WhatsApp could overtake Facebook
29 Nov 2014
Facebook is facing threat from instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and WeChat
Facebook losing appeal with teens: Study
28 Nov 2014
Facebook is fast losing its appeal with teens who are increasingly spending less time on Facebook than on instant messaging apps
A quarter of fashion and luxury goods advertised on Facebook are counterfeit: research
15 Nov 2014
Cyber-security experts report having found that about a quarter of the fashion and luxury ads they examined on Facebook were for counterfeit goods
Facebook Messenger user-base hits half a billon
11 Nov 2014
Google, Facebook, Microsoft vie for a slice of `Digital India’
10 Nov 2014
More enticing for the tech giants is the ‘Digital India’ programme, which besides the $1.2 billion smart cities plan, has components such as virtual classrooms and technology start-ups, besides a plan to connect 2.5 lakh village panchayats through fibre optic cables
Facebook revenue up 59%, to hike expenses 55 to 75% next year
29 Oct 2014
Facebook cautioned of a dramatic increase in spending in 2015 and projected a slowdown in revenue growth this quarter
Apple Inc, Facebook to help female employees freeze their eggs
15 Oct 2014
Egg freezing is a costly but increasingly popular option for women who want to delay child bearing
Facebook targets local content for growth in India
09 Oct 2014
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the creation of a $1 million fund to help developers develop apps for farmers, migrants and women, to drive new apps and services in local languages
Facebook now owns WhatsApp for $19 bn as deal closes
08 Oct 2014
Facebook concluded its acquisition deal with WhatsApp yesterday for $22 billion, an amount higher than the $16 billion reported earlier
Facebook steps up battle against spam
04 Oct 2014
Facebook to test internet beaming drones in 2015
29 Sep 2014
Facebook posts reveal personality traits, but changes complicate interpretation
12 Sep 2014
A Kansas University study has found that people can accurately detect the personality traits of strangers through Facebook activity
Facebook, eBay, Apple services hit by outages
04 Sep 2014
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