The value of Facebook soars
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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Archive for the 'Facebook' CategoryScam button confuses Facebook membersA 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Parents find new ways of checking up on their kidsWith 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Facebook trials new search facilityIn 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Facebook privacy fears following security flawSocial 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Facebook embroiled in government row over free speechThis 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Facebook safeguards against online groomingIn 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Government turns to social networking for inspirationFollowing 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. Read the rest of this entry » Facebook concedes to privacy criticsIn 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Facebook murderer detainedA 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Facebook announce acquisition of SharegroveFacebook 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Facebook beats Google… Sort ofIt 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Enhancement due for Facebook Query suggestion featureStill 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.
Read the rest of this entry » Intelligent Privacy Controls from FacebookFacebook 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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