Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) faces user outrage over Secret Psychological Experiment

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) users have been subjected to a secret Psychological Experiment. A recently published study mentioned the use of Facebook News Feed in an experiment carried out in January 2014. Although Facebook Inc( NASDAQ:FB) may be well within their rights to do the experiment, Facebook has been strongly criticized by its users for doing so. The purpose of this experiment was to reveal the … Continue reading Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) faces user outrage over Secret Psychological Experiment

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Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) builds its own Networking Switches

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has introduced wedge, which is an Ethernet Switch based on Linux and will be used in Software Defined Networking by Facebook. This is a big step from Facebook which would allow them to have their own networking switches to transport information from one system to another. Its importance lies in the huge traffic which Facebook host and the speed that it assures … Continue reading Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) builds its own Networking Switches

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has increased Teen usage

NASDAQ:FB has an increase in its base audience. Contrary to the popular view of Facebook’s usage decline, recent studies show that Facebook usage among teens has been on a rise. Facebook remains a dominant Social Networking website, with most of the teens choosing Facebook over other such Sites. According to the recent study from Forester Research, Facebook Inc( NASDAQ:FB) is the “go-to” site among youth … Continue reading Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has increased Teen usage

Facebook Stock impacted by NASDAQ:FB Business News : Outage, Android App and Slingshot

(NASDAQ:FB) This is TechNews.org selection of financial news on Facebook and the Facebook stock NASDAQ:FB, with the business impact of the new Facebook Android App, the Facebook outage and the promising Facebook’s Slingshot mobile application. Facebook is now back at 100% after a 30-minute outage. Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) is fully operational after a 30-minute outage which affected the social network’s web and mobile site as well … Continue reading Facebook Stock impacted by NASDAQ:FB Business News : Outage, Android App and Slingshot

(NASDAQ:FB) Facebook Stock News : Impact of Messenger For IOS and Mobile Ads Network

(NASDAQ:FB) Facebook has updated its Messenger app for iOS devices, giving users the ability to record and send 15-second video messages. Version 6.0 of the app also adds a feature called “Big Likes” — when you really like something, press and hold to send an even bigger “thumbs up” sign. The new version of Messenger comes after Facebook’s odd, accidental rollout of messaging app Slingshot earlier this week. That app, which was quickly pulled from Apple’s App Store, also had the ability to send short video messages to friends.

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has announced it will track browsing activity to better serve ads on the site. The company will also give users more control over said ads. Facebook says it’s bringing more data into its interest-based ad targeting — specifically data from non-Facebook websites and mobile apps.

So even if your profile doesn’t say anything about your love of (say) soccer during the World Cup 2014, and even if you haven’t Liked any soccer-related Pages on Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), the social network can still see that you’ve visited soccer-related websites and target ads accordingly. In a blog post, the company describes this as “a type of interest-based advertising” that’s already practiced by many other Internet companies in Silicon Valley.

Facebook will now use personal information gathered from your activities elsewhere on the Web to more precisely target advertisements on the social network. Given Facebook’s extensive reach around the globe, the development has alarmed privacy advocates who are asking federal regulators review the matter. Democratic Media vowed to press Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez today on the agency’s failure to raise objections to Facebook’s new data-grabbing plan.

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Stock in News: Russia Planning to Ban Facebook (NASDAQ FB) ?

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) is a leader in the social networking market segment by a mile. All over the world, Facebook hsa been easily beating competition, to come first in this segment. It is more popular among the users in USA and India, while elsewhere it still impresses with its numbers. However, it still faces a ban in countries like China. Russia may well be joining … Continue reading Stock in News: Russia Planning to Ban Facebook (NASDAQ FB) ?