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By comparison, the first Republican primary debate in 2012, the year of the last presidential election, drew 3.2 million viewers.

Facebook has introduced a “live streaming” function in its app Mentions, that caters exclusively to celebrities helping them connect with their fans/followers.

The billionaire businessman and television personality was the most-mentioned candidate on Twitter during yesterday’s debate, the most-discussed on Facebook and the most-searched on Google, according to data from the companies.

In a scene that was reminiscent of the Academy awards or college basketball’s March Madness bracketology, Fox News on Tuesday night unveiled the top 10 Republican presidential candidates who were invited to take part in the first national debate of the 2016 campaign season.

However, this service only allows public figures to communicate through live video, while the rest of us can access these videos in our News Feed. Stars like The Rock and Serena Williams will stream today. It’s a bit more interactive however, as it’ll alert you when...

Palmer hadn’t even seen the story yet about Minnesota-based dentist Walter Palmer, who was already under intense scrutiny for killing Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe.

You can also see when your friends or other public figures start watching a stream.

Google has rolled out a new update to its YouTube web video player which brings with it a new transparent skin and slightly larger controls which now lay over the top of the video rather than sit below. “Ad agencies and brands are confused enough without Facebook muddying...

If you’re seeing a new YouTube video player on your computer today, you’re not the only one. This, he says, inflates viewing figures – although it’s worth noting that ComScore uses the same three-second rule. With an update to its iOS and Android apps,...

Facebook’s Jay Parikh said they’ve built the first full-scale version of Aquila, the internet drone, and it’s now ready for flight testing.

We want everyone to have a safe experience on Facebook. “That’s why we have dedicated teams and intelligent security systems working around the clock to help keep your account secure”, notes Melissa Luu-Van, Product Manager at Facebook.

At the music festival, Facebook has started testing a new feature that allows people to live stream events on the social network, taking on the likes of Snapchat head-on. The Snapchat-esque motive behind Facebook led the company to offer a wide range of streaming content in the...

This means that despite a 39 per cent year-on-year revenue increase – for a total of over $4 billion – Facebook’s overall profits suffered a 9.1 per cent loss, coming out at $719 million.

With this new update, now the micro-blogging site supports six Indian languages along with Hindi and Bengali. “By supporting Twitter in these languages, we are making our platform for live, public conversations more accessible to Indians all over the country”, the...

The social network’s boss Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday the company has completed the development of Aquila, a solar-powered drone Facebook hopes to use to bring internet to remote parts of the planet where people can not connect, according to a story this past Friday...