Microsoft has announced it is shutting down its SharePoint Online Public Website service, effective January 2015. “Starting in January 2015, Microsoft is making changes to the SharePoint Online Public Website feature,” a…
Category: Web
Sony threatens Twitter of legal consequences over tweets with leaked hacking details
Still struggling with the devastating hacking attack which led to massive disclosure of stolen email information, Sony has threatened to sue Twitter if it does not stop its users from tweeting information…
Are you an Insomniac? Here’s ‘Sleepful’ social network that could help you
Researchers over at the Loughborough University in the UK have developed a social network platform dubbed ‘Sleepful’ specifically aimed at insomniacs enabling them to garner access to a ‘talking therapy’ that could…
Facebook teens defecting to other platforms, new study finds
Facebook has always been at the centre of the active users game with a new study claiming that the biggest social network on the web is slowly bleeding and at the forefront…
Google+ will now enhance uploaded videos if it thinks there is room for one
Google+ has had a nifty feature since a couple of years now through which it enhances the photos you upload, and now it is bringing this feature to your uploaded videos. “We’re…
Tweets embedded with images, hashtags have more chances of being re-tweeted: Research
Tweets loaded with images and hashtags are four times more likely to get re-tweeted, new research claims. According to a study conducted by digital marketing agency Stone Temple Consulting from Framington, Massachusetts,…
The Pirate Bay Facebook Page vanishes
Just days after The Pirate Bay was shuttered following a data centre raid by Swedish authorities, the torrent site’s official Facebook Page has vanished. There has been no official word from the…
Google to take on Amazon with new ‘Buy’ button, new report claims
Recent reports suggest Google is planning to add on a “buy” button to search results on its online shopping service to take on Amazon’s “one-click ordering” feature. According to a Wall Street…
Kickass Torrents gets new kickass.la domain; says it is having issues with Somalian host
Kickass Torrents has activated its new kickass.la domain even while the previous domain kickass.so continues to work as normal. The reason behind this transition according to kickass team is that they are…
Google introduces Hindi ads; shows how serious it is about expansion in India
Google has introduced Hindi ads on its display advertising network in a bid to allow advertisers to target over 500 million Hindi speakers globally as well as one of the most spoken…
Google, Avaya team up to offer Contact Centre Solutions for Businesses
Tech giants Google and Avaya have announced they have teamed up to develop innovative contact center solutions for businesses. According to Avaya, the collaboration combines its expertise in customer engagement technologies with…
Facebook stops powering search results via Microsoft Bing
Facebook has stopped using Microsoft’s Bing search engine to power search results on its social network. The move follows the social juggernaut’s recent revamping of its own search offerings which includes introduction…
Tim Berners-Lee: Internet access should be recognized as a basic human right
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the World Wide Web Foundation, is not happy with the current state of the internet across the world and while addressing a news conference in London on…
Apple now accepts payments through PayPal for online store purchases
Apple has reportedly begun accepting payment via PayPal for purchases made through its online retail stores in the US and the UK. Previously buyers could pay for products and accessories purchased through…
No ‘Dislike’ button in pipeline says Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted he is considering adding a button to convey negative emotions, but has confirmed that it won’t be a ‘dislike’ button for sure. Addressing a public question…