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Facebook has added new friends. The social networking giant has earned the support of 1 million active advertisers since Tuesday.

In light of revelations that the federal government's massive spy apparatus has been unleashed on its own citizens, some tech experts are now advising users of social media and other Internet-based sites that have helped Uncle Sam pry into your life to stop using them altogether.

Google is targeting to reach new heights through its Project Loon, a solar- and wind-powered network of high altitude balloons bringing Internet access to rural areas whose citizens have yet to be transformed into netizens.

That Yahoo Inc.'s CEO Marissa Mayer manages to stay in news again for the once-largest search engine and email services giant was again highlighted with news of the company announcing probable deletion of inactive user accounts.

A Facebook invitation to a June 20 press event has led to speculations that the most popular social networking site would roll out a news reader, possibly based on trending articles on Facebook or more of an RSS reader-style product.

A new analysis of Internet search terms published by Mother Jones found an irony in the majority Muslim country of Pakistan because while the Asian nation is homophobic, it topped searches for gay terms in the Web such as shemale sex, teen anal sex and manf***king man.

Google unleashed their official Android application for Google Cloud Print service. Users can now download the official app from Google Play Store.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has expressed on Friday disappointment at the involvement of senior military officers in the latest sex scandal to hit the Australian Defence Forces in which 17 soldiers filming themselves while having sex with women and then emailed the videos among themselves.

If Israel's military was shocked with the circulating photographs of its female soldiers almost naked, the Australian Army has its own sex scandal with male officers filming themselves while having sex with women and then emailing the videos among themselves.

Evasi0n jailbreak iOS 7 is nearly under way. One evad3r has tweeted a quick review of the new Apple OS, and it serves as a teaser into the future of jailbroken iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Scroll down for the celebrated tweet and a video of the new OS on iPhone 5.

Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users who are hooked to the Candy Crush Saga game will have a new addiction: Plants vs Zombies 2, Garden Warfare, coming up soon! Anticipation for the game refresh is exciting across various social media networks. Video viewership for its game trailer is almost 4 million in a few days' time.

Now this is something you don’t see every day. Takijistan President Emomali Rahmon has ordered the shutdown of YouTube in his country for allowing the upload of video, featuring the top government official in quite, embarrassing moment.

Vine App is trending on Twitter as users show various ways to enjoy the new social media buzz. Vine is a video app that allows users to loop 6 seconds of images. It can be used for business marketing as well as personal entertainment.

Apple dropped recently an app in their store promising people to “free” them from their homosexuality. However, Google’s Play Store and several Android platforms are yet to make their move on removing the Gay Cure app.

In a repeat of the first Click Frenzy incident, the Web site of Australian retail giant Myer crashed on Tuesday evening due to the heavy volume of logins. The crash happened 30 minutes after the online launch of its mid-year sale.

The 'New Evidence' 2013 mermaid video mockumentary drew millions of viewers and sparked afresh ocean humanoid conversations. An Animal Planet executive neatly implied in an interview the channel wanted some attention. Social media dwellers reacted with more viral funny memes and a mix of reactions.

Is Jonah Falcon, the man with the world's biggest penis, the next YouTube sensation?

Facebook advertisers pulled out their ads after an anti-sexism campaign drew attention to Facebook pages that contained posts promoting violence against women.

n a display of the power of social media to shame, a popular Filipino gay comedian who poked fun of a respected female news executive from a rival station was shamed on Tuesday for his joke that had become viral and gone bad.

Facebook Wages Censorship War Against Moms of Autistic Children who Protest GMOs: Exclusive Interview with Andrea Lalama

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (CBA) competitors are no longer just Westpac, ANZ Bank and the National Australia Bank (NAB), but also tech firms such as Apple and Google, CBA Chief Executive Ian Narev said on Tuesday.

After racist jokes about a dark-skinned senator, gay Filipino comedian is getting the flak in the Internet over his rape and weight jokes he made about the news executive of a rival TV network.

The commencement speech of an openly gay 18-year-old graduating student of Fairview High School in Ohio, U.S., has become viral in YouTube, with over 50,000 views so far.

It may be too early to pinpoint what Amazon is doing but ongoing rumors suggest the web-based retail giant is planning on competing with the web giant Google. It may not just be Google – Amazon’s plans seem to incorporate everything from Walmart to Facebook and Yahoo.

From search engine, Google entered into manufacturing of devices and is now foraying into the wireless network business, completing the cycle of IT connectivity. Reports said that Google will fund and help run wireless networks in emerging markets, specifically SubSaharan Africa and Southeast Asia.

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has accused China of stealing the blueprints of the agency's new headquarters in Canberra. The blueprints, which contain highly confidential and sensitive information on the new ASIO base, were reportedly stolen from a contractor involved with the project.

Shortly after its launch, Snapchat became a rage for ‘safely’ permitting the wireless sharing of naked pictures and videos that self-destruct in seconds, providing a platform for mobile phone users to practice safe ‘sexting’.

To indicate her disbelief in the concept of global warming, former Republican Party vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin posted a naughty remark in her Facebook account.

At this week’s Google I/O conference, Google introduced low-key but significant upgrades in its Gmail and Google Plus platforms. The goal is to provide users with a more uniform and consistent approach. These will help build efficiency and improve overall performance.