Facebook News: 2010/10

Oct 31, 2010

WTF Facebook!!

http://www.imgzzz.com/pic/1288517930

Facebook's Security Check ...Epic Fail

Jo Gillan and Ioannis Syrigos Want Control of Your Facebook Page? « Gnostic Voice

http://gnosticvoice.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/jo-gillan-and-ioannis-syrigos-want-control-of-your-facebook-page/

Oct 30, 2010

Detectives to get Facebook training to hunt Killers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11652509

Detectives are to get training on using social network websites like Facebook and Twitter in order to catch killers.

Study Reveals Why Consumers Fan Facebook Pages | Social Media Examiner

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/study-reveals-why-consumers-fan-facebook-pages/

New social media studies reveal why consumers fan businesses on Facebook, how businesses stay current on social media trends and why networking is important.

Lars Rasmussen, Father Of Google Maps And Google Wave, Heads To Facebook

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/29/rasmussen-facebook-google/

When Google put their faith in Wave, an ambitious new project last year, they knew it was a gamble. But a big part of it was the team behind the project. A team led by Lars Rasmussen, the engineer best known as the co-creator of the hugely successful Google Maps. And now he's left the company. And from what we hear, he's heading to Facebook.

Rasmussen confirmed his departure on his Facebook page. Yesterday was his last day of work at Google. He didn't give any indication where he'll be heading next, other than he'd be

Facebook Acquires Simple File-sharing Service Drop.io

http://mashable.com/2010/10/29/facebook-acquires-drop-io/

Simple file-sharing service Drop.io has been acquired by Facebook. Today, we’re proud to announce that we’ve struck a deal with Facebook, the company

Mom Pleads Guilty To Murder: Shook Baby To Death Because of Farmville Facebook Game

http://socialhype.com/news/1479-mom-pleads-guilty-to-murder-shook-baby-to-death-because-of-farmville-facebook-game-.html

A 22-year-old mom from Jacksonville was charged with shaking her babe to death and has plead guilty.

Facebook Acquires Simple File-sharing Service Drop.io

http://mashable.com/2010/10/29/facebook-acquires-simple-file-sharing-service-drop-io/

Simple file-sharing service Drop.io has been acquired by Facebook."Today, were proud to announce that weve struck a deal with Facebook," the company said in an announcement on its blog. "What this means is that Facebook has bought most of drop.ios technology and assets, and Sam Lessin is moving to Facebook."We'll have more in a few minutes. In the meantime, here's Drop.io's full announcement:"Here at drop.io, weve had a great three years helping people privately share pictures, video, audio, documents, andmore. Its been a thrill to watch the first, thousandth, millionth, and ten-million

Oct 29, 2010

Facebook App Finds Non-Voters and Publicly Shames Them

http://socialkeith.com/friend-out-the-vote-facebook/

“It’s no creepier than getting a piece of mail saying vote for candidate X or candidate Y,” said a Democratic party spokesman. But last we checked, political parties don’t send the mail to your buddy’s house and ask him to forward it along.

Sex And Violence On Facebook: Wankie McDoucherson's Saga

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2010/10/sex_and_violence_on_facebook_w.php

The ill-fated romance apparently began some time between mid-February, when McDoucherson declared himself single, and March 4, when he declared: "Im happy with my new friend. Fuck all you cus no i wont tell you who she is!!!!!" Shortly after that, he declared himself to be "in a relationship." And then he switched it to "an open relationship" and back..

Alleged Burglary Of Virtual Facebook Home Investigated By Police

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/27/pet-society-burglary_n_774231.html

Italian police are investigating the alleged burglary of a Palermo woman's home. Her virtual home, that is.

According to the AFP, Paola Letizia, 44, informed police that someone had stolen items from the "house" she maintained on a Facebook game called Pet Society.

MSNBC.com describes the game as "a social pet simulation game from Playfish [that] lets players decorate virtual houses and shop for stylish virtual clothes for their virtual pets."

Letizia claims to have spent the equivalent of around $139 on virtual items like paintings, mirrors, carpets, and an aquarium.

