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- Scrap derogatory content by Feb 6: Court asks websites
New Delhi, Dec 24: A Delhi court today ordered websites like Facebook, Google and Yahoo to remove all "derogatory" content from their sites by Feb 6, or face contempt charges.
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- Your Facebook pics could be keeping nice friends away
London, Nov 7: Your semi-clad photos on social networking sites like Facebook could be one of the things which might be preventing many individuals from becoming your online friends.
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- A million kids worldwide addicted to Facebook
London, Nov 4: Nearly one million children across the world aged 7-12 have become addicted to social networking website Facebook and log in at least once a day, says a survey.
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- Light a Diwali diya at home - from miles away!
New Delhi, Oct 22: A new web-application which allows people to light a virtual diya at the homes of their loved ones has become a popular way of wishing happy Diwali, especially among non-resi....
- Number of Facebook friends linked to grey matter
London, Oct 19: The number of Facebook friends a person has seems to be linked to the grey matter in his or her brain. Research also shows people who have more online friends are also likely to....
- Twitter a tool to map epidemics
Washington, Oct 14: Marcel Salathe turned to Twitter to conduct a unique analysis of how the popular mircroblogging site records the spread of an epidemic or its users' receptivity to new v....
- 117 government websites hacked in last three years
New Delhi, Sep 7: In almost last three years, 117 government websites have been hacked by various groups, parliament was informed today.
"As per the information tracked and repor....
- Social networking teens may turn addicts
London, Aug 26: Teenagers using social networking sites like Facebook are risking themselves to end up being addicted to alcohol and drugs, researchers have found.
Scientists at the N....
- Carpoolmumbai: Twitter comes to the rescue of Mumbaikars
Mumbai, Aug 18: Twitter has always been the source of information. The micro blogging site scores because it is simple and fast and so you can broadcast information through it. When there is an....
- Web connectivity in all post offices by 2012-13
New Delhi, Aug 10: All post offices across the country will have internet connectivity by 2012-13, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said today.
"All the Departmental Post Offic....
- Digital age theatre: US, India cast rehearse via Skype
New Delhi, Aug 8: Call it a cross-cultural play of the digital world. A US-based theatre group is using internet telephony software Skype to rehearse and communicate with its Indian cast in the....
- Too much of Social Media exercise is tiring
New Delhi, July 29: You have variety of choices these days in the Social Media domain. So many platforms to choose from, the question is- how to manage time. If you are successful tweeting 140 ....
- Social Media: We the people
New Delhi, July 12: Freedom of expression or repression of the same? The tilt has always been in favor of the time and space where it occurs. Twitter blocked in Egypt was not only news; the....
- Tweeting the lighter side, the Omar Abdullah way
Srinagar, July 3: As Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah continues to post his feelings on various issues on the micro-blogging site Twitter, thousands of his followers are getting t....
- Network of feelings: Really Social?
New Delhi, June 7: Social Media has touched our lives in many ways. We would not go in the details how Social Media is present in our lives as each one of us has a different perception of its p....
- New app to delete drunken messages on Facebook, Twitter
London, March 23: iPhone has developed a new application using which one could delete messages on Facebook and Twitter that were put out when one was in a drunk state.
The new iPhone ....
- Indian businesses look to reap bounty from social networking
New Delhi, Nov 25: Social networking sites are beginning to change the face of business in a digitised India with companies adopting a marketing mix of online campaigns, promotions in print, te....
- One day without social networking - for a good cause
Mumbai, Oct 7: Braving all the temptations, the twitterati and the Facebook addicts will come together Nov 1 and shut down all means of social networking to support the cause of autism, create ....
- Facebook, gadgets galore... Indian children take to 'multi-tasking'
New Delhi, Sep 26: Nikita Mathur types an e-mail, updates her profile status on social networking site Facebook, wades through her study notes and manages to have a phone conversation as well.
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- Experts more influential than celebrities on Twitter
Washington Sep 10: Just because you have an army of followers on micro-blogging site Twitter doesn't mean you're among the most influential people in the Twitterverse, say experts.
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- Why we choose social media? Varied responses on Twitter
New Delhi, Sep 3: The spiraling growth of social media has been of immense influence to the entire social networking world. In mere curiosity a random question was asked as to why we choose soc....
