Facebook

Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.

Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch.

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Keep Knocking, Facebook: China Might Let You In
Keep Knocking, Facebook: China Might Let You In
January 31, 2017  |  International

By many standards, Facebook is the undisputed king of social media with its 1.8 billion active users, according to The Wall Street Journal. In an attempt...

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Facebook Rolls Out Delegated Recovery To Circumvent Email
Facebook Rolls Out Delegated Recovery To Circumvent Email
January 31, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook wants to improve the process to recover an account other than via email, announcing an account recovery system for website operators called Delegated Recovery....

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Gen Xers Heaviest Social Media Users
Gen Xers Heaviest Social Media Users
January 30, 2017  |  Consumer Insights

The numbers have it. Move over, millennials, because Gen Xers are the real social media addicts in town. A recent survey from the folks over...

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Companies Respond To Trump Immigration Order
Companies Respond To Trump Immigration Order
January 30, 2017  |  Post-Election

On Friday (Jan. 27), President Trump signed an executive order to halt the admission of refugees, ban the admission of refugees from Syria indefinitely and...

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Facebook Testing Ads On Messenger In Australia, Thailand
Facebook Testing Ads On Messenger In Australia, Thailand
January 27, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook announced Thursday (Jan. 26) that it is rolling out a small test in Australia and Thailand that enables businesses to place ads on the...

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Buys Meta To Help Organize Scientific Data
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Buys Meta To Help Organize Scientific Data
January 25, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the independent company founded by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan, has inked its first purchase of another company. In...

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Google, Amazon Banking Could Spur Consumers To Switch Accounts
Google, Amazon Banking Could Spur Consumers To Switch Accounts
January 16, 2017  |  Banking

Could Google and Amazon capture the hearts and minds of banking customers, making inroads against traditional lenders? Reuters reported that as many as one in...

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Blockchain Startup Blockstack Raises $5.3 Million To Keep Web Surfers’ Data Private
Blockchain Startup Blockstack Raises $5.3 Million To Keep Web Surfers’ Data Private
January 06, 2017  |  Investments

Blockstack, a New York company that develops platforms for secure, server-less apps using blockchain technology, raised $5.3 million in a round of venture capital funding....

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: 2016’s Top Apps
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: 2016’s Top Apps
January 04, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

According to Nielsen, last year was a big year for digital, including new devices, new apps and the market for virtual reality (VR) devices. Facebook topped the...

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