Male, female or custom? Facebook's new gender optionsFacebook freed members from the bonds of being either male or female, letting people opt for custom genders such as transsexual or "intersex" at the social network.
14 February 2014
Twitter takes hit as user growth disappointsTwitter got a reality check Wednesday as the high-flying messaging company reported modest user growth during a quarter in which it lost $511 million.
06 February 2014
Facebook plans low-key birthday bashFacebook has grown into an Internet giant over the last decade, but it is celebrating its birthday with a low-key, belated party and an eye toward the future.
04 February 2014
Facebook dominates in US rush to social networkingThe surge into social networks is gaining pace among Americans, with Facebook dominating but with many people using multiple platforms, a study showed Monday.
Zuckerberg sells as Facebook offers new sharesFacebook chief Mark Zuckerberg will sell a chunk of his stake in the company, cashing in some $2.3 billion, as part of a new share offering by the huge social network.
Twitter adds photo sharing to direct messagesUpdated mobile software rolled out Tuesday by Twitter lets smartphone users send pictures in direct, personal messages seen only by recipients instead of being shared publicly on the social network.
12 December 2013
Taking pictures to remember may help you forgetTaking a picture to help you remember something might end up having the opposite effect, according to research published in the United States.
11 December 2013
Facebook joins NYU in artificial intelligence labFacebook unveiled plans Monday on a partnership with New York University for a new center for artificial intelligence, aimed at harnessing the huge social network's massive trove of data.
10 December 2013
1.6 billion people on social networks: studyAn estimated 1.61 billion people, more than one in five globally, will log in to social networking sites at least monthly this year, the research firm eMarketer said Tuesday.
Facebook relaxes rules for teen sharingFacebook began letting teenagers publicly share posts Wednesday as the social network moved to bolster appeal to youth and advertisers.
US calls Assad Instagram account 'repulsive' The United States on Wednesday denounced as "repulsive" an Instagram site by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying it did not reflect the reality of the civil war.
Facebook reveals details of US data requests Facebook revealed Friday it received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests for user data from US authorities in the second half of last year, as it seeks to shield itself from a growing scandal.