- Twitsnaps hosts social media lunch for the first time in Kolkata
Kolkata, Sep 2: It was socializing with food and discussion for the social media enthusiasts in Kolkata today afternoon as they made themselves the part of a social media lunch (SML) discussion....
- TwitSnaps ahead of other real time photo sharing services on Twitter
New Delhi, Aug 22: Ever since Twitter enriched the social networking domain and made its presence felt, several photo-sharing applications on Twitter have been flooding the web with an aim to h....
- Ashutosh Gowariker connects with fans on Twitter, Facebook
New Delhi, Aug 17: Acclaimed Bollywood filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker will soon be connecting with his fans on social networking sites Twitter and Facebook to answer queries on his forthcoming fi....
- People who stay online more likely to be in relationships
London, Aug 17: People, who stay online, are more likely to be in relationships because internet dating has become an effective way to find a partner.
A new study suggests that people....
- Free facebook access for Airtel users for two months
New Delhi, July 5: Leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel has made access to online social networking site Facebook free for its over 130 million subscribers, the company said today.
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- Shutdown: Delhi traffic police gives tips on Facebook
New Delhi, July 5: Guess one of the ways Delhi Traffic Police used today to manage traffic in the capital hit by a crippling shutdown - through social networking site Facebook.
As nor....
- Citizen 'cops' use mobiles, Twitter to nab traffic offenders
New Delhi, July 2: Big Brothers are watching... and reporting traffic violations on Facebook and Twitter. Recalling the Orwellian era with new age tools, citizens in the capital have armed them....
- Negative buzz on Twitter can doom good ads
Sydney, July 1: More than 70 percent of people find advertising 'sinister' and 'deviant' if they dislike the company and social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter enh....
- A discovery of India, with suggestions on Facebook
New Delhi, June 29: They have taken a break from their routine lives and embarked on a journey to discover the 'real' India with a budget of Rs.500 a day. And guess what is 'guiding....
- Now Russian president creates buzz with Twitter
Toronto, June 26: "Met with David Cameron. Have agreed that we'll continue to speak in person, not just online number10gov...'' It is no buddy chat online, but Russian President....
- Pakistan monitor Google, 6 other sites for un-Islamic content
Islamabad, June 25: Pakistan has put seven major websites, including the Google search engine, under observation for hosting alleged un-Islamic material, officials said today.
The dec....
- Russian president joins Twitter
Moscow, June 24: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev got more than 15,000 followers in less than 12 hours after officially opening up his Twitter account during his visit to the US.
Twi....
- Are you game for social media experiment?
New Delhi, June 22: Social Networking, as a phenomenon, has covered enough grounds recently to make its entry as an accepted mode of communicating, seeking and finding. Be it Twitter or Faceboo....
- Korean man posts suicide note on Twitter
London, June 17: A 27-year-old South Korean man committed suicide after posting a suicide note on the social micro-blogging website Twitter.
Police found the body of Lee Kye-Hwa, who ....
- Access to indiscreet Facebook updates a click away
London, June 17: Indiscreet updates posted by the users of social networking website Facebook for their small group of friends can now be read by anyone with the help of a new internet search e....
- Twitter is down for hours, serious repercussions from its users
'Twitter is over capacity', the phrase caught the entire twitter fraternity unaware and a long hiatus of this social networking made its million users impatient. Everyone seemed to ask a commo....
- Aamir may come on Twitter: Big B
New Delhi, June 11: Aamir Khan may soon join microblogging site Twitter thanks to Amitabh Bachchan who used his powers of persuasion on him.
"At dinner with Aamir... coaxing him t....
- When Big B ticked SRK off Twitter list
New Delhi, June 7: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan confesses that he accidentally removed actor Shah Rukh Khan from his follower list on microblogging site Twitter, but has now got him back....
- Scottish councillors cautioned about rash twittering
London, June 7: With Twittergate becoming the Waterloo of many a politician across the world, former Indian minister Shashi Tharoor for instance, Scotland has taken a tentative step to avoid th....
- Bangladesh lifts ban on Facebook
Dhaka, June 6: Authorities in Bangladesh have lifted a ban on popular social networking website Facebook, more than a week after the government temporarily restricted access to the site, offici....
