Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has defended changes to the service which have led to privacy concerns, and said that he has no date in mind for a public floatation of the company. Zuckerberg used an address to the All … Continue reading
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Bangladesh blocks Facebook over caricatures
Facebook has found itself in hot water with a second country in a matter of days, as a result of ‘objectionable’ material posted on the site about the Prophet Mohammed. Authorities in Bangladesh have placed a block on the social … Continue reading
Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube but restrictions on content stay
After a short period during which the site was blocked in the country, people in Pakistan are again being allowed limited access to popular video sharing website YouTube. A ban on the popular, Google-owned video-sharing website has been in place … Continue reading
Arabs prefer Facebook to newspapers, says survey
A new survey is claiming that there are now more people in the Arab world who are Facebook users than there are newspaper readers. The research was conducted by a Dubai-based PR agency, according to a report by the BBC. … Continue reading
Facebook founder moves to allay privacy fears
The founder of social networking site Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has admitted his company “missed the mark” following a backlash from users over recent privacy issues. Writing in the Washington Post, Zuckerberg said Facebook has grown rapidly and now boats over … Continue reading
More privacy concerns as Facebook data gets sent to advertisers
By Richard Morris Facebook has sent data to advertisers which could allow companies to identify personal details of users who’ve clicked on their ads. An article by the Wall Street Journal says that social networking sites such as Facebook and … Continue reading
Is your Facebook password an open invitation to hackers?
Many people have had their Facebook account broken into by criminals, according to a new report. The document, in which users recount their experiences on social networks, is compiled by US consumers’ champion Consumer Reports, and bears the apt sub-title … Continue reading
Good news for online advertisers as US display ad impressions hit one trillion in first quarter
Total display advertising impressions in America numbered 1.1 trillion in the first quarter of 2010 according to data released by comScore. The research firm found a 15 per cent increase in the number of display ads shown to internet users … Continue reading
Ban on US forces personnel using social websites lifted
The blanket ban on American Army, Navy and Air Force personnel accessing Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and all other social networking websites has been lifted, with the US government at the same time laying down detailed guidelines for military personnel using … Continue reading
Google safe as UK's most visited website, says Hitwise analyst
Google.co.uk will remain the UK’s most popular website ahead of Facebook, according to a research director at Hitwise UK. Robin Goad’s comments come after his company announced Facebook had become the most visited website in the United States in the … Continue reading
