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Facebook explains how it gets and uses information with privacy policy update
Thu, 13th Nov 2014
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Facebook updates privacy policy, introduces Privacy Basics & proposes changes to policies, including clearer explanation of ads.
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Facebook's gonna let you control more of the crap you see on your News Feed
Wed, 12th Nov 2014
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Changes will enable users to give more feedback to Facebook about whether they want to see certain posts on their feeds.
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Messenger reaches half a billion users, but not by choice
Tue, 11th Nov 2014
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Messenger hits 500m users as Facebook forces a separate download, sparking user annoyance.
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Facebook joins the fight against Ebola with three initiatives
Fri, 7th Nov 2014
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Facebook launches trio of initiatives to combat Ebola, including donations, education, and communication aid for West Africa.
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Facebook scams target everyone, not just uneducated suckers
Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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Bitdefender has released a two-year study into Facebook scams revealing scammers infect millions of Facebook users with the same repackaged tricks.
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Social networks drain smartphone batteries, says AVG
Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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AVG reports social networks like Facebook and Instagram are major culprits in smartphone battery drain and storage woes.
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Sharing photos on Facebook via smartphone has become much easier - and cooler
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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Facebook's new update transforms photo sharing into storytelling on smartphones, making it sleeker and more intuitive.
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Foreigners denied Facebook and Twitter as North Korea orders blanket ban
Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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The blanket ban ends access to services previously available to diplomatic missions and international humanitarian organisations.
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Social media key to new growth for NZ exporters and start ups
Fri, 31st Oct 2014
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Social media is becoming an increasingly crucial tool for NZ exporters, and exporters are using this channel in more creative and innovative ways.
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Facebook jumps on the anonymity bandwagon with new Rooms app
Fri, 24th Oct 2014
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Facebook launches Rooms app, encouraging anonymous conversations about shared interests without needing a real name or account.
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More gigs for social media users with new Spark offer
Wed, 22nd Oct 2014
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Refreshing newsfeeds and checking Twitter timelines has become a part of people’s day-to-day lives, so it makes sense to give customers more data to do so.
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Kiwi tech start up jumps in the online shopping ring
Mon, 20th Oct 2014
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Kiwi start-up SellShed's new app revolutionises smartphone shopping, attracting 4,000 global downloads in its debut week.
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Let people know you're safe with Facebook's Safety Check
Fri, 17th Oct 2014
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Facebook unveils Safety Check, a life-saving feature for users to report their safety during disasters, reassuring friends and family.
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Apple to offer egg freezing for female employees
Thu, 16th Oct 2014
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With giants like Apple and Facebook offering the service, could egg freezing become a standard extra for female employees in the tech sector?.
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Find My Next Ride
Thu, 16th Oct 2014
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Think Facebook and Trademe combined. Users can interact with each other, ask questions, post pictures, update their status and watch videos.
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Helping those who help: how social media has changed the charity landscape
Wed, 15th Oct 2014
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Social media enables charities to target different audiences, get more people involved and increase awareness of their brand.
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Break ups and the internet: Facebook etiquette
Tue, 14th Oct 2014
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In the days before social media, post break ups were only awkward if you ran into each other at the supermarket (and when does that ever actually happen).
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When are breasts a bad thing?
Mon, 13th Oct 2014
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Navigating the tightrope of nudity on social media: what's art and what's too much? Each platform draws its own line, impacting expression.
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Books that have stayed with you: a Facebook study
Mon, 13th Oct 2014
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The top 10 book craze on Facebook reveals interesting findings about people's reading preferences and the uniqueness of their favorite books.
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Facebook to take on Telco's with VoIP service
Wed, 8th Oct 2014
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Facebook introduces VoIP, escalating competition with telcos by leveraging WhatsApp's vast user base for its new communications service.
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Kim Kardashian: Hollywood on Facebook.
Mon, 6th Oct 2014
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Kim Kardashian's virtual world expands as Facebook partners with Glu to launch Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game, now with Italy adventures.
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Facebook: to follow or unfollow
Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
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Amy Pratt explores Facebook's unfollow feature, a quiet escape from over-sharing without the drama of unfriending.
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Has your Facebook status got an expiration date?
Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
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Facebook trials Snapchat-like disappearing status updates in NZ, aiming for ephemeral content.
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10 reasons you'll never actually quit Facebook
Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
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Despite vowing to quit, we explore 10 compelling reasons why Facebook remains an irreplaceable part of our lives and digital footprints.