Facebook introduces hashtags
NEW YORK — Facebook is introducing hashtags, the number signs used on Twitter, Instagram and other services to identify topics being discussed and allow users to search for them. Facebook Inc. said in...
View ArticleFacebook introduces video on Instagram
NEW YORK — Facebook is adding video to its popular photo-sharing app Instagram, following in the heels of Twitter’s growing video-sharing app, Vine. Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom said Thursday...
View ArticleFacebook extends photo comments to Pages
A MONTH after Facebook rolled out photo comments for personal accounts, Facebook on Thursday extends the feature to Facebook Pages. In a report from Mashable, users and Page admins can now respond to...
View ArticleFacebook: Governments demanded data on 38K users
WASHINGTON — Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half the orders coming from authorities in the United...
View ArticleInstagram to roll out ads next year
AS INSTAGRAM, a popular social photo-sharing application, reached 150 million users, the company announced Monday that it will begin to sell ads within next year. In a report from Wall Street Journal,...
View ArticleFacebook, Yahoo want to disclose orders data
WASHINGTON — Facebook and Yahoo asked a secret court Monday to allow them to disclose data on national security orders the companies have received under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The...
View ArticleTech Tips: Guide to protecting Internet accounts
NEW YORK — Security experts said passwords of more than 2 million Facebook, Google and other accounts have been compromised and circulated online, just the latest example of breaches involving leading...
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