Facebook readying mobile payments service
16 Aug 2013
Facebook paid over $1 mn to security researchers
05 Aug 2013
Facebook beats second quarter profit expectations, shares up 17%
25 Jul 2013
The results follow weaker-than-expected results from online search leader Google Inc, signalling that Facebook's aggressive push into the mobile advertising market continued to pay off
Facebook to introduce new search feature today
08 Jul 2013
Facebook security bug exposes contact information of millions of users
22 Jun 2013
A Facebook security bug has exposed contact information of millions of users to other users who were connected to them
Facebook popularity dips as advertising roils users
24 May 2013
Disappointing US sales and negative feedback also forced a delay in the European launch of the `Facebook phone’ that runs Facebook's enhanced Home software
Google may get into bidding war with Facebook for Waze
24 May 2013
Google Inc is weighing plans of buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, a move that may trigger a bidding war with Facebook, which has offered $1 billion
SC bars arbitrary arrest for ‘objectionable’ website postings
16 May 2013
The Supreme Court today said that no person should be arrested for posting comments on social networking sites which the authorities deem objectionable without permission from senior police officials
Facebook in talks to buy Israeli mobile navigation start-up Waze for $1 bn: report
09 May 2013
Facebook Inc is in late-stage talks to buy Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for up to $1 billion
Facebook revenues top estimates on mobile advertising
02 May 2013
Facebook’s first-quarter sales exceeded projections, a sign that chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg was on track to raise revenues from mobile advertising
SEC to allow companies to share key info via Facebook, Twitter
30 Apr 2013
Companies will now need to be vigilant in preventing hackers from infiltrating their social media accounts to prevent stock-price manipulations
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