Neil Young blasts Google for ‘building their wealth on music’s back’
“Today, in the age of Facebook, Google and Amazon, it's hard to tell how a new and growing musical artist could make it in the way we did,” Young wrote in a post published by Neil Young Archives. “The Tech Giants have figured out a way to use all the …
Facebook set to overtake YouTube for mobile video
According to the latest findings from its Mobile Video Index (MVI) from mobile video traffic management solutions specialist Openwave Mobility, while YouTube remains the most popular for mobile video, Facebook is rapidly closing the gap in some markets – and has even overtaken YouTube in others. Read More
KaiOS, a feature phone platform built on the ashes of Firefox OS, adds Facebook, Twitter and …
Quietly, a company called KaiOS, built on a fork of Firefox OS, launched a new version of the OS built specifically for feature phones, and today at MWC in Barcelona the company announced a new wave of milestones around the effort that includes access to apps from Facebook, Twitter and …
HC asks Facebook, YouTube to block links showing Lay’s in bad light
Mumbai: In a temporary relief to PepsiCo India, the Delhi high court has directed social media network Facebook and Google-owned video sharing website YouTube to block URLs and weblinks of videos that are putting the Indian arm of the food and beverage major's product Lay's in a bad light, until … …
Facebook user fined RM4,000 over offensive post on Najib
KUALA LUMPUR: A social media user was fined RM4,000 by the Sessions Court here for insulting Prime Minister Najib Razak with vulgar words in a Facebook post two years ago. Judge Zaman Mohd Noor handed the sentence to former crane operator Muhammad Amirul Helmy Hisham after he … Read More
Facebook and Google shape Samsung’s new smartphones
Samsung has set its sights squarely on taking on social media giants like Facebook and Google, rather than rival phone maker Apple. The move is a clear indication that the era in which the competition in hardware performance drives the market is coming to an end. The release of the …
CPAC Was To Have Virtual-Reality Video Game Until Facebook Shut It Down
Facebook reportedly removed its first-person virtual-reality shooting game from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) — Wednesday through Saturday — due to concerns of insensitivity following the recent shooting in Parkland, Fla. The social-media company was planning on offering the … Read More
After Facebook, Will Global Ad Regulators Reject ICOs?
Crypto entrepreneurs reeled late last month after Facebook announced it would be banning "misleading or deceptive" ads about financial products and services, including bitcoin and ICOs. These stakeholders saw a crucial advertising avenue dry up, but according to some, the drought isn't over yet. Read More
Animal shelter lacks Facebook page, an easy avenue to showcase pets
More and more activity is taking place at the Killeen Animal Shelter thanks to efforts by the Killeen Animal Alliance and animal advocates in the area. The shelter is still lacking in one area, however: Neither the shelter nor the Killeen Animal Services Department has a dedicated Facebook page. Read …
Facebook picks up Snapchat’s losses from Kylie Jenner tweet
Facebook's market capitalisation has reaped billions after Kylie Jenner's now-infamous tweet caused rival social platform Snapchat to lose $1.3 billion last week. In a seemingly off-hand comment, Jenner took to Twitter last week to ask her followers if they still use Snapchat after company implemented a … Read More