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  • Google+ redesign : Did Google just hire an awesome UX/UI designer?

    In case you didn’t know , Google+ got a massive face lift today. ( yes, you are right, there is no reason you should have known this. ) Though some of the designs borrow from Facebook ( did I actually write about how social networks should differentiate? I don’t know what I was on when I said that.…

  • Facebook buys Instagram for 1 Billion Dollars!

    Instagram, the photo sharing app/social-network, which finally launched its Android app last week, has been purchased for a total of 1 billion dollars, including cash, and shares of Facebook. The best part is, Facebook is not evil like Google [ which caused the death of many good products such as picnik.com and Kevin Rose’ Oink…

  • Slactivism is awesome.

    The viral ‘KONY 2012’ campaign has been all over the Internet, and with it, questions about the authenticity/effectiveness of the charity Invisible Children. Well, I am not here to say whether Invisible children is the best choice to give your money to or not, what I am here to say is that Slacktivism, in general, is…

  • Facebook launches timeline for pages

    All Facebook pages can now switch to a timeline view. The pages will be given 30 days for curation, and on 30th March, timeline will be forced on all pages. There are additional new features apart from being able to use a cover photo. > Posts can be pinned to top of the feed, for…

  • Facebook groups get the timeline make over!

    Just noticed this. Facebook groups are getting the makeover as well. This is part of the new Facebook redesign. The timeline would come to pages was long known, but for groups, is a surprise! It looks pretty awesome though. I just updated the TechIRIS group on facebook, with a quick cover photo. Have a look!…

  • Facebook’s new photo viewer supports high-res pics!

    Did you get it yet? I just noticed it. If you are still seeing the old photo viewer, you probably will get it in a few days. New Facebook features roll out slowly. What’s awesome about this latest update, is that it supports larger resolution pics. As you can see in the in the screenshot above, the image takes almost all…

  • Facebook is giving away 3 Million dollars [ 16 crore rupees ] worth of visiting cards for free!

    Facebook has partnered with Moo, a company famous for making beautiful visiting cards. Now, it’s easier to get your timeline-esque visiting cards made. But what’s cool is that Facebook is giving away 200,000 sets of 50 cards for free. One set costs 15$ [ with worldwide shipping ], so basically, they are giving away 3 Million dollars…

  • Download Facebook’s native chat client for Windows 7 [Leaked]

    Download it here. Initial review – + Makes FB chatting a lot less obnoxious. Being able to chat in a separate window, bring it closer to GChat. + You can snap the client to one side of the desktop. – If you do snap it, and then browse Facebook in your browser, you now have…

  • Insert All The Emoticons! /Updated

      For the theory part, check below. To start copy pasting this in your chat, here you go – The Merry Christmas – [[247141448686607]] [[289038261142619]] [[158039784302618]] [[158039784302618]] [[274250912624691]] [[288997744484847]] [[266231403431058]] [[158039784302618]] [[135810689866157]] [[330264450335703]] [[214416781973079]] [[247141448686607]] [[222654211143888]] [[330264450335703]] [[megustameme]] And, here’s a list of the troll emoticons – Y U NO – [[106043532814443]] Troll Face –…

  • Google is evil, and wants to take over the world!

    Anybody who knows Bill Gates, also knows why he is rich? Because he owns the largest platform, on which other applications are built. It has been quite clear for a very long time now, that you can’t just make a product and get super rich. For that, you need a platform. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of…

  • Whatever happened to differentiation?

    Remember when Facebook was just that, Facebook. And twitter was twitter. And Google+ was, um, Orkut? Then Google+ came along, took everything that Facebook had, and added a bit of twitter [ one way subscriptions ], and a bit of google [ circles/hangouts ] to it. Then it was Facebook’s turn, so they added a…

  • Instagram finally coming to Android

    Instagram finally coming to Android

    Instagram, the free photo sharing app for iPhone, is finally coming to Android platform. No release date has been provided yet, but Intagram’s CEO, Kevin Systrom said that they now have two people working on the Android version. Instagram lets users click photos, and apply filters quickly, and lets users share these pics on twitter/Facebook…