Social Networking

Facebook booked over group exhorting cow slaughter

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013

An FIR was registered in Lucknow on Monday against social networking site Facebook on a complaint that claimed a group on the site exhorts people to slaughter cows, police said.

Internet in 'coma' ahead of elections in Iran

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2013

Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say.

Facebook outlook still muddled one year after IPO

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013

Facebook which now has more than 1.1 billion users, has managed to boost its earnings since the initial public offering.

No arrests for Facebook posts without senior cops' permission: Supreme Court

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday May 16, 2013

The Supreme Court today said no person should be arrested for posting objectionable comments on social networking sites without the permission of senior police officials.

LinkedIn and Facebook look back at contrasting first years as publicly traded companies

Associated Press | Tuesday May 14, 2013

LinkedIn's success also could attract more competition. The company's biggest threat, of course, is Facebook, which already knows where most of its users work.

In Hyderabad, woman activist arrested for Facebook post on Congress leader

Written by Uma Sudhir | Monday May 13, 2013

An indiscreet comment on a social networking site can land you in jail, especially if you have taken on a politician. Jaya Vindyala, president of the Andhra Pradesh unit of People's Union for Civil Liberties or PUCL was arrested on Sunday afternoon f...

Facebook can make 'moving on' difficult after breakup

Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2013

The proliferation of social networking sites has made forgetting after a break-up a bigger chore.

Google Plus struggles to attract brands, some neglect to update

Sunday May 12, 2013

Two years after introducing its social network, Google Inc is struggling to win over the brands and businesses that have been its most loyal customers in the Internet search market.

Spoiler alert! US teen's browser plugin foils Twitter plot-spoilers

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 10, 2013

The concept was original enough for Lamere to win top honors at the TVnext hackathon

Facebook's India user base grows to 78 million, up 50 percent in 12 months

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2013

Facebook increased its monthly active users (MAUs) in India to 78 million in Q1 2013, an increase of over 50 percent .

Facebook can make you mentally ill: Study

Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2013

Facebook and other social networking sites may affect your mental health by causing psychotic episodes and delusions.

Even at $28 a share, Facebook is overvalued, says Barron's

Reuters | Monday May 6, 2013

The mobile ad revenue came at the expense of desktop ad revenue, which was flat.

Facebook still worth probably no more than $25 a share: report

Monday May 6, 2013

Shares of Facebook Inc, which were given a boost last week when the social networking company reported first quarter results that largely met analysts' expectations, may be over-valued, financial newspaper Barron's said on Sunday.

LinkedIn Q2 revenue forecast falls short of targets

Reuters | Friday May 3, 2013

LinkedIn hiked its full-year revenue forecast by $20 million, the high end of the forecast range was below the average analyst estimate of $1.49 billion.

Facebook lets friends help unlock accounts

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 3, 2013

Facebook on Thursday began letting people locked out of their profiles get back in with the help of "friends."