Tag: facebook
Facebook photos get auto face tagging
Facebook have rolled out an update to their photo album service today which should make tagging snaps of your family and pals a little easier by automatically detecting faces. The software can recognise faces using similar technology to that…
"Google Me" to rival Facebook?
Google are rumoured to be trying their hand yet again at capturing the lucrative social-networking market. According to Digg's Kevin rose credible sources are claiming that the search giants are readying "Google Me" to compete against the likes of…
Top Tory MP's blog, Twitter and Facebook hacked
Hackers have yesterday wreaked havoc with the Facebook, Twitter and blog accounts of Therese Coffey, Conservative candidate for Suffolk Coastal. Explicit messages were sent from Coffey's accounts, with some grim remarks made about Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife….
WWDC 2010: Farmville and Netflix are headed to iPhone
Latest news from WWDC 2010 is that Apple's iPhone handset's will be getting full-on apps for Farmville and Netflix fanatics. Netflix will be great for those looking to watch flicks on multiple devices, picking up where you left off with…
Yahoo and Facebook partnership steps up a gear
Yahoo are to introduce further Facebook integration across their sites following the announced partnership between the pair. Yahoo users will be able to view their Facebook "news feed" within Yahoo Mail and Yahoo.com "in the coming days" according to the…
Mum tracks down kidnapped children through Facebook
A Californian mother has tracked down her two missing children through Facebook after they had been kidnapped 15 years earlier. The woman's husband, Faustino Utrera , had left with the children, vowing to never let her contact them again. After…
Facebook u-turn over Ceop Panic Button?
Facebook are said to be renewing discussions with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) over the installation of a "panic button" on the social network. Concern grew over the safety of children using the social network after a…
Poll: Are you happy with the new Facebook privacy settings?
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg last night announced the details of his social network's new privacy controls, after many users felt that the previous settings were too complicated. Under the banner of "one simple control", Facebook hope the new controls will…
Video Preview: A look at of BBC iPlayer's new features
The BBC today launched a pretty substantial re-vamp of their iPlayer video-on demand service. Adding customisable modules and integrating social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, the BBC look to have really paid attention to what the public have asked…
Video Interview: BBC iPlayer's Eric Huggers on web TV and social media
Eric Huggers, Controller of BBC Future Media, was in town today to talk about the latest re-vamped version of BBC iPlayer, Auntie's video on demand service that has taken the nation by storm. Shiny Shiny's Anna was on hand…