- Legal notice can be sent via Facebook too
Melbourne, June 4: Online social networking site Facebook can also be used to serve legal notices on those evading court hearing, an Australian judge has ruled.
An Adelaide court orde....
- Delhi Traffic Police have 5,000 fans on Facebook
New Delhi, June 2: Two weeks after registering on popular social networking site Facebook, the Delhi Traffic Police totted up over 5,000 fans by today evening.
Created to network bett....
- I'm coming on Twitter very soon: Bipasha Basu
New Delhi, June 1: Joining the Bollywood bandwagon on social networking site Twitter "very soon" is actress Bipasha Basu, who was announced the brand ambassador of Wynncomm Telecom Limi....
- 25000 netizens to quit Facebook today
New Delhi, May 31: Around 25,000 netizens have planned to quit using the popular social networking site Facebook today. This is a mark of their protest against the website administrators who ha....
- RGV gives sneak peek into 'Rakta Charitra' on Twitter
New Delhi, May 30: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma unveiled the first look of his new film "Rakta Charitra" starring actor Vivek Oberoi on microblogging site Twitter.
The film is ba....
- Google allows Street View car inspection
Hamburg, May 27: Internet giant Google is to allow German data protection officers to examine one of its controversial Street View cars, which collect data for its online mapping service, the c....
- Facebook overhauls privacy settings
San Francisco, May 27: Social networking site Facebook introduced a new set of privacy controls on Wednesday in an attempt to quell criticism that it was lax about protecting users' persona....
- Now browse Facebook on your mobile for free
Dubai, May 26: The Emirates' new integrated telecommunications service provider, Du, and social networking website Facebook have announced free mobile browsing of the new 0.facebook.com web....
- Google's Pac-Man logo cost $120 mn to economy
London, May 26: Google's Pac-Man logo led to almost five million wasted hours and cost the economy about $120 million, an analyst estimated.
Google apparently had about 505 millio....
- Facebook admits privacy errors, plans new settings
San Francisco, May 25: Social networking giant Facebook admitted on Monday that it had made mistakes in its privacy policies and promised to roll out new tools that would make it easier for its....
- I don't want to be on Twitter: Saif Ali Khan
Mumbai, May 21: Actor Saif Ali Khan says he won't join Twitter because he feels a gap should be maintained between an actor and the audiences.
"Personally, I won’t be on Twitt....
- Web abuzz over facebook ban in Pakistan
Islamabad, May 21: The web is abuzz over the ban on social networking site Facebook in Pakistan following the Prophet cartoon row. While some favour a clamp down, others say: "Why should ev....
- Twitter, Facebook have greater impact on girls than boys
London, May 20: Social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook have greater impact on girls than boys, a new survey has revealed.
The study, commissioned by National Family Week, s....
- Welcome Pa, says Abhishek as Big B joins Twitter
Mumbai, May 18: After blogging continuously for more than two years, Amitabh Bachchan has now joined Twitter and his son Abhishek has confirmed the megastar's presence by saying "Welcom....
- Designer Manish Malhotra joins Twitter
New Delhi, May 18: Bollywood's favourite fashion designer Manish Malhotra has joined microblogging site Twitter and received a warm welcome from star friends.
"Finally on twit....
- YouTube, age 5, is just getting started
San Francisco, May 18: It's spawned scandals, spoofs and sensations and is probably the biggest time waster on the planet.
But as video-sharing internet site YouTube celebrated it....
- Twitter bug bites the follower, following count
San Francisco, May 11: There was a long hiatus on Twitter on Monday night and it was unnaturally long. Tweeples were not ready for the shock when they discovered that their followers and follow....
- IndiaTC (India Twitter Conference) meets with success in Kolkata
Kolkata, May 9: India Twitter Conference or IndiaTC as the event is popularly known now, spelled success once again as it made its presence felt in India for the second time. It was though for ....
- Facebook security flaw revealed
London, May 6: Social networking site Facebook temporarily disabled its chat system after a serious security flaw was revealed which allowed people to view chats and pending friend requests of ....
- Salman wants to play 'Dus Ka Dum' on Twitter?
New Delhi, May 5: Salman Khan, who has hosted two seasons of Sony's game show "Dus Ka Dum", wants to get the third season on the micro blogging site Twitter as well.
