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Slideshows about Facebook

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  In Pictures: 7 staggering social media use by-the-minute stats

  Everyone knows a lot of people tweet on Twitter each day and even more post to Facebook, but the by-the-minute usage numbers for these eight leading social networks will likely surprise you.

  In Pictures: 7 staggering social media use by-the-minute stats
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  In Pictures: The 12 biggest gaffes by high-tech execs

  Tim Cook admires Macs running Windows. Mark Zuckerberg flop-sweats. Marissa Mayer fancies herself a graphic designer. The bigger the names, the bigger the embarrassment when things go awry.

  In Pictures: The 12 biggest gaffes by high-tech execs
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  In Pictures: 10 ways Google has failed with Google+

  Google+ was a late but welcomed arrival to social media scene about three years ago. However, Google's answer to Facebook has failed to provide real competition. Here's a look at 10 ways the search engine king as fallen down with Google+.

  In Pictures: 10 ways Google has failed with Google+
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  In Pictures: Facebook turns 10 - A look back at the milestones

  A lot has happened since Mark Zuckerberg and his friends launched a website from their dorm room.

  In Pictures: Facebook turns 10 - A look back at the milestones
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  In Pictures: The earliest days of your favourite social networks

  Wondering who sent the first Tweet or posted the first pet photo to Instagram? The answers may surprise you (and are definitely cute, when it comes to pets)

  In Pictures: The earliest days of your favourite social networks
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  IN PICTURES: The Week in iOS Apps - Picture perfect

  This week's roundup of new and updated iOS apps includes a couple of great new options for sharing your favorite photos. We've also got music, productivity, and education apps in store.

  IN PICTURES: The Week in iOS Apps - Picture perfect

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News about Facebook

• PwC had cleared Facebook’s privacy practices during leak period

  Audit report claimed social media giant had “established and implemented a comprehensive privacy programme”

• Tech titans could be forced to give police overseas data under new proposal

  Law would allow European prosecutors to force companies to turn over data such as emails, text messages and pictures stored online in another country

• Tech giants unite in stance against government cyber attacks

  Cybersecurity Tech Accord vows to protect all customers from attacks regardless of geopolitical or criminal motive

• How one government is building a WhatsApp alternative to combat privacy concerns

  About 20 officials and top civil servants testing new app which a state-employed developer has designed

• Non-users in the spotlight as Facebook privacy concern grows

  Privacy concerns continue to swamp social media giant

• Facebook CEO claims own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica

  Admission underscores the problem Facebook has in persuading lawmakers that users can safeguard their own information

Interviews about Facebook

• Profile: Cloudera co-founder Mike Olson

  Talks on his company’s meteoric rise, the Internet of Things and the future of Big Data

• You are responsible for your own Internet privacy

  Stan Stahl knows about the shady world of high-tech security and false privacy.

• OpenDaylight Executive Director spells out where this open source SDN efforts stands

  Neela Jacques explains where the standards stand

Features about Facebook

• With new apps and services, IT connects deskless workers to biz

  Messaging apps and mobile services from companies like Zinc and Crew are springing up to help connect workers not bound to a desk with colleagues ...

• How Facebook keeps you from hating its apps

  Nothing provokes app uninstalls like sluggish performance and aggressive battery consumption. Facebook reveals how it prevents those uninstalls.

• Facebook in the zone: 5 things it’s doing right

  Facebook reports that it’s killing it with revenue, users and mobile

• Will company's trust their communications to A.I. chatbots?

  Businesses will need to weigh risks, set up best practices for new communication tool

• Swarms of smart nano-satellites may offer global connectivity (with video)

  Using artificial intelligence and satellites the size of a loaf of bread could be a game changer for space industry

• Why the open source business model is a failure

  Most open source companies can't thrive by selling maintenance and support subscriptions. But the cloud may be the key to revenue.