The great Facebook crash of 2014: The internet reacts June 19, 2014 It may have lasted for around half an hour, but the 'Great Facebook Outage of 2014' certainly got the internet panicking. The social network site was down this morning, with users reporting that they were unable to access the Facebook website and mobile apps worldwide. While the opportunity to go outside and talk to other [...]
Is Facebook down? Social media site serves error message to users June 19, 2014 Facebook has been down this morning, with the message “Sorry, something went wrong” appearing when users visit the site. The social network site said it was working on getting it fixed as soon as possible. The cause of the disruption is not yet known. It is not just the UK that has been affected, with [...]
In pictures: Inside Facebook’s new Dublin office and European HQ June 17, 2014 Be prepared for some significant office envy once you’ve looked at pictures of Facebook’s new European headquarters. Designed by architect Frank Gehry, it ticks almost every stereotype on the cool tech office checklist (roof terrace, ping pong table, coffee bar) and offers a glimpse of what the social network’s new London outpost could look [...]
Slingshot, Facebook’s answer to Snapchat app, ‘accidentally released’ early June 10, 2014 Eager to jump on the photo messaging app bandwagon, Facebook accidently leaked its new Snapchat rival Slingshot on Monday but swiftly removed it from the app store. Facebook has yet to announce full details or a release date for the app, with a spokesperson telling media: “Earlier today, we accidentally released a version of [...]
Facebook clicks like on drastic privacy controls May 22, 2014 Facebook has made drastic changes to its privacy controls that will give its 1.3bn users more control over their information and default new users posts to be more private. The change comes as privacy concerns are rising among internet users and private sharing services such as Snapchat and WhatsApp are becoming increasingly popular with younger [...]
What’s it actually like to work at Facebook? April 24, 2014 Facebook’s bumper annual results last night, with a 72 per cent increase in revenue on last year’s first quarter, means that working at Facebook right now is probably pretty sweet. No doubt they’re throwing giant beach balls around, high fiving each other and necking ice-cold Buds from their beanbags. Consider us jealous. But [...]
Facebook and Apple defy the tech critics April 23, 2014 TECHNOLOGY giants Facebook and Apple silenced talk of a tech bubble last night as they trumped all expectations, both delivering record earnings for the first quarter of 2014. Facebook’s booming mobile advertising business led the social network to revenues of $2.5bn (£1.5bn) in the quarter, above the expected $2.36bn, and profit of $642m, up more [...]
Brand Index: Users take time to get the message on Facebook changes April 22, 2014 IN A recent interview, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg revealed that a major plank of the company’s growth strategy is to diversify its offering into many smartphone apps. The aim is to create different programmes to serve users’ needs, rather than trying to make the main Facebook platform all things to all people. Users were given [...]
How Facebook built a $1bn business in 16 months March 26, 2014 Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg yesterday described his purchase of Oculus VR as key in jumping onto virtual reality which he says will become a part of everyday life and be the “next major computing platform that will come after mobile.” To find out just how quickly Facebook can capitalise on a new business, it’s [...]
Facebook in $2bn virtual reality buyout March 25, 2014 SOCIAL media giant Facebook has bought Oculus, a virtual reality gaming firm, for $2bn. The shock deal saw Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pay $400m in cash and 23.1m in Facebook shares, as well as a $300m cash incentive if certain key milestones are reached. “Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting [...]