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- Bollywood welcomes Sachin Tendulkar on Twitter
New Delhi, May 5: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has joined Twitter, and film personalities went all out to welcome the ace cricketer on the micro blogging site.
One of Sachin's ....
- Sachin joins Twitter, his fans welcome the God of Cricket
The living legend of Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar makes his entry on Twitter. His fans on Twitter went berserk when the master blaster started off with his first tweet from his Twitter handle (@sac....
- Al Qaeda's al-Zawahiri appears on Facebook
London, April 26: Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's top deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri had appeared on Facebook, but the social networking site later removed those pages.
Less than a for....
- Birthday wishes for Sachin from celebs on Twitter
New Delhi, April 24: From Bollywood actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Anupam Kher to cricketers like Shane Warne and Yuvraj Singh - birthday wishes for Sachin Tendulkar poured in from all quarters....
- Why is Facebook so popular?
Washington, April 24: The popularity of social networking websites like Facebook is based on the phenomenon of social searching where people are keen to get information about a person, group or....
- Facebook unveils new tools
San Francisco, April 22: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday unveiled a box of new tools that he said will extend the social networking phenomenon to every corner of the internet.
- Netizens rally in support of Tharoor in cyber world
New Delhi, April 19: "We want Shashi Tharoor back!" screamed a virtual campaign on the popular social networking website Facebook.
Calling the former minister of state for ext....
- Osama bin Laden on facebook
London, April 16: Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is on facebook, which shows his address as "mountains of the world". He is using the social networking site to show videos and speeches....
- Networking helps in getting dream job
London, April 14: Want a dream job? Start networking because a report has found that it's not what you know but who you know when it comes to landing your dream job.
Experts sugge....
- Salman Khan is latest actor to join Twitter
New Delhi: Bollywood star Salman Khan is the latest actor from tinsel town to have joined the micro-blogging site Twitter.
"Arbaaz ne kaha ke Tweet karna toh banta hai boss. Chalo....
- Now, Romeo and Juliet on Twitter
London, April 13: "Jules is over and out!! Xxx". Well, that's Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet for you in its new makeover on micro-blogging site Twitter.
The Royal Shak....
- Aishwarya urges mom-in-law to join Twitter
New Delhi: The whole Bachchan family is associated with some or the other social networking site except Jaya Bachchan. Hence daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai has taken upon herself to convince her....
- Online world part of our daily life
Washington: If you think Facebook, Twitter and other web sites that foster online communication and interaction are merely lifeless echo chambers of self-promotion, think again.
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- Influx of work-related e-mails trigger stress, anxiety
Sydney: Beware of an influx of work-related e-mails that invade your private life, causing stress, anxiety as well as potential damage to family relationships.
Melissa Gregg of the de....
- Facebook debate leads to clash in Palestine
Gaza: A debate on social networking website Facebook turned ugly when students of a university in Palestine clashed with one another, leaving dozens injured.
After quarrelling on the ....
- Now, mathematical formula for celebrity gossip!
London: Celebrity gossip on social networking sites such as Facebook spreads rapidly in the manner of a contagious virus, say researchers.
Mathematicians have developed an equation th....
- Tweets not sweet: Can spell trouble in divorce cases
New Delhi: Anu Sharma, 30, suspected that her husband was lying to her every time he cited urgent business tours to stay out of the house. One day she finally got proof in the form of a tweet. ....
- Twitter may transmit misinformation about antibiotics
Washington: Social networking sites like Twitter can spread misunderstandings about proper use of antibiotics, a new study says.
Columbia University and MixedInk (New York) researcher....
- Facebook linked to rise in syphilis cases
London: Social networking site Facebook has led to a resurgence in the sexually-transmitted disease syphilis, say health experts.
The virus has increased fourfold in Sunderland, Durha....
- Now, karaoke your way to fame
New Delhi: Your love for karaoke can now make you famous. You can sing via mobile, upload on your profile and get heard by a larger audience with Airtel 'isinger', an online karaoke com....
- Farah Khan Ali is fashion week's 'Wills Twitter Face'
New Delhi: Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali's addiction to micro-blogging site Twitter has paid off. She has been named the 'Wills Twitter Face' for the Wills Lifestyle India Fashi....