She noticed the rob

Arkansas school board member resigning after posting anti-gay remarks on Facebook

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/28/arkansas.anti.gay.resignation/index.html

Arkansas school board member resigning after posting anti-gay remarks on Facebook

Oct 28, 2010

FarmVille Playing Mom Admits She Killed Infant Who Interrupted Facebook Game

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20021079-504083.html

Alexandra Tobias, a Florida mother accused of shaking her 3-month-old son to death after he interrupted her FarmVille game on Facebook, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

Facebook Launching Friendship Pages; You'll Love It, Except for When You Don't

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_launching_friendship_pages_youll_it_excep.php

Facebook announced this morning that it is launching a new feature, the Friendship Page. The Friendship Page will display public Wall posts and comments between two friends, photos ...

True Frenemies: Facebook Works Both Against And With Bit.ly

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/28/bitly-facebook/

Remember several months ago when both Google and Facebook decided to get into the URL shortening game? We wondered if Bit.ly, the market leader, was fu.kd? And we were hardly alone.
But nearly a year later, it seems like theyre doing more than fine as neither Facebook nor Google seemed to take their shortener too seriously for much of that time. It was only just about a month ago thatGoogle opened up their goo.gl product to more directly compete with Bit.ly. But it looks like Facebook, which runs fb.me, has sort of gone the other way. Theyre actually now working with Bit.ly

The Entirety of "Star Wars: A New Hope" in One Facebook Thread

http://www.buzzfeed.com/benp/the-entirety-of-star-wars-a-new-hope-in-one-fac-6qi

Uncle Owen commented on your status.

Firesheep addon allows the clueless to hack Facebook, Twitter over Wi-Fi

http://blogs.computerworld.com/17226/firesheep_addon_allows_the_clueless_to_hack_facebook_twitter_over_wi_fi

If you thought hijacking a user's social media session was only done by skilled hackers, now the Firesheep addon can allow even the truly clueless to become an Internet griefer.

Firesheep In Wolves Clothing: App Lets You Hack Into Twitter, Facebook Accounts Easily

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/24/firesheep-in-wolves-clothing-app-lets-you-hack-into-twitter-facebook-accounts-easily/

Developer Eric Butler has exposed the soft underbelly of the web with his new application, Firesheep, a Firefox extension that will let you essentially eavesdrop on any open wi-fi network and capture users' cookies.

Don't let a debt collector friend you on Facebook.

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/ramasastry/20101019.html

Collection agencies essentially use social-networking sites for three purposes: One is to track consumers down even. The second is to ascertain whether, despite unpaid debt, a consumer is still making unneeded purchases and clearly has the resources to pay the debt at issue. The third -- employed more rarely -- is to harass or shame the consumer.

Facebook, Groupon And Zynga Investor Mail.ru (aka, DST) Shoots For $5.7B Valuation In IPO

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/25/dst-mail-ru-ipo/

Mail.ru Group, formerly known as Digital Sky Technologies and notable investor in Internet sensations Facebook, Groupon and Zynga, among others, has filed for a $876 million IPO on the London Stock Exchange that would value the investment firm at up to $5.7 billion.

That valuation is higher than expected (earlier reports predicted a $5 billion valuation).

Shocking Pics of Deputy Posted on Facebook by Soon-To-Be-Ex

http://rawjustice.com/2010/10/23/shocking-pics-of-deputy-posted-on-facebook-by-soon-to-be-ex/

The photos show her in uniform, seated in her police cruiser, putting a gun in her mouth, drinking alcohol and smoking what looks to be a marijuana cigarette.

And as you could probably guess...it happened in Florida.

Thousands of Reddit Users Donate Their Data to Science: Facebook Should Do This

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/thousands_of_reddit_users_donate_their_data_to_sci.php

Last month, Conde Nast social news site Reddit asked users if they would donate their data for research purposes. This week the site made available a data dump ...

