Facebook tops networking, WhatsApp in messaging apps in India: Report
In India, Facebook continues its dominance for social networking platforms with 51 per cent of the users while WhatsApp is the most popular for instant messaging app with 56 per cent of users.
Oct 06, 2015, 16:52 PM IST
Facebook, eyeing TV dollars, rolls out new ad products
Facebook Inc introduced a slate of new advertising products on Sunday, most of which are aimed at luring television advertisers onto the 1.5-billion user social network.
Sep 28, 2015, 09:03 AM IST
Facebook working on new shop section with Shopify
Popular social networking site Facebook has been actively working on making it possible to buy products directly from their brand pages hosted on the platform.
Sep 19, 2015, 10:43 AM IST
With ''$Cashtags'' Twitter plays greater campaign finance role
When Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential election campaign took over earlier this year the Twitter and Facebook accounts he had used in his Senate election races, there was almost no-one following him.
Sep 16, 2015, 04:09 AM IST
Watch: Mark Zuckerberg gives a tour of new Facebook headquarters
You may not be able to take a tour of the Facebook's office personally. But, that seems possible for now, at least virtually, where you can have full access to the social networking giant's new and spacious headquarters.
Sep 15, 2015, 16:38 PM IST
Facebook pledges to combat racism on German platform
Facebook pledged Monday to combat racist hate speech on its German-language network amid a spike in xenophobic comments online as Germany faces an unprecedented influx of refugees.
Sep 15, 2015, 14:09 PM IST
Twitter.com restored for all users
Twitter.com was unavailable on Monday for some users across the United States, but the site was restored around 3:15 p.m. EDT, Twitter said.
Sep 15, 2015, 06:35 AM IST
Facebook pays for 'allowing' underage girl to sign up
Facebook agreed to pay an undisclosed amount as out of court settlement to the father of a girl who, he claims, “was exposed to online sexual predators at the age of 11”, Daily Mail reported.
Sep 14, 2015, 14:31 PM IST
Facebook profit falls 9% as costs soar
The company had warned that 2015 would be a year of heavy investment, but analysts have said this is likely to translate into significant revenue streams in coming years.
Jul 30, 2015, 08:51 AM IST
Facebook 'Friends' icon gets a new look
Facebook has a "little" change today. Notice something different about your Friends tab? Does it look like anything has changed? No? Well, it has
Jul 14, 2015, 16:37 PM IST
Facebook launches Lite to get 2G users on board
"According to GSMA data, nearly 80 percent of Indians are on 2G and hence we want to ease the Facebook interactive experience for them," said Vijay Shankar, product manager, Facebook Lite.
Jun 30, 2015, 17:53 PM IST
Nielsen to measure digital ads in partnership with Tencent
Nielsen said it is launching its Digital Ad Ratings, which tracks unique users, reach and frequency of a digital ad across computers, tablets and smartphones for the first time in China.
May 28, 2015, 08:25 AM IST
Facebook testing a new page in news feed
Facebook has been testing a new option in its news feed that shows a united view of items on sale across user groups and adds the ability to search public groups.
May 12, 2015, 19:43 PM IST
15 lakh SMBs in India use Facebook to reach customers
About 15 lakh small and medium businesses from India are using Facebook to reach out to customers, the social networking giant said Wednesday.
Apr 29, 2015, 22:54 PM IST
Twitter users watch more movies that non-users: Survey
If you are on Twitter and use it frequently, chances are that you are also an avid movie lover and hit theatres within 10 days of a new film release, says a survey.
Apr 28, 2015, 18:48 PM IST
Now, receive direct messages from anyone on Twitter
Now, one can receive direct messages from anyone on Twitter regardless of whether one follows or not.
Apr 28, 2015, 00:48 AM IST
China's Tencent hits $200 bn market cap for first time
China`s Tencent Holdings Ltd for the first time hit a market cap of more than $200 billion on Monday, making it more valuable than US tech firms like Amazon.com Inc, IBM Corp and Oracle Corp.
Apr 13, 2015, 15:56 PM IST
Google to buy Twitter? Rumours rise again
Rumours have once again started that internet giant Google Inc is likely to acquire social networking site Twitter in a deal, reportedly, worth about USD 50 billion.
Apr 08, 2015, 18:20 PM IST
Facebook moves into e-commerce, acquires TheFind
Both Facebook and TheFind cast the acquisition as a way to lift the digital advertising business of Facebook, which with USD 12.6 billion in annual ad sales last year, is unquestionably a dominant player in the industry.
Mar 16, 2015, 09:13 AM IST
'Twitter accounts for only 17% of Indian social network users'
According to a report by market research firm eMarketer, Japan will boast of the largest Twitter population in Asia Pacific at 26 million followed by India at 22.2 million users.
Jan 28, 2015, 16:09 PM IST
