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Facebook now used by half of world's online users

Half of the world's estimated online population now check in to the social networking giant Facebook at least once a month.
30 July 2015

Facebook loses battle over users' fake names in Germany

Facebook has been prevented from stopping users in Germany creating accounts under false names.
30 July 2015

Zuckerberg moves closer to become world's richest person

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has moved a step closer to becoming the richest person in the world.
23 July 2015

Posing with endangered River Dolphin

In a mindless act of disregard to endangered Gangetic River Dolphin, a Facebook user has posted photos in which he poses with a dead dolphin calf.
22 July 2015

English woman changes her name in order to log in to Facebook

A woman who used a pseudonym on Facebook so that she'd be more difficult to find changes her name by deed poll to the fake name because she was blocked from accessing her account.
14 July 2015

Barbaric torture and murder of a child

Today, as a nation, we are ashamed of what we have become; we are ashamed of the barbarians amongst us, who find perverse pleasure in the torture and death of a child, so much so that they record the act and share it gleefully on Facebook.
13 July 2015

Mushfiq’s protest against Rajon murder

With the whole nation spilling in outrage and protest over the incident, star cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim joined in and voiced his denounce in the social networking platform Facebook.
13 July 2015

Video of differently-abled Ranchi singer goes viral

In two days, till last count at 6:30pm on Monday, the video had fetched 2,250,348 views, 100,161 likes and 118,647 shares on Facebook.
8 July 2015

Facebook's new floating video feature lets you scroll while you watch

Facebook now lets you detach a video from the News Feed and move it anywhere within the browser window, so you can scroll Facebook while watching.
7 July 2015

Wanted Australia man asks cops for better mugshot

An Australian man is still at large after an exchange with police on Facebook where he asked them to change his mugshot.
7 July 2015

When a selfie is not enough: India abuzz over 'velfie' craze

Move over selfie, India is embracing the "velfie" with Bollywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians taking and posting videos of themselves online using a range of new mobile apps.
6 July 2015

FB photo helps reunite mother with son after 15 yrs

A California mother and her teenage son reunite after 15 years apart, all thanks to an old family photograph post to Facebook.
4 July 2015

Facebook to share advertising revenue with video creators

The company launches a suggested videos feed that curates a sequence of clips, interspersed with adverts.
2 July 2015

Facebook discreetly changes logo

Facebook unveils a new logo but the changes appear only slight.
2 July 2015

Future of Facebook is telepathy: Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg's ambition on the future of facebook is far beyond what it is today reports the news sky.
1 July 2015

Facebook's Zuckerberg wants to figure out social equation

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg figures there could be a formula that explains how people think.
1 July 2015

Rock-climbing baby scales walls before she can walk

Videos of the rosy-cheeked toddler pulling herself up climbing walls zipped across the Internet this week, drawing millions of views on Facebook in just a few days, reports CNN.
1 July 2015

Gay pride: How the world turned into a rainbow this weekend

In solidarity with the gay pride, social media users especially of Facebook have been found updating their profile photos with a bright splash of colours over the last few days.
29 June 2015

Refrain from posting abusive comments: Mushfiqur

Bangladesh wicket keeper Mushfiqur Rahim urges Bangladesh Cricket fans to “refrain from posting any abusive comments on social network”.
29 June 2015

Catch these perverts, Nasir!

Are we becoming perverts as a people? Sex-starved drooling morons? Look around and you tend to believe so.
28 June 2015