For Mike Smith, Facebook is a fort for communicating freely with friends online. Within the confines of that giant yet access-restricted network, the music-software engineer from San Francisco believes he can control what’s posted about him through the simple courtesy of asking friends to remove unflattering photos. But on the wide-open Web exists a harsher […]
The goal of Facebook’s new messaging client is to simplify private communication, but as it turns out, executing that has been astoundingly complicated. Facebook announced and began rolling out the new version of Messages in November, and even now, the company has yet to activate the feature for all of its more than 500 million […]
Anxious to reject some of your digital friends while on the go? Facbeook’s update to its iPhone app, released Monday, makes this easier by adding a new feature that lets people “unfriend” each other. Previously, Facebook only allowed users to cull their friend lists from the Web, meaning most people did this task from home […]
“Facebook Depression” – it’s a real affliction facing adolescents who spend a lot of time on social networking sites, according to a new report published this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Nicki Minaj Gives Lil’ Wayne A Lap Dance [VIDEO] Chris Brown And Rihanna To Reunite On ABC Interview? Sites like Facebook can […]
In a bid to get more eyeballs on its movies, one major studio is looking to turn Facebook into a movie-streaming service. Warner Bros. Digital Distribution said Tuesday it will offer The Dark Knight for rental through its Facebook page. More movie titles will be available for rental or purchase over the coming months. Rentals […]
Facebook has begun rolling out a full redesign of Facebook Pages. The changes will make the Pages look and operate more like user profiles. The new Pages redesign was first seen in December, when Facebook accidentally launched it and quickly took it down. The update not only removed tabs, but it gave page admins the […]
(CNNMoney) — Free isn’t free. “The cost of reading the New York Times for free is being tracked. The cost of being on Facebook is being data-mined,” Peter Eckersley, a senior staff technologist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said Friday at a panel discussion on the intersection of technology and privacy. Eckersley’s comments came at […]
PONTIAC, Mich. – A tearful 23-year-old Pontiac woman who pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in connection with a fatal high-speed chase stemming from a Facebook feud has been sentenced to 18 to 60 years in prison. The Oakland Press of Pontiac, The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press say Torrie Emery expressed remorse after […]
This video is an artistic take on how the story of the nativity might have read had a social network existed at the time of Jesus’s birth. Follow this historical period as it unfolds as a digital narrative. This vignette is great for highlighting the truths and circumstances of our Savior’s birth in a fresh, […]
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey pastor who believes Facebook leads to infidelity has offered to step down over a past affair that involved a three-way sexual relationship with his wife and a male church assistant.
Worried about when you might get dumped? Facebook knows. That’s according to a graphic making the rounds online that uses Facebook status updates to chart what time of year people are splitting up. British journalist and graphic designer David McCandless, who specializes in showcasing data in visual ways, compiled the chart. He showed off the […]
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Facebook is trying to make it easier for people to share their updates selectively and draw distinctions between friends, family members and co-workers on the Web’s biggest social hub. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, unveiled the latest changes today at a press conference that marked his first public appearance since […]