Category: Facebook

  • Facebook changes looks again, new photo viewer claimed better!

    Facebook has once again implemented new changes to the out look of its main website in continuation of its timeline UI. The new features include a newer photo and video viewer which darkens the background to retain focus on the photo in question , the comments and the “sponsored stories”. 

     

    The new photo/video browser while appreciated a  lot more that the previous version which was slow and laggy compared to the original Facebook photo/video viewer, wow its happened many times. A lot new changes can be expected from the website, especially since it has recently filed the largest IPO by an Online company, since Google. 

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  • Facebook, Google and other social media companies hearing today

    Facebook, Google and other social media companies hearing today

    A district court in Delhi will hear a civil suit on Monday against 20 social networking sites including Facebook, Google for posting objectionable content on the web. The websites were asked to remove all objectionable content and file a reply stating the measures taken to screen uploaded content. A criminal suit is also being heard in the Patiala house court on Monday, which had summoned representatives of websites including that of Google and Facebook.

    Google and Facebook had appealed against the lower court’s proceedings in the Delhi High Court. Internet companies including Google and Facebook argued that they cannot develop a method to monitor defamatory or obscene material that’s been posted on their sites. 

    The issue relates to a constitutional issue of freedom of speech and expression and suppressing it was not possible as the right to freedom of speech in democratic India separates us from a totalitarian regime like China,”

    -Google advocate NK Kaul

    Facebook too had noted that it already has rules of blocking and removing content, whenever specific matters are brought to its notice. Both websites are challenging a trial court’s order to prosecute them. Google and Facebook had on January 16 told the Delhi HC that blocking them was not an option as a democratic India does not have a “totalitarian” regime like China.

    We will keep you updated on the outcome of todays hearing.

  • Facebook Files a US $ 5 Billion IPO, Trading this Spring

    Facebook Files a US $ 5 Billion IPO, Trading this Spring

    Social Networking site Facebook has filed for its Initial Public Offering , with a total value of US $ 5 Billion. The Website has a massive 483 Million active users on a daily basis, the company also took in 3.7 billion in revenue last year. Compared to giants like Google , the amount seems lowly. 

    Facebook made 12% of its revenues from Social networking game maker Zynga. Facebook is desperate to monetize their Mobile applications to benefit from the large chunk of mobile users.

    We do not currently directly generate any meaningful revenue from the use of Facebook mobile products, and our ability to do so successfully is unproven.

    Although the IPO has been filed and may interest the stock buyer, most experts are claiming this to be a NO-NO territory. The IPO which is only a small percentage of the company’s true value has been setup to earn Facebook a lot of money and not the buyer.

  • Delhi High Court to hear Facebook and Google Appeal today

    Delhi High Court to hear Facebook and Google Appeal today

    The Delhi high court will on Thursday take up the pleas filed by Google India and Facebook India challenging the summons issued by the lower court, for ‘offensive material’ posted on their websites.

    Google and Facebook on Tuesday said that it was impossible for them to control the internet content uploaded by billions of people. Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing for Google India, had said that the summons issued to social networking sites by a metropolitan magistrate showed complete lack of understanding about how the online system worked.

    The issue relates to a constitutional issue of freedom of speech and expression, and suppressing it was not possible as the right to freedom of speech in democratic India separates us from a totalitarian regime like China

    Neeraj Kishan Kaul

    The advocate had tried to mention the fact that Google India and Google Inc. were infact two different entities and that Google India had no control over the actions of the US counterpart, nor are they responsible for it.

    While companies in the US protest the SOPA and PIPA, India is still fighting for freedom of speech and expression of mind.

  • Delhi High Court to hear Facebook and Google’s petition

    Delhi High Court to hear Facebook and Google’s petition

    The Delhi High Court will hear the petition filed by Google and Facebook challenging the trial court’s order to prosecute them for objectionable content. Google, Facebook and 19 other social networking sites faced legal action for offences of promoting enmity between classes after Kapil Sibal led govt. team granted sanction to prosecute them on Friday.

