US President Donald Trump has said that it is a great honour that Facebook ranked him number one and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social networking site in terms of his popularity before his first visit to India.

Trump tweets about his upcoming visit to India on February 25

<p>Social networking site Facebook will soon offer dating services to its users, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed on Tuesday.</p>

<p>While addressing&nbsp;Facebook's annual F8 conference, he told software developers&nbsp;"There are 200 million people on Facebook that list themselves as single, so clearly there's something to do here".</p>

<p>Zuckerberg also added that the platform was trying to build up the service by securing the privacy of its users as the social media was recently jolted over the scandal of handling personal information of its users.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A prototype of the new feature was revealed at the conference. The prototype, displayed on&nbsp;the screen,&nbsp;showed a heart shape at the top-right corner of the Facebook app. On clicking the icon the users would be directed to their dating profile if they have created one.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Potential matches would be suggested on the basis of dating preferences, things in common and mutual friends. The feature will also have two buttons for "pass" and "interested".</p>

<p>Zuckerberg also clarified that the optional feature will be for finding long-term relationships and "not just hook-ups".</p>

<p>The feature will matchmake millions of users present on the Facebook.It will also push the users into spending more time on its platform.</p>

<p>There was a reduction in the time spent by Facebook users on its platform at the end of 2017. The social media had revealed that the at the end of 2017, time spent by its users had fallen by about 50 million hours a day. This was due to the changes designed to reduce passive video watching.</p>

<p>The social media had thought of devising the plan for over a decade now.</p>

<p>Though no specified time has been announced for the new feature, the officials said that it will be launched soon.</p>

<p>Facebook's shares rose 1.1 per cent to close at $173.86 after the CEO disclosed the plan.</p>

<p>The new feature on Facebook will be a big competition for the already existing dating apps such as Tinder and OkCupid.&nbsp;<br />
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<em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em><br />
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Zuckerberg also clarified that the optional feature will be for finding long-term relationships and 'not just hook-ups'

Social networking site Facebook will soon offer dating services to its users, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed on Tuesday. While addressing Facebook's annual F8 conference, he told software developers "There are 200 million people on Facebook that list themselves as single, so clearly there's something to do here". Zuckerberg also added that the platform was trying to build up the service by securing the privacy of its users as the social media was recently jolted over the scandal of handling personal information of its users. A prototype of the new feature was revealed at the conference. The prototype, displayed on the screen, showed a heart shape at the top-right corner of the Facebook app. On clicking the icon the users would be directed to their dating profile if they have created one. Potential matches would be suggested on the basis of dating preferences, things in common and mutual friends. The feature will also have two buttons for "pass" and "interested". Zuckerberg also clarified that the optional feature will be for finding long-term relationships and "not just hook-ups". The feature will matchmake millions of users present on the Facebook.It will also push the users into spending more time on its platform. There was a reduction in the time spent by Facebook users on its platform at the end of 2017. The social media had revealed that the at the end of 2017, time spent by its users had fallen by about 50 million hours a day. This was due to the changes designed to reduce passive video watching. The social media had thought of devising the plan for over a decade now. Though no specified time has been announced for the new feature, the officials said that it will be launched soon. Facebook's shares rose 1.1 per cent to close at $173.86 after the CEO disclosed the plan. The new feature on Facebook will be a big competition for the already existing dating apps such as Tinder and OkCupid. (With inputs from Reuters)

Now, Facebook to soon offer dating services

<p>Twitter on Thursday sought help to improve the quality of conversations on its micro-blogging site in a bid to address rising criticism against social media companies for failing to protect users from online abuse and political manipulation.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Twitter`s new approach, it said in a blog, would be based on identifying metrics to gauge the &quot;health of public conversations&quot; and ways to measure it. The social network has created a webpage where anyone can submit their proposals.In a series of tweets on Thursday, Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey acknowledged that Twitter `didn`t fully predict or understand the real-world negative consequences` of instant public messaging.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said negative consequences that Twitter has witnessed include abuse, harassment, troll armies, manipulation through bots and human-coordination, misinformation campaigns and increasingly divisive echo chambers. Dorsey said Twitter has been focusing on removing content that were against its terms but now needed a change in approach.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In August 2016, Twitter said it had deleted 235,000 accounts in six months for promoting extremism. Accusations of Russian meddling in US presidential elections via social networks had turned the heat on social networks over their ability to control content.</p>


