Facegloria: Facebook for Brazil's Evangelicals
Fluffy clouds waft across a blue sky as you log in and while you chat with friends, Gospel music rings out: welcome to Facegloria, the social network for Brazilian Evangelicals.
Russian MPs pass 'right to be forgotten' Internet law
Russian lawmakers passed a bill allowing people to force Internet search engines to remove links to data about them.
Mobile Internet speed in Kazakhstan increases
The average speed of mobile Internet in Kazakhstan has increased to 10.47 megabit per second.
Facebook's Zuckerberg wants to figure out social equation
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg figures there could be a formula that explains how people think.
Instagram targets real-time events in Twitter challenge
Instagram began letting users easily tune into hot topics of the moment as the Facebook-owned image sharing service stepped squarely into Twitter's domain.
YouTube plays to video game loving viewers
YouTube is wading confidently into turf dominated by Amazon-owned Twitch, with a service tailored for the hot trend of videogame play as a spectator sport.
Russian MPs back 'right to be forgotten online' law
Russia's lower house of parliament gave initial backing to a bill requiring Internet search sites to remove access to inaccurate and outdated personal information.
Twitter CEO Costolo out as growth pressure mounts
Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo is surrendering his post, handing the reins back to co-founder Jack Dorsey as the popular service struggles to boost its ranks of users.
Nazarbayev slams social networks, Internet, pseudo-culture
President of Kazakhstan speaks harsh words about the current state of culture, in which social networks and the Internet undermine moral principles and spirituality.
Kazakhstan's Internet users make fun of Astana's bad weather
Kazakhstan’s Internet users are making fun of the torrential rains that hit Astana in mid-May.
Twitter-Google deal puts tweets in search results
Google and Twitter announced a partnership Tuesday to display tweets in search results, renewing a tieup that ended in 2011.
YouTube may show anti-muslim video: appeals court
A US appeals court ruled that Google-owned YouTube should not be barred from showing an uploaded "Innocence of Muslims" film that outraged Islamics.
Kazakhstan ranks 58th in broadband Internet speed ranking
Kazakhstan has been ranked 58th in Net Index, which compares and ranks the broadband Internet speed and mobile download speeds around the globe.
Facebook hooks up with publishers for 'Instant Articles'
Facebook has teamed up with nine news publishers to launch a feature that will allow them to publish articles directly on the network's mobile news feeds.
Skype opens door to real-time translation feature
Microsoft-owned Skype cleared the way for anyone to use a new feature that translates video chats or instant messages in real time.
US security chief warns of 'new phase' in terror threat
The global terrorist threat has entered a "new phase," where media-savvy Islamist extremists are successfully drawing lone wolf attackers to their cause.
Google's home campus dreams dashed by local officials
Google was stinging from a decision by local officials to reject the bulk of a proposed plan for a grand expansion of its Silicon Valley home campus.
Facebook not an information bubble: researchers
Social media networks like Facebook are not putting users in an ideological information bubble, despite fears to the contrary.
London Eye lit by Facebook election chat
The London Eye tourist attraction was lit up in party political colours reflecting the amount of social media interactions about them on Facebook.
Microsoft courts app makers with dive into Windows 10
Microsoft made a new pitch to app makers, promising an audience of more than a billion people if they develop services for the upcoming Windows 10 operating system.