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Facebook to Unleash Clickable Hashtags

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:14:02 +0000

Facebook just may be the new Twitter. Everyone’s favorite social network will unveil a new hashtag feature over the next few weeks that will allow users to hashtag a phrase that other people can click on to see what other users who have tagged the same words have posted, much like #NBAFinals in the above [...]

Who Does Facebook Think You Are?

Nora Schreiber — Tue, 28 May 2013 20:41:03 +0000

Almost the entire world is on Facebook. All of these people logging on makes Facebook a great place to advertise. They try to find ads just for you. So, what do the ads Facebook picks for you say about who they think you are? While looking through your newsfeed, you will see more than your [...]

Eminem Suing Facebook for Wrongful Use of Music

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:17:01 +0000

At one point, Eminem was the most “liked” person on Facebook before his ‘Love the Way You Lie’ duet partner Rihanna stole the crown. One person he doesn’t like right now? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg — how cyclical, right? Em has launched a lawsuit against Facebook for wrongfully using music that sounds “substantially similar” to [...]

CISPA Amendment Banning Employers from Requiring Facebook Passwords Has Been Blocked

Amy Austin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:00:56 +0000

Bad news for all Facebook users (or at least employed ones). There has been a last minute amendment to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, known as CISPA, that would ban employers from asking employers for their social media passwords -- but the measure was defeated in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Facebook Helps Reunite Man With Dog He Lost After Wrecking Car Months Ago

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:00:38 +0000

In December, Dave Vitali was going to see his daughter when he got into a serious accident.He flipped his pickup truck, and hung upside down and bleeding with his only comfort being that his trusty dog Max was by his side and okay. Unfortunately, when the ambulances came the sirens scared the golden retriever, and Max ran away

Facebook Reveals All-New News Feed

Chase Colston — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:41:09 +0000

In its biggest design change since unveiling the Timeline in 2011, Facebook announced and unveiled a radically redesigned News Feed today during a special press event. But how will users respond? The new News Feed, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, is inspired by mobile technology but the look will be consistent across all devices — computers, [...]

Mother Banned from Mentioning Her Kids on Social Media After She Insults Son with a Dirty Word

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:02:48 +0000

A judge didn’t throw the book at one upstate New York mom as much as he threw the Facebook at her. The woman, identified only as “Melody M.,” has been banned from posting anything about her children on any social networking site. The woman called her 10-year-old son a dirty word on Facebook. We can’t [...]

Survey Reveals Americans Feel the Need to Take a Break from Facebook

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:30:39 +0000

Valentine’s Day may be in the air, but it seems like there isn’t a ton of love for Facebook Why? Because we may have had our fill of the social networking site. According to a new Pew survey, 61% of people have taken a break from the social networking site for several weeks at a [...]

That Facebook Legal Settlement Email You Got Is For Real

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:00:56 +0000

Over the last week, about 125 million Facebook users in America received an email concerning a legal settlement of a class action suit against the social networking site. While you were probably tempted to put the email in your spam folder alongside the offers for free iPads and solicitations from African “royalty,” it’s actually completely legit, and [...]

'Actual Facebook Graph Searches' Exposes Weird Facebook Habits

Emerald Catron — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:03:41 +0000

Well, this certainly didn’t take long. Only a few days after Facebook unveiled their new search engine Facebook Graph Search, a Tumblr mocking it has been made, and it’s a hit. Aptly named Actual Facebook Graph Searches, the site’s creator, Tom Scott, searches for contradictory sets of data and highlights the fact that such results [...]

Dad to Buy Daughters Puppy After They Get One Million Facebook Likes In A Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:51:56 +0000

It's a scenario which has played out in countless homes over the years. The kids want a puppy, but the dad isn't so sure it's a good idea.

But when the Cordell girls, Cadence, 12, and Emerson, 9, went to their father Ryan with their canine request, he added a social media clause -- he would get his daughters a dog if they could get one million likes on Facebook.

New Facebook App Will Help You Find Out Who Gave You the Flu

Donald Deane — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:00:46 +0000

After last year's flu season, which health officials say was one of the mildest in the past 30 years, the illness is back with a vengeance. Well, if you're unlucky enough to currently have the flu, at least a new Facebook app can help track down the diseased jerk who gave it to you in the first place.

Facebook Changes Are Coming Again With Adjustments to Timeline [POLL]

Chase Colston — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:19:26 +0000

One of the biggest gripes against Facebook (other than privacy issues) has always been the social network appears to make drastic changes just when people start getting used to a certain format on the site. Well, it looks like Facebook is getting ready to make some changes again. Facebook already has begun rolling out changes [...]

Best Cat Video Ever Made — Patty Cake Cats [VIDEO]

Nora Schreiber — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:28:56 +0000

Sure, there are lots of videos of cats on the internet. Some are cute, some are sad (thanks a lot Sarah Mclachlan), and some are funny. With an overwhelming amount of these clips on YouTube and Facebook, you might be getting tired of them. If they are all starting to run together and get boring to you, try this one. I believe it to be the best cat video ever made.

Too Much Facebook Makes You Fat!

Jen Austin — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:01:28 +0000

The good news is, research shows social networking sites boost our self esteem. The bad news is, the boost in self esteem can make us fat. Here’s how it works, according to Science Daily. After spending time on Facebook and hearing positive comments from friends, we tend to feel good about ourselves, and that lift [...]

Feeling Stressed? Blame Your Many Facebook Friends

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:45:09 +0000

The counter located prominently on everyone’s Facebook page has created a bit of a friends arms race. According to new research, it’s a race you may be better off losing. A study from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland of 300 Facebook users has found the more social network friends a person has, the higher their stress [...]

Some Facebook Users Still Steamed Over Election Posts

Jen Austin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:00:15 +0000

Throughout the election season, and especially last week, most of us saw Facebook posts from our friends that were less than friendly. In some cases they were full-on political rants where the friend ran out of room and you had to click "read more" to get to the overall point. It was exhausting at times, right? No matter where you fall in the political spectrum, sometimes you visit Facebook to see cute pictures of kids and cats, and not necessarily to be hit smack in the face with political statements.

Facebook had more than 70 million posts on Election Day. How did you feel about the outspoken ones?

Parents Embarrass Teen With Hilarious Facebook Pics

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:15:52 +0000

We love our parents; we really do. It's just that during those early years, they can seem like the most embarrassing people on the planet. It's tough enough growing up (kudos to you if you can read the word "puberty" without wincing) without lame-o parents humiliating you, but when it comes to two parents in Wisconsin, we have to admit they've surpassed "embarrassing" and jumped straight to "awesome."

Can You Be Fired for What You Post on Facebook?

Mike Adams — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:51 +0000

Most of us intuitively know that insulting your boss on Facebook is probably not the best idea, but what about other job-related opinions we have? More to the point, can you be fired for posting them?

A recent National Labor Relations Board hearing found that “overly broad” company policies regarding employees' social media activity is unlawful, but not protected by federal labor laws.

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Facebook Reaches One Billion Users

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:35:07 +0000

You know what’s cool? One billion users. OK, now that that’s out of the way, lets discuss the big Facebook news, which is that the social network recently topped one billion users. This amounts to about 15% of the world’s population. Mark Zuckerberg announced the achievement as a status update on his Facebook page, and thanked users [...]