Tag: Facebook

London: Drawing analogy from how users in social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are connected, researchers have found that social network analysis can be used to identify the biomarkers in our bodies for diseases, including different types of cancer. For the study, the researchers from Turkey viewed genes as actors or members of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s State-run dairy co-operative “Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited” (OMFED) launched a dedicated Facebook page today in an effort to use the social media to promote its products. Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Pradeep Maharathy launched the page – www.facebook.com/theomfed – at a function here. “The Facebook page will not […]

New York: Can’t help skimming through your Facebook timeline even as you take a break from work? You may just be wired to do so as the brain prepares us to be socially connected to other people even when we get some rest, says a new research. “The brain has a major system that seems […]

Rome: Bosses who use the social networking website Facebook to spy on their employees at work are not breaking the law, Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled. The court ruling on yesterday was found to be in favour of a printer who fired a worker when the former caught him chatting with a woman, whose fake […]

In a development that could significantly boost marketers' efforts, IBM and Facebook have decided to team up to offer integration between the two platforms

New Delhi: Social networking site Facebook today opened up its Internet.org for developers to easily create services that integrate with its site. “Our goal with Internet.org is to work with as many developers and entrepreneurs as possible to extend the benefits of connectivity to diverse, local communities. To do this, we’re going to offer services […]

New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday said his ministry received an overwhelming response and suggestions on social media during the formative phase of the Railway Budget 2015-16. “We received over 20,000 responses from people on social media and some of the suggestions are there in the budget,” he said in his maiden budget speech […]

Facebook has announced that it will allow users to designate a family member as their online "heir" to manage their account and make comments in their name after their death

Reliance Communications, a part of the Anil Ambani-led group, Tuesday said it has been roped in by Facebook to offer free access to data and web sites to customers through the social networking site's global digital inclusion initiative, Internet.org

Social networking site Facebook may boost our political leanings and cause us to ignore friends we don't agree with, according to a new study

Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook may be making us stupider by making it hard for people to think for themselves, a new study suggests

Rajasthan Police have arrested a man for duping a woman of Rs 2.5 crore after befriending her on Facebook as a foreign woman.

A 19-year-old woman here has accused a 22-year-old man of raping her after befriending her on social network Facebook, police said on Wednesday

New York: In line with its plan to enter the original content business, Facebook is set to revive the reality competition series “Last State Standing”. The social media giant has recently closed a deal for reviving the reality competition series “Last State Standing” from “American Ninja Warriors” producers A. Smith and Co.’s Arthur Smith, reported The […]

In a bid to expand affordable internet access for the public, Facebook India on Tuesday announced new partnerships with internet service providers (ISPs) D-Vois and Netplus.