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More than 70 percent of Facebook's $3.45 bln revenue came from mobile ads in Q1
Washington, April 23 : While reporting its first quarter earnings today, Facebook has revealed that it now has 1.44 billion monthly active users and 1.25 billion on mobile, marking a 13 and 24 percent...
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Facebook glitch makes outside links disappear
Washington, May 1 - Facebook has reported that a glitch had caused users posts to disappear and new links are apparently being blocked when posting is attempted.According to the Verge, the bug only...
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Teen becomes viral hit on Facebook for teaching people 'how to be humble'
Washington, May 03 : A 14-year-old girl from a Carribean nation has hogged all the limelight on social media by offering people her unique perspective on how to make the most out of modest means.Paola...
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Facebook launches Internet.org to all developers
Washington, May 4 : Facebook has announced the launch of Internet.org in a bid to connect underserved countries around the globe.According to the TechCrunch, Facebook said in a blog-post that their...
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Facebook to start hosting content from other sites this month
Washington, May 4 : Facebook may start hosting content from major publishers across the Web from this month.According to engadget.com, the new feature is called Instant Articles wants to help...
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Live streaming service Meerkat adds Facebook login option with new update
Washington, May 04 : Live-streaming service Meerkat has updated its application wherein users can now sign in to the app using Facebook login.According to the Verge, the update also introduces matching...
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Facebook testing a new page in news feed
Washington, May 12 : 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.Earlier this year,...
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Facebook hires Ex- FCC chairman to salvage Internet.org from net neutrality row
Washington, May 14 : Facebook has reportedly hired a former FCC chairman, Kevin Martin, to handle its policy on mobile and global access, as it faces flak over its approach to net neutrality.Martin, a...
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Facebook rolls out Messenger video calling globally
Washington, May 21 - Months after Facebook introduced video calling to Messenger, it has now said the feature has been rolled out almost entirely across the globe.However, it said, there are still a...
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Facebook will now send encrypted emails to users
Washington, June 2 : Facebook has introduced a new feature where the site will now send PGP-encrypted emails alerting users about private messages, password changes, and other account...
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Facebook Messenger to let users share locations along with maps
Washington, June 5 : Facebook is reportedly introducing a new feature that will make it easier for users to share locations, along with a map, with their friends, family and colleagues inside Messenger...
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Facebook's 'Moments' app lets you share hundreds of photos of friends from...
Washington, June 16 : Facebook has launched a new application "Moments" that allows users to share hundreds of photos of their friends from the camera roll using the face-recognition technologythat...
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Facebook tests 'See First' which controls what's top of News Feed
Washington, June 19 : Facebook is testing a new feature called 'See First', which, when turned on, allows the user see a friend's profile or recent posts at the top of their News Feed.According to the...
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Facebook's new facial recognition app 'Moments' will not be launched in Europe
Washington, June 20 - Facebook's new app Moments will not be launched in Europe as the company fears that European regulators will object to its use of facial recognition.According to The Verge,...
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Facebook tests internet connectivity using lasers
Washington, July 2 : Facebook's Internet.org initiative has announced that it is testing a method for delivering the Internet via lasers to help connect people around the world.According to...
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Facebook changes its logo first time since 2005
Washington, July 2 : Facebook has changed its logo for the first time since 2005.According to thenextweb.com, the update is only a refresh of the company's wordmark, which is the text-only version of...
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Who Deleted Me on Facebook app allows users to see who deleted them on Facebook
Washington, July 6 : Who Deleted Me on Facebook app has been released on Android and iOS, which allows users to keep track of their friends list.According to thenextweb.com, the app is similar to Who...
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Facebook's Moments app now creates music videos from photos automatically
Washington D C, Aug. 26 - Facebook has released a new video feature for its photo sharing app Moments in an update.According to the Verge, Moments will automatically create a video of the users shared...
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Facebook sets milestone, reaches 1 billion users in one day
Houston - Setting a new milestone in social media connectivity, one billion people from around the world flocked to Facebook in a single day, the highest ever."We just passed an important milestone....
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How few `likes` on Facebook can sway potential voters
Washington D.C, Sept 25 - A new study has revealed that comments about candidates on Facebook have impact on potential voters.When Facebook users see favorable comments on the social media site about a...
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Cheating isn`t so serious when done on Facebook
Washington D.C, Oct 5 - A team of researchers exploring how players bend the rules in social media games and judge others for doing the same has found that cheaters sometimes prosper on Facebook.What...
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Bad breakup? Facebook will help you avoid your exes
Washington D. C., Nov. 20 - Facebook has developed new tools which will help you to get over you exes.Kelly Winters, Facebook product manager, said that they were testing tools to help people manage...
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Mark Zuckerberg welcomes a baby girl, pledges 99% of fortune to charity
San Francisco : Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday announced the birth of his first child as he and his wife pledged to give away 99 per cent of his company shares currently worth a whopping USD 45...
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Mark Zuckerberg is one `excited` diaper-changing dad
Washington D. C., Dec. 12 - It has been less than two weeks since Mark Zuckerberg became a proud father to his little girl Max, but it seems like the newborn is surely keeping her father on his...
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What makes you Facebook dependent?
