Social Media

It’s called Miramax eXperience and it’s a new application that allows you to watch rented movies in streaming on Facebook, using it via tablet, Google TV, PC or smartphone.

In Germany, a decision by the privacy watchdog is causing discussion: Facebook’s “Like” button has been deemed illegal and therefore banned by September.

Not even Facebook shows sympathy for online anonymity, deeming it responsible for a series of wrongdoings, including cyberbullying.

Facebook helps manage a business page by launching a new section called “Facebook for Business“.

For a few hours now, Il Fatto Quotidiano appears to be blocked on Facebook: sharing article links from the newspaper is not possible. What is happening? Is it an error or censorship?

Big news on Facebook: in-chat video calling has been active for a few hours, thus uniting the platform of the world’s largest social network with the most advanced video chat communication technologies.

A new game on Facebook is becoming popular: it’s called Vatican Wars and it’s the game that aims for the virtual election of a hypothetical Pope. The risk of flame is very high: to play, you have to confront topics deeply felt by the Catholic world.

The European Union sounds the alarm: Facebook can be a dangerous place for minors, as can other similar sites like Netlog or Giovani.it. Only MySpace and Bebo fare well.

Facebook and Skype are starting to walk the same road together: Facebook chat integrates Skype. This is a significant novelty of the new version of Skype.

Facebook seems to be experiencing a downturn: while new registrations are decidedly slowing down, cancellations are increasing. What is happening to the king of social networks?

It has also arrived in Italy: Facebook has activated facial recognition, much to the dismay of those who still hope for a minimum of privacy on the social network. The option is automatically enabled on the profile, and we explain how to remove it.

Facebook banned in France, or at least on TV and radio: it may seem strange, but the warning comes directly from the French authorities. The same ban has also been placed on Twitter.

According to Nielsen research, Facebook is starting to be used less by Italians: time spent on the social network is decreasing, let’s look at the details.

Increasingly insistent rumors speak of the upcoming arrival of streaming music on Facebook. This is a direct consequence of the agreement between Facebook and Spotify.

Facebook is already home to many minors, but it seems that it’s not enough for Zuckerberg: it appears he is about to undertake a battle to lower the minimum age for signing up for Facebook below 13.

There is an internet alert regarding the significant number of minors using Facebook despite the minimum access age being 13. Inattentive parents and clever minors circumvent Facebook’s policy, which should do more.

News from Facebook. It is now possible to add tags to photos on fan pages, not just on personal pages as was the case until now. Facebook’s change opens the door to more aggressive marketing, which will now also have to deal with spam.

Symantec sounds the alarm: Facebook is at risk of data loss. The IT security company has already contacted Facebook, which has taken steps to remedy the situation. Which personal data are at risk? Let’s find out together.

New frontiers for advertising on Facebook: it is possible to earn with Facebook by simply watching the advertising videos offered by the social network platform, which is increasingly focused on monetization.

Facebook Questions is now available in Italy, a brand new feature that allows you to create polls and ask questions to your friends. Here is what Facebook Questions is, how it works, and how you can activate it.

Facebook has recently introduced Facebook Sponsored Stories to offer users highly targeted ads aligned with their preferences. Today, three new types of Facebook Sponsored Stories are being launched.

News on Facebook: the Send button is coming, currently announced on the social network’s official blog. The new feature, after the “Like”, is therefore the “Send“.

Facebook in China: it seemed like a pipe dream but, according to rumors, the social network might have succeeded, thanks to an agreement with Baidu, the Chinese search engine.

Mark Zuckerberg is the legitimate owner of Facebook: the San Francisco court of appeals rejects the claims of the Winklevoss twins, settled in 2008 with a substantial amount.

Alessia Marcuzzi is on Facebook: the official profile and private photos of Alessia Marcuzzi have appeared. Apparently, it’s gossip but it’s not exactly like that.

Facebook records are being broken even when it comes to presidents: Obama has announced he will speak live on Facebook on April 20th.

Updates on Facebook: from today it’s possible to edit comments on Facebook. We explain how.

Facebook and Skype are close to an agreement that will allow for video calls on Facebook.

Facebook has decided to recognize domestic partnerships, allowing users to customize their relationship status accordingly. Here are all the updates.