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The value of Facebook soars

Aug. 26th 2010

Social networking giants Facebook are now reported to be worth a cool $33.7 billion, following investment by organisations purchasing shares in the company.

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Posted by Jack Fox | in Facebook | No Comments »

Scam button confuses Facebook members

Aug. 17th 2010

A new scam has been revealed on Facebook, which tricks users in to engaging with a fake ‘dislike’ button on the site. The option to ‘dislike’ something may be appealing, but unfortunately the button is simply a rogue application which tricks people in to allowing access to users profile page, and then takes the opportunity to publish a series of spam messages on to the site.

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Posted by Eddy Philipe | in Facebook | No Comments »

Parents find new ways of checking up on their kids

Aug. 8th 2010

With the advent of the silver surfer, more and more people of the older generation are learning to navigate their way around the web. It was probably only a matter of time before parents realised the advantages of being friends with their offspring on sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

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Posted by Jack Fox | in Facebook | 1 Comment »

Facebook trials new search facility

Jul. 31st 2010

In a step to enhance the service it provides to users, Facebook has been trialing a new search feature on its site. Questions is a new service which enables users of the site to post up queries, which can be answered by the five million registered users on the site.

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Posted by Simon King | in Facebook | No Comments »

Facebook privacy fears following security flaw

Jul. 23rd 2010

Social media giants Facebook have been subjected to a flurry of concerns, after users realised that there was a security glitch in the system which put privacy at risk.

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Posted by Trent Morgan | in Facebook | 1 Comment »

Facebook embroiled in government row over free speech

Jul. 16th 2010

This week sees a controversial row over people’s right to express themselves online, following Facebook’s inclusion of a page paying tribute to Raoul Moat, the murderer who shot his ex girlfriend, her partner and a policeman. In the aftermath of Moat’s death, a friend of his has posted a tribute up on Facebook, which has sparked government intervention in a bid to have it taken down.

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Posted by Jack Fox | in Facebook | Comments Off

Facebook safeguards against online grooming

Jul. 13th 2010

In a new initiative to cut down child exploitation online, Facebook have announced that they will be implementing a form of ‘panic button’ on their social networking site. The new button has been designed to alert authorities should young children and teenagers who use the site feel under threat from sexual predators.

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Posted by Mark Isle | in Facebook, Web Security | Comments Off

Government turns to social networking for inspiration

Jul. 12th 2010

Following recent government activity looking to reduce their spending on online services, Chancellor George Osborne has been meeting with a number of people who have submitted ideas online, to establish how web spending can be cut back.

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Posted by Jack Fox | in Facebook | Comments Off

Facebook concedes to privacy critics

Jul. 5th 2010

In the wake of much controversy surrounding social media giant Facebook’s privacy settings, the firm has made some amendments to the site to increase data protection. Many industry experts have criticised Facebook for the way it handles member information, suggesting that the site is mismanaging the privacy of its users.

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Posted by Alexei M | in Facebook | 3 Comments »

Facebook murderer detained

Jun. 23rd 2010

A teenage boy has been detained in East London, following the death of an 18 year-old in Bromley-by-Bow. The 16 year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been sentenced at Southwark crown court to serve a minimum of 14 years in prison.

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Posted by Matt Thomas | in Facebook | Comments Off

Facebook announce acquisition of Sharegrove

May. 28th 2010

Facebook look to be giving Google a run for their money when it comes to purchasing smaller companies as they have announced their acquisition of Sharegrove.

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Posted by Andre Jackson | in Facebook | Comments Off

Facebook beats Google… Sort of

Mar. 20th 2010

It does sound quite far-fetched, but according to recent figures the Facebook homepage has become more popular than its Google counterpart with US users. These latest figures validate the idea that Social Networking is becoming a real powerhouse in the online world, it also shows that the way in which certain users search the internet may be changing.

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Posted by James Oliver | in Facebook | 1 Comment »

Enhancement due for Facebook Query suggestion feature

Mar. 19th 2010

Still high from their recent coup of beating Google in traffic this week, Facebook have made a surprise announcement that actually has something to do with ‘search’. In yet another move to keep up with Google they have announced that they will be enhancing the query suggestion feature on the site.

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Posted by Matt Thomas | in Facebook | Comments Off

Intelligent Privacy Controls from Facebook

Jun. 26th 2009

Facebook has begun testing a new update entitled publisher, amongst other things it gives users more control over the security of their accounts, allowing them to control access to their profiles in a granular fashion. The update comes in response to complaints from users that they had no control over who out of their friends saw their status updates and wall posts etc.

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Posted by Jenny Sanderson | in Facebook | 2 Comments »

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