Oct 27, 2010

CREATE YOUR OWN FACEBOOK FAN PAGE IN JUST 7 EASY STEPS!

http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-special-offers-forum/275805-create-your-own-facebook-fan-page-just-7-easy-steps.html

CREATE YOUR OWN FACEBOOK FAN PAGE IN JUST 7 EASY STEPS! Introductory Special Offer - Just $7! I can show you step by step how you can create your own

Facebook 'accidentally outing gay users to advertisers'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1322916/Facebook-accidentally-outing-gay-users-advertisers.html

The loophole is yet another example of a Facebook privacy breach after it emerged that millions of pieces of personal information were being shared without users’ consent after using popular apps.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1322916/Facebook-accidentally-outing-gay-users-advertisers.html#ixzz13BLx67ie

Why Apple won't buy Facebook

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/26/why-apple-wont-buy-facebook-or-sony/

Or Disney, Yahoo, Adobe, Tivo, Netflix, EA or any of the big names tossed out last week...

Apple to Invest in Facebook? Facebook says No. [TNW Social Media]

http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/10/25/apple-to-invest-in-facebook-facebook-says-no/

Earlier today Mashable broke news of a rumor that Facebook would be taking investment from Apple in a new Series E round of funding. Understandably, twitter is abuzz with the rumor leading to a sharp response from Facebooks Director of Corporate Communications Larry Yu to flatly deny the rumor.

Despite Yu claiming there is no truth to the rumor, it doesnt necessarily mean the rumors are false. It simply means Yu isnt aware of any future rounds of investment and certainly not one from Apple.
More to follow.
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How To Build Your Facebook Landing Page (If You’re Not A Programmer) | SocialMouths

http://socialmouths.com/blog/2010/10/27/build-your-facebook-landing-page/

The easiest step-by-step guide to design and install your Facebook landing page and convert more of your visitors to actual Likes

Proof That Facebook Could Be Waaay Creepier (Video)

http://www.cracked.com/video_18223_proof-that-facebook-could-be-waaay-creepier.html

FaceBOOOOO!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=255161&id=58483402855&comments

Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

Facebook Goes Down; Second Major Outage in a Month

http://mashable.com/2010/10/22/facebook-down-again-2/

Facebook is experiencing yet another episode of downtime, and the web is noticing. At approximately 11:35 PM PT, we began to notice issues with the world's

Study: People lie more on Twitter and Facebook

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/study-people-lie-more-on-twitter-and-facebook/

An unverified study shows that people are much more likely to be honest in person than on social networks like...

Using Facebook to Market Your Business? Read This Article Because Facebook May Sue You

http://businessblogs.co.nz/2010/10/27/using-facebook-to-market-your-business-read-this-article-because-facebook-may-sue-you/

Facebook has taken a very disturbing path down the track of suing an affiliate network called MaxBounty. What's disturbing is not the affilate being sued but what they are being sued for, which is using Facebook to send commercial email to Facebook members.

Why It's Stupid for Facebook to Prevent Multiple Accounts

http://www.theothercritic.com/multiple-facebook-accounts/

The sad part about this is I don’t see it ever changing despite the fact that this is annoying and ultimately limits the experience because it forces you to choose how you’d like to use your account.

Firefox Extension Makes Hacking Facebook Super-Easy

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=10042

A simple-to-use Firefox plugin presented yesterday at Toorcon in San Diego has hit the security world with the realization that squabbles about Facebook's changing privacy settings and various privacy breaches simply miss the point.

5 Great Facebook Apps for Music Lovers

http://www.lostintechnology.com/internet-tools/5-great-facebook-apps-for-music-lovers

Facebook, as everyone knows, is one of the most popular and widely used social networking platforms around the world. The increasing number of applications available for use in Facebook makes it hard to find the really good ones. Today, I’m going to tell you about the top 5 music apps available for Facebook.

How to Get Unfriended on Facebook

http://www10.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/fashion/24Studied.html

A study suggests that posts that are boring or political will get you dropped like a bad habit.

Black Friday: Five ways to save money fast via Facebook, social networking

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/10/22/black-friday-five-ways-to-save-money-fast-via-facebook-social/

Filed under: Technology, Black FridaySocial networking is for more than stalking your Facebook friends or tweeting about daily events. New technology and websites can help shoppers save on Black Friday. Why spend hours clipping coupons or scouring ads when you can use social networking to find the best holiday deals? Here are five ways to use social networking to save big on Black Friday:

1. Check out Facebook page giveaways: Many Black Friday-themed Facebook pages host giveaways to fans in celebration of the upcoming holiday. The Facebook page Black Friday randomly selected three winners of

Facebook to Raise Series E Funding with Apple as Investor [RUMOR]

http://mashable.com/2010/10/24/facebook-series-e-apple/

Facebook may be preparing to raise a blockbuster multi-million dollar Series E funding round with existing investors and potentially a new one: Apple Inc.

