Facebook is using a meme-sniffing AI to hunt down offensive posts
Policing hate speech and offensive content on a platform as large as Facebook is a big challenge. Filtering for nasty words and phrases is simple …
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Facebook’s record-setting IPO reportedly set for May 17th
Depending on whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves the company’s paperwork, Facebook’s highly anticipated IPO could be coming on May 17th, TechCrunch reported …
Google+ receives a major facelift [video]
Google on Wednesday announced a major redesign for its Google+ social networking site that will introduce a more functional and flexible user experience. The new …
Facebook chooses NASDAQ for IPO
Facebook, the world’s largest social networking website, will join the likes of Apple and Google on the NASDAQ stock exchange after its initial public offering, …
Facebook files patent countersuit against Yahoo
Yahoo filed a massive patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook last month, claiming that Facebook’s News Feed, advertising methods, privacy settings and more infringed on its intellectual …
Google may launch third-party comment platform to rival Facebook
Google may be preparing to launch its own blog commenting system to compete with Facebook and Disqus. The rumor originated on the Saudi Arabian website …
Facebook reportedly acquired 750 patents from IBM
Facebook on Thursday acquired 750 patents from IBM in an effort to boost the company’s defense and counter new lawsuits, according to Bloomberg. The patents reportedly …
Former Google exec: Larry Page ruined Google
Former Engineering Director at Google and current Partner Development Manager at Microsoft James Whittaker on Tuesday published a lengthy piece explaining why he chose to leave …
Yahoo files ‘puzzling’ patent lawsuit against Facebook
Yahoo has filed a massive patent infringement lawsuit against its business partner, Facebook, AllThingsD reported on Monday. The search company claims that Facebook’s News Feed, …
Instagram for Android coming soon, ‘better than iPhone app’
During the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger of Instagram teased the company’s long awaited Android app. During an …
Microsoft's Windows Phone GM quits to launch own company
Microsoft’s General Manager of the Windows Phone Developer Experience on Monday announced that he is leaving Microsoft to launch a start up. Kindel did not …
Is Apple’s iMessage the start of something bigger?
One of the most important features Apple announced at WWDC 2011 was iMessage. It’s not only a direct competitor to Research In Motion’s extremely popular BlackBerry Messenger …
Users spend more time using mobile apps than the Internet, study finds
We now spend more time using mobile apps than on the Internet, according to a new research report from Flurry. The firm, which pulls its …
HTC’s ChaCha Facebook phone coming to AT&T as the HTC Status
BGR has exclusively confirmed with a trusted source that HTC’s ChaCha, the company’s first device with dedicated Facebook button and deep Facebook integration, will be …
Twitter may acquire TweetDeck
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Twitter is in “advanced talks” to purchase TweetDeck — the popular desktop and mobile third-party Twitter …
UberMedia has plans to build new social network
UberMedia, best known for its UberSocial Twitter application for Android BlackBerry and iPhone, could have bigger plans up its sleeves. According to CNN, UberMedia is …
Facebook for BlackBerry 2.0 beta launches with Facebook Chat
RIM has made Facebook for BlackBerry, version 2.0, available via its BlackBerry Beta World portal. The latest update includes support for Facebook Chat and messages — …
Apple reminds disinterested iTunes users that Ping exists
When Apple announced Ping back in September, some heralded it as another brilliant move from Apple that would keep people immersed in the iTunes experience …
Google settles Buzz lawsuit with $8.5 million fund
Following a very, very rocky start for Google’s latest social networking effort, Google Buzz, the Internet giant has settled a class action lawsuit related to …
Loopt integrates Facebook Places into its iOS app
Location-based social networking site Loopt has just announced a new feature, Facebook Places. As touted in a press release, a newly released iOS application will …
Facebook for Android updated, brings new features to homescreen
Last night, the Android iteration of Facebook was updated to bring it more inline with its iPhone counterpart. While there are a lot of minor …
Nokia flavored MeeGo videoed?
What do we have here… it would appear to be a video of the MeeGo mobile operating system with Nokia’s dirty little fingerprints all over …
Foursquare looking to ink search partnership
Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley did not mince words when speaking with the U.K. paper The Telegraph. Crowley said, “Our data generates hugely interesting trends which …
BGR Poll: What's your mobile social network of choice?
Social networking is huge these days, and there are a lot of choices. Buzz, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Loopt, Foursquare; the list goes on and on. …
Twitter for BlackBerry launches tonight, out of beta
While this isn’t exactly earth shattering news, it’s always fun to welcome a new app out of the beta stage. Later this evening, Twitter for …
T-Mobile releases the LG Sentio
Lost in the hubbub surrounding smartphone powerhouses like the DROID X and iPhone 4 is the fact that the average person simply wants a phone …
iPhone OS looks to be getting social media integration
Even with thousands of curious people picking away at the file system, it’s always amazing how some things slip through the cracks for a relatively …
