News for '-social-network'

Meet the 'hot' Ukrainian MP who knows nothing about Ukraine

Meet the 'hot' Ukrainian MP who knows nothing about Ukraine

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

While the recently-elected Ukrainian Parliament battles strife on its eastern borders amid financial turmoils, one of nation's legislators has been creating waves around the world with her charms.

Facebook can change govt-people talks: Zuckerberg

Facebook can change govt-people talks: Zuckerberg

Rediff.com2 Feb 2012

'Leaders would emerge across all countries who are pro-internet and fight for rights of their people.'

Bookies approaching players on Facebook: Anderson

Bookies approaching players on Facebook: Anderson

Rediff.com24 Jul 2011

England pacer James Anderson has revealed that social networking site facebook has become the latest tool in the hands of illegal bookmakers to approach players, a danger that the ICC is keeping a close eye on.

Most Annoying Celebrity Twitter Users

Most Annoying Celebrity Twitter Users

Rediff.com18 Aug 2009

These celebs give a new meaning to the word twit!

Class 11 student held for hacking girl's Orkut account

Class 11 student held for hacking girl's Orkut account

Rediff.com27 Oct 2011

Patna Police arrested Manoj Singh (name changed) for hacking the Orkut account of a student of Patna Women's College.

Tendulkar, Kumble salute Hughes

Tendulkar, Kumble salute Hughes

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

Former India skipper Anil Kumble also honoured the late cricketer.

'Mean' Jobs admired Facebook CEO Zuckerberg

'Mean' Jobs admired Facebook CEO Zuckerberg

Rediff.com24 Oct 2011

Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs, who is described by his biographer as being "brittle and very mean to people," had high regards for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and admired his Silicon valley counterpart for "not selling out."

Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama attack, India to seek US help

Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama attack, India to seek US help

Rediff.com24 Mar 2019

The number is linked to social networking sites like WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram or Twitter. The verification code generated by these networking sites is received on the smartphone and the user is ready.

American media dying to see me make mistake: Trump

American media dying to see me make mistake: Trump

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

The news media, he said, follows him "like never before".

FB Credits: Everything you wanted to know!

FB Credits: Everything you wanted to know!

Rediff.com5 Jul 2011

Facebook is all set to launch its payment system, Facebook Credits globally today across numerous territories including India.

How Facebook is helping individual entrepreneurs

How Facebook is helping individual entrepreneurs

Rediff.com4 Jul 2011

With 30 million Facebook users in India, it makes perfect sense for neighbourhood businesses to use the medium to endorse their work.

FB's virtual currency may become real for Indians too

FB's virtual currency may become real for Indians too

Rediff.com22 Mar 2011

Beam, a mobile-commerce company, has sought the Reserve Bank of India's permission to make Facebook Credits available in India.

Review: Orkut Oru Ormakoot is outdated

Review: Orkut Oru Ormakoot is outdated

Rediff.com9 Jan 2012

The film has outdated theme of the abuse of the internet and the disadvantages of an urban lifestyle.

Why Shahid Kapoor unfollowed SRK

Why Shahid Kapoor unfollowed SRK

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.

Kristen Stewart hots up GQ cover in a retro bikini

Kristen Stewart hots up GQ cover in a retro bikini

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

The Twilight actress will also appear on the cover of Allure magazine.

Anuj Bidve murder: Friends, family turn to Facebook for help

Anuj Bidve murder: Friends, family turn to Facebook for help

Rediff.com28 Dec 2011

Almost 48 hours after Anuj Bidve's murder in Salford, Greater Manchester, his family is yet to find out a way to bring his body back to India as early as possible.

Airtel pre-paid users can access Facebook in 9 local languages

Airtel pre-paid users can access Facebook in 9 local languages

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

The company said its customers who are Facebook users on the mobile (browser or app) will be able to access Facebook in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.

Here's how King's Speech will benefit post-Oscars

Here's how King's Speech will benefit post-Oscars

Rediff.com1 Mar 2011

The film will soon get a new release.

Warne doubtful for Big Bash after burning his hand

Warne doubtful for Big Bash after burning his hand

Rediff.com12 Dec 2011

There is never a dull moment when it comes to spin legend Shane Warne, who has now hit the headlines for burning his bowling hand which puts him in doubt for his comeback cricket match in the Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash this weekend.

Facebook COO's first India visit to focus on SMEs, developers

Facebook COO's first India visit to focus on SMEs, developers

Rediff.com8 Jun 2014

Sandberg is also expected to meet developers at the company's headquarters in Hyderabad.

Indians smarten up with business apps

Indians smarten up with business apps

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

Business-focused applications contribute 27 per cent to the total downloads in India and are the third-most popular apps downloaded.

Must read: She bagged a Rs 65 lakh job offer from Facebook

Must read: She bagged a Rs 65 lakh job offer from Facebook

Rediff.com9 Dec 2011

Radhika Mittal, a final year student of computer science and engineering at IIT-Kharagpur recently bagged a Rs 65 lakh job offer from Facebook. Read on to find out how she managed to get this dream job.