Washington D.C, Dec 23 - If news, games, feedback on your posts or the chance to meet new friends is driving you to Facebook, then you may be having a dependency, according to a new study.However, for...
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Facebook glitch celebrates 46 years of online friendship
San Francisco : Facebook's making some of its users feel a lot older than they really are.The social network sent automated messages on Friday inviting some users to celebrate "46 years of friendship...
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Disappointed but will not give up:Zuckerberg on net neutrality
Washington : Expressing disappointment on India's decision on net neutrality, Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg has said he is committed to keep working to break down connectivity barriers in...
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Facebook pushes live video feature high on your News Feed
New York :As more and more people are watching "Facebook Live Videos", the social networking giant has pushed its live video feature to top of its News Feed.The company is considering Live Videos as a...
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Google joins Facebook's 'Open Compute Project' to power data centres
New York Search engine giant Google and the social networking website have teamed up to give Facebook's "Open Compute Project" a new push that works to change the way data centres are designed and...
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Find out who ignored your FB friend request
Washington D. C., Mar. 17 : Now you can actually keep track to all the friend requests you have sent.If you want, you can see every single person who has rejected your digital friendship. just follow a...
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Yahoo turns to Facebook for Tumblr ad-sale deal: Report
New York, March 19 : Yahoo is reportedly in talks with Facebook about an advertising partnership that would allow the social networking site to sell ads on Tumblr.According to a report in The...
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Facebook Messenger may soon have new chat options
New York, March 29 : Social media giant Facebook may roll out new features like in-store payment for goods and services and new chat options including 'Secret conversations' in Messenger, a media...
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Facebook getting more popular among oldies
Washington D. C, Apr 13 : Since its launch in 2004, the landscape of Facebook is constantly changing and now, a recent study suggests that the social networking site might have just got old as more...
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Facebook unveils new research lab, hires ex-Google executive
New York, April 14 : In a fresh bid to connect the world better, Facebook has announced a new research lab to build hardware products based on its software and has hired a former top Google executive...
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Facebook reports surge in revenue from ads
California, Apr. 29 : Social networking giant Facebook has announced an increase of 15 per cent in active users and as a result surge in advertising revenues as well by 57 per cent."We had a great...
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US Senator seeks answers from Facebook over claims of bias
Washington: A top American Senator has sought clarification from Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on reports that the company's employees routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative...
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You are way less popular than you believed
Washington D. C, May 19 (ANI): If you think you're pretty popular, then you may want to rethink your life, as according to a new study, you aren't.No matter how smart and funny you think you are, those...
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Facebook sued in US for scanning private messages
New York, May 20 : A lawsuit against Facebook has been filed in a US court, alleging that the social networking giant may have violated federal privacy laws by scanning private messages, a media report...
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Facebook bids goodbye to desktop ad exchange
Washington, May 26 : Social networking giant Facebook is reportedly planning to close FBX -- an ad exchange that allows advertisers to buy desktop ads, media reports said on Thursday.According to Tech...
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Zuckerberg to call ISS astronauts via Facebook Live
Washington, May 28 : Taking connectivity to a new high, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station on...
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Zuckerberg's Twitter, Pinterest accounts hacked
New York, June 6 : The accounts of Mark Zuckerberg, cofounder and CEO of social media giant Facebook, on Twitter and Pinterest were compromised over the weekend, a media report said.The hacker group...
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US shooting: My heart with family, says Zuckerberg
New York, July 8 : Reacting to the fatal shooting of a black man in Minnesota which went viral on social media after it was uploaded on Facebook Live, the social media giant's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said...
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With strong quarter growth, Facebook hits over 1 bn users
New York, July 28 : With a strong revenue and profit growth, social networking giant Facebook has added 60 million monthly users in the second quarter of 2016 to reach 1.71 billion users while scoring...
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Facebook copies Snapchat's 'Stories' feature for Instagram: Report
New York, Aug 3 : In a yet another reported copying of mobile messaging app Snapchat which it once tried to buy for $3 billion, Facebook has announced a "Stories" format for Instagram that clones...
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Facebook rolls out new features for Indian businesses
New York, Aug 4 : In a move to make its Pages feature valuable for businesses online, Facebook on Thursday announced two new Page sections - Services and Shop - for emerging markets including in India...
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Facebook 'blocks' adblockers
New York, Aug 10 : In a move seen in favour of publishers, social media giant Facebook on Tuesday introduced a technology by which the advertisements on the platform would bypass the adblockers on...
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Facebook has tough chance against ad blockers: Indian-origin scientist
New York, Aug 16 : A team of researchers who include an Indian-origin scientist has created an experimental ad that proves that Facebook cannot win against ad blockers on its platform.The social media...
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Facebook co-founder donates $20 mn to defeat Trump
New York, Sep 10 : A co-founder of social media giant Facebook, Dustin Moskovitz said he was donating $20 million to help ensure the defeat of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the upcoming...
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Stream Facebook videos on TV from smartphone now
New York, Oct 18 : Facebook has allowed users to watch news feed videos on their televisions with a new feature that lets them stream video clips.Users with iOS devices can stream their videos via...
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Facebook Messenger now supports PayPal payments
San Francisco, Oct 25 : Online Payment gateway PayPal has joined social media giant Facebook where the service will now be available in Messenger for people in the US to shop via chatbots.As part of...
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