The Hamburg Data Protection Authority (DPA) is starting preliminary procedures to bring legal action against Facebook over the facial recognition …
Facebook data centre project takes aim at vendor lock-in
By launching the Open Compute Project (OCP) as a stand-alone foundation, Facebook is hoping to further standardise the market for …
Facebook faces complaints over data retention practices
Facebook’s data retention practices are under investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner following a series of complaints filed by a …
Google buys Zagat, targets Groupon, Facebook
With Zagat’s restaurant reviewing operation now in its arsenal, Google is in a position to radically change the daily deals …
Japanese city moves entire website to Facebook
A Japanese city is the first in the country to replace its public website with a Facebook page, as officials …
Facebook acquires a digital book software start-up
Facebook has acquired Push Pop Press, a start-up that has developed software for creating highly interactive digital books, for an …
Facebook scams exploit Norway tragedy
Facebook scams are popping up from people looking to exploit Friday’s bombing and shootings in Norway. Users should be careful …
Facebook confirms “awesome” Skype integration
Facebook today said it is teaming up with Skype to bring video chat capabilities to users of the world’s largest …
Google to take on Facebook
After months of speculation, Google has launched a social network to rival Facebook. Google today unveiled its Google+ project, a …
Facebook to launch iPad app: reports
Facebook plans to release an iPad app in the coming weeks featuring a “slick design,” new Facebook Chat and Groups …
How Facebook tested its new data centre
When Facebook built its first company-owned data center in Prineville, Oregon, designing and managing the facility was only part of …
Information on Facebook not safe: Symantec
A programming bug on Facebook’s website may have accidentally given advertisers and others access to a treasure trove of personal …
Facebook shares data centre secrets
Facebook is sharing some of the secrets that help make its data centre one of the world’s most efficient. The …
Salesforce.com deepens tie-in to Facebook
Salesforce.com is deepening the integration between its CRM (customer relationship management) and customer service software with the explosively popular social-networking …
Google Buzz takes the fight to Facebook
When the world's largest Internet company decides to spend some of its massive development budget on social networking tools, industry …
Facebook celebrates 6th birthday with redesign
Facebook is celebrating its sixth anniversary with another redesign of its homepage. Employees at Facebook last night were celebrating the …
Facebook celebrates 6th birthday with redesign
Facebook is celebrating its sixth anniversary with another redesign of its homepage. Employees at Facebook last night were celebrating the …
Facebook sees need for Terabit Ethernet
Facebook’s data centers already need 100-Gigabit Ethernet and ideally could use 1-Terabit Ethernet, according to a senior network engineer at …
Facebook sees need for Terabit Ethernet
Facebook's data centers already need 100-Gigabit Ethernet and ideally could use 1-Terabit Ethernet, according to a senior network engineer at …
Facebook, Twitter, Social Network attacks tripled in 2009
As more organizations allow employees to use social media like Facebook and Twitter at work, cybercrime attacks on these networks …