Facebook

224 results about this entity

Period: 25 May 2007 - 07 Feb 2025

FaceTime releases 'Big Brother' Web 2.0 policing app

Instant messaging outfit FaceTime has released a secure Web gateway for enterprises seeking to monitor employee content posted to blogs, wikis, webmail and social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Facebook begins testing virtual payments system

Social networking site Facebook has begun testing its much-anticipated virtual currency payments system with third party application GroupCard.

Facebook hit by phishers again

Facebook has been targeted by phishers again, with several users tricked into handing over their log-in and password details.

Zuora introduces subscription billing for Facebook apps

Subscription billing and payments start-up Zuora has launched Z-Commerce for Facebook, a tool that lets developers charge for applications on the social networking site.

Fraudsters hijacking Facebook accounts

Facebook users are being warned to watch out for Nigerian scammers masquerading as friends on the social networking site, after an Australian woman was sent a message asking for money from a conman who had hacked into her friend's account.

Pre-paid outfit Mint targets Facebook gamers

Canadian pre-paid card outfit Mint Technology has become the latest firm to tap Facebook, targeting teenage gamers through the social networking site.

SEFCU taps Facebook

Albany, New York-based credit union SEFCU is the latest financial institution looking to tap the Facebook generation by launching a banking application on the social networking site.

Pre-paid card issuer uses social networking to target young customers

US start-up edō Interactive is using Web 2.0 social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to market its new pre-paid MasterCard, which is targeted at young adults.

Visa taps Facebook users

Card network Visa has launched a social networking application for small business owners on Facebook and is paying $2 million to advertise the service on the site.

Facebook users want Web 2.0 banking

New research has found that around half of Facebook users would use Web 2.0 applications for online banking, while a quarter would even consider switching banks to obtain Web 2.0 services.

Moneybookers launches online payments application on Facebook

European online payments outfit Moneybookers has launched a Facebook application that enables account holders to send and receive money via their profile on the social networking site.

Credit firms accused of breaking rules with Facebook ads

Some credit firms are flouting advertising rules when using social networking site Facebook to target young people with cheap loans, says UK debt charity Credit Action.