- Shah Rukh wants to surpass Shashi Tharoor on Twitter
New Delhi: Leading Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is now eyeing to surpass Shashi Tharoor, the Minister of State for External Affairs of India, on Twitter, the popular social networking web....
- More adolescents suffer cyber bullying now
London: Around 10 percent of all adolescents in grades 7-9 are victims of Internet bullying, says a new study.
"Cyber bullying occurs when new technologies such as computers and m....
- Dalai Lama joins Twitter
Dharamsala: Watch out for tweets from no less than the Dalai Lama. The spiritual head of the Tibetan Buddhist community has joined the social networking website Twitter to keep in touch with fo....
- What are the awesome Indian things? Ask the Indians on Twitter
Twitter fraternity has once again gone berserk and this time they have been highly pro-active in bringing the very flavour of India to this popular social networking site. Churning out Awesome Indian ....
- When it comes to your internet presence be yourself
Berlin: Waltzing around in a bikini or showing yourself up as a stumbling drunk are not recommended when it comes to internet profiles.
However, it also isn't necessary to present....
- Flexibility at work boosts employees' well being
London: Giving employees greater flexibility at work is likely to boost their health and well being, according to new evidence.
Greater flexibility "has the potential to promote a....
- Website launched for Indian alumni and students in Australia
New Delhi: A new networking website has been launched for Indian alumni and students in Australia to enhance the experience of international students.
The website, MyOzNetwork.com, su....
- Google takes on Facebook and Twitter with new Buzz
San Francisco: Google on Tuesday launched a set of social networking tools for Gmail users, hoping to coax them to share photos, links and status updates without the need to visit sites such as....
- Chai Tweet: Tweeple meet over tea on Twitter
We love tea; in fact our love for this energizing drink has its own story. Discussions continued, arguments ensued and decisions have been taken over a cup of tea. It has been our companion always....
- Facebook debate over Goa official's remarks on girl's rape
Panaji: A senior Goa tourism official's remarks to a Delhi-based newspaper over the rape of a nine-year-old Russian girl on Republic Day has triggered a debate on popular social networking ....
- Iconic Indian ads rock Twitter, become 2nd highest trending topic
New Delhi: Indian advertisement industry has always been touted for its wide reach and now the long lasting effect of the ads has once again been proved and this time on Twitter. Iconic Indian ....
- Facebook in trouble again over privacy issues
Toronto: Facebook, which agreed last August to implement new privacy safeguards ordered by Canada's privacy commission, is again under investigation over its handling of users' data.
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- SMSGupShup - a Twitter-like social network in India
New Delhi: Gone are those days when development of social networking service was confined only to the Western countries as a new entrant from India is making its presence felt. SMSGupShup is a ....
- Twitter catches the excitement on the annual solar eclipse
Millennium's longest annual solar eclipse brought the whole world together on Twitter as the enthusiasts on this social networking site expressed their unrestrained excitement about this rare cele....
- A Social Networking website only for mothers in Delhi
New Delhi: Finally mothers can spend their leisure time in doing some chit-chat, not just in person but virtually with the aid of social networking.
A new social networking website i....
- First India conference to explore Twitter's Indianness
New Delhi: For the first time a national conference on Twitter will be hosted in New Delhi on 9th Jan, 2010. Eminent panelist from important walks of life will come together to find an answer t....
- Facebook blocks social network website 'Web 2.0 Suicide Machine'
Washington: Popular social networking site Facebook has decided to block a website called "Web 2.0 Suicide Machine", which is known for helping the users delete their social network pro....
- What will happen in 2010? Find out the predictions on Twitter
With just a day to go before the New Year dawns in, people have already started predicting the year ahead. The Twitter users have been tweeting their predictions for the year 2010 and their prediction....
- Facebook reunites Indonesian siblings after 35 years
Jakarta: An Indonesian woman found a brother who had been missing for more than three decades through the popular social networking site Facebook, a report said today.
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- Two Chinese wives spot common husband on social networking site
Beijing: A Chinese man has been arrested on charges of bigamy after his two wives discovered each other on a social networking site, a media report said.
The Mexican national of Chine....
- Celebrities send across their Christmas greetings on Twitter
It is time for snowballs, decorated pine trees, gifts and a zealous Christmas celebration. The whole world seems to be enjoying this much-awaited festival, and that is reflected on the Twitter communi....
