Executives at Google and Facebook are reportedly engaged in “low-level talks” with Twitter about a possible acquisition of the micro blogging site. “The talks have so far gone nowhere, [sources close to the deal] say,” reported the WSJ. Twitter has ...
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Employers need to think very carefully before firing staff over Facebook use, following the decision of a Connecticut ambulance company to settle a wrongful dismissal case rather than continue to fight. Dawnmarie Souza posted negative comments on Facebook about her ...
Read More »290 million are playing games on Facebook
A high-ranking EA exec has confirmed that 290 million Facebook users play casual games on the popular social network. “Last year we saw a drop off in games related to changes on the Facebook platform, but we are encouraged by ...
Read More »Facebook fixes another security flaw
Facebook says it’s repaired a security vulnerability discovered by a pair of doctoral students at Indiana University. The flaw allowed malicious websites to uncover a visitor’s real name, access their private data and post bogus content on their behalf. The ...
Read More »Sony Ericsson is first to implement Facebook single sign-on
A Sony Ericsson phone may well end up being coined the “Facebook phone,” as the manufacturer has become the first to announce all of its future Android phones will have integrated Facebook support built-in. You won’t have to go into ...
Read More »Pay to “like” on Facebook
As Facebook swells with over 500 million users worldwide, marketers and companies stare longingly at the site, hoping to turn its super social clout into an exercise in brand recognition. Previously limited to fan pages and paid ads, Facebook announced ...
Read More »Facebook backtracks over user addresses
Facebook – a little taken aback – has temporarily disabled a feature allowing developers to access users’ home addresses and phone numbers. Over the weekend, it announced on its developers’ blog that where users gave permission, this information would be ...
Read More »Facebook partners with cops and robbers
We recently reported on Facebook’s nifty PR move to partner with law enforcement’s Amber Alert initiative to help find missing kids. The social networking site worked with law enforcement to help grow the Amber Alert web page and include a ...
Read More »Social networkers get choosy
2010 was a year chock full of social networking competition. From Facebook’s meteoric rise to number one, to the popularity of picture sharing sites and Twitter, it seems like almost everyone is a member of at least one social networking ...
Read More »Facebook founder launches new social network
New social networks seem to be popping up all over the place, but the latest, launching in beta today, has two things that set it apart: a focus on good causes and one of Facebook’s founders behind it. Jumo is ...
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