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Google enables Google+ sign-ins, now on par with Facebook, Twitter
- Earlier today Google introduced a new developer tool that will allow users to sign in to third-party apps and services using their Google+ credentials. Officially known as Google+ Sign-In, it’s a feature that members of other services like Facebook and…
NYPD says social networking led to all-time low murder rate in 2012
- The NYPD says the city’s murder rate hit an all-time low last year thanks largely in part to social networking sites like Facebook. It’s all part of a new creative strategy that police are using to target young gang members…
Researcher finds flaw that grants access to any Facebook account
- A security expert recently outlined steps on his blog that allowed him to gain unprecedented access to anyone’s Facebook account. Nir Goldshlager said a flaw in Facebook’s OAuth service, which is used to by developers to solicit permission from users…
Facebook building cold storage data facility to maintain your old pics
- Earlier this year it was revealed that Facebook users have uploaded more than 240 billion photos to the social network and add another 350 million photographs each day. As you can imagine, it takes an incredible amount of space to…
Apple, Facebook not only companies targeted by recent hack. More details surface.
- Security experts believe a sophisticated attack responsible for infiltrating computers at Twitter, Facebook and Apple wasn't isolated to just those companies. According to a report by ComputerWorld, the attack -- which targeted a previously unknown Java exploit -- gave hackers…
Apple says they were hacked by the same group that hit Facebook
- In a rare admission on Tuesday, Apple announced they too have fallen victim to a sophisticated malware that targeted Twitter and Facebook in recently weeks. Just like the attack on Facebook, Apple says some of their employees’ computers were infected…
Facebook glitch temporarily breaks the web
- Yesterday, an untold number of Internet surfers experienced a glitch which abruptly redirected them from the sanctuary of their favorite websites to a Facebook error page. Websites essentially taken down by this snafu included Hulu, Lifehacker, Washington Post, ESPN, CNN,…
Facebook to buy Microsoft's advertising network, report affirms
- Confirming December's rumors of a Facebook-Microsoft advertising deal, a report by Ad Age indicates Facebook may buy Microsoft's Atlas ad network as soon as next week. An impending deal would not be surprising; after all, Facebook and Microsoft have been cozy…
A third of Facebook users are planning to take a break this year
- A new study from Pew Internet Project reveals that a number of people are planning to reduce the amount of time they spend on Facebook this year. In fact, more than 60 percent of respondents say they have already taken…
Happy Birthday: Facebook turns nine years old today
- It was on this day nine years ago that Facebook first went online. The social network, created by Mark Zuckerberg and four friends - Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum and Chris Hughes – during their time at Harvard University…
Facebook profits tumble due to heavy mobile spending
- Facebook has released fourth quarter and full year financial results for the period ending December 31, 2012. The social network reported $1.59 billion in revenue, topping Wall Street estimates with a healthy 40 percent year over year increase. Profit, however,…
Google+ tops Twitter to become second most popular social platform
- Results from Trendstream’s Q4 2012 Global Web Index indicate that Google+ is now the second most popular social platform on the Internet. Facebook continues to hold on to the top spot by a large margin, but it’s the shakeup from…
Facebook launches free voice calling for iPhone users in the US
- Facebook has begun rolling out an update to its Messenger app for iPhone that will allow users of the social network to start free voice calls with friends over a Wi-Fi or data connection. For now the new feature is…
Facebook goes into search, Graph Search debuts in beta
- Facebook being Facebook, it's no surprise we hear a variety of rumors regarding the company's future plans, especially more so since it became a public company last year. Two in particular: Facebook competing directly against Google in search and the…
New Myspace goes live, focuses on social music
- After several months in beta, Myspace has once again opened its doors to the public. Formerly the most prolific name in social networking, stakeholders are hoping the site's daring revamp, Justin Timberlake's involvement and its newly found focus on music…
Instagram hit with class-action lawsuit following terms of service snafu
- Instagram garnered a ton of negative publicity last week when the photo sharing service changed their terms of service to allow them to sell users’ pictures without notification or payment. The Facebook-owned property quickly changed their tune but things are…
Facebook is experimenting with paid messages sent to strangers
- Facebook is testing a new feature that will allow some users to send messages to people they aren’t friends with. It may not sound like a big deal initially until you realize that the social network will be charging for…
Facebook plans to deliver video ads to your news feed next year
- Facebook’s quest to boost revenue marches forward as we are now hearing reports that the social network will introduce video advertisements by the second quarter of next year. These ads, much like the simple text and graphic ads that already…
Facebook: Outage caused by internal DNS tinkering, not Anonymous
- As the second major tech site to experience widespread downtime today, Facebook appears to be recovering from an outage that has lasted for more than an hour. Early into the interruption, users believed the problem pertained to a DNS issue.…
Weekend Open Forum: Do you use social media?
- I jumped on the social networking / media bandwagon pretty early on when MySpace was just starting to take off. I rode the social wave over to Facebook and hung around there for about seven years before finally deciding to…
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