MySpace just as guilty as Facebook for transmitting personal data

http://holykaw.alltop.com/myspace-just-as-guilty-as-facebook-for-transm

Hey privacy police, get off Facebooks back. According to new reports, its not just the infamous social network thats leaking your private data to third-party companies. MySpace has been doing it too.
Each time a user clicks on an ad on another users MySpace profile page, MySpace exposes the ID number for the viewed profile to the company that placed the ad. So if your friend clicked on an ad on your page, your public (but still, personal) information would be given to the company. Shady.
To be realistic, users should be aware that all social media platforms could po

8 Things you can buy Facebook [Infographics] | Sizzled Tech

http://sizzledtech.com/infographic-8things-you-can-buy-facebook/

The entire population of Facebook or rather all user profiles that this network have is what makes it worth around 33 Billion dollars according to an assessment in September this year. Continue Reading to know more and see the infographic regarding this:

Don’t Post Info About Committing Fraud On Facebook [Pic]

http://www.allfacebook.com/dont-post-information-about-committing-fraud-on-facebook-photos-2010-10

Did you just uncover details of fraud being committed in your company? Or are you part of the fraud being committed? If there's one thing you should avoid doing, it's probably posting a status update about the crime. One Facebook user apparently didn't realize where she was posting the update.

Facebook – To Reach Targeted Customers | SEO Solutions

http://www.samskritisolutions.com/blog/facebook-to-reach-targeted-customers/

Lot of discussions on the web i.e. Facebook is a competitor for Google. Google is a search engine and Facebook is a social networking site. How come Facebook is a competitor for Google?

Google engineer develops Facebook Disconnect, blocks Facebook Connect to protect your privacy

http://business2press.com/2010/10/22/google-engineer-develops-facebook-disconnect-to-block-facebook-connect/

A bunch of Facebook apps have been sharing our personal data without our knowledge, and i'm glad someone is going to do something about it...a Google engineer has released Facebook Disconnect, which blocks Facebook Connect when we're visiting sites

The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Guide

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-unofficial-facebook-privacy-guide/

This handy guide outlines everything you could ever want to know about locking down your privacy on Facebook, and a few things you probably didn’t even know you wanted to know.

Seriously thinking of appealing my Billion Dollar Facebook Lawsuit, time running out…

http://www.adamguerbuez.com/2010/10/23/seriously-thinking-of-appealing-my-case-time-running-out/

Adam Guerbuez, Who was sued by Facebook and now faces the LARGEST fine of over $1,000,000,000 (one billion) wants to take the case to APPEAL COURT after a Canadian Judge allowed the fine to be enforced in Quebec Canada.

Facebook is Huge!

http://www.sharenator.com/w/facebook.com

Facebook.com visualized as a web empire.

Facebook Credits Come to Best Buy, Walmart

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_credits_come_to_best_buy_walmart.php

Facebook has continued to ramp up its virtual currency offering, Facebook Credits. Earlier this month, the company made it easier for the 70% of its users outside the ...

Oct 26, 2010

Australian cops get social too - serve intervention order through Facebook

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/10/19/australian-cops-get-social-too-serve-intervention-order-throug/

We've seen British police use Twitter to show how busy they are these days, but it looks like the cops in Victoria, Australia have one-upped them in the social-networking arena.

Oct 25, 2010

BUSTED: Wall Street Journal Catches Facebook, Zynga Giving Your Info To Advertisers Even When Your Account Is Fully Private

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-zynga-sharing-private-info-2010-10

The latest in the Wall Street Journal's series on online privacy--which, until now, has mostly been hysterical screaming about things most people know and don't care about--targets Facebook and Facebook app makers like Zynga.
At first glance, the WSJ's latest round of findings sound more serious.
According to the WSJ, Facebook apps are freely handing out users' private info to advertisers, including names--even for Facebook accounts that are set to be fully private:
Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying

Hey, Teens: Your Parents Are Probably Checking Your Facebook [STUDY]

http://mashable.com/2010/10/20/parents-teens-facebook-monitoring/

Parents are getting increasingly savvy to the online behaviors of their teenagers, and in turn, the majority of them are monitoring their usage of social

Major Facebook apps have been leaking user IDs, including FarmVille

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/major-facebook-apps-have-been-leaking-user-ids-including-farmville/

Facebook cannot seem to get its act together. Fresh off a string of controversies about protecting the information users wish to keep private, the world’s largest social network has admitted that many of its largest games and applications have been leaking user IDs to advertising networks.

