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Youngsters more cautious when it comes to online privacy, new research claims

Posted on 16 March 2015

Young people are no longer interested in sharing intimate details of their lives with strangers online and are now taking a number of steps to safeguard their privacy on social media, a…

Facebook showing warning labels on violent graphic videos, pictures

Posted on 14 January 2015

Facebook, on Tuesday, announced it has begun placing warning labels on graphic videos posted to its site. The warnings placed over flagged images and videos warn users that the content might “shock,…

Facebook still aces social media charts

Posted on 13 January 2015

A recent survey carried out by US-based global thinktank Pew Research Centre has culminated into a verdict pronouncing Facebook as the leader of social media and that elders are increasingly adopting the…

Brits’ interest in social networking dropping fast, new report claims

Posted on 12 December 2014

Social media usage has dropped across a number of countries, with UK accounting for the greatest decline, new report claims. According to a recent survey conducted by U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom, using…

Facebook, Twitter data not reflective of true human behaviour claims new research

Posted on 30 November 2014

A new study, published in journal Science, claims that researchers who mine data from social networks including Facebook and Twitter should be vary of their usefulness as serious pitfalls may arise from…

T&Cs laid out by social networks should be simple and understandable

Posted on 28 November 2014

UK parliament’s Science and Technology Committee wants social networking companies to simplify their terms and conditions to make users know how and for what purposes their data is being used. According to…

43 per cent parents believe negative aspects of social media outweigh benefits

Posted on 15 November 2014

According to a new research study carried out by the US non-profit Family Online Safety Institute, most parents are of the opinion that social media was the only online activity for which…

Twitter shells out $10M for a new MIT ‘Laboratory of Social Machines’ lab

Posted on 2 October 2014

MIT: The Laboratory for Social Machines is dedicated to developing technologies that analyze social systems, map the public sphere of beliefs, opinions, and events to create information feedback loops.

Facebook adverts 123% costlier year-on-year

Posted on 7 August 2014

Despite decrease in the number of ads being displayed, Facebook managed to increase its advertising revenue by 67 per cent.

Four in ten Brits defy social media restrictions at workplace, new research claims

Posted on 31 July 2014

A majority – around 60% of the Brits are still scared of ignoring the social media restrictions at workplace.

Access to social media websites makes people feel jealous of others, new survey claims

Posted on 25 July 2014

62 per cent of Facebook and Twitter users in an interview admitted they felt their own achievements were inadequate as compared to others’ posts

Facebook is still teenagers’ favourite

Posted on 25 June 2014

Forrester: The sky is not falling. Facebook does not have a problem attracting or retaining teen users.

Iran’s fictitious NewsOnAir.org spies on US officials

Posted on 29 May 2014

Yet another trend of hacking – Iranian hackers’ “Newscaster” cyber-espionage campaign targeting US officials – has made the headlines!

IBM acquires marketing startup Silverpop

Posted on 11 April 2014

IBM on Thursday announced its acquisition of Atlanta-based Internet marketing firm, Silverpop, to boost its business services portfolio. The take-over deal, which is still to get a regulatory approval, is expected to…

Twitter acquires TV analytic firms SecondSyn, Mesagraph

Posted on 2 April 2014

In an attempt to boost its presence in the social television arena, Twitter on Monday announced it is acquiring two of the biggest TV analytics firms SecondSync and Mesagraph. Although financial details…

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