Facebook and Google, two of the world’s biggest and most influential online companies, are duking it out in a very public battle over who should control the Internet.That war of words continued on Thursday, when Google wrote a rebuttal to responses on its joint policy proposal with Verizon about an open-Internet standard known as “Net […]
Facebook has begun the rollout of a new feature, Facebook Questions, which will allow users to get answers to their queries from the entire Facebook community. Similar in concept to Yahoo! Answers, Quora and Mahalo, Facebook Questions gives users the opportunity to ask questions just by clicking the “Ask Question” button on the homepage. Questions […]
 (CNN) — Ken Savage says that, at first, he welcomed his wife’s new interest in Facebook. She had recently recovered from a bout with depression and dependence on prescription drugs, and he thought reconnecting with old friends would help get her out of her rut. But he says he became increasingly suspicious of her […]
How safe are your kiddies online? Some would argue, not safe enough. Facebook in the UK has agreed to a panic button. The button, aimed at children and teenagers, will send an alert to both Facebook and a government child protection agency.
Ever want to see what your kids are doing on Facebook.com? The popular website for pre-teens, teens, and college students is so private that predators are not a problem anymore. But maybe you, as a parent, want to keep track of what your child is doing. Well its not as easy as you may want […]
Before the explosion of social media, Ken Altshuler, a divorce lawyer in Maine, dug up dirt on his client’s spouses the old-fashioned way: with private investigators and subpoenas. Now the first place his team checks for evidence is Facebook. Consider a recent story of a female client in her 30s, who came to Altshuler seeking […]
When FacebookChief Executive Mark Zuckerberg recently announced a “Like” button that publishers could place on their Web pages, he predicted it would make the Web smarter and “more social.” What Zuckerberg didn’t point out is that widespread use of the Like button allows Facebook to track people as they switch from CNN.com to Yelp.com to […]
A 16-year-old Arkansas boy is suing his mother, accusing her of slandering him on his facebook page. The teen claims his mother posted slanderous remarks about him on the site. His mom, Denise New said she was just keeping an eye on her son’s online activity. In court documents, he alleges she hacked into his […]
(CNET) — It’s been a long time since it got in the way of the World Series, but the threat of seismic tumult still hangs over Silicon Valley. When earthquakes elsewhere in the world dominate the news, people get a little more sensitive to their own vulnerability in the Bay Area. The ground might really […]
I generally like Facebook. It is a way to connect with friends and my readers. Facebook itself is a great social tool. It only becomes a problem when Facebook users start to do creepy s**t. Like, instant messaging someone whom you have never had a conversation with, never met, know nothing about and the first […]
Via SavvySugar: While I’ve shied away from giving out my phone number at stores, I’ve never thought too long or hard about rambling off my zip code at the checkout. It always seemed like kind of a non-issue and that there was nothing too revealing or too personal there that couldn’t be shared. Truth is, […]
London, England (CNN) — Facebook this week announced a new way to express your interests — a “Like” button that’s set to appear all around the web. Click the button, and the Web page is shared with your friends. What’s more, every “Like” you submit ensures Facebook (and its partner sites) can deliver a more […]