Facebook in Online Privacy Breach; Applications Transmitting Identifying Information - WSJ.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304772804575558484075236968.html

Many of the most popular applications on the social-networking site Facebook have been transmitting identifying information—in effect, providing access to people's names and, in some cases, their friends' names—to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found.

Oct 24, 2010

Cops serve court papers via Facebook, perp comments: 'doesn't like'

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/cops-serve-court-papers-via-facebook-perp-comments-doesnt-li/

We thought we'd seen this move on Law and Order, but whatever: police in Victoria got court approval to deliver court papers via Facebook when all other attempts to contact the individual -- including snail mail and stopping by the house -- failed to pan out.

Oct 23, 2010

Internet privacy: Have Facebook and others gone too far?

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/internet-privacy-have-facebook-and-others-gone-too-far/

Facebook will continue to gush private data until users care enough to stop pumping it in.

How much are a handful of personal details worth? Judging by the way most people give them out, nothing. To them, at least. But to dozens of companies eager to leverage personal information for marketing and advertising, they’re worth millions. And those of us plugging stacks of data into social networks every day might want to start treating them the same way.

Here's A Thought: Steve Jobs Could Buy Facebook

http://blogs.forbes.com/briancaulfield/2010/10/18/heres-a-thought-apple-could-buy-facebook/

Just because Apple could, doesn't mean it will. But it would sure frost Google.

Facebook: The Importance of Facebook Has Been Vastly Overstated - Off the Markley

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/off-the-markley/2010/10/the-importance-of-facebook-has-been-vastly-overstated.html

Is it cool or a passing fad?

Archaeologists dig up ancient Facebook (pics)

http://thechive.com/2010/10/15/archaeologists-dig-up-ancient-facebook-7-photos/

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What Your Facebook Profile Photo Says About You

http://gawker.com/5669005/what-your-facebook-profile-photo-says-about-you

Choosing a Facebook profile photo is very serious business. It's the visual that will greet high school acquaintances, jealous exes, and your parents' friends when they search you out. The image you project is entirely determined by your photo choice.

Using Any Facebook Apps? They Might Be Selling Your Information

http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/10/18/using-any-facebook-apps-they-might-be-selling-your-information/

Filed under: Dr. Boyce Money, News
Facebook has spent a lot of time trying to convince you, me and millions of others that the information we share is private. They keep working to explain to us how only our "friends" can see our personal information, and that it's not going to be sold to companies. We believe that we can say, do or depict nearly every aspect of our personal lives in this online locale and everything is going to be just fine.

Maybe it's time to think things over again.

The Wall Street Journal recently conducted an investigation, and found that many of the most popular app

Facebook: Criticizing gays no longer allowed, but hoping for Limbaugh’s slow death OK

http://dailycaller.com/2010/10/19/facebook-criticizing-gays-no-longer-allowed-but-hoping-for-limbaughs-slow-death-ok/

In an email to The Daily Caller, Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes did his best to explain why language criticizing homosexuality is hateful and will be censored, while calls for Rush Limbaugh’s slow death are legitimate and allowed.

