Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of the world’s largest social network, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), has said that more students should explore tech, and he is ready to support the cause. Zuckerberg said that learning computers opens a floodgate of opportunities, making it possible for the students to do what they want. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)…
Facebook Inc (FB) Adjusts News Feed Algorithm After Twitter Inc (TWTR) Won Admiration for Timely News Feeds
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) announced Thursday that the company had made an array of changes to its news feed algorithm to provide timely updates to users. The change comes after the social media giant was widely criticized for showing users “the ice bucket challenge” as the trending topic while Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Facebook Inc’s competitor, was…
Facebook Inc (FB)’s Peer, VKontakte, Is Now a Part of Richest Russian’s Portfolio With Significant Plans
September 16th, 2014, would probably hold a lot of significance for Alisher Usmanov, the richest man in Russia and owner of Mail.ru Group since it is on this day that he at last met with success in acquiring VKontakte for $1.47 billion, thus owning the remaining 48% of the total stake. As a result of…
Facebook Inc (FB) Joins Hands with Leading Tech Giants to Introduce New Open Source Platform
After crossing the $200-billion capitalization mark earlier last week, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) launched an open source platform to help other companies follow their own open source paths. The tech-giant also introduced a new networking device at the conference held in San Francisco. TODO, “talk openly, develop openly”, is an open source collaboration project launched by…
Coca-Cola Company (KO) Uses Facebook Inc (FB) to Re-Launch Surge
Circa 1996 was the year that was witness to the launch of Surge, a citrus-flavored beverage, by Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) in a bid to compete with Mountain Dew, a similar drink marketed by its arch-rival PepsiCo. As luck would have it, this brand turned out to be one the most short-lived creations and was soon…
Facebook Inc (FB) Ropes In Google Inc (GOOGL) Employee to Accomplish Its Goals
Provision of Internet service via satellite seems to be the latest obsession with networking companies and it has not deterred them from poaching each other’s employees if it means gaining an edge over the competition. The latest to jump is a Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) employee Michael Tseytlin who now ranks amongst thousands of Facebook Inc…
Google Inc (GOOGL) and Facebook Inc (FB) Concerned Of Global Backlash Over Silicon Valley Surveillance
The leading tech companies such as Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) have been facing numerous challenges over US internet surveillance that gets access to private and sensitive information about users. Many companies have voiced concerns that the activities at the Silicon Valley might cause them long term damage. Silicon Valley’s top executives and…
Facebook Inc (FB)’s Goldmine Is ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – Reality or Myth?
Off late, it is the ALS Ice Bucket challenge that has enjoyed maximum viewership amongst Internet surfers and one of platforms that has facilitated its viewership the world over is none other than Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). So while the challenge has been successful in raising as much as $100 million for researching a medical condition,…
Facebook Inc (FB) Compelling Drag Queens and Performers to Use Their Legal Names
Sister Roma has finally changed her name to Michael Williams. Who knows that name, really? However, in a new Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) policy, sisters, drag queens, and performers are required to use their legal names as spelt out in their driving licenses, birth certificates, credit cards, or student ID cards, lest risk their accounts being…
Active Shooter Hoax by Facebook Inc (FB) Page with Less Than 15,000 Likes Sends People into Panic Mode
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) provides a very effective way for people to socialize and share information fast. However, some people use Facebook pages for all the wrong reasons. In the recent hoax, a Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) page “Senior Lance Corporal” with less than 15,000 likes sent many into panic when it posted that there was an…