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Facebook New Feature Aids Suicide Prevention

By Kamal Nayan - Feb 26, 2015 12:41 AM EST

Facebook has begun rolling out a feature update that would aid suicide prevention. The tool would allow users flag concerning content on mobile or desktop and notify the service easily.

You Can Now Add Stickers To Photos In Facebook; Here's How

By Kamal Nayan - Feb 21, 2015 02:09 AM EST

Facebook app for iOS and Android has been updated with new features including one which lets you add stickers to your photos. A separate app for stickers already exists but that's only for pictures sent through Messenger.

Mom's Facebook Fury Against Anti-Vaxxers Goes Viral

By R. Siva Kumar - Feb 13, 2015 06:08 PM EST

Jennifer Hibben-White is 'angry as hell' that exposure might lead to her 15-day-old son getting measles, and her social media message is shared widely.

Facebook Fixes Bug That Would Have Allowed Hackers To Delete All Your Photos

By Kamal Nayan - Feb 13, 2015 12:37 AM EST

Recently a bug was discovered in Facebook that would have allowed hackers to arbitrarily delete photos by simply inserting the photo album's ID number.

Facebook Lets You Choose Who Manages Your Account When You Die

By Kamal Nayan - Feb 12, 2015 10:07 PM EST

Facebook is making it easier to plan for your online life after you die. The social networking service is allowing its members to designate someone to manage parts of their accounts posthumously. Users also have the option to choose to have their presence deleted entirely.

Facebook Introduces Craigslist-like Feature To Make Buying-Selling Easier In Groups

By Kamal Nayan - Feb 11, 2015 12:25 AM EST

Facebook is now making it much easier to sell things via Groups. The social networking site is launching a new set of feature for Groups that will allow users to sell/buy things in a more streamlined way.

Facebook Teams Up With Reliance To Launch Free Internet Access In India

By Kamal Nayan - Feb 10, 2015 11:52 AM EST

Facebook has teamed up with Reliance Communications - India's second largest telecom operator - to provide basic Internet services on mobile phones without any charges. With this India has become the first Asian country to get Facebook's internet.org service.

Your Brain Is Like Facebook

By R. Siva Kumar - Feb 05, 2015 07:41 AM EST

The human brain's neural network is like a social network. The strongest bonds are formed between like-minded cells.

Facebook Leads To Depression: ‘Surveillance Use’ Could Be Damaging To One's Health

By Maria Slither - Feb 05, 2015 07:39 AM EST

Recent studies said that users who used Facebook for 'surveillance usage' tends to get depressed than those who only use it to connect with friends. Thus, authors suggest that users should be careful on how they use the social media.

Facebook And Twitter Post Record Numbers Around Super Bowl Conversations

By Kamal Nayan - Feb 04, 2015 12:49 PM EST

Facebook and Twitter saw record number of reactions to last night's Super Bowl, according to reports.

Young Users Ditching Facebook for Instagram and Snapchat

By Kamal Nayan - Feb 04, 2015 12:37 AM EST

Facebook, along with Twitter is experiencing a significant decline in its demographic of 18 to 34-years-olds, according to a new survey. Other social networking services, like Snapchat and Instagram are experiencing "explosive growth."

Facebook's New "Place Tips" Offers Location Based Recommendations

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 29, 2015 11:37 PM EST

Facebook has launched a new feature for iOS users - Place Tips - that would offer location-based recommendations, like Yelp and Foursquare. After enabling the feature, it will pop up relevant content about your location as long as you're there.

Facebook Updates Paper iPhone App With Better Photo Sharing Experience

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 28, 2015 01:42 PM EST

Facebook has updated its Paper iPhone app. The update brings a better photo sharing experience for users. With the update, which brings the Paper iPhone app to version 1.2.5, the alternative News Feed app will now support the new Favorites album from the Photos app introduced with iOS 8.

It Was Facebook Behind Facebook Outages Today

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 27, 2015 11:26 AM EST

Facebook and its photo-sharing site Instagram were blocked around the world for up to an hour today, which happened due to an internal fault and not an outside attack.

[Download] Facebook Launches 'Facebook Lite' For Low-end Android Smartphones

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 27, 2015 12:18 AM EST

Facebook has launched yet another app for Android - Facebook Lite - aimed at low-spec Android devices and for areas with limited network connectivity.

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