SmartTwitter Posts Your Tweets On Facebook, Minus The Noise

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/20/smarttwitter-twitter-facebook/

Do you use Facebook? Do you use Twitter? Well then heres SmartTwitter. Youre welcome.
Yes its true that Twitter already has its own clunky status updating app on Facebook and there are plenty of apps that do this, like Tweeter. But what sets SmartTwitter apart, aside from its simplicity of use is fact that the Twitter language kruft like hashtags, retweets, @replies and @mentions look so so out of place on the social network that many people end up disabling the app to stop the useless Twitter jargon appearing in their feed and annoying their non-Twitter using friends.
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Will be back soon! | FacebookHacks.net

http://facebookhacks.net/will-be-back-soon/

Just a quick note. As you might have noticed lack of new posts or any activity on this blog. This was due to the fact that i didn't had any time. But the

Oct 22, 2010

11 Reasons Why Facebook Makes Me Want to Slap You

http://www.youthink.ca/yt/fun/11-facebook-pet-peeves

With notifications, pokes, tags, photos, status updates, wall posts and the infamous stalking, there is no doubt we have all come across many things that irk us about Facebook.

Govt relies on Facebook “narcissism” to Find Frauds and Fake Marriages

http://www.businessblogshub.com/2010/10/govt-relies-on-facebook-narcissism-to-find-frauds-and-fake-marriages/

Interesting document from the Department of Homeland Security titled Social Networking Sites and Their Important to FDNS. It seems the Govt, thanks to Facebook and other social networks, has a fantastic way to spy on you.

Facebook Launches Drag-and-Drop Photos [VIDEO]

http://mashable.com/2010/10/20/drag-and-drop-photos-facebook/

Facebook continues its quest to revamp its popular Photos feature with the launch of the number one most requested feature of them all: drag-and-drop organizing.

How to Stop Facebook from Sharing Your Information With Third Parties

http://gawker.com/5666325/how-to-stop-facebook-from-sharing-your-information-with-third-parties

According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, nearly all of the most popular apps on Facebook --including Farmville, Causes, and Quiz Planet-- have been sharing users' information with advertising and tracking companies. Here's how to stop them.

Oct 21, 2010

The Facebook news feed: How it works, the 10 biggest secrets - The Daily Beast

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-10-18/the-facebook-news-feed-how-it-works-the-10-biggest-secrets/full/

How does the social media giant decide who and what to put in your feed? Tom Weber conducts a one-month experiment to break the algorithm, discovering 10 of Facebook’s biggest secrets.

Is Facebook Outing Gay Users to Advertisers?

http://gawker.com/5669316/is-facebook-outing-gay-users-to-advertisers

Facebook allows users to list which gender of partner they're "interested in." But do you want Facebook's advertisers to know if you're gay? A Microsoft researcher has found a loophole which could secretly reveal a gay user's sexuality to advertisers.

10 Mind Blowing Facebook Games Statistics

http://www.gossipgamers.com/10-mind-blowing-facebook-games-statistics/

A statistic report of Facebook gamers has been released and the results might just surprise us all.

Mario & Luigi Facebook Fight

http://www.walyou.com/blog/2010/10/21/mario-luigi-facebook-fight/

Super Mario Bros may consist of the most famous brothers of the video game world, but it doesn’t mean they do not fight, argue, and use Facebook.

Does Facebook Have a Foreign Policy? - By Tim Wu

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/10/20/facebooks_foreign_policy

Right now, it all looks rosy for Mark Zuckerburg. But Facebook's global rise has limits -- and real dangers -- as it taps markets in unfriendly countries.

Facebook Photo Memories Now Blocks Your Exes

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/facebook-photo-memories-wont-display-your-exes-but-everyone-else-is-fair-game/

After learning from users that not all memories are good memories, Facebook has begun blocking photos of exes in its Photo Memories box.

Facebook Stops Constantly Showing You Pictures of Your Ex

http://mashable.com/2010/10/20/facebook-ex-photo-memories/

Facebook is doing its very best not to make you terribly sad. You see, it used to constantly show you photos of your ex, which might have reminded you just how great things were before he or she dumped you, but it has stopped that now. Exes no longer show up in the Photo Memories box.Photo Memories appear in the top right corner of some Facebook pages, including the Friends and Photos sections. They show your friends tagged in photos long-forgotten, but the friends shown are picked using Facebooks algorithm for figuring out whose updates youre most interested in.The

Drag N’ Drop Those Facebook Photos

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/20/drag-n-drop-those-facebook-photos/

Facebook Photos just keeps on getting better and better. A couple weeks ago, it started supporting high-resolution uploads. And now there's also drag n' drop for when you are organizing your photos. The drag n' drop feature brings Facebook Photos closer to the look and feel of a desktop app, as do some of the other advanced features.

