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Facebook joins the fight against Ebola with three initiatives

Fri, 7th Nov 2014
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Facebook launches trio of initiatives to combat Ebola, including donations, education, and communication aid for West Africa.
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Facebook scams target everyone, not just uneducated suckers

Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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Bitdefender has released a two-year study into Facebook scams revealing scammers infect millions of Facebook users with the same repackaged tricks.
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Social networks drain smartphone batteries, says AVG

Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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AVG reports social networks like Facebook and Instagram are major culprits in smartphone battery drain and storage woes.
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Sharing photos on Facebook via smartphone has become much easier - and cooler

Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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Facebook's new update transforms photo sharing into storytelling on smartphones, making it sleeker and more intuitive.
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Foreigners denied Facebook and Twitter as North Korea orders blanket ban

Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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The blanket ban ends access to services previously available to diplomatic missions and international humanitarian organisations.
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Facebook jumps on the anonymity bandwagon with new Rooms app

Fri, 24th Oct 2014
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Facebook launches Rooms app, encouraging anonymous conversations about shared interests without needing a real name or account.
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More gigs for social media users with new Spark offer

Wed, 22nd Oct 2014
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Refreshing newsfeeds and checking Twitter timelines has become a part of people's day-to-day lives, so it makes sense to give customers more data to do so.
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Let people know you're safe with Facebook's Safety Check

Fri, 17th Oct 2014
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Facebook unveils Safety Check, a life-saving feature for users to report their safety during disasters, reassuring friends and family.
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Helping those who help: how social media has changed the charity landscape

Wed, 15th Oct 2014
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Social media enables charities to target different audiences, get more people involved and increase awareness of their brand.
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Break ups and the internet: Facebook etiquette

Tue, 14th Oct 2014
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In the days before social media, post break ups were only awkward if you ran into each other at the supermarket (and when does that ever actually happen).
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When are breasts a bad thing?

Mon, 13th Oct 2014
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Navigating the tightrope of nudity on social media: what's art and what's too much? Each platform draws its own line, impacting expression.
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Books that have stayed with you: a Facebook study

Mon, 13th Oct 2014
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The top 10 book craze on Facebook reveals interesting findings about people's reading preferences and the uniqueness of their favorite books.
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Kim Kardashian: Hollywood on Facebook.

Mon, 6th Oct 2014
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Kim Kardashian's virtual world expands as Facebook partners with Glu to launch Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game, now with Italy adventures.
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Facebook: to follow or unfollow

Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
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Amy Pratt explores Facebook's unfollow feature, a quiet escape from over-sharing without the drama of unfriending.
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10 reasons you'll never actually quit Facebook

Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
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Despite vowing to quit, we explore 10 compelling reasons why Facebook remains an irreplaceable part of our lives and digital footprints.
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Social Media Charity Crazes - will there be another ice bucket challenge?

Tue, 30th Sep 2014
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Charity through viral challenges: more than just a trend? After the ice bucket challenge, the real impact and future potentials are questioned.
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Facebook Messenger proving to be a hit

Tue, 30th Sep 2014
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Despite all the complaining from many users, Facebook's separate messaging app has proven to be extremely successful.
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Post-election Facebook: all is not quiet.

Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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I've noticed that left-wing supporters are far more vocal about their distaste for the right than right-wing supports are at all.
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Instagram - #selfielapse

Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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Instagram has released an update to its video app Hyperlapse, giving users the ability to capture time-lapse videos. We investigate.
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Facebook gets creative at Auckland's AdSchool...

Fri, 5th Sep 2014
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Auckland's Media Design School hosts exclusive Facebook workshop for AdSchool students, focusing on creative campaigns.