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Facebook blocks MessageMe users from its “Find Friends” feature

, Mar 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

MessageMe may be the new guy on the block, but it has been experienced phenomenal success since its launch. The app had launched a little over a week ago, and has already hit the number 2 position on iOS's Social Networking section. The app sees so much success, even in an over-saturated market of messaging apps, because its part of a social gaming company called LOLapps, which currently has over 50 million active users on Facebook. Read The Full Story

Facebook introduces cleaner look to Timeline

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook may have finally ignored the Timeline at the company's most recent press event when they unveiled the new News Feed that'll be coming shortly, but that doesn't mean they're not making changes. Facebook has introduced a cleaner look to Timeline, and they'll be slowly rolling out the new design over the coming weeks. Read The Full Story

Netflix introduces Netflix Social to share favorite movies and shows with friends

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

I bet you wish you could share all the fascinating things you're watching on Netflix with friends, and thanks to a new feature that Netflix announced today, you finally can. Netflix Social is the company's first attempt at getting in on the social networking buzz with Facebook, and it allows you to see what's popular among your friends. Read The Full Story

Researchers predict IQ, age, and more using only Facebook Likes

, Mar 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Pretty much everyone is on Facebook today and odds are you are one of the masses who use the social network. Another thing that's common on the social network is clicking like on various things that interest you on the network. Those Likes apparently give way more about you and your personality than anyone may have imagined. Read The Full Story

Facebook event at 1pm ET: changes you can expect

, Mar 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

In just a little over an hour, Facebook will be showing off what we think is a redesign to the frontpage News Feed on the social network. We received an invitation to the event last week, and it mentioned to "come see a new look for News Feed," so that really can only mean one thing. However, what new features will they introduce, and how drastic will the redesign be? Read The Full Story

Facebook study shows users are engaging more with friends

, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Carnegie Mellon University performed a seven-year study on Facebook and its users. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon studied data from 5,076 Facebook users from 2005 to 2011 to analyze the correlation between changes in Facebook's privacy features and user's sharing their information. The study showed that every time Facebook improved its privacy features for users, users would actually share more information with their friends as well as 3rd party developers and advertisers. Read The Full Story

Twitter updates mobile app with improved search, video support changes

, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Twitter has updated its mobile app for both iOS and Android with a few improvements, as well as some subtractions. The company improved the app's search results, where Twitterers will see more topic and user suggestions for search queries, which are based on what's happening in real time. Twitter also removed support for several video sharing services on the mobile app. Read The Full Story

Foursquare for iOS updates with new tap-and-hold check-in feature

, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Whenever you're out with friends and you want to check in on Foursquare, the process can actually take longer than you really want it to. After all, it takes precious time away from chatting with your friends. However, Foursquare knows the feeling and has updated its iOS app today with a new tap-and-hold check-in feature. Read The Full Story

Google+ updates with larger cover photos, new “Local reviews” tab

, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google has been working hard to keep its Google+ social network going strong, and the company announced a few small updates today that make for some big changes, literally. Google+ now offers larger cover photos, which can be displayed at 16:9 when fully viewed, and the service supports up to a 2120 x 1192 resolution for cover photos. Read The Full Story

Facebook’s focus on mobile comes from intensive training program

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Facebook has no doubt been focusing more and more on mobile platforms. Granted, it took them a while to come around to the idea of a native iPad app, but the social network has apps on all the major mobile platforms now, and the company is constantly adding and updating mobile features. Where's all this effort coming from, though? An intensive training program that started last year. Read The Full Story

Facebook no longer appealing to teens

, Mar 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems that Facebook is on its way out from the Teen community. Many teens are moving more towards social media platforms like Instagram (conveniently owned by Facebook) and SnapChat. It's most likely because of Instagram/SnapChat's appealing user-friendly mobile apps (Facebook for Android still needs work), and because of teenagers' obsession with sharing photos. Some teenagers only use Facebook as a last resort when they get bored of their other social media apps. Read The Full Story

Facebook event scheduled for March 7, News Feed redesign imminent

, Mar 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

What's this we have here? It looks to be an invitation from Facebook telling us to "come see a new look for News Feed." The event will take place next week on March 7 at 10 am PT. As for what the social network has in mind for the day's events, we're pretty adamant that they'll be introducing yet another new redesign of the front-page News Feed. Read The Full Story
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