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Social network addiction taking over lives: Study

Social network addiction taking over lives: Study


The 2013 Yellow Social Media Report has analyzed that a growing number of Australians are using soci...
FIR against Facebook over objectionable page

FIR against Facebook over objectionable page


An FIR was today registered against owners of social networking website Facebook for not removing an...
Simple tips to secure your FB account on mobile

Simple tips to secure your FB account on mobile


Mobile has made access to Facebook much easier, but the social networking site has also become susce...

ILC pushes for right to work legislation


The Indian Labour Conference on Saturday pushed for sops to working class such as a minimum assured ...

Indian students win 2013 Dell Social Innovation Challenge


A team of students from India became the winner of the 60,000-dollar-grand-prize at the Dell Social ...

Delhi govt sets up panel to curb child trafficking


The Delhi government on Wednesday set up a high-level committee to curb child trafficking in the sta...

SC to hear plea against Andhra govt on Section 66A


The SC will Thursday hear a plea seeking to restrain the AP govt from invoking Section 66A of the IT...

Facebook bans Social Roulette app


Facebook has blocked an app that is offering users a one-in-six chance of deleting their account.

Huge online support for Boston suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev


A YouTube video entitled "Things you don`t know about Dzhokhar" showed the suspect before the bombin...

File fresh affidavit over social networking sites: HC to Centre


The Centre was on Monday directed by the Delhi High Court to file a fresh affidavit on a plea questi...

File fresh affidavit over social network sites: HC to Centre


The Centre was today directed by the Delhi High Court to file a fresh affidavit on a plea questionin...

ASHA worker murdered in Bihar


An ASHA was murdered on Sunday by unidentified assailants in a village under Atri police station are...

Getting what is posted online deleted -a tough task


Posting offensive, harassing or defamatory content online may take a few minutes, but deleting it wi...

Facebook can make `moving on` difficult after breakup


Even though photos of your ex on Facebook can be deleted with just a click, the proliferation of soc...

WB plans social security scheme with decent return


The West Bengal government on Wednesday proposed a social security scheme which will ensure "decent ...

Twitter graded most influential in promoting hate and terror on social media


In a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Twitter receives the `F` grade for being most influentia...

Give protection to social activist: HC to police


The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought the city police commissioner`s response to allegations of ...

Bengal moots social security scheme for investors: Mamata


The West Bengal government is planning to start a social security scheme for depositors and investor...

West Bengal govt plans scheme for investing public


The West Bengal government will come out with a social security scheme where people can deposit mone...

Twitter erases out distance barrier among users: Research


In a research conducted by Kalev Leetaru and colleagues at the University of Illinois, it was found ...

Sudhir Bhargava appointed Secy, Min of Social Justice


Senior IAS officer Sudhir Bhargava was Tuesday appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Social Justice ...

Facebook could make you mentally ill


Facebook and other social networking sites can affect your mental health, scientists have claimed.

Why some people decide to stay away from Facebook


Some people don`t use Facebook, even when there are a billion active accounts worldwide.

Study shows how to enhance Twitter followers


Twitter users need to strategize their tweets to attract more followers, a new research has revealed...

Thane social worker gets world peace award


Prominent social worker from tribal dominated Jawhar taluka of Thane, Vasudeo Mukne, has been awarde...

Students` judge professors based on their Facebook profiles: Study


More than 800 million people worldwide use Facebook, and 93 percent of college students have an acti...

Facebook to delete decapitation videos following pressure


Facebook has said it will delete videos of people being decapitated that are on its site following p...

Bihar to bring social security plan for traders: Nitish


The Bihar government is going to implement a social security plan for traders as part of which those...

People getting over Facebook


`Facebook fatigue` has reached Australia, as new data revealed that almost 400,000 users have drifte...

Employees see using Facebook at work as their right: Study


Most employees consider using Facebook in the office not as luxury or a business tool, but as a righ...

Monkeys conform to social norms: Study


The human tendency to adopt the behaviour of others when on their home territory has been found in n...

Bill Clinton joins Twitter; gets 400,000 followers within 24 hrs


Former US President Bill Clinton has joined Twitter and attracted more than 400,000 followers within...

Explain how kids below 18 open website accounts: Delhi HC to Centre


Delhi HC today sought the Centre`s response on a plea questioning how children below the age of 18 y...

Twitter security in crosshairs after AP account hijack


A hijacked Associated Press Twitter account that rattled markets with false word of an attack on the...

Social networks act as political rallying sites: Report


A Pew Research Center report released late Wednesday indicated that online social networks have beco...

Motivations behind Pinterest activities: Study


Gender plays significant roles among Pinterest users, a recent study has revealed.

Employees find Facebook friend request from boss annoying


Getting a friend request on Facebook is usually exciting, but when it comes from a boss or manager, ...

Reddit suffers `massive online attack`


Social news and entertainment website Reddit has suffered a massive distributed denial-of-service (D...

Sunil Tripathi not Boston Marathon bombing suspect


Indian-origin student Sunil Tripathi is not a suspect in the Boston marathon bombing, contrary to so...

Twitter can easily teach people about social movements: Study


Micro blogging site Twitter can easily teach people about social movements such as Occupy Wall Stree...

Twitter launches music-finding service


Twitter today launched a music service that recommends tunes based on what people are `tweeting` abo...

Social media being used for terrorism acts: Sibal


Social media is being used for spreading terrorism and drug trafficking but the government is unable...

Social media can`t influence voters: Govt


The government dismissed reports suggesting social media will influence 160 Lok Sabha constituencies...

81% don`t want to be Facebook friends with boss


At least 81 per cent people believe that there is one person you should never be friends with on Fac...

Social media could influence constituencies during polls: Study


Social media such as Facebook and Twitter are likely to influence at least 160 Lok Sabha constituenc...

Now, social networking website `Worldoo` for kids


Advertising and digital media agency Focus Group today launched a social networking website `Worldoo...

Facebook to educate kids, parents about online privacy


Facebook and an organization of 56 state and territorial attorneys general in the United States have...

`Social media to influence 160 Lok Sabha seats in next polls`


Social media is likely to influence 160 Lok Sabha seats in the next general elections, a study has s...

`Mass mobilization through social media has high risk of failure`


The strategy of using social media for coordinating people in critical situations has high risk of f...

Bihar netas use social networking sites to woo youngsters


Politicians are increasingly using social networking sites as a tool to further their political agen...