Facebook News
Facebook Launches Video Chat
11th July 2011
In the beginning of last week, there had been a lot of speculation about the new service to be launched by Facebook. More »
Facebook Improves Ad Management
5th July 2011
Facebook has recently launched new features, which in unison, could provide a better experience to advertisers. These services mainly improve the user experience for small and medium businesses using Facebook’s self-serve ad platform. More »
Is Facebook About To Launch Video Chat?
4th July 2011
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at their Seattle office last week that Facebook would launch ‘something awesome’ this week. More »
Mobile Web Grows 218% In India
30th June 2011
Along with being one of the biggest developing economies in the world, India has also become one of the fastest growing countries, where mobile Web traffic is concerned. More »
Google Plus Has Finally Been Launched
29th June 2011
There has been speculation for quite some time about whether or not Google would launch a new full-fledged social network. The answer to that question is now definitely “yes”. More »
Facebook Overtakes Microsoft UK
28th June 2011
There seems to be a lot of ambivalence on the status of Facebook. Different analysts have shown different sides to the same story. However, data from UKOM/Nielsen has revealed that Facebook has overtaken Microsoft in the U.K. More »
EU Commissioner’s Thinly Veiled Threat To Facebook
22nd June 2011
There has been a fair degree of dissatisfaction with the existing data protection laws available in the EU, and new laws are soon to be drafted. The EU Commissioner, Viviane Reding, used the opportunity to warn Facebook that they “cannot hide anymore”. More »
Facebook To Join Music Business
20th June 2011
Facebook has gradually been broadening their horizons to include diverse sources of revenue ranging from display advertising to social gaming and everything in between. They have now decided to enter the music business. More »
Facebook’s Losing Visitors… No Wait, It Isn’t!
16th June 2011
A recent blog post claiming that Facebook’s user numbers in the U.S. and U.K. have started falling has stirred up a lot of buzz and controversy on the blogosphere. More »
France Bans Naming Social Networks On TV And Radio
8th June 2011
A recent ruling passed in France bans the use of the words Facebook and Twitter on National TV and radio channels. More »
Google Launches +1 Button. Webmasters React: “Meh!”
3rd June 2011
Google has once again tried to break into the social market, this time by launching the much talked-about +1 button. Not quite surprisingly, the launch was devoid of the usual fanfare accompanying a Google product launch and the results so far might give a clue why. More »
Facebook Launches New Ad Manager, Changes Ad Focus
25th May 2011
Facebook has been rolling out an upgraded version of Ad Manager to advertisers over the last month or so, and effective today, the new platform interface will be available to all advertisers. More »
Social Networking Very Popular On Mobiles
24th May 2011
While mobile devices are being used more and more frequently to access the Internet, they are being used most commonly to access social networks and other services that allow users to remain in touch with friends and family. More »
Facebook Takes Dirty Shot At Google
12th May 2011
Both the internet giants Facebook and Google have been trying to out-do each other for some time, but so far the efforts of each were kept secret. A recent piece of information has, however, brought out the rivalry into the open and put Facebook to shame. More »
Microsoft Buys Skype For $8.5 Billion
11th May 2011
The popular VoIP service Skype has just been bought over by Internet giant Microsoft. The deal has been finalised for a staggering $8.5 billion. More »
Google Is No Longer The Most Valuable Brand
9th May 2011
Research company Millward Brown has released its list of the 100 most valuable brands in the world and according to them Apple is now more valuable than Google. More »
Facebook Pays Users To Watch Ads
6th May 2011
Facebook has just launched a new scheme that will actually pay users to watch certain ads on their site. More »
Social Media Ad Spend Set To Explode
3rd May 2011
400 Million To View YouTube Royal Live Broadcast
28th April 2011
As the wedding day approaches, interest in the royal wedding has been growing rapidly and the royal family has decided to let the public get a live view of the grand event not only on TV but also through the internet. More »
Facebook Needs Regulation To Deter Under 13s
21st April 2011
An old saying goes, “The forbidden fruit is always sweeter”. This is especially true in the case of Facebook and social networks that are supposed to be out of bounds to children below the age of 13. More »
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