Facebook holding events to boost small businesses

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 19:06

Facebook India on Monday said it is organising a Small Business Boost (SBB) programme designed to arm Indian businesses with the knowledge, skills and technology required to stay innovative and connect with the customers both at home and abroad.

Facebook increases investments in Indian small businesses

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 15:37

There are 1.49 billion people on Facebook, which is half of the estimated three billion people who use the Internet worldwide, Head of Economic Growth Initiatives for Facebook India", Ritesh Mehta said.

Facebook to scale up free mobile Internet service to boost usage

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 14:24

Facebook Inc plans to scale up its service to offer free basic Internet on mobile phones, an executive said, after introducing the application in 17 developing countries over the past year.

Facebook to scale up free mobile Internet service to boost usage

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 14:24

Facebook Inc plans to scale up its service to offer free basic Internet on mobile phones, an executive said, after introducing the application in 17 developing countries over the past year.

India made an average 18 user data requests daily to Facebook

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 19:36

Indian law enforcement entities made 3,245 requests for information on 4,144 Facebook users in the first six months of 2013, the report said.

Facebook users in India up 5% at 82 million in Apr-June

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 17:15

The number of monthly active users of Facebook in India has shot up by 5 percent to 82 million for April-June period of this year.

India, Brazil help Facebook expand user base to 1.11 bn

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 16:17

The ubiquitous social networking platform's MAUs rose by 23 percent in January-March quarter of 2013 compared to the year-ago period.

Facebook forced to drop flawed special New Year feature

Last Updated: Monday, December 31, 2012, 20:44

The popular website had last week launched its Midnight Message Delivery feature to allow users to send New Year's messages to friends that automatically arrive on the stroke of midnight tonight.

Facebook has 65 million active users in India

Last Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2012, 19:25

World`s largest social network Facebook Thursday announced that it has over 65 million active users in India, an eight-fold increase over last two years.

Facebook user base climbs to 50 mn in India

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 18:08

Most of the people in the US started on desktop and moved to mobile, she said, adding that India is causing the company to rethink its model.

Suit against websites: No relief to Facebook India

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 18:07

Facebook India's plea for dropping its name from a suit for action against social networking websites for hosting alleged objectionable content was on Wednesday dismissed by a Delhi court which held it cannot be said that the company has no say in running the site facebook.com.

Court notice to Facebook on Marxist party`s plea

Last Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 18:55

A court in Odisha Thursday issued a notice to Facebook India for allegedly publishing on its social networking site some objectionable content related to a political party, a lawyer said.