Social networking site Facebook is now ramping up its fight against annoying and harmful scam attacks by checking outbound links for malware and viruses. According to a report by The Next Web, by using a system developed by security company Websense, the service will scan links as a precaution to protect users. “A platform as popular as Facebook is naturally a target...
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Following a story from Mashable that Facebook will launch its highly-anticipated iPad app at the Apple media event on October 4, tech news site TechCrunch has reported that the iPad version of Facebook’s app is “about to launch.” According to MG Seigler, the app has been ready to go for a while. That also goes to another Facebook project called “Project...
Facebook users have been posting status messages over the weekend, saying that the social networking giant will charge a $9.99 gold membership unless they forward a message before midnight. The following is one of the messages that float around the social network: “FACEBOOK JUST RELEASED THEIR PRICE GRID FOR MEMBERSHIP,$9.99 PER MONTH FOR GOLD MEMBER SERVICES,$6.99...
Forbes has just released its list of 400 wealthiest people in the United States today, and while Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates is still at the top, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg surprised the pack by jumping 21 places to the top 14 spot. Despite giving lots of his stuff away, Bill Gates is still the wealthiest man in the US. He even has more money than...
At the F8 developers conference in San Francisco, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has announced a number of new features for the social network, including the Timeline that enables users to record their entire lives through photos, status updates, activities, apps and the places they have traveled to chronologically. Zuckerberg said that these new features...
Facebook is reported to be undergoing a massive makeover that will bring mobile advances and music services, along with an update in video sharing to its service. These features are expected to be announced by the company on Thursday at the F8 developers conference. The social network company will be introducing the new “ticker” stream, alongside the site’s...
Photo sharing site 1000 Memories revealed just how big Facebook, which now has 375 billion photos, is as a photo site compared to other services such as Instagram and Flickr. In a revealing article posted in the site, it states that around 375 billion photos could be captured in a year if everyone took at least 150 photos in that one year. It goes on to say that around...
Three out of four (around 73 percent) internet users in the United Kingdom interact on social media platforms, a study showing social networks’ impact on people has revealed. A study conducted by InSites Consulting, a market research firm that has offices across Europe, show that about 73 percent of British internet users use social networking platforms, like micro...
Facebook has issued an update to its app for the Apple iPhone a few days ago. While the social network introduced numerous new features, it also removed the code related to the iPad version. This means that users can no longer install the Facebook app for iPad, which was included in the previous version and can be installed via a hack, before it is rolled out. In the app’s...
A man from Northern Ireland has sued social network company Facebook after his 12-year-old daughter posted lewd photos of herself to the site. According to the BBC, the lawsuit called into question if the company does enough or has the capability to verify its users’ age. Facebook bars any person under 13 years old to join the service. “My own personal view...