Diaspora, an open-source Facebook competitor, made its first source codes available to general public on 15th September, 2010.

Ever been an avid farmer? Well if you are an active Facebook user and dedicated Facebook apps user then you must have come across FarmVille. Also awarded as the Facebook application of the year 2009, FarmVille, can be best described as Facebook’s most sought out game. Once I was also an active farmer on Farmville, and for that reason I was also teased by some of my friends because they felt FarmVille was too childish. [...]

Google Instant, According to Google it is the greatest thing since sliced bread.  Google along with a group a people think it to be a major advancement in the search field where as there is a group of people who think Google should be focused on better search results, not gimmicks. Ever since Google Instant was made live in the US and UK with some other countries, the discussions have geared up. Discussion between these [...]

The controversies of users’ privacy in Facebook never seems to end. Facebook’s privacy issues started when it was not even founded. Mark Zuckerberg, a sophomore in Harvard, had to shut down an earlier site of its social networking site after breaking in into school’s directories and posting students’ photos without their consent. It was the beginning of the numerous difficulties Facebook would face in future. Since then, there were battles regarding privacy of its users: [...]

Doodles, as described by Google itself, are the decorative changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists and scientists. These graphical representations are so captivating that they have been an integral part of the Google homepage. In fact, whenever I get start my Google journey, the first thing I check out is the present Doodle celebration. Looking back in time, Doodles came into existence in [...]

13 years since Google started and today it stands a winner and a global leader. As you surf the internet, you can feel the power and influence of Google Inc reverberate. There are many factors that makes Google such a force but the foremost reason of its development and popularity is it constant evolution. Google, ever since its inception has had a great appetite for change and development.  Never static, the company has modeled itself-around [...]

Facebook chat is a light-weight Instant Messaging (IM) Tool integrated directly into your Facebook account. It allows you to chat with all your Facebook friends without having to download or install any plugins or software. Launched way back in April 2008, Facebook chat has been growing at a tremendous rate. Back in June 2009, Facebook announced that Facebook Chat sends more than 1 Billion Messages per day.Its been more then a year now, and considering [...]