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Facebook is a Social Networking service launched in 2004. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. At first, only students from Harvard could join the service, but over time more users were allowed to join. Today, Facebook remains the leader in social networking, but most importantly, it is the top online identity provider as the overwhelming majority of Facebook users have registered using their real identities.If you have a Facebook account, you can use Ubergizmo’s Social Reader.
Michigan Passes Law To Protect Social Network Accounts Of Employees From Employers
12/31/2012, Earlier this year you might recall that there was an incident where a teacher’s aide had been fired because she refused to hand over her Facebook login credentials to her employers. This lead to the state of Maryland banning employers [...]
Facebook For Windows Phone 2.8 Released
12/27/2012, Are you one who cannot live without your social network account working in full swing? If you have answered in the affirmative, chances are you own a smartphone or tablet (most probably the former) which also sees most use of [...]
Facebook Stories App To Meet New Years Eve Head On
12/26/2012, Facebook, the world’s most popular social network, has just announced that they will be doing the general public a great service when the clock strikes 12 this December 31st, as we bid goodbye to this year, and usher in 2013 [...]
Netflix Says Social Features Are Coming Next Year
12/26/2012, According to Talking Points, Internet video streaming provider Netflix will be introducing “social features” to its service beginning next year. The report follows after the Senate’s decision last week to pass the so-called Netflix bill which aims to remove restrictions [...]
Poke By Facebook Is Top Free App On Apple App Store
12/24/2012, We do seem to live in a world that is very excited by rankings. There are record sales figures to check out each week, and whenever the weekend is over, movie buffs tend to see whether their favorite movie has [...]
Facebook Poke Sends Self-Destructive Pokes To Your Friends On iPhone
12/21/2012, Before writing this story, I checked my personal Facebook page to see how many pokes I had outstanding from friends, family and other people who feel poking me is something I would want to have done to me for some [...]
Facebook Rolls Out Better Controls For Managing Content
12/20/2012, Facebook isn’t resting on its laurels yet. It almost seems as if the company is squeezing everything just in time for the holiday season. The latest foray of updates are Facebook’s new privacy tools or what it calls “better controls [...]
Facebook Reportedly Adding Drag-and-Drop Photo Uploads & Simplified Timeline
12/20/2012, Facebook isn’t just testing the option to send messages to strangers. It’s also testing a new drag-and-drop feature. According to Inside Facebook, the insanely popular social network is beginning to roll out an update that allows users to drag and [...]
Facebook Testing An Option To Allow Strangers To Send You Messages
12/20/2012, It looks as though Facebook has been thinking about its messaging services lately as earlier this month, they announced its Facebook Messenger application would no longer require a Facebook account to use. Now it’s announcing some updates to its messaging [...]
Facebook Preparing To Launch Video Ads Within News Feeds By April 2013
12/18/2012, It’s almost 2013, which means you probably have a Facebook page and have come across a few ads during your time with the social network of choice for anyone with a pulse. As of now, the ads haven’t been too [...]
Updated Instagram terms of service shows early signs of monetization
12/18/2012, It was only a couple of days ago when it was revealed that Facebook had plans to monetize Instagram. However given the phrasing of their words, it seemed that this monetization strategy could still be a long way off and [...]
Facebook Nearby Highlights Business Recommendations Made By Friends
12/17/2012, On a regular basis, my Facebook friends like to go out and tag themselves to show just how much they’re enjoying themselves while I’m stuck at home with pneumonia. But when my lungs get back to normal, I’d love to [...]
Angry Birds Star Wars On Facebook
12/17/2012, Rovio’s critically acclaimed Angry Birds Star Wars game has now made its way to the world’s most popular social network – Facebook, and you can be sure that it will not be a lazy port, but rather, you can check [...]
