Twitter is taking the smartphone shackles off its live-video service Periscope in its latest attempt to broaden its audience. The Periscope Producer feature announced Thursday will let media companies and other users pipe live video feeds directly into Twitter, without using a smartphone to record the images. Since its debut early last year, Periscope had been confined to live video ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Salesforce said on Friday that it would not make a bid Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey may now have to chart an independent course Dorsey is likely to face intense scrutiny over his continued role as CEO Twitter Inc faces an uncertain future after Saleforce.com Inc , the last of the companies believed to be interested in buying the troubled ... Read More »
Why Facebook Suddenly Blacked Out All Ads in Thailand Facebook is taking a very unusual step for a company that makes it money off advertisements: It will stop showing ads on its network in the entire country of Thailand in a gesture of respect for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The social network announced the decision on its blog for ... Read More »
Facebook Signs EU’s Privacy Shield Treaty; May Spark Privacy Row Social networking giant Facebook has agreed to adopt a new European Union (EU) data accord that allows personal information to be transferred to the US, potentially sparking yet another privacy row, the media reported. Facebook has quietly signed the Privacy Shield – a controversial treaty that allows US technology companies ... Read More »
Instagram Reportedly Testing Live Video Feature Called ‘Go Insta’ HIGHLIGHTS Feature tipped to be added to Stories section Users using feature to be shown at top of page with ‘LIVE’ tag Feature to be named ‘Go Insta’ Earlier this year, Facebook started rolling out its live video feature globally. Since then, the social media networking giant has been pushing this ... Read More »
LinkedIn Connected Review: Annoying Emails Become Pretty Cards LinkedIn, the professional social network, has recently launched a new app for iPhone – LinkedIn Connected. This app, which replaces the old LinkedIn Contacts app on iOS, is LinkedIn’s attempt at changing how you connect with professionals in your network. It is only available in a few countries including the US at ... Read More »
Facebook Lite for Android Review: Made for India While phone makers are now launching 4G handsets and companies like Airtel and Reliance working towards bringing the networks in India, you might think that there’s no need for apps that minimise data use. The fact of the matter though is that even in a metro like Delhi, 3G access depends greatly ... Read More »
Facebook Now Lets You Choose ‘Initial’ View for 360 Photos 360-degree photos on Facebook are quickly becoming the new way to share an experience captured in stills with your family and friends. But capturing and uploading 360 photos can be a bit tedious and annoying, especially if the social media site chooses the initial viewing angle for you, which can ... Read More »
Facebook on Wednesday rolled out a new feature which lets users endorse US presidential candidates – Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and even third-party candidates like Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. To activate this feature, go to any candidate’s Facebook page. Click “Endorsements” in the left-hand column and add your own endorsement. Facebook’s Help Centre has detailed instructions on how ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS LinkedIn in May had confirmed the 2012 data breach Approximately 6.5 million passwords were reset in 2012 LinkedIn says the hacker has been arrested LinkedIn Corp. said a Russian man arrested by Czech police for alleged hacking was probably involved in the 2012 breach of its professional networking site that compromised more than 6 million users’ passwords. Czech police ... Read More »
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