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Twitter adds security measure to logins

Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.

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Teens migrating to Twitter: Poll

Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior.

Tips to secure your Facebook account on mobiles

Mobile has made access to Facebook much easier, but the social networking site has also become susceptible to attempted hijackings and attempted thefts on cell phones.

'Jeeks', 'nuffies' and moms targeted by cricketing Facebook

Hunched over desks staring at computer screens paid for in part by New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum, employees at a small Wellington company are hard at work laying the foundations for what they hope will be the next social media revolution.

Google+ can now sort the best of your shots

Google is on a feature addition spree. At the company's I/O conference, Google announced 41 new features to its Google+ social network.

No way to verify applicant's age for social media sites: Centre

The Centre today told the Delhi high court social networking sites do not permit children below 13 years to open accounts but no technology existed to verify the age of the applicant. Harish V Nair reports.

Social media making forgetting romantic breakups difficult: Study

The proliferation of social media has made getting over a romantic breakup a bigger chore than in the bygone era, even though digital photos and emails can be deleted in no time.

FB app 'Bang with friends' may let out all your sex secrets

Facebook's controversial app 'Bang with friends' launched in January this year has no privacy settings to keep the user's interests, activities and likes 'private'.

Getting what is posted online deleted, a tough task

Posting offensive, harassing or defamatory content online may take a few minutes, but deleting it will take a lot of time and patience and what may seem like a lifetime.

Facebook's auto-play video ads likely to put off users

Adding another tweak to the site, Facebook will now feature auto play video ads in the news feed starting this July. In a report by Financial Times, these video ads will play automatically for almost 15 seconds with no sound and will replay with sound when the user clicks on it.

New dating site helps you find love via Facebook profiles

If you are looking for love, forget making online dating profiles as a new web site helps you find your perfect date on Facebook.

Facebook can make you delusional, researchers warn

As internet access becomes increasingly widespread, so do related psychopathologies such as internet addiction and delusions related to the technology and to virtual relationships, according to the study.

Why some people decide to stay away from Facebook

Some people don't use Facebook, even when there are a billion active accounts worldwide.

Facebook lets friends help unlock accounts

Facebook on Thursday began letting people locked out of their profiles get back in with the help of friends. A new Trusted Contacts account recovery feature lets Facebook users set up lists of friends who can provide codes to unlock accounts.

India's homegrown social networking site eyes 10 mn users

India's homegrown social networking site Worldfloat.com hopes to increase its users to nearly 10 million by the end of next month, giving competition to global giants like Facebook and Twitter.

Instagram launches Facebook-style photo tagging feature

Instagram has launched a new feature that allows users to add names to their photographs, just like Facebook.


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Review: Toshiba Kirabook

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Smartphones: Android trumps Apple, Windows edges up
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