How to make money on Facebook? These 5 points can make the world of difference for you
Wed, May 16, 2018
How to make money on Facebook? Do you spend a lot of time on social media websites? If you do so then you need not to feel guilty for wasting too much time. However, there is a way that will make sure you don't have to do that.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg refuses to face-off with British parliamentarians
Wed, May 16, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has no plans as of now to face members of a British parliamentary committee probing the misuse of the firm`s data its practice of collecting user information, the media reported. In a letter to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Rebecca Stimson, Facebook
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Facebook to block foreign advertisements in Irish abortion referendum
Tue, May 08, 2018
The company said it would rely on reports from established campaign groups on both sides of the campaign to identify foreign-based ads, as its automated election integrity tools are still in development. On April 25, the company launched a trial of a `view ads` tool, which allows users to view all of the ads any advertiser is running on Facebook in Ireland at the same time.
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WhatsApp drops support feature of YouTube for iOS 10 and below version users
Sun, May 06, 2018
. Earlier, the feature was available for all iOS users. The Facebook-owned app has now remotely disabled the YouTube support for iOS 10 and below versions, according to reports. WhatsApp rolled out in-chat YouTube feature to Apple iPhone users, allowing them to watch videos from the app in 2017
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Will it be Neeraj Arora at WhatsApp, after Satya Nadella at Microsoft, Sundar Pichai at Google?
Sat, May 05, 2018
The Indian techie has made huge inroads into the American technology scene at the highest levels and it seems that there will be yet another high profile entry at CXO level and this one is into one of the most popular messenger apps in the world.
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Google to verify advertisers buying political ads in US
Sat, May 05, 2018
"As a first step, we`ll now require that advertisers confirm they are a US citizen or lawful permanent resident, as required by law," Kent Walker, Senior Vice President at Google, said in a statement late Friday. This means advertisers will have to provide a government-issued ID and other key information
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Change your Twitter password now! Here is why
Fri, May 04, 2018
Twitter masks passwords through a process called hashing using a function known as bcrypt, which replaces the actual password with a random set of numbers and letters that are stored in Twitter`s system. "This allows our systems to validate your account credentials without revealing your password. This is an industry standard," Agrawal noted.
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Cambridge Analytica and British parent shut down after Facebook scandal
Thu, May 03, 2018
Allegations of the improper use of data for 87 million Facebook users by Cambridge Analytica, which was hired by President Donald Trump`s 2016 U.S. election campaign, has hurt the shares of the world`s biggest social network and prompted multiple official investigations in the United States and Europe.
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Facebook introduces ''Sleep Mode'' for parents in Messenger Kids
Sat, Apr 28, 2018
When the Facebook app is in Sleep Mode, kids cannot send or receive messages or video calls, play with the creative camera or receive notifications. If they try to open the app, they`ll see a message telling them that it`s in sleep mode and to come back later. "Parents told us they would like controls that make the app inaccessible at a certain time, like during dinner, homework time or bedtime
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Facebook 2nd most trusted internet brand in India; you won't believe who is not in top 10
Thu, Apr 26, 2018
TRA Brand Trust Report 2018 has just been released and it has some interesting findings for India's preference towards internet brands. The survey was carried out during November 2017-January 2018 and did not take into account the recent reports of data breach and privacy involving Facebook.
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Govt sends second notice to Facebook, CA; seeks response by May 10
Wed, Apr 25, 2018
Taking a tough stance against Cambridge Analytica's "cryptic response" to its first notice, the government has again sent notices to both the British data analytics firm and Facebook, confronting them with additional questions on potential misuse of data. It has asked Facebook to list out security architecture proposed to be created by the company "so that data concerning Indians are not pilfered or manipulated again for extraneous purposes including to influence the elections"
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You can't opt out of ads if on Facebook but can control them
Tue, Apr 24, 2018
According to Rob Goldman, Vice President, Ads at Facebook, you can decide which of your profile fields you want used for ad targeting in the Information section under "About You." "You can remove yourself from interests under `Interests` and categories under `Your Categories
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Facebook photos, videos, posts remove function: social network to make big changes
Tue, Apr 24, 2018
The move to involve Facebook users more on standards for removing content comes as the social network fends off criticism on an array of fronts, including handling of people's data, spreading "fake news," and whether politics has tinted content removal decisions.
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Data breach: Facebook's damage limitation drive hits trouble in Germany
Fri, Apr 20, 2018
Facebook has been at the centre of controversy over suspected Russian manipulation of the 2016 U.S. presidential election via its platform, and the leak of personal data of 87 million users to a political consultancy that advised Donald Trump`s team. A German data privacy regulator said it was opening a non-compliance procedure against Facebook in relation to the data leak to the consultancy, Cambridge Analytica, that was exposed a month ago.
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WhatsApp update for group: Now, get this powerful feature; see what you can do with it
Fri, Apr 20, 2018
The new WhatsApp feature is available as WAbeta Info say Android version 2.18.116 and iOS version 2.18.41, says a report on WAbeta Info, the feature is available as Android version 2.18.116 and iOS version 2.18.41.
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