Parents who express negative emotions toward their infants, or handle them roughly, may be inadvertently harming their babies' psyches, new research suggests. This type of "negative parenting" results in aggressive, defiant kindergarteners and even affects adult behavior, the researchers said. "Before the study, we thought it was likely the combination of difficult infant temperament and negative parenting that put parent-child pairs most at risk for conflict in the toddler period," study ...details

f your grandparents are struggling with isolation, showing them how to use Facebook may help as researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that social networking sites offer tools and activities that may help older adults feel more empowered and less lonely. Facebook and similar social networking sites could play a critical role in easing isolation and making them feel like they are part of a large community, said the ...details

Facebook Inc is entering the dating game, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday, planning a dating service to matchmake millions of people on the world’s largest online social network and nudge them into spending more time there. RELATED STORIES Facebook to offer dating service The service, which Facebook had considered offering for over a decade and will launch soon, could help rebuild its popularity among younger consumers and make people visit the ...details

Uganda plans to slap a new tax on social media users from July to raise revenue, which human rights activists denounced as another attempt by President Yoweri Museveni to stifle freedom of expression and quash dissent to his 32-year-rule. The move is unlikely to go down well in a country where more than 40 percent of people use the internet. Data costs in Africa are already among the world’s highest, according ...details

Facebook, embattled in a scandal over the mishandling of user data, confirmed Monday that it also collected information from people beyond their social network use. During heated hearings in Congress last week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg had already explained that Facebook collects data beyond what users share on their profiles. “When you visit a site or app that uses our services, we receive information even if you’re logged out or don’t have ...details

The test created two streaming series of posts Facebook Inc on Thursday put an end to a test of splitting its signature News Feed into two, an idea that roiled how people consumed news in the six countries where it occurred and added sto concern about Facebook’s power. The test created two streaming series of posts. One was focused on photos and other updates from friends and family, and a second was ...details

Mark Zuckerberg offered fresh self-criticism Monday, acknowledging making numerous mistakes in building the world's biggest social network as Facebook marked its 14th birthday. ‘Over the years, I've made almost every mistake you can imagine,’ the Facebook co-founder said on his personal page. ‘I've made dozens of technical errors and bad deals. I've trusted the wrong people and I've put talented people in the wrong roles. I've missed important trends and I've been ...details

Facebook Inc offered reassurances to investors on Wednesday that its digital ad business would remain highly profitable, despite a dip in usage on the social media network and an overhaul of its flagship News Feed. The company said in an earnings report that quarterly revenue jumped 47 percent from a year earlier, and executives said on a conference call that they saw more chances to make money even if people spend ...details

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would begin to promote videos more prominently inside its News Feed, leveraging the social network’s centerpiece product to build interest in episodic shows and compete more directly with YouTube. Facebook, in a blog post, also said it was tweaking the kinds of advertisements that run in videos on the network. Facebook’s News Feed, which comprises posts from friends and businesses, is the first thing its 2.1 ...details

Seven DB officials were held from Teknaf-Cox’s Bazar Marine Drive Road on Wednesday for kidnapping a businessman Major Nazim Ahmed, who recently led an army team that detained seven members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Police red-handed with ransom money, is being hailed as a hero on popular social networking platform Facebook. Nazim now has dozens of fans who are praising him for his bravery in the line of duty. A Facebook ...details