Facebook Loses Weight; Turns to Facebook LiteAugust 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.
5 Points to Remember for Facebook Personalized URLJune 15th, 2009 Voila! Facebook has allowed the users to register custom usernames from 12:01 a.m. EDT Saturday onwards.
Facebook acquires Web site that lets users see friends' activities across the WebAugust 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.
Facebook, taking cue from MySpace, plans to let users show full name in their Web addressJune 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.
Beware: As if fakes weren't enough, Facebook has got Robot chatters nowMay 7th, 2009 LONDON - A robot is being given its own Facebook profile page in a bid to bridge the divide between humans and robots. With the development, researchers are hoping to foster meaningful relationships with people.
Twitter a Threat for Google? Not yet, Never Ever says SchmidtMarch 5th, 2009 Social networking on the internet is fast becoming the sole or most important reason for people to come and spend time online. With the increasing popularity of Facebook, Myspace, Orkut, and newly twitter, the live interaction and real time exchange of knowledge is increasing day by day.
A Thought Provoking Post From Past - Google & The Puzzle of Dropping Eggs Or What Makes Web 2.0 ClickOctober 5th, 2007 I wrote an article on a Google interview question in June, 2006 describing the problem and offering a simple solution. What makes this article interesting is that several people came up with better ideas and very thought provoking comments.
Facebook offers personalised URLs for usersJune 10th, 2009 SYDNEY - Millions of Facebook users are set to join the rush to grab their personalised URLs on the social networking site.t 2pm on June 13, Facebook will allow members to register their own user names to make it easier for others to find their pages. Under the new system, people can get a unique address for themsleves, like http://www.facebook.com/joebloggs, instead of the current system whereby profile pages have a URL with a randomly assigned number such as "www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=123456789".
94 Percent Users Say Facebook Redesign Sucks; Do You?March 21st, 2009 94pc of Facebookers hate its latest makeover
SYDNEY - Facebook has left 94 per cent of its users, participating in a new poll, facing disappointment after making changes to its services. The social-networking giant received the green signal from only six per cent of nearly 800,000 members who cast their votes.
Man adopted as baby finds real family on Facebook after 33 years!June 5th, 2009 LONDON - A man who was put for adoption when he was just three-days-old has found his biological family after 33 years, thanks to popular social networking website Facebook. Richard Marks had been living with his adopted parents, unaware of the fact that his real family resided just two miles away.
Your Facebook profile can tell who you really areMay 27th, 2009 LONDON - The Facebook profile of any person can easily tell what kind of a person he or she is in real life, according to a new study. The study found that university students considered likeable by people, who met them in real life, appeared to make a similar impression on people who view their Facebook profiles.
As with photos, Facebook plans to let users tag friends for easier searchingSeptember 10th, 2009 Facebook to let users tag friends in status postsNEW YORK — Facebook will soon let users "tag" their friends in their posts, similar to how they already can with photos. Product manager Andrew Huang said the status tags — coming over the next several weeks — are "all about engagement." He said Facebook wants to let users reference their real-world connections in their status posts.
'Clever' Oz advertisers keep close watch on Facebookers' updatesSeptember 20th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Advertising agencies in Australia are keeping a close eye on the pages of the six million Facebook users to update advertisements of products they deem fit as soon as there is some change in the social networking site user's account status. Business houses seem to target potential customers on the social network site according to sex, age, location, relationship status, job title, workplace or university.
Facebook launched in ArabicMarch 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.
Facebook Friendfeed Deal: DetailsAugust 11th, 2009 how does it feel to be Facebook’s unofficial R&D department
This is what Robert Scoble of Scobleizer had sarcastically uttered, while joking with the FriendFeed team in their office a few months ago. Scoble also felt that Facebook was cloning FriendFeed's features at a rapid pace.
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