Archive for the ‘Social Media’ Category
Google’s Giant Gift: Added 24 New Features To Google+ Service
Search giant Google has brought a giant gift for its users. The company has added 24 new features to its Google+ service and updated its Android and iOS apps.
Facebook Lets You Take A Fleeting Look At 2012 With ’2012 Year In Review’ Feature
Facebook has dished out '2012 year in review' feature to all its users. The feature lets you see the most eminent occasions of the whole year, based on their popularity on your timeline.
Game Over. Facebook Taking Away Users’ Right To Vote On Privacy Policy!
The result of Facebook's proposal of taking away users' right to vote on privacy policy was revealed. Facebook is taking away users' right to vote on privacy policy.
Instagram Abandons Photo-Integration Support Within Twitter
Twitter has now announced that Instagram has silently stopped supporting photo-integration on Twitter. You can no longer expand tweets to view Instagram photos on a link.
Facebook Users May Lose The Ability To Vote On Future Changes
Facebook needs 299.4 million votes from its users by tomorrow morning, otherwise Facebook users will lose the ability to vote on future changes.
Obama’s Data Scientists Made Intelligent Use Of Social Media To Take Him To Victory
Obama's data scientists and social media team made very intelligent use of Facebook and Twitter fans during the 2012 election campaign for him.
Facebook’s COO Makes $26.2 Million By Selling 946K Shares
Facebook's COO, Sheryl Sandberg, has sold off 946,588 Facebook shares that she owned. She was able to gain a total of $26.2 million against them.
Hints Of Desktop Google Now Integration Found In Latest Chromium Version
A developer has revealed that the latest Chromium contains bits of code which show that Google may soon introduce Google Now integration to the desktop platform.
Technology Makes Earthquake Warnings More Timely And Accessible
Tokyo residents are increasing turning to social media and special apps to help them stay up to date with any earthquake alerts and updates.
Judge Approves Settlement In Facebook’s ‘Sponsored Stories’ Case
Facebook reached a settlement with a group of users who objected to its making use of user data in 'Sponsored Stories.'
Twitter, Facebook And Venmo Fixed SMS Vulnerability Discovered By Researcher
A security researcher recently discovered a critical vulnerability in SMS-based usage of Twitter, Facebook and Venmo. Thankfully, nearly all three have fixed it by now.
Birds Tweet Online Using A Special Keyboard
Voldemars Dudums, a Latvian artist, has devised a clever keyboard which allows birds to generate tweet which are then set to Twitter through an API.
Social Networks Are Equally Popular In Restrooms
A recent study by NM Incite reveals that a significant percentage of people use social media websites while being in the restrooms, which may suggest the long queues.
Pope Benedict XVI Joins Twitter Using @Pontifex Handle
Pope Benedict XVI has decided to tweet from his personal account. The handle that he will use is @Pontifex. He will also respond to questions through his account.
