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Materialistic people spend more time on Facebook, says study

The research explained that for materialists, Facebook is a tool to learn how far away they are from their goal to become wealthy

Facebook seeks India patent intelligently augmenting electronic messages

Facebook has applied for patent exclusivity for its invention related to a method making messaging more interactive, by identifying the message elements in the electronic communication and adding or replacing them with an additional element. The invention could be used in instant messaging services and other electronic communication methods. In a patent application titled Providing Augmented Message Elements In Electronic Communication Threads, the company claims that the invention is related to electronic communications, more specifically to intelligently augmenting message elements in such communications. Electronic communication applications allow users to include emoticons, stickers, images as short cuts, but the present limitation is that those non-verbal communications do not allow for interaction and interplay of non-verbal communication that is common in face-to-fcae conversations. Even animated emoticons are generally limited to add any layer of expression on interaction. ...

Now you can look for 'local' restaurants, bars through this Facebook app

To help Facebook users to bring together businesses, restaurants, bars and more along with events

Indians prefer YouTube for music, Facebook for news: Study

On Facebook, news videos ranked first with over 1.58 billion views, while entertainment videos with 1.06 billion views secured the second spot.

Ex-employee sues Facebook for depriving workers of overtime compensation

The employee said she and other Facebook employees are illegally classified as managers as part of defendant's scheme to deprive them of overtime compensation

Now, Facebook group admins can ban members from commenting

Also, admins can remove members who violate their community's rules from multiple groups they manage in a single click

Paywall alert: Facebook testing paid news model in Instant Articles

Facebook is collaborating with a small group of publishers across the US and Europe

FB is ubiquitous, but will it be trusted?

This is the moment for it to decide if it will rise and fall like TV or earn respect

Facebook blocks researcher from viewing Russian ads to help US Congress

Facebook confirmed it fixed the flaw in CrowdTangle that allowed Albright to see information from inactive Facebook pages

Facebook to launch portable VR headset

Facebook has invested heavily in virtual reality hardware

Facebook to help investigators release Russia-backed ads

To help US congressional investigators on Russia-backed political ads that ran during the 2016 US election

Soon, a button on Facebook will help you identify fake news

The additional information about a news article will be pulled from across Facebook

FB's Russia-linked ads came in many disguises

They were part of a disinformation campaign linked to the Internet Research Agency

Facebook to give Russia-linked ads to US Congress

The materials would be delivered on Monday, Facebook said on Sunday

Facebook to introduce facial recognition feature for account security

The social media giant has tried a number of methods to help users regain access to a locked account

Facebook scraps new share class in rare win for investors

Move would have let Zuckerberg keep voting control even while selling almost all his shares

Facebook abandons plans to change share structure, avoiding lawsuit

Reversal is the latest about-face for the social media giant as it fends off controversies on several fronts; CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he plans to accelerate sale of shares

Facebook plans big overhaul of political ads after criticism

Zuckerberg noted that Facebook's investigation into pre-election meddling by Russia isn't over

Facebook conducts workshop to help SMEs, SHGs boost online biz in Odisha

Facebook on Friday trained 2250 micro entrepreneurs and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in digital marketing at its biggest ever workshop in the state at Balasore. The training programme was hosted under 'Boost Your Business' series in which the social networking giant has partnered the Odisha government.As per the terms of partnership with the state government's MSME department and 'Project Mission Shakti', Facebook has agreed to train 25,000 entrepreneurs across the state. Prafulla Samal, Odisha's minister for MSMEs said, "The training of micro entrepreneurs and SHGs by Facebook will result in their digital empowerment. It will help them in digitally promoting their business of products and services. Such programmes will be held at other district headquarters as well"."The training in digital marketing skills will help the entrepreneurs with new digital resources, insight and stimulus to build and grow their business online. The programme is designed to equip small and medium businesses ...

Facebook navigates an internet fractured by government controls

Facebook said its policies in Vietnam have not changed, and it has a consistent process for governments to report illegal content