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.
15 June 2013
Facebook adds Twitter-style hashtags for topics Facebook on Wednesday added Twitter-style hashtags to help the more than one billion members of the social network tune into topics of interest at the leading social network.
13 June 2013
Facebook to delete beheading videos shared by members Facebook on Wednesday said it will delete beheading videos being shared at the leading social network as it re-evaluates its policy regarding whether such content is acceptable.
02 May 2013
Zuckerberg paid more than $2 bln at Facebook in 2012 Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg scored more than $2 billion worth of stock and $503,000 in base pay last year for running the world's leading social network.
27 April 2013
'Facebook phone' may ring true April 4 Facebook fueled fresh talk Friday about its own mobile phone after the leading social network scheduled a press announcement for next week.
31 March 2013
Amazon.com buys book lovers website Goodreads Amazon.com on Thursday announced that it is buying book lovers social network Goodreads in a move that could give Kindle tablets an edge over rival electronic readers.
29 March 2013
Facebook lets friends send gift cards Facebook on Thursday began letting social network members in the United States send friends gift cards for purchases at participating shops or restaurants.
Facebook mobile use surges, but stock falls Facebook is increasing its revenue from mobile with more users now accessing the social network via smartphones and tablets than from personal computers, but Wall Street remains unimpressed.
31 January 2013
Facebook search taps into friends Facebook's new "graph search" feature is designed to take straight-forward questions and tap into users' circle of friends for answers.
17 January 2013
Facebook to charge for some message delivery Facebook on Thursday began testing the feasibility of charging to guarantee that messages from strangers make it into inboxes of intended recipients at the social network.