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28 Sep 2017

Facebook adds new feature to encourage blood donation in India

In case someone is in need of blood, they will be able to create a special type of post containing the information donors need to offer help, like blood group required, hospital's name and contact person's phone number.

04 Mar 2017

Facebook may soon broadcast original shows

After the success of its Facebook Live feature, Facebook is looking for original TV-like programmes from various genres and may pay hefty amount for it, a media report said.

20 Oct 2016

For Facebook Indian market is growing faster than US

Backed by strong growth in the Indian market, social networking major Facebook on Thursday said that it's adding users at a faster pace than in India in comparison to US. The social networking giant also claimed that the country is all set to become its largest base in upcoming years.

France terror attack

15 Jul 2016

France terror attack: Social networking giant Facebook activates safety check tool

A large truck moved through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, killing at least 80 people after which the Mark Zuckerberg-owned Facebook turned it on.

28 Apr 2016

35 mn talked about Indian assembly polls on Facebook; BJP most discussed party

35 million people have engaged in conversations related to the India state assembly elections globally on Facebook (from 1st Jan to 1st April).

11 Mar 2016

Did you know what brain does when you divulge more on Facebook?

In what can be called as a first such experiment, researchers have configured a network of brain regions involved when people reveal m ore on Facebook.

07 Mar 2016

'Facebook to become world's biggest virtual graveyard by 2098'

"Social media website Facebook, which currently has 1.5 billion users worldwide, will turn into the world's biggest virtual graveyard by 2098," Dailymail.co.uk quoted statistician Hachem Sadikki from University of Massachusetts as saying.

07 Mar 2016

'Facebook to become world's biggest virtual graveyard by 2098'

"Social media website Facebook, which currently has 1.5 billion users worldwide, will turn into the world's biggest virtual graveyard by 2098," Dailymail.co.uk quoted statistician Hachem Sadikki from University of Massachusetts as saying.

29 Feb 2016

You can now track your friends' sleeping habits with Facebook Messenger!

According to reports, using 'time stamps' taken from Facebook's Messenger service, a software developer has discovered a way to determine the sleeping habits of his friends.

25 Feb 2016

Facebook adds 'love', 'sad', 'wow' expressions to its 'like' button

The five new Facebook buttons that a users can click along with liking a post are 'love', 'haha', 'wow', 'sad', and 'angry'.

23 Feb 2016

Facebook top choice for app advertising: Study

Facebook led app installs across metrics including geographic region, app user retention and gaming versus non-gaming apps, marketingdive.com reported.

16 Feb 2016

Facebook's policy on nudity - All you need to know!

Facebook's policy allows "photographs of paintings, sculptures, and other art that depicts nude figures.

13 Feb 2016

Facebook India head Kirthiga Reddy steps down

A day after closing down its controversy-ridden Free Basics programme here, Facebook India Managing Director Kirthiga Reddy today stepped down from her current role and will relocate to the US.

11 Feb 2016

Facebook introduces auto captioning for video ads

The new tool generates captions for video ads and delivers them to the advertiser within the ad creation tool to review, edit and save to their video ad.

05 Feb 2016

Zuckerberg aims to have five billion Facebook users by 2030

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wishes to have five billion users by 2030.

10 Dec 2015

Don't halt programmes that help connect people: Facebook

Earlier called 'Internet.Org', Facebook had launched the 'Free Basics' initiative in India with RCom to offer free access to certain applications and websites.

14 Nov 2015

Facebook sets up safety check for Paris friends

The "Paris Terror Attacks" safety check let people signal whether they were out of harm's way, then notified all those they know at the leading social network.

06 Oct 2015

Facebook to provide free internet to Africa with satellites

Facebook is teaming up with Eutelsat in an attempt to deliver free Internet to sub-Saharan Africa using an AMOS-6 satellite.

05 Oct 2015

Cheating isn`t so serious when done on Facebook

A team of researchers exploring how players bend the rules in social media games and judge others for doing the same has found that cheaters sometimes prosper on Facebook.

29 Sep 2015

It's important to get Net neutrality debate right in India: Facebook

Social media giant Facebook has said it's important to get the debate on Net neutrality "right" in India as the country is home to the world's largest population of the "unconnected".

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