Amid protests over temple 'desecration', J&K govt says property intact
Amid protests over the alleged "desecration" of a temple in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, the state government on Friday said an investigation of the shrine's complex has found all its properties "intact".
Apr 28, 2017, 21:42 PM IST
Facebook bans transgender YouTuber for vocal criticism
Facebook has come under severe criticism for banning a US-born transgender YouTube personality for slamming social justice activists.
Feb 23, 2017, 12:27 PM IST
DNA: Analysis of how social networking affecting children's behavior
Nowadays young generation's mood and behave is becoming a mystery for their parents, but what is the reason.
Sep 18, 2016, 00:21 AM IST
Facebook, Twitter boosts recall of past events: Study
Posting personal experiences on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter could make those events much easier to recall, the first study to look at social media's effect on memory suggests.
Sep 08, 2016, 12:55 PM IST
Social networking sites prove to be haven for insecure narcissists
These kind of sites provide an ideal environment for insecure narcissists to promote themselves and seek the admiration on a large scale.
Jul 08, 2016, 15:00 PM IST
Employees use social media to kill mental fatigue: Survey
Nearly 34 percent of the people surveyed said they use social media at work to take a mental break from their job, revealed a Pew Research Centre survey of 2,003 US adults.
Jun 23, 2016, 12:39 PM IST
Algeria blocks Facebook,Twitter to stop exam cheats
Algerian authorities have temporarily blocked access to Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to try to stop cheats posting high school exam papers online, state media reported on Sunday.
Jun 19, 2016, 19:12 PM IST
Google, Facebook, YouTube receive tax notices in Pakistan
Pakistan's Punjab government has served tax notices to social media networking websites Google and Facebook as well as video-sharing websites YouTube and Dailymotion, asking them to register by June 17 and pay for displaying Punjab-specific advertisements.
Jun 10, 2016, 19:14 PM IST
Youngsters at alcohol risk can be identified on social media
The strongest predictor of both drinking alcohol and posting about it on social media was espousing an alcohol identity -- meaning that the individuals considered drinking a part of who they are, said co-lead author Charee Thompson from Ohio University.
May 29, 2016, 09:06 AM IST
LinkedIn notifies data breach, alerts 400 mn members to stay safe
Hit by a massive data breach that put nearly 167 million users' passwords and personal information in the hands of hackers four years back, the popular career-oriented platform LinkedIn has finally came out with an explanation and steps it has taken to protect users.
May 27, 2016, 23:11 PM IST
Extremely social people more susceptible to online abuse
Researchers found that adults with Williams syndrome - who are extremely social and trusting - use Facebook and other social networking sites frequently and are especially vulnerable to online victimisation.
May 20, 2016, 12:49 PM IST
Twitter to unveil refreshed timeline on March 3
The micro-blogging site Twitter is set to roll out a refreshed design to its timeline display on March 3. With this change, people can start embedding profiles, lists, collections and more with the new embedded timeline, VentureBeat reported.
Feb 26, 2016, 18:01 PM IST
NIA seeks assistance of social networking giants in tackling ISIS
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought the assistance of social networking giants like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, to identify the activities of the ISIS and its members promoting the ideology of the terror group.
Feb 09, 2016, 17:31 PM IST
Understanding people via `first-of-its-kind` Twitter study
Telling about people and their situations from only 140 characters may not seem easy, but a new first-of-its-kind study is using 20 million tweets to understand the real-world situations.
Nov 15, 2015, 00:13 AM IST
Check out: Facebook's new reaction emojis!
Recently, the CEO of the most popular social networking site Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg released a video showing the all new like button with a set of emojis along with the original “thumbs up” sign to help one express themselves better on a post.
Oct 09, 2015, 20:51 PM IST
UP Shiv Sena wing forms 'love trishul' to counter 'love jihad'
The state unit of Shiv Sena created a brigade - 'love trishul' - to counter 'love jihad' cases.
Oct 08, 2015, 22:39 PM IST
Whoa! Twitter claims it's bigger than Facebook
With the Facebook user base touching 1.49 billion - or roughly 20 percent of the world's population - can any social networking site claim to be bigger than this? Well, Twitter does.
Sep 19, 2015, 17:35 PM IST
Google bids adieu to its social network Google Plus
Google is bidding adieu to Google Plus, an awkwardly named social network that the American search engine had launched four years ago hoping it would become a serious rival to Facebook.
Jul 28, 2015, 12:00 PM IST
Internet lacks regulatory mechanism, curbs needed: Centre to SC
The Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court that absence of any regulatory mechanism in the cyber world demands higher level of restrictions to put checks and balances on social networking sites.
Feb 25, 2015, 23:21 PM IST
Facebook most popular social network: US study
Facebook is by far the most popular social media website with its large base of "very active" users visiting the site daily, a new survey of American internet users has found.
Jan 11, 2015, 18:26 PM IST