    The government is threatening to block Google and Facebook like in china if the companies fail to comply.

    Like China, we will block all such websites, they need to check on offensive and objectionable material and remove such content from their web pages

    -Justice Suresh Kait

    The trial court had earlier summoned representatives from 21 of the internet based companies including Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Youtube. A legal complaint has been filed under Section 292 (sale of obscene books etc), 293 (sale of obscene objects to young person etc) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC. The court ordered the sites to remove all “anti-religious” or “anti-social” contents by February 6, 2012.

    Google India, senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi talking against this matter said

    Billions of people across the globe, post their articles on the website. Yes, they may be defamatory, obscene but cannot be checked, The US-based Google Inc is the service provider and not me (Google India) and hence, we are not liable for the action of my holding company. Moreover, it is criminal case where a vicarious liability cannot be fastened on a company which has no role, whatsoever, in the alleged offence.

    -Mukul Rohatgi 

    The govt. countered this statement by stating that the Indian Office can ask the US office to then remove such content.

     

  • Facebook rolls out “suggested events” feature

    Facebook rolls out “suggested events” feature

    The new feature rolled out by Facebook ups the existing “current events” tab that tell you all your upcoming events, including those you are invited to and those you wish to attend. The new Facebook events tab adds a “suggested events” , where Facebook finds out what your interests are by data-mining your account for relevant information including your likes and dislikes.

    If you also use the check-in feature, it will track your visits, to suggest events based on places you frequent more often. Your shared music will also be scanned to find out artists you like to find gigs and concerts.

    Check it out at the link below.

    [Facebook]

  • Facebook for Android Gets a Facelift and Tweaks

    Facebook for Android Gets a Facelift and Tweaks

     

    The new Facebook for Android app update, adds a whole lot of tweaks and and bunch of turbo speed boosts. According to Facebook :Photos and albums are up to two times faster than the previous Android app. It’s also easier to share photos, view comments and edit captions on the go. Your messages and notifications are now at the top of your screen. You can respond to friends and stay updated without leaving the page you’re on in Notification style. Just like the iOS App you can quickly access your News Feed, Groups, games and apps from the new left-hand menu. 

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  • iPad Gets a Facebook App Finally (PR)

    iPad Gets a Facebook App Finally (PR)


    The iPad has finally joined the Facebook family with its own dedicated app. Most people have called it the only most important app missing from the iPad. The app is designed to access the power of multitouch in the iPad. Check out the PR below

    [toggle title_open=”Press Release” title_closed=”Press Release” hide=”no” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Today, Facebook announced their first app for the iPad.

    Facebook for iPad not only includes popular features from the site like photos and games, but also optimizes them for the unique capabilities of the iPad.

    Facebook for iPad is available today in the Apple App Store and additional information can be found in the blog post attached.

    Additionally Facebook announced they are extending the Facebook Platform to mobile including the new iPad app, iPhone/iPod app and mobile web site. The Facebook Platform will allow mobile developers to take advantage of social channels for search of discovery of their apps and also the Facebook Credits payment system.

    Additional details about the Facebook Platform on mobile can be found in the second blog post attached as well.[/toggle]

  • Is Google owned Motorola making a Facebook phone?

    Is Google owned Motorola making a Facebook phone?

    Dirty Devils – do we all know that Google and Facebook essentially hate each other since the invent of Google Plus? But, new information has come into play : Google’s recent expensive endeavor is making a device dedicated to serve the rival company Facebook. The EX225, likely a feature phone that’s based on BREW OS is being touted as a QWERTY device with a dedicated Facebook button, something quite similar to our friend the ChaCha (sans touch screen and Android) 

    For the technically sound the device includes a 2.4-inch TFT-LCD display, a 3 megapixel camera and five row QWERTY keyboard and will be available in 2 variants dual-sim and single-sim. One this is for sure you can expect this device to do well in India, and you can expect a full feature on this iGyaan style.