Twitter on Thursday sought help to improve the quality of conversations on its micro-blogging site in a bid to address rising criticism against social media companies for failing to protect users from online abuse and political manipulation

Twitter on Thursday sought help to improve the quality of conversations on its micro-blogging site in a bid to address rising criticism against social media companies for failing to protect users from online abuse and political manipulation. Twitter`s new approach, it said in a blog, would be based on identifying metrics to gauge the "health of public conversations" and ways to measure it. The social network has created a webpage where anyone can submit their proposals.In a series of tweets on Thursday, Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey acknowledged that Twitter `didn`t fully predict or understand the real-world negative consequences` of instant public messaging. He said negative consequences that Twitter has witnessed include abuse, harassment, troll armies, manipulation through bots and human-coordination, misinformation campaigns and increasingly divisive echo chambers. Dorsey said Twitter has been focusing on removing content that were against its terms but now needed a change in approach. In August 2016, Twitter said it had deleted 235,000 accounts in six months for promoting extremism. Accusations of Russian meddling in US presidential elections via social networks had turned the heat on social networks over their ability to control content.

Twitter seeks proposals to improve content quality on its platform

<p>Twitter has&nbsp;increased the word limit for its users to <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-to-double-tweet-limit-to-280-characters-23698" target="_blank">280 characters</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The social networking site initiated the move to draw more users.</p>

<p>Twitterati reacted to the extension of the word limit.</p>

<p>Many of them were quite happy to see the extension.</p>

<p>However, some users were not satisfied and demanded an edit button.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">All we wanted was an edit button<br />
All we wanted was an edit button<br />
All we wanted was an edit button<br />
All we wanted was an edit button<br />
All we wanted was an edit button<br />
All we wanted was an edit button<br />
All we wanted was an edit button<br />
All we wanted was an edit button<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/280characters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#280characters</a></p>
&mdash; KEEPER (@Sushimibelle) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sushimibelle/status/928145807030730752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Voters today chose<br />
-2 new Democratic governors<br />
-2 black lieutenant governors<br />
-2 transgender officials<br />
-A Black Lives Matter lawyer as DA in Philly<br />
-A Sikh mayor in Hoboken<br />
-A socialist in Virginia<br />
-To oust GOP mayor in Atlantic City<br />
-And to expand Medicaid in Maine<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/280characters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#280characters</a></p>
&mdash; Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) <a href="https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/928118303419224064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">When you realise that Twitter increases it&#39;s character limit to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/280characters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#280characters</a>. <a href="https://t.co/3wjSTX7D6T">pic.twitter.com/3wjSTX7D6T</a></p>
&mdash; Viral Ramesh (@viralramesh) <a href="https://twitter.com/viralramesh/status/928168684102799360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">When you wake up and see <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/280characters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#280characters</a> trending on twitter and u know you don&#39;t need to delete dots and commas anymore to fit in 140 characters. <a href="https://t.co/ZQ68cwbGSI">pic.twitter.com/ZQ68cwbGSI</a></p>
&mdash; Rehegoo Music (@RehegooMusic) <a href="https://twitter.com/RehegooMusic/status/928176977743400960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/280characters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#280characters</a> vs 140 is a good analogy of financial needs vs wants.<br />
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Just because I have $280 doesn&#39;t mean I must spend all $280.</p>
&mdash; thatwasntme (@yours_heidi) <a href="https://twitter.com/yours_heidi/status/928154884406497280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My friend slept in class. I took his phone and changed my name in his contacts to &ldquo;dad&rdquo; then I texted him &ldquo; son, I just won 500 million dollars in the lottery. We are rich now. You don&rsquo;t have to go to school anymore!&rdquo;<br />
~~THREAD~~<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/280characters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#280characters</a><br />
??????????????</p>
&mdash; Total Man (@Omoso_Omoso) <a href="https://twitter.com/Omoso_Omoso/status/928163061424369666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/280characters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#280characters</a> everyone!<br />
<br />
Enjoy typing nonsense twice as much! ??<br />
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We&#39;re free!<br />
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WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ??</p>
&mdash; Shyning77 (@Shyning77) <a href="https://twitter.com/Shyning77/status/928182007351402496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Don&#39;t reply with &quot;k&quot; you now have <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/280Characters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#280Characters</a></p>
&mdash; Nompumelelo (@Mpumi_Can) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mpumi_Can/status/928180046333964293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I think today should be marked <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/280characters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#280characters</a> day. <a href="https://t.co/cNaTWgUt2c">pic.twitter.com/cNaTWgUt2c</a></p>
&mdash; Henry Eyo&trade; (@MeetHenryEyo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetHenryEyo/status/928179812811845632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Initially, Twitter allowed its users just 140 characters which were not enough for its users to express their opinions.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Twitter had started testing the increase of its word limit in early September.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The word limit has been increased to all languages except for Japanese, Korean and Chinese as these languages did not have any space limitation.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The social networking site has been trying to modify its features to attract more users and <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/twitter-says-it-could-turn-first-ever-profit-shares-surge-23009" target="_blank">compete with the leading media sites</a>.</p>

