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Arrest For Facebook 'Like' In India Creates Controversy; Is It An Onslaught On Internet Speech?
Mumbai police arrested Monday a 21-year-old girl over a Facebook status update and her friend for clicking “Like” on that update. The arrest has created an uproar among Internet users in the country as it is seen as yet another onslaught on Internet speech in the world’s largest democracy.
Facebook Quashes Talk Of Any Yahoo Linkup
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, quashed market speculation it might forge an alliance with Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine.
IBM's Former Chief Privacy Officer Warns Enterprises To Heed Cyberattack Warnings
For 12 years, Chief Privacy Officer of IBM (NYSE: IBM) Harriet Pearson, in private practice, warns companies aren't ready for cyberattack.
Facebook Wants You Dead: The Fight Over Who Owns Our Digital Afterlives
Facebook and other socia media sites keep our information after we die. Legal experts like Jason Mazzone, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, thinks that should change.
Facebook Shares Resume Fall After Andreessen Horowitz Sells Significant Stake
Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) resumed their fall after director and early investor Marc Andreessen cashed out a big position.
Spotify May Introduce Browser-Based App Today [REPORT]
Spotify is introducing a beta version of its forthcoming browser-based app on Thursday, according to several reports.
Empowering Arab Women
A country can’t maximize its socio-economic performance when half of its people can’t participate fully in its socio-economic life.
The Winklevoss Twins Now Own $134 Million In Facebook Stock
While “The Social Network” portrayed Mark Zuckerberg’s classmates the Winklevoss Twins as the losers over a battle for the control of Facebook, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss may be the ones laughing now — their share in Facebook is now worth roughly $134 million.
Facebook Centralizes Brand Information With Pages-Only View for News Feed
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) has introduced a new "Pages-only" feature for users' newsfeeds to allow them to focus exclusively on the brands they "like" on the popular social network.
Facebook Shares Rise Unexpectedly On Lockup Expiration
Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) rose 13 percent Wednesday despite the availability of 800 million new shares offered to employees as stock options.
Zynga Reshuffles As CFO David Wehner Leaves For Facebook
Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) has announced another round of internal restructuring after its Chief Financial Officer Dave Wehner left for a senior position at Facebook.
Fox News Anchor Returns After Suspension For Calling Rachel Maddow An 'Angry Young Man'
Tricia Macke of Fox 19 was suspended for two days after her comments on Facebook.
Kat Von D & Deadmau5 On Inked Magazine's Cover Despite Breakup
Kat Von D and Deadmau5 are on the cover of Inked magazine despite their recent breakup.
Facebook Couples Pages, Cute Or Cringe-Worthy?
Facebook has recently unveiled a specific Facebook page for couples. For many, this new Facebook couples page is cute while for others, it's just another way of Facebook invading one's privacy.
Denise Helms, Writer Of Facebook Obama Slur, Says She 'Wouldn't Dwell On It' If The President Was Assassinated [VIDEO]
A young woman has been fired from her job and is being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service for writing on Facebook that President Barack Obama might get assassinated during his second term. Denise Helms, 22, is also being called a racist in social-media circles because of the highly charged language in her post.
Zynga Acquires November Software To Focus On 'Midcore' Gaming
Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA) has acquired November Software LLC and its development team as part of its renewed focus on so-called midcore gaming.
Facebook Testing New 'Beep' That Would Report New Notifications Via Sound
Critics used to criticizing Facebook for the social media giant’s privacy policies might have a new target to shoot at. The company, which recently surpassed one billion users worldwide, is testing a new feature that’d notify users of a new notification with a beeping sound.
Yahoo Partners With Archrivals GREE and DeNA, Japan’s Two Largest Mobile Gaming Companies
Yahoo! (Nasdag: YHOO) has announced dual partnerships with GREE (TYO:3632) and DeNA (TYO: 2432), Japan's two larger mobile gaming companies and subsequent arch-rivals, to expand its mobile business opportunities through gaming.
India Arie Slams Zoe Saldana For Playing Nina Simone In Biopic [PHOTOS]
India Arie is unhappy that Zoe Saldana was cast as Nina Simone in a movie about her life.
Four More Years of Sasha And Malia As The First Daughters
With the president reelected, Sasha and Malia will spend most of their teenage years in the White House.
Is The Statue of Liberty In Danger From The Nor'easter & Hurricane Sandy?
The Statue of Liberty stood strong through Hurricane Sandy, but the nor'easter might pose new threats for the monument.
Young Voter Turnout High On Facebook's 2012 Election Map
Facebook has reported a young voter turn out for the 2012 presidential election.
Original Gerber Baby And New Gerber Model Meet
Original Gerber baby Ann Turner Cook meets brand's newest model Mary Jane Montoya on TODAY.
Election Day Fight In Michigan
Two candidates for city commissioner got into it on a church lawn today.
Is It Illegal To Photograph Your Vote?
It is a misdemeanor to post your ballot on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram in New York, but perfectly legal to do so in Delaware.
Instagram Introduces ‘Web Profiles’ That Look A Lot Like Facebook
Instagram is bringing its popular photo-sharing service to the web in a manner that looks nearly identical to its parent company Facebook (Nasdaq: FB).
HubSpot, Social Media Site, Nets $35M In New Capital
HubSpot, developer of so-called “all in one” marketing software used by 8,000 companies, raised $35 million in new venture capital.
Sandberg Joins Facebook Sellers: Don't They Ever Learn?
Sheryl Sandberg, COO and director of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), joined the parade of insiders who have cashed in on the company's public status.
Lionel Messi's Girlfriend Gives Birth To Baby Boy, Thiago Messi
Lionel Messi is going to have to worry about more than just defenders on the field. Messi's long time girlfriend has just given birth to a baby boy.
Hurricane Sandy Felt In China Too -- On Social Media
Americans weren't the only ones blogging and tweeting madly following Hurricane Sandy. China's netizens had a lot to say too, and not all of it was nice to the government. Theirs, that is.