     

  • The End : Apple ends TV Rentals, Google Dissolves Slide and Facebook Kills Deals

    Its looks like clean up time. Last week Apple ended their TV rentals all together, A statement from Fox  suggests that the studio was no longer interested in rentals, either:

    After carefully considering the results of the rental trial, it became clear that content ownership is a more attractive long-term value proposition both for iTunes customers and for our business. To further enhance the value of ownership, we are working with Apple to make content available within their new cloud-based service.”

    Ex- Apple CEO Steve Jobs and his team had worked hard throughout last year to push TV rentals to end users at aggressive pricing. almost 1/3 the buy it price. But looks like lack of support from TV networks means that Apple would no longer be able to push rentals out the door.

    Google on the other hand decided to dissolve Slide, a company that was bought by Google just a year ago for 200 million. Slide CEO Max Levchin decided to leave Google for other opportunities. A google spokesperson commented:

    Max has decided to leave Slide and Google to pursue other opportunities, and we wish him the best. Most of the team from Slide will remain at Google to work on other opportunities.”

    Slide, a social apps company, had an extensive portfolio of not so popular apps including  SuperPoke Pets, Disco and photo-sharing app Photovine, which was released only last week. The apps will be discontinued within the next few months.

    Also Facebook will discontinue its deals product, the company said today in a statement released to Reuters and other outlets.

    The Facebook Deals product, which offered discounted coupons for local businesses, had launched only four months ago. Its shutdown follows Facebook’s discontinuation earlier this week of its location-based check-in feature for mobile users in favor of broader place-tagging tools. Here’s Facebook’s statement:

    After testing Deals for four months, we’ve decided to end our Deals product in the coming weeks. We think there is a lot of power in a social approach to driving people into local businesses. We’ve learned a lot from our test and we’ll continue to evaluate how to best serve local businesses.

    Facebook deals tried to cash in on the public attraction to Groupon, LivingSocial, Google deals etc.

    Looks like the new implementation and acquisitions are not working out for these tech giants. and its time for cleanup.

  • Facebook’s Dedicated iPad app leaked in its iPhone app

    Facebook’s Dedicated iPad app leaked in its iPhone app

    The much awaited, dedicated iPad app for Facebook has be found in the latest update of the iPhone app.  @AeroEchelon, a Canadian engineering student who first noticed the hidden code says “change the UIDeviceFamily to 2 for iPhone on the Facebook app” . A basic edit of the file structure of the App will allow you to get a preview of the App. 

     The Facebook iPad app uses a left-side menu system that can be accessed by the touch of a button or the flick of the iPad screen. The interface is unlike the other iPad apps for accessing Facebook and TechCrunch calls it “Spectacular”.

    Hit the link for more screenshots and review by TechCrunch.

    [TechCrunch

  • How To : Import Your Facebook Contacts to Google Plus (+) : Step by Step

    How To : Import Your Facebook Contacts to Google Plus (+) : Step by Step

    After getting you an Invite,

    And Telling you

    How to Setup your Account on Google Plus.

     

    We are now helping you shift your Facebook contacts to Google + .

    It is a tedious, process but it works

     

    Step 1. Yahoo Mail

    • Create a Yahoo mail account if you don’t already have one.
    • Login and click the contacts tab.
    • Once in the contacts tab you will be able to import contacts from Facebook.
    • Go ahead and do that.
    • After you enter your Facebook details all your contacts will appear in the contacts tab.
    • Next its time to export the contacts.
    • Click  the Actions button in the contacts screen.
     
    • Now click Export all and choose the Microsoft Outlook option.
    • Save the file
    • Move on to Step 2
     

    Step 2 : Windows Live Mail

    At this point you would want to say to yourself, Why would i need a windows mail account?

    Answer : Currently Google + supports contact import from Yahoo and Hotmail. But once you import your contacts from Facebook to yahoo mail, Google plus can’t import them. Same is the case with Hotmail/Windows Live Mail. But with our work around Google Plus will import your contacts, So go on ahead:

    • Make sure you have a Windows Live Mail or Hotmail account (if not get one) 
    • Next go into the Contacts Menu
    • Click Manage and then Click Import

     

     

     

    • Next, Choose  Outlook and import the file you previously exported from Yahoo mail.
    • Now that your contacts are imported in yahoo mail the next step is to add them to Google Plus

    Step 3 : Google Plus

    • Log onto your Google Plus account
    • Visit the Circles tab
    • Click find and Invite
    • Click on hotmail
    • Enter your details
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    You are Done!

