Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have introduced a new tool called “Focus on the user” which shows relevant results from other social networking sites in Google’s Search Plus Your World search results.

Facebook has officially announced the launch of open graph applications, which will allow people to express more precisely what they are doing, how they are interacting with an application, business or a fan page.

Facebook India has teamed up with U2opia to allow its Indian user base to access the network for free without requiring any Internet connection. Yes, you can now use Facebook with your old Nokia phone (Including Nokia 1100). The application has been developed using Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) technology. Technically, USSD is a protocol used by GSM telephones to communicate with the service providers.

A Delhi High Court judge has threatened to follow the Chinese model of banning websites with objectionable content. However, is forcing Facebook and Google to pre-screen content reasonable, or even legal?

Facebook may finally go public in May 2012. It is expected to go public at a valuation of $100 billion, and will likely file its IPO S-1 documents by February.

According to a report from the Kaspersky Lab, a new phishing attack on Facebook has been discovered that primarily attempts to steal account information of Facebook users and compromise the account. The attackers then attempt to gather the financial information including credit card data and other sensitive information from the victim.

Facebook announced that they have now extended its comments plugin (the Comment Box) to work on mobile supported websites. Websites with the Comment Box plugin embedded in them will enable its mobile visitors to use the plugin to add their comments and views.

The Facebook app “If I Die On Facebook” is the first and only Facebook application that lets “you” create a video or a text message that will only be published after you die

Scammers on Facebook are posting messages and creating Pages claiming to show steps on how one can disable or remove the Facebook Timeline. Facebook has taken every measure to educate its users about the new layout. Despite that, some people are still falling for the trap set by scammers and hackers. A search on Facebook for the phrase remove “Facebook Timeline” filtered more than 10 Facebook Pages that have gained thousands of “likes.”

If you are a Facebook user in the United Kingdom or in France, then it’s time to change your account password. The infamous Ramnit worm, which earlier was used to gain access to financial credentials, is now targeting users on Facebook. Reports indicate that the worm was first detected 18 months ago, and is now continuing to evolve on the social networking giant.

While Facebook crushes the competition as far as social media networking is concerned, it still has some flaws. Here I have listed my top annoyances with Facebook.

A new report suggests that Facebook is being used as evidence in one-third of divorce cases in the UK.

Some good news for Facebook addicts who always wondered whether it is possible to use the profile photo of anyone as an emoticon in a Facebook chat message. The answer is a clear “Yes”, even for people you aren’t friends with.

Facebook has compiled a list of the most popular games played on its network in 2011. It was expected that CityVille by Zynga would top the list, but it is quite surprising to see that CityVille has been ranked third, while Gardens of Time by Playdom topped the list, followed by The Sims Social by EA in the second position.

Do you see Christmas offers or free giveaway posts on Facebook? Have you come across your friends updating their Timeline with Christmas discounts and gift vouchers? Beware. They are likely to be scam messages, which could cause a threat to your computer, or might exploit your personal details.