Legal Name Change? Facebook Still Won't Let You Be Maj. Major Major Major
The social media titan has been cracking down on names it perceives to be fake, even if they no longer are — as Jemmaroid Von Laalaa recently discovered.
What's Trending On Instagram? A Battle With Twitter
Instagram wants to be a source for your news. The photo-sharing app is rolling out an update that features trending tags and a beefed-up search tool that should help it compete with Twitter.
Bringing Internet To The Far Corners Of The Earth
About 5 billion people are mostly or entirely disconnected from the Internet. So to capitalize on this opportunity, Google and Facebook have begun high-profile campaigns to connect the unconnected.
Facebook Courts News Giants Into A Deal To Share Viewers, And Revenues
Nine media organizations, including The New York Times and National Geographic, have signed a deal to distribute their content through a new Facebook feature called "Instant Articles."
Judge Allows N.Y. Woman To Serve Divorce Notice Using Facebook
Attempts by Ellanora Biadoo to reach her husband, Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku, were unsuccessful. But he has kept in touch exclusively via phone and Facebook.
After Snowden, The NSA Faces Recruitment Challenge
To keep its code-breaking prowess, the National Security Agency must recruit scores of the brightest students in math and computer science each year. The Snowden revelations are hurting those efforts.
Facebook's Suicide Prevention Tools Connect Friends, Test Privacy
When online social networks open up spaces for suicide prevention with untrained peer support, they walk the fragile line between invasion of privacy and supporting those who need help.
Winston-Salem Police Launch Digital Campaign To Solve Homicides
The Winston-Salem Police Department is using a new tool to reduce the number of unsolved murders for 2014.
As Homeland Security Steps Up Cybercrime Fight, Tech Industry Wary
The Department of Homeland Security, an agency repeatedly criticized for internal mismanagement and bloat, is the cornerstone of the new White House initiative to fight cybercrime.
From Facebook To A Virtual You: Planning Your Digital Afterlife
Whether you appoint a postmortem account manager or opt for "virtual immortality," new online tools help us navigate how we will preserve our digital footprint after death.