'Twitter accounts for only 17% of Indian social network users'

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 16:09

According to a report by market research firm eMarketer, Japan will boast of the largest Twitter population in Asia Pacific at 26 million followed by India at 22.2 million users.

''Facebook Lite'' launched for low-end Android phones

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 13:52

It is just 252 KB in size and can be used by those on 2G internet connections, Techcrunch reported.

Facebook enabled global economic impact of $227 bn, 4.5mn jobs

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 16:07

With over 1.3 billion users, world's largest social networking firm Facebook has enabled global economic impact of USD 227 billion and 4.5 million jobs around the world in 2014, according to a report by consultancy firm Deloitte.

Alibaba's latest mobile messaging effort: social networking for businesses

Last Updated: Friday, January 16, 2015, 23:50

The app, called DingTalk, was quietly made available in December and is still in beta testing, according to its website.

Facebook knows you better than your friends

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 14:33

Researchers from Cambridge University and Stanford University have devised a software that can reveal your personality better than your friends by analysing posts that you "like" on the social networking site Facebook.

Facebook most popular social network: US study

Last Updated: Sunday, January 11, 2015, 18:26

Facebook is by far the most popular social media website with its large base of "very active" users visiting the site daily, a new survey of American internet users has found.

Analysis, data mining most sought after skills in 2014

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 20:30

Skills for data mining, statistical analysis and storage system were among the most sought after this year by employers, according to professional networking site LinkedIn.

Twitter back online after limited blackout

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 16:37

Twitter was back online Monday following a partial outage which the company said was due to a bug.

Facebook adopts worker-friendly management technique

Last Updated: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 17:02

The new guidelines cater to employees` thirst for freedom as well as their aversion to inertia and top-down leadership, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Facebook popularity hampers fundraising efforts

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 17:58

People with fewer friends on Facebook raise more money for charity than those with lots of connections on the social networking site, a new study has found.

'High income,family yardsticks for success among Indian execs'

Last Updated: Monday, December 22, 2014, 15:51

High income and a family is thought of as the most important ingredients of success for a majority of country's working professionals surveyed, says a study by LinkedIn.