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SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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On today's event, Facebook launched a brand new software for Android smartphone devices simply named "Home." Mark Zuckerberg explained on stage how the company wanted to deeply integrate with the Android system.
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HARDWARE, CLOUD COMPUTING
NEWS
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Facebook and their own smartphone. Yes, there is yet another new story in the sea about that unusual pair, and this time we might not have to wait that long to find out whether the 'real' device is coming from Facebook or not.
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SECURITY, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Thirteen year olds have been banned from Facebook as general policy. However, simply by giving a fake birth date, children have been able to set up their own accounts … illegally so to speak.
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CLOUD COMPUTING, SECURITY
NEWS
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Renewing your driver's license includes a check box where you can agree to be an organ donor. Facebook added a link to make signing up easier than a trip to the dreaded DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles).
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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After years of assumptions and rumors when Facebook is going to file for an IPO, the company chose February 1, 2012 or 12-1-2 to make their plan public: they want to raise $5 billion on a $100B evaluation.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Google+ social network came out two weeks ago, but its creator, Mr. Paul Adams (now at Facebook) questioned Google's decision to seek an injunction over the "Social circles" book.
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SECURITY, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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It seems that Facebook cannot get out of controversy. Just as the controversy around the movie "The Social Network" dubbed down, the company got caught with cookies in a jar, attacking rival Google.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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It’s not enough that Mark Zuckerberg is one of the richest kids on earth. The movie about his Facebook phenomena is tagged for top honors in Hollywood.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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Social network Facebook, which catapulted Mark Zuckerberg into stardom, turned the 26-year-old CEO into Silicon Valley's youngest paper billionaire. Time magazine took notice and named Zuck the most influential person of 2010.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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Today, February 4th the most popular social network celebrates its 6th birthday. From the beginning till today Facebook has became the the major part of everyday life for 350 million users.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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Earlier today, Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg published a comment on Facebook reaching 350 million users. It is hard to believe that only 11 months ago, service had "only" 150 million.
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CLOUD COMPUTING, BUSINESS
NEWS
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On April 8, Facebook reached 200 million people. On July 15, 2009 that number grew to quarter of a billion, meaning every 27th human in the world uses Facebook.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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Even though some "experts" might say that Facebook is losing grip to Twitter, numbers speak of opposite trend: Facebook grew by 25% in just a bit more than two months!
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