Facebook has begun rolling out new profile pages redesigned to clear away clutter from "Timelines" that chronicle member postings at the leading social network. "We heard from you that the current timeline layout is sometimes hard to ...
Facebook is planning a series of three events that will for the first time give mobile developers a chance to hear directly from the company and interact with its engineers and product managers. The events, which will take place in April ...
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Before you "like" a friend's or company's post on Facebook, think twice. A new study shows that your Facebook "likes" may be far more revealing than you ever thought. Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. announced on ...
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nCrypted Cloud, a cloud data privacy company that brings world-class privacy to data stored on cloud storage providers such as Dropbox, GoogleDrive and SkyDrive, has announced the launch of its free nCrypted Cloud service. Nick Stamos, ...
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The social network has acquired a service that allows users to share stories and content, similar to Facebook’s news feed feature. The announcement comes after Facebook revealed it will be revamping its news feed. Storylane is a ...
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Facebook's redesigned News Feed may help keep users flooded with information from quitting the social network. "I think people have just been tiring of Facebook and all the irrelevant stuff on their News Feed blocking out the stuff ...
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ThoseE Facebook 'likes' can reveal a lot more than you think. Research shows patterns from these Facebook preferences can provide surprisingly accurate estimates of the user's race, age, IQ, sexuality and other personal information. The ...
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Brooklyn-based Sprezzat wants to modernize caller ID for people's smartphones with a little help from Twitter and Facebook. This week the company launched Thread for Android, a mobile app designed to display recent activity on Twitter and ...
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The news feed will now have the same design across mobile, tablet and web. Facebook says the new design aims to reduce clutter and focus on stories that are relevant to each user. The social network is introducing three new feeds in ...
Returning to Austin for the fifth year, Myspace announced today that it will bring its Myspace Secret Shows to an undisclosed downtown Austin location, March 14-16 during the SXSW Music Festival. In true Secret Show fashion, audiences ...
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Sport Street Social Network, a new social platform for sports fans, has announced its first major sporting event ticket giveaway.The Ultimate Fan Experience Sweepstakes states that all current Sport Street users and all new users who join ...
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Oracle first announced its Social Relationship Management product family several months ago at OpenWorld, but has now taken steps to actually integrate the components of the product set, which it gained through a number of acquisitions over ...
Facebook is set to unveil an updated News Feed on Thursday and analysts have a wish list of changes that users might welcome. Facebook on Friday sent out press invitations for a March 7 event at the company's offices in Menlo Park, Calif. ...
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Facebook unveiled an updated look for its News Feed on Thursday, showing larger images and offering different feeds based on users' interests. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and co-founder of Facebook, was the first to take the stage at a press ...
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The format of news feeds on home pages is being revamped to get rid of clutter and present "bright, beautiful" stories whether they are insights from friends or trending news of the day, Facebook said. "I think there is a special place in ...