Terror on the World Wide Web: India MUST act fast

Terror on the World Wide Web: India MUST act fast

Rediff.com7 Dec 2011

Although India is focusing most of its resources on cleaning up social networking sites, the bigger worry is how the Internet is being used as a major tool to rope in the youth into the world of terrorism.

Govt asks Google, Facebook to regulate content

Govt asks Google, Facebook to regulate content

Rediff.com6 Dec 2011

Concerned over objectionable content on social networking sites, the government on Tuesday made it clear it cannot allow this to go on and has asked internet firms like Google and Facebook to fall in line.

Facebook mulls $1-bn staff share sale

Facebook mulls $1-bn staff share sale

Rediff.com11 Feb 2011

Facebook mulls allowing employees sell up to $1 billion of their shares to institutional investors, valuing the social networking firm at $60 billion.

US whistleblower Edward Snowden joins Twitter

US whistleblower Edward Snowden joins Twitter

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

In his profile, Snowden says he "used to work for the government. Now I work for the public".

Facebook plans to appoint ambassadors around the world

Facebook plans to appoint ambassadors around the world

Rediff.com25 May 2011

Facebook, which has more than 600 million users, is planning to assemble a new team that will have a network of ambassadors placed around the globe.

J&K: Video shows man tied to army jeep as human shield against stone-pelting

J&K: Video shows man tied to army jeep as human shield against stone-pelting

Rediff.com14 Apr 2017

The army said it is investigating the video.

Winklevoss twins taking Facebook case to SC

Winklevoss twins taking Facebook case to SC

Rediff.com17 May 2011

Supreme Court is the final legal option open to Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who allege that Zuckerberg stole their idea for the social networking site.

Facebook's Zuckerberg will testify before US Congress

Facebook's Zuckerberg will testify before US Congress

Rediff.com27 Mar 2018

This comes after immense pressure on Zuckerberg from lawmakers, the media and the public after the Facebook founder last week apologised for data breach and said the platform had made "mistakes".

Russia mourns victims of crashed Egypt plane

Russia mourns victims of crashed Egypt plane

Rediff.com1 Nov 2015

Russia on Sunday mourned its biggest ever air disaster after a passenger jet full of Russian tourists crashed in Egypt's Sinai, killing all 224 people on board.

King's Speech, True Grit lead Oscar race

King's Speech, True Grit lead Oscar race

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

The Kings Speech, a British drama about the stammering monarch King George VI, leads this year's Oscar nominations with 12 nods, while another period drama True Grit follows closely with 10 nominations. Favourite The Social Network only managed the third spot with eight nominations, while Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer psychological thriller Inception got seven.

Twitter buys TweetDeck for $ 50 million

Twitter buys TweetDeck for $ 50 million

Rediff.com3 May 2011

"Twitter has acquired TweetDeck," technology blog 'TechCruch' reported citing a source with knowledge of the deal. The purchase price includes both cash and Twitter stock, the report said adding the transaction will be announced in the next few days.

PIX: Raveena Tandon's daughter Chhaya gets married!

PIX: Raveena Tandon's daughter Chhaya gets married!

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Check out the cool pix!

Kerala cops hunt for ISIS recruiters who operate via WhatsApp

Kerala cops hunt for ISIS recruiters who operate via WhatsApp

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

The cyber police in Kerala has launched a probe into an alleged bid by supporters of ISIS to lure a Kerala youth to join the terror group by sending messages through mobile application WhatsApp, police said on Monday.

Interpol chief's Facebook identity stolen

Interpol chief's Facebook identity stolen

Rediff.com19 Sep 2010

"Interpol's information security incident response team discovered two Facebook profiles attempting to assume my identity as Interpol's secretary general. One of the impersonators was using this profile to obtain information on fugitives targeted during one of our recent operations," Noble was quoted by British newspaper The Independent as saying.

West Ham's Cole fined for Ghana Twitter comments

West Ham's Cole fined for Ghana Twitter comments

Rediff.com21 Apr 2011

West Ham United striker Carlton Cole has been fined 20,000 pounds ($32,790) for Twitter comments made during England's friendly against Ghana at Wembley last month, the Football Association said on Wednesday.

Twitter case: HC notice to Gujarat govt over Teesta's plea

Twitter case: HC notice to Gujarat govt over Teesta's plea

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

The Gujarat high court on Wednesday issued notices to the state government and a complainant on a plea by social activist Teesta Setalvad seeking quashing of an FIR in a case in which she is accused of putting objectionable pictures of Hindu deities on a popular social networking site.

BJP responds to Diggy's Twitter post; calls him 'duffer'

BJP responds to Diggy's Twitter post; calls him 'duffer'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

Responding to Singh's Twitter post -- which stated that Ramdev was BJP's plan A, Team Anna was plan B, and when both of which had 'crashed', Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was plan C -- BJP national spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, "Digvijay Singh is no doubt the plan D of the Congress party, and D can be read here as duffer or dirty tricks."

'Breaking news' is now a raging scam on Facebook

'Breaking news' is now a raging scam on Facebook

Rediff.com28 Jul 2011

Security firm Symantec confirms the trend. It has observed spammers trying to capitalise on related news headlines by sending out malicious threats less than a day after the news was released, according to a post on its official blog.