<p>Twitter is also working on introducing <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/saveforlater-twitter-to-soon-introduce-bookmarking-feature-21248" target="_blank">&#39;Save For Later&#39;</a>&nbsp;feature to bookmark posts for its users.&nbsp;</p>


The social networking site initiated the move to draw more users

Twitter has increased the word limit for its users to 280 characters. The social networking site initiated the move to draw more users. Twitterati reacted to the extension of the word limit. Many of them were quite happy to see the extension. However, some users were not satisfied and demanded an edit button. All we wanted was an edit button All we wanted was an edit button All we wanted was an edit button All we wanted was an edit button All we wanted was an edit button All we wanted was an edit button All we wanted was an edit button All we wanted was an edit button#280characters — KEEPER (@Sushimibelle) November 8, 2017 × Voters today chose -2 new Democratic governors -2 black lieutenant governors -2 transgender officials -A Black Lives Matter lawyer as DA in Philly -A Sikh mayor in Hoboken -A socialist in Virginia -To oust GOP mayor in Atlantic City -And to expand Medicaid in Maine#280characters — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) November 8, 2017 × When you realise that Twitter increases it's character limit to #280characters. pic.twitter.com/3wjSTX7D6T — Viral Ramesh (@viralramesh) November 8, 2017 × When you wake up and see #280characters trending on twitter and u know you don't need to delete dots and commas anymore to fit in 140 characters. pic.twitter.com/ZQ68cwbGSI — Rehegoo Music (@RehegooMusic) November 8, 2017 × #280characters vs 140 is a good analogy of financial needs vs wants. Just because I have $280 doesn't mean I must spend all $280. — thatwasntme (@yours_heidi) November 8, 2017 × My friend slept in class. I took his phone and changed my name in his contacts to “dad” then I texted him “ son, I just won 500 million dollars in the lottery. We are rich now. You don’t have to go to school anymore!” ~~THREAD~~#280characters ?????????????? — Total Man (@Omoso_Omoso) November 8, 2017 × Happy #280characters everyone! Enjoy typing nonsense twice as much! ?? We're free! WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ?? — Shyning77 (@Shyning77) November 8, 2017 × Don't reply with "k" you now have #280Characters — Nompumelelo (@Mpumi_Can) November 8, 2017 × I think today should be marked #280characters day. pic.twitter.com/cNaTWgUt2c — Henry Eyo™ (@MeetHenryEyo) November 8, 2017 × Initially, Twitter allowed its users just 140 characters which were not enough for its users to express their opinions. Twitter had started testing the increase of its word limit in early September. The word limit has been increased to all languages except for Japanese, Korean and Chinese as these languages did not have any space limitation. The social networking site has been trying to modify its features to attract more users and compete with the leading media sites. Twitter is also working on introducing 'Save For Later' feature to bookmark posts for its users.

