Facebook to Introduce Ads to Messenger – Apparently
A report has recently been released suggesting that Facebook is currently looking into monetising messenger with ads. The ads will appear differently to standard news feed ads and will only be within messages to businesses. The release is speculated to fall in Q2 but Facebook…
Right to be Forgotten – Is Google Getting it Right?
In May 2014, Google launched its Right to be Forgotten service allowing Europeans to request for personal data to be removed from its online search results. Google said it would be reviewing each request based on “privacy rights of the individual and the public’s right…
Facebook’s first purchase of the year
Facebook, as of January 6th, has already made their first purchase of the year in the form of Wit.ai. The exact purpose of the speech recognition start up company is unclear as of yet but largely could be used to help Facebook’s 1.35 billion users…
Twitter redesign – or is it just a plagiarism of Facebook?
The social media platform, Twitter, has recently undergone a redesign which was initially launched in February and will be gradually rolled out to all users in the coming weeks. Cover images are now full width along the top of the screen much like Facebook’s profile…
Volume of internet users in China surges
Recent data collected at the end of June 2013 has recorded a 10% surge in the number of internet users in China over the past year. Numbers have grown to a staggering 591 million, which accounts to 44% of the country’s population. This rapid growth…
Give us a smile!
Google has recently patented facial passwords which aims to boost Android security. Instead of the traditional mixture of letters and numbers, cap locks and random characters, Google is opting for users to pull a series of faces to unlock their accounts. Requests may now include…
Struggling to name your first born?
Some people have their baby names lined up, ready to be assigned to their children as and when they appear, others find it a little more difficult but have a maximum of 42 days after the birth before they have to think of a name…
Zuckerberg Strikes Again
Last week Facebook announced news that they would be obtaining user data from affiliate partners, such as Instagram, to improve the quality and relevancy of ads shown whilst on Facebook. The recent plans diminish a users ability to vote on changes to its privacy policy….
The Pirate Bay opts for the cloud
The Pirate Bay, a file sharing website, has made the decision to move its servers to the cloud. The site has continually been chased in the past for illegal file sharing and much to law enforcers disappointment they have managed to avoid being shut down….
Facebook Bares All
Did you have Facebook in 2008/09? Did you use it to send personal/private messages to friends, family or colleagues? Did you say things in those personal/private messages which were not intended to be seen by your 368 ‘friends’? Well Facebook has decided to publish…
