24 years old student of the University of Vienna Max Schrems is fighting with the Facebook company for several months. It all started with the fact that Max posted a few well-composed letters to the Facebook, and made the California’s office to sent him a CD-ROM with all the personal data collected over three years of activity on the site.
24 Years Old Student Started War Against Facebook
Facebook Application for iPad
On Monday, the social network Facebook has released an application for the iPad. The company reported on the official blog: “Today, it’s finally here. With the iPad app, you get the full Facebook experience, right at your fingertips.”.
Facebook Inline Translation Feature
Recently, Facebook released a note saying that began its work on a new translation feature. This function allows to translate user pages’s posts, as well as comments by pressing a single button “Translate”. New features have been announced previously, but started to work only today.
Facebook is Going to Scan for Malicious Links and Racism
The social network has confirmed its intention to scan all posted links on the site for malware and racism in real time with their partner – Websense company.
HUGE: Facebook Updated iOS Application
Facebook iOS Application has got a major update. As a result, the number of features and functionality of the application itself has increased. However, iPad version has not been released yet, this stucks Apple users and makes them to use web version of the social network.
Zynga Presented New Social Game Adventure World
Social games giant Zynga introduced the first trailer for the new project Adventure World. It is a social game for Facebook, in which the player will travel to different countries, solve puzzles, do some amazing discoveries. As usual, it is possible to play with friends.
In June Facebook received 1 Trillion Page Views
According to the advertising network DoubleClick, in June, Facebook pages have been visited more than a trillion times by 870 million unique users. Now, in this context, talk of tough competition between Facebook and newly created Google + look simply not serious.
Two Brits get 4 years prison for organizing riots using Facebook
On Tuesday, two men from the north-west England – Jordan Blackshaw and Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan – got four years prison for organizing and managing the recent riots through Facebook.
Facebook Released Mobile Chat App for Android and iPhone
Facebook introduced a Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone. It is specially designed to send messages and chat on Facebook. Application is already available for download on Android Market and App Store.
The Sims Application on Facebook
The cult game The Sims later this month will be available on Facebook. The game will be called The Sims Social. Initially, developers promised to release it on June 23. Now launch is expected in late August.
