Facebook hacker out of prison on appeal
A man who assaulted his partner then hacked her Facebook account to try clearing his name has been released from prison after his appeal was granted.
Users abandoning Facebook
Users abandoning Facebook
Privacy concerns are leading to "virtual identity suicide" with large numbers of Facebook users deleting their accounts, according to new scientific research.
Facebook-led project seeks Internet access for all
Facebook-led project seeks Internet access for all
Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg has enlisted Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Qualcomm Inc and other technology companies to help him in a project aimed at making Internet access affordable for the 5 billion people around the world who are not online.
Facebook makes us feel bad about our lives: study
Facebook makes us feel bad about our lives: study
Don't press the like button: Facebook is a bummer that makes us feel worse about our lives, according to new research.
Facebook seeks spying exemption
Facebook seeks spying exemption
Facebook has asked the Government for an exemption from a new spying law that could see its two million New Zealand users' messages subject to interception by the GCSB.
Police page likeable
Police page likeable
With more than 5000 ''likes'' in about five months, the Dunedin police Facebook page is proving to be a valuable tool, police say.
Facebook shuts down student photo page
Facebook shuts down student photo page
A Gender Studies lecturer at the University of Otago has applauded Facebook for removing a page displaying intimate photos of Dunedin students.
Newsfeed makeover for Facebook
Newsfeed makeover for Facebook
Facebook Inc has introduced a visually richer, mobile device-oriented "newsfeed", in the most significant changes to date for the social network's most recognizable feature.
Facebook page gets quick result for police
Facebook page gets quick result for police
Just a week on the job and the Dunedin police Facebook page may have achieved its first success.
Questions over new Facebook search feature
Questions over new Facebook search feature
Investors are likely to regard the launch of Facebook's Graph Search as ''too little progress'' in the highly lucrative market of web search, Greenlight chief operating officer Andreas Pouros says.
Facebook launches new search feature
Facebook launches new search feature
Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a feature to help its billion-plus users search for people and places within the social network, in the company's first major product launch event since its May initial public offering.
ABs' Facebook page tops with Kiwis
ABs' Facebook page tops with Kiwis
More than half of New Zealand's Facebook population are fans of the All Blacks page - far exceeding the popularity of any other New Zealand brand.
Connecting with life by unfriending Facebook
Connecting with life by unfriending Facebook
The only real peace comes when you log out of Facebook, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy.
Facebook reaches 1 billion users
Facebook reaches 1 billion users
Social media company Facebook Inc reports it reached the 1 billion user mark last month, while chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said it would keep pursuing growth through mobile devices.
Why are underage kids on Facebook?
Why are underage kids on Facebook?
Facebook has an ugly little secret, a number disclosed nowhere in its voluminous filings to become a public company and now only vaguely addressed by corporate officials.
Dutch teen sentenced for 'Facebook murder'
Dutch teen sentenced for 'Facebook murder'
A 15-year-old Dutch boy has been sentenced to a year in juvenile detention for stabbing to death a girl whose Facebook posts reportedly led to a contract for her killing.
Facebook to allow real-money gambling
Facebook to allow real-money gambling
Facebook will allow users in Britain to wager real money on its service, opening its doors to gambling for the first time as revenue growth slows at the world's No. 1 social network.
Facebook agrees to $10 million payout
Facebook agrees to $10 million payout
Facebook Inc has agreed to pay $10 million to charity to settle a lawsuit that accused the site of violating users' rights to control the use of their own names, photographs and likenesses, according to court documents made public over the weekend.
Need a new kidney? Try Facebook
Need a new kidney? Try Facebook
Here's another reason for holdouts to join the social media site Facebook: it's a great place to find a kidney.
Further slide forecast for shares in Facebook
Further slide forecast for shares in Facebook
Facebook shares would continue falling in price until investors believed they had found value in the company that could be sustained, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms said yesterday.