POW! Facebook threat not a criminal act, says courtÂ
Threatening revenge against Facebook friends who do not send online birthday wishes is not a criminal offence, according to a top Swiss court.
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Google waves the white flag with $163 million for European mediaÂ
Google plans to invest $163 million to improve its strained relations with European publishing houses and is already seeing support from some respected newspapers.
Facebook blames stronger Dollar for first profit miss since 2012Â
Facebook Inc.’s revenue growth was stunted in the first quarter by the effects of the strong dollar, causing the social-media company to miss analysts’ sales estimates.
Facebook everywhere – solar-powered drones to expand Internet’s reach
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday proclaimed the successful test of a wide-winged, solar-powered drone built to deliver wireless internet service to remote spots.
Zuckerberg boosting books – promises to read 24 in 2015, first pick sold out
Zuckerberg selected a 2013 Moises Naim book as his first read and, predictably, it’s sold out. Naim achieved global recognition for his 2007 book Illicit.
Lucy Kellaway: How a dating App can improve your company’s recruitment
Lateral thinking as usual, Lucy Kellaway’s suggestions are likely to see executives all over the world downloading Tinder – strictly for research of course.
Facebook targets advertisers as 100 million log on in Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – One in 10 Africans are logging on to Facebook every month, the world’s No.1 online social network said on Monday, presenting a new target audience for advertisers. Of those 100 million people, 80 percent are accessing the platform via mobiles on a continent with very low internet penetration and smartphone ownership, it said. … Read more
Facebook shares hit record high as market likes earnings
July 24 (Reuters) – Shares of Facebook Inc hit a record high on Thursday after a surge in mobile advertising revenue helped the world’s No. 1 social network trounce analysts’ expectations for quarterly profit and revenue. The company’s shares rose 7.6 percent to a high of $76.74 in early trading on the Nasdaq. At that … Read more
Google 2nd quarter results: Smartphone migration remains the monetization hurdle
By Shaun Murison A dictionary defines Google not only as a brand name for a global technology company, but also a frequently used verb relating to the search of almost anything imaginable. The innovation and access to information has created a tech giant which has become a household name engaging users both far and wide … Read more
Study reveals extent of South Africans’ Facebook usage – all the way from Bed Time to Prime Time
While it has been widely documented that Facebook is losing its position as the most-used social networking site globally, it appears that this is not the case in South Africa. If anything, Facebook is more popular than ever! Whether or not South Africans operate in the bubble that we are sometimes accused of occupying, one … Read more