Posts Tagged "Facebook"

Google acquires Wildfire and employs Arielle Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg

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Google is seemingly gearing up to compete against social networking giant Facebook. First they acquired Wildfire, a company dealing in Social Media Marketing. In the process, Google also took into its fold Arielle Zuckerberg, the sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Google and Facebook have become direct competitors in a…

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US voters in Washington can now register using Facebook

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Software developer Microsoft has developed an application which will allow citizens in the state of Washington to register as voters using their Facebook accounts. The application becomes part of a user’s Facebook account, allowing to him to provide the necessary information to become a registered voter in Washington. Why do…

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Facebook Update allows group members to see who read or viewed a post

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Here we go again! Remember the Friendster feature “Who’s viewed your profile?” Remember how this brought giggles to ladies, wrinkled eyebrows and foreheads for ex-girlfriends, and puzzled looks to the rest. Well guess what Facebook just released an update that is seemingly headed in that direction. An update that allows…

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Donald Trump to Mark Zuckerberg: He should get a prenuptial agreement

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The world watched both the IPO of Facebook and the wedding of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan. Among those who watched was billionaire Donald Trump. Trump, however has some advise for Zuckerberg – he should have gotten a prenup before the wedding. Interviewed by CNBC, Donald Trump expressed his concern…

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DeadSocial allows Twitter and Facebook posts after death!

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A Tweeter tweet from the afterlife? A Facebook Like and a wall post after death? No, this is not a joke. It’s a concept callled Digital Legacy, and is what DeadSocial is about. DeadSocial is a new service that allows subscribers to maintain Twitter and Facebook accounts for months and…

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Facebook Update for Android 1.9 released

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Looking to boost their presence in the mobile phone market, Facebook updates its app for Android 1.9. The following  fixes were implemented in the update: Improved performance and various bug fixes. More messaging features like creating group messages and adding friends to existing group conversations. Shortcuts to share photos and…

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