    You have successfully imported your Facebook Contacts into Google Plus. 
    Now go ahead and add people to the circles of your choice and invite them.

     

     

     

  • How to : Set up your Google Plus Account Step by Step

    How to : Set up your Google Plus Account Step by Step

    Today we are going to help you set up a Google Plus Account – Step By Step

     

    Step 1 : Invitations

    If you don’t already have an invitation to Google plus, then you should consider making friends with better people, like us.

    Hit this link to get an Invite 

    Note:

    • You will need a gmail email address or a fully qualified google profile to get this to work.
    • Google apps and associated email addresses  are currently not supported

    When you get an invite it should look something like the image below

     

     

    After you get an invite  you will need to click the button :  

     

     

    Step 2 : Register 

    Once you click on the button you will be redirected to the registration page:

     

     

    Add your details, upload and crop your profile Photo.

    And you are all set to CLICK JOIN

     

    Step 3 : Profile

    Now that you are in, you would want to set up your profile.

    You will be greeted with a similar welcome page : 

    welcome page
    • Click the sprocket settings button on the top right of you browser to get into Google Plus settings.

     

     

     

    • Next, Set up your privacy and sharing settings in the page.

    HIT – SAVE, and you are done!

     

    Step 4 : Setting up Circles

    Hit the circles button on your profile page to set up Circles.

     

    Once on the circles page you will be able to , find people by email addresses or by searching for them over other networks and email services like yahoo mail or hotmail.

    Simple create circles of your choice, Like Friends, Family, Colleagues, Game Buddies, College, etc.

    You can also add the same person to multiple circles.

    Once you are done finding and adding your friends, its time to start posting!.

     

    Step 5 : First Post!

    • Simple click on the share bar in your Google Plus homepage and start writing.
    • You can add media like videos or photos or even links and location from where you are posting.
    • Also select what all circles you would like to share this post with.
    • You can also leave it blank to share with everyone
    Once you are done typing click the green Share button.

    Congratulations you have successfully started using Google Plus (+)

     

    You can now start inviting your friends too!
    Stay tuned for an update to this post where we share details about Sparks, Hangouts and Streams

     

     

    We also have a tutorial on how to transfer your Facebook friends to Google + here.
  • How To: Move your Facebook Photos to Picasa

    How To: Move your Facebook Photos to Picasa

    With Google+’s popularity on the rise, a lot of users are looking for an easy way to shift their albums from Facebook to Picasa. The aptly named move2picasa.com website allows you to log in with your Facebook id and copy all your photos to Picasa. Please note that the photos would be moved without captions etc.

    If you have a lot of photos, it could take you a few hours to transfer them. Apparently, the more photos that you and others try to transfer, the slower the service will be. Despite the wait, this seems to be an adequate solution for most people. One other thing, you either move all your photos or you move none. There is no feature to select or filter which images are copied.

    Once your photos are in Picasa, sharing them with your circles is very easy. The web app was built by AmiWorks’ Aman Kumar Jain and Amogh. According to the website, some 300,000 photos have already been moved.

  • Facebook also comes to Skype

    Facebook also comes to Skype

    Skype has also added Facebook live chat to their windows client. Skype 5.3 for windows enables people logged into Skype to talk to their Facbook friends via an easy interface.

    Import your Facebook News Feed to keep up with the latest from your friends. Comment, Like and call them direct from Skype. Update your Facebook status from Skype, too.

    Get all the latest Skype features plus send instant messages direct to Facebook chat. See when your friends on Facebook are online and get in touch in one click.

     

    Its only available for Windows Right now, But expect a Mac client soon. Hit the link below if you rock a PC.

    [Skype for Windows]

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