Facebook now lets you share your updates with people of your choice

July 10th, 2009 Power.com sues Facebook over access to users dataNEW YORK — A small Web company is handing the world's biggest online hangout a counterpunch. Power.com has sued Facebook, saying the site doesn't follow its own policy of giving users control over the content they share.

March 6th, 2009 In my earlier article I'd informed you on the Facebook updates. For all you Facebook users who love to share your whereabouts on social platforms, I have something more.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - Social networking site Facebook has launched in Arabic, the company has announced. Capturing a potentially huge market in the Middle East and beyond, Facebook, based in Palo Alto, California, already has large numbers of users in the Arab world, and the ability to use it in Arabic is likely to make it even more popular.

July 10th, 2009 Social networking aggregator sues FacebookNEW YORK — In a counterpunch to the world's biggest online hangout, a small Web company called Power.com has sued Facebook, saying it doesn't follow its own policy of giving users control over their content. Power lets users simultaneously access several social networks, including MySpace and Twitter.

July 5th, 2009 LONDON - Popular social networking site Facebook is being criticised for planned changes to its privacy settings. The Facebook officials plan to "simplify" the process so users only have to set them once, instead of for each individual feature.

September 21st, 2009 Facebook shuts down thorny marketing toolNEW YORK — Facebook is closing an uncomfortable chapter in its five-year history. The social network says it will shut down Beacon, a program that tracks users' activities on other Web sites.

April 23rd, 2009 Facebook users' vote ending way short of thresholdNEW YORK — Facebook invited the 200 million people who regularly use the site to vote on its governing documents. But it's unclear how much of a difference it will make.

June 10th, 2009 Facebook, like MySpace, lets users show full nameNEW YORK — Facebook is further embracing the real name culture it touts as one of its founding principles — and catching up with rival MySpace in the process. Starting at 12:01 a.m.

September 3rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - As part of a controversial scheme to expose users to online marketing, an Aussie company called uSocial is offering to sell off Facebook friends by the thousands. The Brisbane-based company is best known for buying votes on social news service Digg, selling followers on Twitter, and running large marketing campaigns on social media.

August 17th, 2009 California users file civil suit against FacebookSANTA ANA, Calif. — Five Facebook users filed a civil lawsuit Monday alleging that the social networking site is violating California's privacy laws and misleading members about how their personal information is used.

August 13th, 2009 If MySpace can have a Lite View Version why not Facebook?  In a bid to take on its arch-rival, the Social networking giant rolled out a slimmer version of its web site to the test audience. Facebook Lite is the new face of Facebook targeted at narrowband users.

September 12th, 2009 LONDON - Social networking site Facebook has launched a slimmed-down version of its site for people with slow or poor Internet connections, and it is currently available only in India and the US. Facebook's Lite site, which will be faster and simpler because it offers fewer services than the main site, had initially been meant to support users in developing countries, where bandwidth constraints make the current version too slow to use.

August 10th, 2009 Facebook buys social media aggregator FriendFeedSAN FRANCISCO —Facebook is buying a Web service called FriendFeed that gives users a view of what their friends are doing on all sorts of social media sites, including Facebook's rivals. In an interview, FriendFeed co-founder Bret Taylor said the two services will eventually merge, though FriendFeed will operate separately for now.

August 31st, 2009 German court rules against Google's termsBERLIN — A German court has ruled that Google Inc. must change terms of service that could be interpreted to compromise a user's rights, a decision the consumer advocacy group that brought the suit welcomed Monday as a victory for online transparency.

April 27th, 2009 The most popular social networking site on a global scale, Facebook is trying to welcome developers by keeping some of the core floodgates open so that they get familiar with the system in a better way. If you remember well, most of the recent changes in Facebook has brought about agitation from the Facebook crowd.