Tag: facebook
Twitter to trial a mute button
Have you ever felt that, rather than block or unfollow someone, you just want to be able to ignore their tweets for a while? If so, you'll be pleased to know that Twitter is now testing a mute function for…
5 Questions now Facebook has bought Oculus Rift
Massive and shocking news this evening as it has emerged that the VR headset company Oculus Rift have been bought by… Facebook. Yeah – that Facebook. And they spent $2bn on the company too. What on earth are they thinking?…
Facebook rolls out interface tweaks on desktop and mobile
Let's hope Mark Zuckerberg is in his safe room. Facebook have just started rolling out their latest changes to the user interface and as with all of these things, we can probably expect a torrent of anger to follow. The…
5 Questions now Facebook have bought WhatsApp
BIG news in the tech world as Facebook has acquired messaging app WhatsApp for an astonishing $16bn – which apparently works out as paying between 0.1 and 0.15 cents for every WhatsApp message sent to date. So what does it…
Sceptical Questions: Will Facebook REALLY lose 80% of its users by 2017?
A story has been doing the rounds suggesting that according to some scientists, Facebook will lose 80% of its users by 2017. How on earth do they make that prediction? Here's some sceptical questions. This is an attractive claim to…
Fact-Check: Who is REALLY the oldest Facebook user?
Big news in the tech world today as apparently the world's oldest Facebook user turned 106 years old yesterday. Various news outlets dutifully reported the story of 106 year old Edythe Kirchmaier in full: But here's the thing… is she…
Has this guy figured out why Facebook is so horrible?
Let's face it – Facebook is the social network you love to hate. Whilst all of the important chat happens on Twitter, and your trendier friends are all Snapchatting each other, we still maintain our Facebook accounts out of grim…
Over half the UK population now active Facebook users
Sure, you lot are all like "man, I'm quitting Facebook, this new news feed sucks, there's too many adverts, blah, blah, blah". But the numbers tell a different story: over half the UK population are now active Facebook users. Revealing…
Facebook should introduce a Premium ad-free version, says Twitter co-founder
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has stated that he believes Facebook should offer a subscription plan for those that wish to use the social network without having to endure adverts. Recently returning to Zuckerbreg's service after a length of absence as…
Facebook planning Flipboard-like news app ahead of Google Reader shutdown
With Google Reader closing its doors on July 1st, it seems Facebook will be the next company to try to pick up the RSS Reader's marooned following. According to the Wall Street Journal, Mark Zuckerberg's team will be targetting mobile…
