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US Journo killing: Shooter waiting ‘to go boom’

Flanagan, 41, had "a long series of complaints against co-workers nearly from the beginning of employment at the TV station," said Dennison, now an official with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.
27 August 2015, 05:00 AM

Facebook introduces 'Donate' button for non-profit organizations

Facebook introduces ‘Donate’ button for all non-profit organizations to use on their Facebook pages and ad links.
25 August 2015, 12:12 PM

No more social media for Russell Brand

British stand-up comedian Russell Brand has taken a step back from social media and his YouTube channel.
22 August 2015, 15:40 PM

Khaleda’s passport scans are fake!

Two curious images of what appears to be BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s passport have been recently floating around facebook.
13 August 2015, 08:38 AM

JU teacher jailed for Facebook remark on PM

A Dhaka court today jailed a Jahangirnagar University teacher for three years over a sedition suit filed for commenting on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.
12 August 2015, 09:17 AM

Why just porn? #NextBanIdea trends in India

India's Twitter users are making "helpful" suggestions to the government on what to ban next now that they have blocked free access to porn websites.
4 August 2015, 13:20 PM

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to become a father

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a baby girl.
1 August 2015, 05:27 AM

Facebook now used by half of world's online users

Half of the world's estimated online population now check in to the social networking giant Facebook at least once a month.
30 July 2015, 13:00 PM

Facebook loses battle over users' fake names in Germany

Facebook has been prevented from stopping users in Germany creating accounts under false names.
30 July 2015, 08:47 AM

Zuckerberg moves closer to become world's richest person

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has moved a step closer to becoming the richest person in the world.
23 July 2015, 15:05 PM

Posing with endangered River Dolphin

In a mindless act of disregard to endangered Gangetic River Dolphin, a Facebook user has posted photos in which he poses with a dead dolphin calf.
22 July 2015, 05:44 AM

English woman changes her name in order to log in to Facebook

A woman who used a pseudonym on Facebook so that she'd be more difficult to find changes her name by deed poll to the fake name because she was blocked from accessing her account.
14 July 2015, 05:17 AM

Barbaric torture and murder of a child

Today, as a nation, we are ashamed of what we have become; we are ashamed of the barbarians amongst us, who find perverse pleasure in the torture and death of a child, so much so that they record the act and share it gleefully on Facebook.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Mushfiq’s protest against Rajon murder

With the whole nation spilling in outrage and protest over the incident, star cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim joined in and voiced his denounce in the social networking platform Facebook.
13 July 2015, 09:40 AM

Video of differently-abled Ranchi singer goes viral

In two days, till last count at 6:30pm on Monday, the video had fetched 2,250,348 views, 100,161 likes and 118,647 shares on Facebook.
8 July 2015, 10:39 AM

Facebook's new floating video feature lets you scroll while you watch

Facebook now lets you detach a video from the News Feed and move it anywhere within the browser window, so you can scroll Facebook while watching.
7 July 2015, 15:36 PM

Wanted Australia man asks cops for better mugshot

An Australian man is still at large after an exchange with police on Facebook where he asked them to change his mugshot.
7 July 2015, 06:19 AM

When a selfie is not enough: India abuzz over 'velfie' craze

Move over selfie, India is embracing the "velfie" with Bollywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians taking and posting videos of themselves online using a range of new mobile apps.
6 July 2015, 06:59 AM

FB photo helps reunite mother with son after 15 yrs

A California mother and her teenage son reunite after 15 years apart, all thanks to an old family photograph post to Facebook.
4 July 2015, 09:59 AM

Facebook to share advertising revenue with video creators

The company launches a suggested videos feed that curates a sequence of clips, interspersed with adverts.
2 July 2015, 15:20 PM