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Facebook integrates Gaana.com into its Timeline
MUMBAI: Facebook has integrated the music site from Indiatimes Gaana.com as an application into its new Timeline.
This will enable users to share the music they are listening to with their Facebook friends.
The social networking site recently launched timeline apps with 60 applications to begin with. Timeline apps allow for real-world activities to be shared with friends.
Gaana.com also built an iPad version using HTML5 in August 2011.
Times Internet CEO Rishi Khiani said, “We have always believed music is discovered via common tastes and peer to peer recommendation. With gaana.com‘s integration on Facebook‘s Timeline, we expect to see strong traction of our content and an increased user base via Facebook.”
The application is included in Facebook‘s list of application. The user will be directed to Gaana.com website with a click. He can listen to the song he feels like and that will be posted on his Facebook page.
Gaana.com provides free and licensed music to its listeners. It has a collection of Hindi, regional and English songs. The key features include song recommendations and Radio Gaana.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