- Amar Singh starts blogging at Big B's behest
New Delhi: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been a regular blogger for more than a year, has now convinced his close friend and Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh to follow suit.
- SNS! The hottest spot for film marketing
New Delhi: Aamir Khan created a secret identity on Facebook to promote his new movie "3 Idiots". Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's "Paa" also found a major presence on the interne....
- Twitter was down, hacked by Iranian Cyber Army
Twitter, the popular social networking site, suffered a major setback after a group of hackers claiming themselves to be 'Iranian Cyber Army', hacked the site and even desurfaced the homepage.....
- Sehwag hits a ton, his fans on Twitter celebrate
New Delhi: Virender Sehwag, the aggressive opening batsman in Indian cricket team was on a role on the 1st One Day International against Sri Lanka as he rallied to his 12th ODI century in just ....
- Now, international diplomacy on Twitter
New Delhi: A tripartite meeting on Twitter? That's what happened among the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt and India.
Bahrain's Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa sat with his Eg....
- Kelly Osbourne is bored of Twitter
Los Angles: Singer Kelly Osbourne is tired of hearing people talk about the social networking site Twitter all the time.
"In America it seems that everyone talks about Twitter to ....
- Twitter reacts to Telangana issue
New Delhi: Ever since the news of Central government deciding to confer separate statehood to Telangana broke out, a mixed response started to emanate from the Twitter fraternity. When after al....
- Google Chief is now on Twitter
Washington: He had once said Twitter is a "poor man's email system," and now he is a part of this fast developing micro-blogging site. Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has joined....
- Yahoo improves its search engine
Munich: Searches on the Yahoo engine should soon deliver more results, thanks in part to new filter functions, reports the company.
Those new filters could allow a searcher, for examp....
- Facebook group plans 'mass suicide' on Dec 21
Hong Kong: Police in Hong Kong were today trying to trace the founder of a Chinese-language Facebook group whose members claim to be planning a mass suicide on Dec 21.
The investigati....
- Live coverage of International Trade Fair 2009 now on TwitSnaps
New Delhi: The 29th edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF), which opened for business visitors on 14th November, has been witnessing an extensive live coverage on TwitSnaps - the Indi....
- Norah Jones embarrassed about not updating Twitter page
New York: American singer-songwriter Norah Jones set up a Twitter account to keep fans up to date about her recording sessions but says she is embarrassed as she hasn't been able to update ....
- TwitSnaps 'Indiacontest' generates great response
Delhi: After the success of Photocontest, TwitSnaps, the Indian photosharing Twitter platform, has introduced another contest for Indian tweeple. The theme for this contest is- 'Spirit of I....
- Around 300 Facebook groups hijacked by online activists
San Francisco: In an effort to prove the vulnerability of social media, online activists hijacked nearly 300 Facebook community groups. Presenting themselves as Control Your Info (CYI), the gro....
- Twitter is now a major source for news in India
New Delhi: Twitter is no more confined to being merely a micro blogging site. It is now a major source for news in India. A recent survey brings before the fact that about 16% of twitter users ....
- Orkut with a refreshing look
Google is going to launch a number of new design changes to Orkut, its social networking website.
The site has not been going well for the last few months. It will soon see a number of new f....
- Facebook awarded $711 mn in spam damages
San Francisco: Spam king Sanford Wallace has been ordered to pay $711 million in damages for bombarding Facebook members with unwanted messages, the social networking site said today.
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- Gul Panag to be Twitter Face for Wills fashion week
New Delhi: Gul Panag is among the most regular celebrities on the social networking site Twitter and the actress is now taking it to the next level - she has been signed to post live updates ....
- Twitter- Airtel crack SMS deal in India
Twitter announced on its blog an SMS deal with Bharti Airtel, the largest mobile operator in India. The deal allows Indian users to update their Twitter status messages via text messaging. Though Airt....
- Can social networking help people become healthier?
Washington: Can social networking sites help people make healthy decisions? A new study says it depends on people's willingness to take action on the information they derive from the sites.....
- Indians on Facebook protest over missing Indian Flag in Farmville
Kolkata: The Indians on Facebook are protesting and that is not without a cause. The popular Farmville game, which allows the users to play farmer and mark their territory with the national
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- Over 1000 Hotmail accounts compromised
San Francisco: In a shocking revelation Microsoft confirmed that passwords of over 1,000 Hotmail accounts had been compromised and posted online. This is perhaps one of the biggest cases of se....
