Tag: Facebook
Giving People More Control Over Their Facebook Profile Picture
March 16th, 2018 | No Comments
PR: Today, Facebook is launching new tools that give people in Pakistan more control over who can download and share their profile pictures, and provide the ability to add a design to a profile picture to deter misuse. Profile pictures are an important part of building community on Facebook because they help people find friends and […]…Read More
Facebook come up with new feature in Pakistan to raise Blood Donations
February 27th, 2018 | No Comments
PR: Today, Facebook is launching a blood donations feature in Pakistan to make it easier for people to sign up to be blood donors, and to help connect donors with people and organizations in need. Pakistan, like many countries, has a shortage of safe blood. In some cases, this shortage means patients and their families are […]…Read More
Facebook content restrictions increased to 600 percent for Pakistan
January 12th, 2018 | No Comments
Government has tightened its control over Facebook usage in the middle of a crackdown against online blasphemy after 600 percent hike in successful requests for content restrictions this year. The social media giants have officially confirmed the released information. According to the report of this month, there is increased cooperation for censoring blasphemous content between […]…Read More
Momentum Pakistan 2018 hosting Facebook and Microsoft to Pakistan
December 14th, 2017 | No Comments
Technology giants, for example, Facebook, Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft will guide and bolster Pakistani business visionaries and new companies at the 2018 release of Momentum Pakistan, a super occasion being held in Karachi one year from now. “This occasion could be a distinct advantage for Pakistani business people,” said Shaheera Jafri Batool, a Lahore-based business […]…Read More
Facebook Developers Circle observed Hack Day at Lahore
October 30th, 2017 | No Comments
Software experts, Facebook Engineers and the tech-heads across Pakistan gathered at one table to hold a community hack day, at an event in Lahore. Engineers of development team at Facebook has also come for the event so that can have focused on Facebook Community Challenges in this event. Adnan Majeed, software engineer at Facebook, provided […]…Read More
Zameen.com TVC crosses 15 million views on Facebook
July 26th, 2017 | No Comments
The recent Zameen.com TVC campaign ‘humain pata hai aap ke dil ki baat’ highlights the dream of millions of Pakistanis, both at home and abroad, to own a home. A testament to this are more than 15 million views on Zameen.com’s Facebook page alone, and in excess of 20 million views across the digital landscape. […]…Read More
Spoof anyone and post anything to a Facebook group
July 6th, 2017 | No Comments
STAFF REPORT: *An issue is found in Facebook groups, which enable anyone to post anything on behalf of any group member in a Facebook group. The consequences in lieu of current Cybercrime bill of Pakistan can land anyone in jail or sentenced to death.According to details, most recently a Pakistan IT expert Zahid Ali found […]…Read More
Mobilink launches Facebook at Work
March 5th, 2016 | Shozib Abbas | No Comments
STAFF REPORT ISB: Mobilink has become the first company in the world to launch Facebook at Work, the business version of Facebook that allows companies to build more productive, efficient and collaborative workplaces.
The enterprise service shares a similar look and feel to the personal Facebook network but is completely separate from the consumer Facebook service. The service also has built in enterprise-grade security and administration tools.
"As we move towards…Read More
Zong partners with Facebook to bring free internet
December 27th, 2015 | Shozib Abbas | No Comments
STAFF REPORT ISB: Zong, the Pakistan’s only 3G and 4G telecom operator, and Facebook have come together to connect more people to internet with the launch of Free Basics in the country.
With this initiative more people in Pakistan will have access to a range of free basic service like news, health, travel, local jobs, sports, education, services for women and entertainment via website and mobile application. Free Basics is available to more than one billion people across Asia, Africa…Read More
Facebook Upgrades Search For Mobile
December 9th, 2014 | Tahira Masud | No Comments
Facebook is updating its search that will bring back the ability to search for posts. The company announced that the new search will make it easier to search for the thread a user has been looking for, such as an article or a recommendation for a restaurant.
Users can find posts from themselves, those they follow or which have been shared with them. Initially, Facebook had planned to display results that included public posts even from people users did not follow. "Usually when you…Read More