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For Windows Phone, Facebook Messenger gets option to record voice messages, emoticons, and data savings

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

The Social Media, Facebook updated its Facebook Messenger app for Windows Phone with two new features. Now you will be able to download the new version directly from the Windows Phone Store. First, the app now lets you record voice

Twitter introduced Promoted Video ads in beta

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Twitter, the social media has introduced Promoted Video ads in beta version. The company is offering advertisers a new Cost Per View (CPV) ad buying model, which means they only get charged when a user starts playing the video ad

Facebook ‘colour change’ virus is back

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Have you tried to change the colour scheme of your Facebook profile lately? Beware of virus attack as a “colour change” malware is back and has already affected over 10,000 people around the world. The malware has been fixed by

Top Social Media Sites for Online Business

Posted on August 9, 2014 by ramesh xavier

Nowadays, almost internet users are connected with many social networking sites. There are a number of social media sites, what are the differences between these platforms and why would business want to use each specific one? Depending on your online

PrivateCore, the Cybersecurity Company Acquired by Facebook

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Facebook announced that it has been acquired encryption startup PrivateCore, which specializes in protecting servers from malware threats, unauthorized physical access, and malicious hardware devices. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. PrivateCore, which received $2.25 million in funding

Facebook to push users onto chat app

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Earlier, there were reports of Facebook’s intention to force users to download its standalone messaging app by discontinuing private chats from the mobile app. Now, the company has confirmed about putting the plan into action by pulling out the messaging

Facebook launches Save, a read-it-later option for Links, Places, and Media Pages

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Facebook is giving you a way to “save” content that you don’t immediately have time to read in your newsfeed. The new feature, cleverly called “Save,” moves all the links, places, and music and TV show posts you’ve flagged to

Facebook has released Mentions app for celebrities

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Social networking site Facebook has launched a new app called ‘Mentions’ for Facebook-recognised or verified celebrities to help them manage their public figure pages. “We are introducing Facebook Mentions, a new Facebook Creative Labs app that makes it easy for

How To Verify Your Facebook Page or Profile ?

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

What is Verified Profile or Page ? According to this new option some pages and Profiles are claim as Official and verified by Facebook. You may observe on many profiles and pages their is Blue Color Tick Badge just in

Twitter Acquires Payment Startup CardSpring

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Twitter has acquired a payment startup called CardSpring. CardSpring helps developers write applications that accept credit card payments. Startups like Foursquare already use CardSpring. CardSpring raised $10 million from investors like SV Angel, Greylock Partners, Accel Partners, Felicis Ventures, and