- India to use Facebook, Twitter to reduce fatal accidents
New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and International Road Federation (IRF) are planning to use social networking websites including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to help red....
- Twitter to get $100 mn in financing
San Francisco: Internet messaging sensation Twitter is to close a new funding round of $100 million from investors who value the company as high as $1 billion, the media reported on Sep 24.
- Karan Johar asked me to Twitter: Riteish Deshmukh
New Delhi: The Twitter bug has bit many celebrities in tinsel town and the latest entrant is Riteish Deshmukh. The actor says it was filmmaker Karan Johar who asked him to join the popular soci....
- TwitSnaps.com launches photo contest for Indians, starts today
TwitSnaps.com, the Indian photoshare Twitter application has launched a photo contest for its users. The contest begins from 22nd September,'09 and will be hosted over a 3-day period. Only partici....
- Tharoor gets wide support from Twitterati
New Delhi: From tweets urging him "not to be cowed down" and apologising for "the crap he had to endure", the twitterati - essentially the newgen - has rallied behind Minister o....
- Katrina is neither on Twitter, nor on Facebook
Admirers of Katrina Kaif on Twitter may be disheartened to know that this Bollywood has refuted all rumours about her being on this popular social networking site.
While talking to the medi....
- Facebook grows, makes a profit
San Francisco: Facebook, the world's largest social network on the internet, is finally turning a profit, the privately held company said.
The Silicon Valley, California, company,....
- Celina Jaitly talks about Twitter, LGBT issues
Not many Indians are aware about Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly's presence on Twitter. Like Gul Panag, Celina also exudes a lot of warmth over Twitter and is quite friendly with all her followers....
- Priyanka Chopra crosses 50,000 followers on Twitter
Indian celebrities are making it big on Twitter. Just few days after Shashi Tharoor became the first Indian celebrity to have 100, 000 followers on Twitter, Priyanka Chopra joined the elite club of 50....
- Startup Saturday - an effort of Headstart to evolve together
Kolkata: They had a humble beginning. And now they have evolved as a one stop destination where entrepreneurs, young aspirants meet for a purpose - to nurture the innovative ideas in each of th....
- Twitter for a social cause as Bangaloreans tweet for unprivileged
Bangalore: Twitter for a cause. This can easily be the slogan of the Twitter community in Bangalore, the IT hub of the country. The Bangaloreans are all set to give a new dimension to this soci....
- It's raining Bollywood celebrities on Twitter
Bollywood stars have taken a special liking to Twitter. If you have been active on Twitter for any length of time, you'd have noticed and interacted with Bollywood celebs such as Gul Panag, Celina....
- Stop tuttutting about my tweeting, says Tharoor
New Delhi: It seems Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's patience is wearing thin at the constant media attention to his twittering that has apparently drawn the notice o....
- Gmail outage challenges Google engineers
San Francisco: A disruption to Google's Gmail service frustrated users throughout the world on Tuesday and flummoxed engineers at the giant internet company.
Google said the probl....
- Facebook gets notice for tobacco promotion
Chandigarh: Popular social networking website Facebook has been caught in a 'smoky' row. An anti-tobacco activist here has served a notice to the website, accusing it of "promotion ....
- Facebook forced to tighten privacy safeguards
Toronto: Over 200 million Facebook users around the world scored a major victory on Thursday when the social networking site agreed to implement new privacy safeguards.
Facebook was h....
- Pink fails to keep her promise, no snaps on Twitter
London: Pop star Pink had promised her fans through Twitter that she would post pictures of the Australian leg of her Funhouse tour, but later changed her mind.
Media reports that Pin....
- Companies use information on networking sites
Washington: Personal information, shared by half a billion people on social networking sites, might be leaked to companies wanting to take advantage of their browsing habits and even specific i....
- Facebook fuels jealousy in relationships
Toronto: Married couples, beware of Faceboook. It triggers jealousy in your spouse.
The more time you spend surfing this social networking website, the more jealous your partner feels....
- Indian origin 96-year-old is world's oldest blogger
New Delhi: Ninetysix-year-old great grandfather Randall Butisingh, a Florida resident of Indian origin, has become the world's oldest blogger.
