Facebook keep on adding new features to their all-conquering social media site, with online shoppers the latest to find something new for them. This is because Facebook is currently testing not one but two new shopping features that work with mobile apps. Canvas The first of these is called Canvas. Basically, it is used to let you buy items direct from the scrolling...
Industry rumours suggest that Facebook is planning to bring out a music streaming service in the not too distant future, although there is no indication yet of when this could happen. This comes hot on the heels of Apple joining the likes of Spotify, Deezer and Tidal in this busy market place. It certainly seems as though music lovers are going to have lots of different options to choose from before too long. The rumour suggests that Facebook plans to get the digital rights side of things in order before going ahead and sorting out their...
A new initiative by Facebook will result in younger users of the site being less visible to people searching under the social graph facility. The people who will be impacted by this are those who are between the ages of 13 and 17. The age and location of the youngsters will only be given to their friends and friends of their friends who are in the same age group. So, for example, if an adult were to look for 16 year old females on it they would get no results back, while a 16 year old will get results for the same search provided that...
If you are a Facebook user then you probably click on the “Like” button now and then; probably when you see something you like, if we are being honest. This might not seem like a big deal but it has been reported that legal action is going to be taken against Facebook for offering this facility. The problem is that a deceased programmer from Holland seems to have taken out patents which Facebook have allegedly infringed upon. The programmer in question was called Joannes Josef Everardus van Der Meer. A company called Rembrandt Social...
Software giant Microsoft has quietly launched the new So.cl, a social networking site that is specifically designed for students. Although a social network service, the company clarified that the website is not meant to compete with Facebook or any other existing websites. The company has been giving hints to So.cl since last year, but it launched the site over the weekend quietly. So.cl (pronounced “social), which was developed by Microsoft’s FUSE Labs, is an experimental project that aims to please students for its educational...
Social networking giant Facebook is now joining the app store game with the announcement of its App Center. Facebook claims that the new App Center will help developers get their mobile and web applications discovered by a larger audience. The App Center will not only become a part of Facebook website, but also its Android and iOS apps. It will feature free and paid apps, just like the Apple App Store and Google Play. “For the over 900 million people that use Facebook, the App Center will become the new, central place to find great...
Online gaming giant Zynga has decided to redesign the company’s website to begin the end of its reliance on Facebook, setting itself up to become a standalone platform for gaming. Zynga, the company that made big Facebook hits such as Farmville, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker and Hidden Chronicles, has launched its own Zynga Platform that will allow developers to use it to host their own creations. The new platform is designed for those users who don’t use Facebook or other platforms to play games. Mark Pincus, founder of...
Social networking site Facebook will be rolling out its Timeline feature to all users in the next few weeks. This means that those who don’t want to change the look of their profile pages to the new feature will have to settle for it as it will become mandatory. Facebook said on a blog post on Tuesday that it will launch the new feature to all users “over the next few weeks.” While the feature is loved by many users, some don’t think it is a good idea as info that have already disappeared from their accounts will...
Social network site Facebook has deleted photos of girls breastfeeding and has apologized for the error of removing these photos for violation of policy. Facebook has taken down a page for Express Yourself Mums, a site that promotes breastfeeding, over photos of girls breastfeeding their dolls. The website’s co-owner, Sharon Blackstone, posted a photo of her seven-year-old daughter breasfeeding her doll, sharing it with other members, mostly mothers. “After giving her doll a naming ceremony, Maya told me that her baby needed...
Google+, the Internet search giant’s attempt to rival Facebook, has received 2.6 million unique visits in the United Kingdom in November 2012, according to comScore. The UK-specific traffic data released by comScore do not include visits through mobile devices. The figures show that Google’s social network service ranked the United Kingdom as the seventh highest country in terms of visitors, next to Japan. Other countries that top the list are the United States, India, Brazil, Germany and France. The website got a total of...