Social Media Archive
09 May 2016
Facebook loses round one in privacy fight over photo tagging feature
Facebook loses round one in privacy fight over photo tagging feature A federal judge yesterday rejected Facebook’s request to throw out a lawsuit that alleges the company “secretly amassed the world’s largest privately held database of consumer biometric data.” The dispute centers around a feature added in 2010 that allows Facebook users to tag themselves,
09 May 2016
What Made the New Islamabad Airport a Disaster?
What Made the New Islamabad Airport a Disaster? We recently saw the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) admit to design flaws in the new Islamabad Airport and most of the blame was put on the international firm which made the design recommendation. However, new information reveals unbelievable facts about the people behind the disaster, i.e. new
07 May 2016
Facebook testing ‘Discover’ for Groups to help you find like-minded weirdos
Facebook testing ‘Discover’ for Groups to help you find like-minded weirdos Facebook Groups aren’t often talked about, but they’re a great resource for finding a community around specific topics. Whether it’s parenting, photography, food or sports, there are groups for nearly every topic — even a few that shouldn’t exist at all. Facebook is now testing
05 May 2016
3 Free and Capable Alternatives to Microsoft Office
3 Free and Capable Alternatives to Microsoft Office Ever since its debut, MS Office has been the de facto office suite companion for nearly every individual and company. Being the leader of the market, MS has made its position clear by providing plentiful features that no other rival offers. But does being the leader of
29 Apr 2016
Social Media Rises Against #MaalikBan
Social Media Rises Against #MaalikBan The movie ‘Maalik’ made the news a few days ago when it was banned from being premiered across Pakistan. According to a notification on Wednesday, the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, and National Heritage banned the movie from being displayed in any cinema. Like many other Movies #Maalik was another “Not
29 Apr 2016
Google is starting its own hardware division to handle Nexus, Pixel and its other consumer gadgets
Google is starting its own hardware division to handle Nexus, Pixel and its other consumer gadgets Google is creating an internal hardware division, and is bringing back an old executive to lead the charge. Rick Osterloh, who departed Google when it sold Motorola to Lenovo, is returning to the company to lead this new hardware
27 Apr 2016
Pakistan Ranked 105th for Ease of Doing Ecommerce Business
Pakistan Ranked 105th for Ease of Doing Ecommerce Business The ease of operating an ecommerce business in Pakistan has been ranked at 105th position out of the total 137 places. The ranking measures the business to consumer (B2C) ecommerce index as well as underlying capability to support online shopping and other business-to-consumer electronic commerce. The
23 Apr 2016
Twitter Fabric is launching Mission Control, a new dashboard for developers
Twitter Fabric is launching Mission Control, a new dashboard for developers Twitter Fabric is launching Mission Control, a new dashboard that surfaces important information about your apps instead of asking you to dig through various views and menus. A new card-based format tells you all you need to know about your apps at a glance,
23 Apr 2016
Facebook Messenger launches group calls globally [Update]
Facebook Messenger launches group calls globally [Update] Today on Android and iOS, users with the latest update of Messenger will have the ability to start a group VoIP (voice over internet protocol) audio call from any group chat. To take advantage, just tap the phone icon and select which members you want to include in
23 Apr 2016
Facebook might finally kill clickbait with new algorithm tweaks
Facebook might finally kill clickbait with new algorithm tweaks In June of last year, Facebook announced that it would start showing more content that mattered to you by factoring in the time you spent viewing a post — whether you actually clicked through to linked content, or not. Today, Facebook is building on this mission