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Facebook is global social media giant. (Photo: AFP)

A look at Facebook's changes in what you see over the years

To try to keep you glued to Facebook, it regularly updates the formula that decides what posts you see.

13 Jan 2018 8:54 AM IST

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Habits that are weakening youth today

Lifestyle plays a major role in keeping the bone joints and muscles healthy, even for young people.

12 Jan 2018 2:45 PM IST

Social network size and participation in social activities may eventually be used as indicators of diabetes risk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smaller social network increases risk of diabetes

Loneliness has long been linked to variety of physical and mental health problems, particularly among chronically ill...

11 Jan 2018 8:47 AM IST

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Want to sleep better? Cutting down on social media may help

Sleep expert is urging social media users to cut down on the amount of time they spend on it.

7 Jan 2018 11:14 AM IST

US President Donald Trump had accused Pakistan of giving nothing to the US but lies and deceit in return for USD 33 billion aid. (Photo: AP)

Twitter will not ban world leaders like Trump irrespective of...

Twitter responded in its blog post that even if it did block a world leader, doing so would not silence that leader.

6 Jan 2018 1:59 PM IST

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg again rejected the idea that the social network affected the US presidential election. (Photo:AP)

Facebook CEO wants to 'fix' Facebook for 2018

The world feels anxious and divided, and Facebook has a lot of work to do, said Zuckerberg.

5 Jan 2018 8:14 AM IST

Almost 12,000 adolescents were surveyed about their online and social media habits as well as their tobacco use. (Photo: Pixabay)

Click bait ads are tied to teen smoking

Cigarette ads are not allowed on television, but there are far fewer restrictions that would prevent tobacco online.

4 Jan 2018 10:56 AM IST

Earlier studies show that Facebook shows quite an accurate idea of a users personality. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study reveals people who hurl profanities often are more honest

Earlier studies show that Facebook shows quite an accurate idea of a user's personality.

3 Jan 2018 4:35 PM IST

The study is the first to examine group generational differences in perfectionism. (Photo: Pixabay)

Perfectionism in youngsters significantly increased: study

Researchers suggest that perfectionism entails "an irrational desire to achieve along with being overly critical of...

3 Jan 2018 12:22 PM IST

Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan live it up in South Africa.

Away from the limelight and happy

Former Indian pacer L. Balaji says superstars too crave for some normal time'.

3 Jan 2018 12:00 AM IST

A recent report also claims that Tencents WeChat app is working with the government to launch official, digital IDs in China.

China's WeChat denies storing user chats

The company says that the data is only stored in users' mobiles, computers and other terminals.

2 Jan 2018 2:55 PM IST

WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.

WhatsApp messaging service returns after global outage

In India, WhatsApp is the biggest market with about 200 million of its billion-plus users.

1 Jan 2018 3:36 PM IST