Twitterati welcomes 280 characters in Twitter

<p>Snapchat went down around the world late Monday, early Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Reuters reported the outage lasted as long as four hours.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The social networking app&#39;s support team said they were aware of the problem and were looking into it.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We&#39;re aware of the issue and working on a fix?? Stay tuned for updates! ??We recommend staying logged into your account.</p>
&mdash; Snapchat Support (@snapchatsupport) <a href="https://twitter.com/snapchatsupport/status/927651703532371968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>The app&#39;s users meanwhile took to rival Twitter to complain, and to show off their sense of humour:&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The year 2057:<br />
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&quot;Granddad, were you around when <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snapchat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#snapchat</a> was down for an hour?&quot;<br />
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*cries uncontrollably*<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snapchatdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#snapchatdown</a> <a href="https://t.co/Vp0RwBEFZT">pic.twitter.com/Vp0RwBEFZT</a></p>
&mdash; Jaye (@JayePee_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JayePee_/status/927685166360821761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Me trying to refresh my Snapchat while it&rsquo;s down <a href="https://t.co/ha5LUyVxHW">pic.twitter.com/ha5LUyVxHW</a></p>
&mdash; Cordell (@CIoutBoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CIoutBoy/status/927685161872953344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snapchat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#snapchat</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snapchatdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#snapchatdown</a> *when snapchat stopped*<br />
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Me: gonna use my twitter more..<br />
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Friend:Snapchat&#39;s back!<br />
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Me: what&#39;s a twitter? <a href="https://t.co/8jkmPj8blW">pic.twitter.com/8jkmPj8blW</a></p>
&mdash; Lumi the Musician (@That_Aries_Girl) <a href="https://twitter.com/That_Aries_Girl/status/927684530793844736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Can&rsquo;t workout if I&rsquo;m clicking on Snapchat every 30 seconds to check if it&rsquo;s still broken or if I&rsquo;m usually that addicted when it&rsquo;s working??</p>
&mdash; Emily Canham (@EmilyCanham) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyCanham/status/927656778288025600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Reuters reported that Snapchat had also had technical issues in October.&nbsp;</p>

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The worldwide outage lasted as long as four hours

Snapchat went down around the world late Monday, early Tuesday. Reuters reported the outage lasted as long as four hours. The social networking app's support team said they were aware of the problem and were looking into it. We're aware of the issue and working on a fix?? Stay tuned for updates! ??We recommend staying logged into your account. — Snapchat Support (@snapchatsupport) November 6, 2017 × The app's users meanwhile took to rival Twitter to complain, and to show off their sense of humour: The year 2057: "Granddad, were you around when #snapchat was down for an hour?" *cries uncontrollably*#snapchatdown pic.twitter.com/Vp0RwBEFZT — Jaye (@JayePee_) November 6, 2017 × Me trying to refresh my Snapchat while it’s down pic.twitter.com/ha5LUyVxHW — Cordell (@CIoutBoy) November 6, 2017 × #snapchat #snapchatdown *when snapchat stopped* Me: gonna use my twitter more.. Friend:Snapchat's back! Me: what's a twitter? pic.twitter.com/8jkmPj8blW — Lumi the Musician (@That_Aries_Girl) November 6, 2017 × Can’t workout if I’m clicking on Snapchat every 30 seconds to check if it’s still broken or if I’m usually that addicted when it’s working?? — Emily Canham (@EmilyCanham) November 6, 2017 × Reuters reported that Snapchat had also had technical issues in October.

Snapchat goes down, users take to Twitter to complain