Butisingh's popular web blog was....
- Big B's blog to be compiled into book?
New Delhi: Ever since his blog was launched in April 2008, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been regularly updating it. From movies to his arguments with the media to social issues - he ....
- Priyanka has 21,770 followers on Twitter
New Delhi: Priyanka Chopra has got as many as 21,770 followers on social networking site Twitter within a month, overtaking Mallika Sherawat and Gul Panag. And the credit goes to her regular up....
- Twitter was down for hours, attacked by hackers
Washington: Unidentified hackers brought the microblogging website Twitter to its knees for several hours on Thursday.
Twitter founder Biz Stone said the site, which was down altogeth....
- Facebook is world's fourth most trafficked website
San Francisco: Social networking website Facebook continues its rapid rise and has already become the fourth most trafficked website in the world, technology blog TechCrunch has reported.
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- Social networking goes mobile
New Delhi: Are you constantly on the move and don't have time to log on to your computer to be in touch with your friends? Coming to your rescue now is your mobile phone through which you c....
- New generation students are digital natives: survey
Mumbai: The urban school children of the country are digital natives and highly technology savvy, and will shape the next phase of the country's growth and success, said a survey released o....
- Mallika Sherawat messing up big-time on Twitter?
Celebrities are always under the scanner. Every action committed by them are heavily scrutinized by the general public and the media. It's a sad state of affairs for all the celebrities. But there....
- Parents police social networking sites
New Delhi: If you are a teenager, be careful who you talk to and what you say on social networking sites -- for papa and mama may be watching, sometimes with good reason.
Rakesh Kumar....
- Is Gul Panag the best Indian celebrity on Twitter?
Shashi Tharoor, Gul Panag, Mallika Sherawat, Nikhil Chinapa, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta, and Rakhi Sawant are some of the popular Indian celebrities who have a large fan following on Twitter. But w....
- Gul Panag or Mallika Sherawat, who will reach 10,000 followers first?
You heard about the CNN vs Ashton Kutcher battle, right? Ashton reached the 1 million mark before CNN managed to crack the much-hyped followers count on Twitter. The popularity of Twitter has not fail....
- Hillary's passage to India - via a mouse click
New Delhi: You don't have to switch on the television or get a ticket to a high-security event to follow the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - it doesn't need more th....
- Facebook indicted for privacy violations in Canada
Toronto: Indicting Facebook for privacy violations, Canada's Privacy Commissioner on Thursday said though "privacy issues are top of mind for Facebook, and (yet) we found serious privac....
- Indian Wikipedians meet in Bangalore
Bangalore: Wikipedians, the editors and contributors behind the free online encyclopedia - Wikipedia, had a meet last Sunday in Bangalore. WikiMeetups are face-to-face meetings of Wikipedians t....
- Indian celebrities on Twitter
Indian celebrities have joined the Twitter bandwagon. It took them some time, but they have really taken a liking to it. You can now easily follow Bollywood celebrities on Twitter. Indian m....
- Twitter photoshare: TwitSnaps introduces new features
San Jose: TwitPic made Twitter photosharing a rage following a snap of airplane crash in Hudson river which was sent to Twitter via this application. But there are umpteen applications out th....
- Punjab's blogger finance minister hits cyber fame
Chandigarh: Many finance ministers around the world may appear icy and unapproachable, but not Punjab's 40-something Manpreet Singh Badal who is blogging his way into cyber popularity and e....
- Don't panic if your teen is into social networking sites
Sydney: Parents need not worry if their teens are into social networking sites - they are savvy enough to minimize risks for themselves, according to a recent study.
Kerry Mallan, of....
- Germans fear Twitter could bias general election
Berlin: Senior German officials fear that Twitter, the social networking site, could bias the general election to be held in September, the Der Spiegel news magazine reported on Saturday.
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- Kolkatans love to tweet, Twitter members meet for the second time
Kolkata: Tweeting has become an ever-growing trend for the passionate followers of Twitter and it is has been quite some time that this virtual social networking hub has become a curriculum in ....
- Facebook backtracks changes after user outcry
Popular social networking site Facebook said on Wednesday it will return to its previous terms of service regarding user data after widespread opposition to its new terms under which it would have....
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