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Facebook awkwardly attempts to smear Google
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Facebook awkwardly attempts to smear Google

In a move as awkward as you'd expect from the organization that invented virtual poking, Facebook recently hired a top PR firm to pitch… Alex Heigl   |   05.13.2011   |   Comments (4)
Australian police take on "planking," the strangest social media trend ever
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Australian police take on "planking," the strangest social media trend ever

Have you ever heard of "planking," the new craze that is sweeping across Australia maybe? It's straightforward, really: first, find… James Brady Ryan   |   05.12.2011   |   Comments (3)
<em>Consumer Reports</em>: Five million people on Facebook shouldn't be on Facebook
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Consumer Reports: Five million people on Facebook shouldn't be on Facebook

Turning thirteen is a significant event. It comes with a new batch of rights — as a proud tween, you can watch Dumb and Dumber without… Ray Rahman   |   05.10.2011   |   Comments (9)
Facebook rejects an ad showing two women kissing
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Facebook rejects an ad showing two women kissing

Facebook, a company that has consistently felt the need to protect our virgin eyes, has previously apologized for removing photos of… Jessica Gentile   |   05.9.2011   |   Comments (15)
Hacker steals Facebook photos to post on porn sites
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Hacker steals Facebook photos to post on porn sites

From the scumbag files: twenty-six-year-old Timothy Noirjean, of Woodbury, Minnesota, was charged with identity theft after allegedly hacking… Jeff Mills   |   04.21.2011   |   Comments (7)
Mother gets 10-year sentence for being on Facebook while son drowned
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Mother gets 10-year sentence for being on Facebook while son drowned

In a heartbreaking story, a thirty-four-year-old Colorado woman, Shannon Johnson, was sentenced to ten years in prison on Friday for playing Cafe… Jeff Mills   |   04.16.2011   |   Comments (29)
Facebook doesn't want you to see the most famous painting of a vagina
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Facebook doesn't want you to see the most famous painting of a vagina

It's a famous work of art that can be seen in Paris' Musee d'Orsay, but dare to post it on Facebook and your whole account will be… Jessica Gentile   |   04.14.2011   |   Comments (13)
Felonious investor says he owns 50% of Facebook, may actually have a case
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Felonious investor says he owns 50% of Facebook, may actually have a case

A man named Paul Ceglia just filed a second lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, alleging that he owns 50% of Facebook based on a contract he and… Peter Smith   |   04.12.2011   |   Comments (1)
New company promises to give you a perfect Facebook girlfriend
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New company promises to give you a perfect Facebook girlfriend

New start-up, Cloud Girlfriend is offering users' just that — a ghostly, virtual entity of girlfriend. The service allows you to create… Jessica Gentile   |   03.29.2011   |   Comments (3)
Facebook group encourages people to put naughty words on supermarket shelves
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Facebook group encourages people to put naughty words on supermarket shelves

You know that giddy thrill you got when you first learned how to spell "boobs" on your pocket calculator in elementary school? Well a… Jessica Gentile   |   03.24.2011   |   Comments (5)
Man busted for bigamy after posting wedding photos on Facebook
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Man busted for bigamy after posting wedding photos on Facebook

You probably wouldn't think twice about posting your wedding photos on Facebook. Richard Leon Barton Jr. certainly didn't. But when you… Jessica Gentile   |   03.18.2011   |   Comments (52)
Facebook lawyers nix Zuckerberg figurine
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Facebook lawyers nix Zuckerberg figurine

Social-networking technology certainly raises a host of thorny privacy questions, doesn't it? For example, if you're a… Peter Smith   |   03.16.2011   |   Comments (2)
Nikki Sixx mad at Facebook for deleting picture of naked overweight woman
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Nikki Sixx mad at Facebook for deleting picture of naked overweight woman

Once a member of Mötley Crüe, always a member of Mötley Crüe. That's what my mother used to say to me as a… Ray Rahman   |   03.16.2011   |   Comments (1)
Links: One fifth of divorces were caused, in part, by Facebook
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Links: One fifth of divorces were caused, in part, by Facebook

Not only is Facebook killing your dreams of being a lawyer, politician, or school teacher, now a new stat says twenty percent of divorce cases… David Warner   |   03.9.2011   |   Comments (2)
Warner Brothers will stream movies on Facebook in questionable attempt to unseat Netflix
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Warner Brothers will stream movies on Facebook in questionable attempt to unseat Netflix

Hey, film buffs! Starting today, you can stream the Warner Brothers hit The Dark Knight on Facebook for a mere 30 Facebook Credits, a made-up… Peter Smith   |   03.8.2011   |   Comments (1)
Study: girls who base their self-worth on appearances tend to share more photos on Facebook
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Study: girls who base their self-worth on appearances tend to share more photos on Facebook

A new study, published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, finds that females who base their self-esteem on their… Jeff Mills   |   03.8.2011   |   Comments (2)
Sean Parker: Actually, I don't think a billion dollars is cool
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Sean Parker: Actually, I don't think a billion dollars is cool

Sean Parker is famous for many things — he had a hand in starting Napster, was Facebook's first president, a billionaire before he was… Ben Reininga   |   03.8.2011   |   Comments (8)
New Facebook app will notify you of friends' breakups
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New Facebook app will notify you of friends' breakups

You've probably spent hours refreshing Facebook to see if that hot guy who lives two apartments over has finally broken up with his current… Jessica Gentile   |   02.21.2011   |   Comments (9)
Spanish nun booted from convent for excessive Facebook use
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Spanish nun booted from convent for excessive Facebook use

Sister Maria Jesus Galan, a fifty-four-year-old nun from Toledo, Spain, was unceremoniously given the boot from her convent for spending too much… Jeff Mills   |   02.21.2011   |   Comments (7)
Baby in Egypt named "Facebook" after the social network's role in the country's revolution
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Baby in Egypt named "Facebook" after the social network's role in the country's revolution

It was only a matter of time. A man in Egypt has named his newborn daughter Facebook in honor of the social network's pivotal role in the… Jessica Gentile   |   02.21.2011   |   Comments (6)