Facebook is almost at 700 million users, but it recently experienced big dips in U.S. and Canadian growth. According to Inside Facebook, the social networking site hit 687 million monthly users in June, though the growth rate overall has been slower than normal for the past two months. Though for the past year Facebook has grown by at least 20 million users each month, in April and in May, it grew by 13.9 a ...

How deeply engrained is Facebook in your daily life? Do you check it five times a day? Ten times a day? What about everytime you look down at your arm? Well, one woman from the Netherlands engrained her love for Facebook into her forearm with a tattoo commemorating 152 of her closest friends. The woman posted the video of her tattoo journey on YouTube under the name "susyj87" and has since garnered internat ...

Last year Facebook rolled out its facial recognition feature, which allows users to tag their friends in photos based on facial features. When the feature was first announced, it was limited to North America. This week, it seems like the social networking site launched the feature elsewhere but has yet to alert users of the change. Graham Cluley of Sophos Security recommends Facebook users take a look at th ...

Google, Facebook, and hundreds of other internet companies will today take part in the first worldwide test of IPV6. As the world runs out of IP addresses, Internet Protocol Version 6 should expand the number from its present 4.3 billion addresses, almost all of which have been used. IPV6 will offer millions of times as many. "The goal of the Test Flight Day is to motivate organizations across the industry ...

The French have banned the words "Facebook" and "Twitter" on TV and radio. Regulators will only allow the use of the terms if they are in direct relation to a specific news story on the subject - but not in common conversation. For example, a radio presenter cannot mention his or her Twitter handle on the air, but is permitted to talk about Shaq’s tweet announcing his retirement on Twitter. That means the a ...

European online music streaming service Spotify may be coming to US shores, through a deal with Facebook. According to Forbes, users will be able to install the service through a Spotify icon on the left-hand side of their news feed. It will allow them to pick and choose from Spotify's library of millions of songs, listening simultaneously with their friends. While there's no information on pricing, the ser ...

Facebook is planning to ramp up its lobbying power with the appointment of a set of 'international directors of policy'. It's hiring people all over the globe, from the UK to the Middle East and Eastern Europe, to act as its primary contacts with government officials. The lucky applicants will be required to 'build coalitions with other organizations to advance policy goals on Facebook' and 'create innovati ...

Microsoft has announced a new feature that will more deeply integrate Facebook into its Bing search engine experience. In a blog post on the Bing Community website, MS corporate VP Yusuf Mehdi explained the importance of creating a localized, personalized search experience for users. He wrote, "The best decisions are not just fueled by facts, they require the opinions and emotions of your friends. Search is ...

It's probably something we've all wished for at one time or another. It's all very well being allowed to express our approval of a Facebook post, but sometimes you just want to be, well, a bit more negative. So it's easy to see why a new 'Enable Dislike Button' feature might be appealing. Unfortunately, though, it's just another scam, which has been sweeping the internet over the last two days. Users are pr ...

A new bill under consideration in California would force Facebook and other social networking sites to remove personal information on childrens' accounts at their parents' request. There's increasing concern about the number of children using sites such as Facebook. While children under 13 are prohibited from joining, many simply lie about their date of birth, often with the full consent of their parents. I ...