajikistan has blocked all access to two Russian-language ...... 04 Mar 2012 - 6 comments
Zynga launches their own gaming platform, site
Zynga launches their own gaming platform, site
Zynga has made a huge move today, announcing the launch of their own game portal. The portal will help the company be less dependent on Facebook, ...... 02 Mar 2012 - 2 comments
Yahoo threatens Facebook over IP licensing
Yahoo threatens Facebook over IP licensing
Yahoo welcomes Facebook to the big leagues. The portal service Yahoo has demanded Facebook license technologies covered by its IP (intellectual ...... 28 Feb 2012 - 2 comments
Facebook hacker gets eight months in prison
Facebook hacker gets eight months in prison
26-year-old software development student Glenn Mangham has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for hacking into Facebook using an employee's login details. ...... 19 Feb 2012 - 22 comments
Angry Brids now available on Facebook
Angry Brids now available on Facebook
Although it is set for official release tomorrow, fans of the game can now play via Facebook. Rovio announced last month that Valentine's ...... 13 Feb 2012 - 3 comments
Facebook's graffiti artist is now incredibly rich
Facebook's graffiti artist is now incredibly rich
David Choe, a graffiti artist who was hired by Sean Parker to paint the walls of Facebook's headquarters, is about to be worth $200 million. ...... 03 Feb 2012 - 20 comments
It's finally here, the Facebook IPO
It's finally here, the Facebook IPO
Facebook, the behemoth social network with over 850 million users around the globe has finally filed to go public. The offering will be the ...... 02 Feb 2012 - 3 comments
Latest Facebook phish attack steals your account, financial information
Latest Facebook phish attack steals your account, financial information
In what has got to be one of the most idiotic attacks I have ever heard of, Kaspersky Lab is reporting today that Facebook users are being phished ...... 15 Jan 2012 - 10 comments
Facebook on pace for 1 billion users by August
Facebook on pace for 1 billion users by August
According to a new report by iCrossing, Facebook's current growth rate will propel them to 1 billion users by August 2012. The company recently ...... 15 Jan 2012
Father charged over infamous Facebook picture in which child is gagged
Father charged over infamous Facebook picture in which child is gagged
21-year-old Chicago resident Andre Curry has been arrested an charged with battery less than a week after he posted a picture on Facebook of ...... 21 Dec 2011 - 38 comments
Samaritans want to boost help for suicidal Facebook users
Samaritans want to boost help for suicidal Facebook users
The Samaritans support charity says it is inspired by efforts made in the U.S. to help people with suicidal tendencies through Facebook. 14 Dec 2011
Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook pictures get haxored
Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook pictures get haxored
Hackers have posted 14 of Mark Zuckerberg's private Facebook pictures to the Internet in an effort to highlight a serious bug. The pictures ...... 08 Dec 2011 - 5 comments
India seeks content screening on social networks
India seeks content screening on social networks
Reports suggest that India is asking Facebook, Google and others to pre-screen user content, and to remove offensive content from their services. 05 Dec 2011 - 2 comments
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