New Facebook privacy breach involves apps leaking user data

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/17/new-facebook-privacy.html

Results of a Wall Street Journal investigation published today show that many of the most popular Facebook applications have been transmitting personally identifying information—in some cases, even your friends' names—to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies.

The issue affects tens of millions of Facebook app users, including people who set their profiles to be completely private. The practice breaks Facebook's r

10 big Facebook secrets

http://holykaw.alltop.com/10-big-facebook-secrets

If there were a list of the Internets great mysteries, Facebooks newsfeed would be among them. Why does your news feed always show your crazy cousin, but not your best friend? Facebook doesnt share explicit details about who does and doesnt make the feed, but thats why we have the Daily Beast. The Daily Beast took an investigative eye to the news feed and tracked thousands of feed items over several weeks. In particular, the Daily Beast focused on Phil Simonetti, a 60-year-old Facebook newbie, who agreed to let the Daily Beast monitor his activity. Two dozen

Facebook Disconnect Wipes Out All Evidence of Facebook

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_disconnect_wipes_out_all_evidence_of_face.php

Remember the days before Facebook's ever-present "like" button, its off-site commenting system and its login showing up on every page? If you long for those days, an extension ...

Oct 20, 2010

Is Apple Going To Buy Facebook?

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/The-Case-for-Apple-Buying-Facebook-5445

Cupertino has $51 billion to spend. That puts the social network in striking distance.

Google Engineer Builds Facebook Disconnect

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/20/google-facebook-disconnec/

Tired of the endless unsolicited entreaties to Connect via Facebook as you surf the web? Exited for Y Connect and want to keep a clean palate beforehand? Scared about Facebook not necessarily having your best interests at heart when it comes to privacy?
In any case, Google engineer Brian Kennish, inspired by the most recent Facebook privacy and data debacles, has decided to create Facebook Disconnect i.e. aGoogle Chrome extension that obliterates all Facebook Connect functionally and all traffic from third party sites to Facebook servers if one searches the web th

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Game-gold-ruler/167804683230852

Welcome to a Facebook Page about Game gold ruler. Join Facebook to start connecting with Game gold ruler.

Ultimate Business Solutions as Creative Facebook Pages

http://www.dzinepress.com/2010/10/ultimate-business-solutions-as-creative-facebook-pages/

We would like to share something fruitful for make more successful business on great successful social network facebook, Social media has completely changed the way consumers and businesses alike are using the Internet. Media users not only believe a company should have a presence but that they should also interact with its consumers via social media. Now whatever your business is, Facebook Fanpages are not all the same. Unlike Twitter, Facebook has more usable features than just status updates. You should explore these features and plan out how you will intergrade them with your design. Below we have listed a variety of different examples. You can hook into several Facebook integration points, including the profile, profile actions, and canvas. It allows you to create great things that will make your fan page prominent among others and provide some high value to fans. Hope you all will like these inspirations and also will try to make your own Fan page soon, also should share something to us.

Facebook Profits on Steroids

http://offertosell.me/package/12.php

Making Money and Running a Business from Your Facebook Account. Ma$$ive Ca$h banked into you almost instantly! You Must See as is ONLY $37 Now!!

Oct 19, 2010

Facebook Served With Government Letter Over User Privacy

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/10/19/house.bipartisan.privacy.caucus.asks.questions/

Facebook has been asked to answer US Government questions regarding the way user data is handled through third-party apps.

The New Age Of Facebook: Being Friends With Your Parents?

http://www.thecampussocialite.com/friend-requests-on-facebook-appropriate-for-family-too/

When Facebook first arrived in the social media scene the service was originally meant for college students. Today, your siblings have a profile, your parents have a profile, your grandparents have a Facebook account and maybe even your great grandparents. For the people still in college, is this okay?

Does Apple want to buy Facebook?

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/19/does-apple-want-to-buy-facebook/

Peter Kafka at All Things Digital thinks that Steve Jobs might want to buy Facebook. His reasoning is that Jobs, when asked what Apple plans to do with its now $51 billion in cash, said, "We firmly believe that one or more unique strategic opportunities will present itself to us, and we'll be in a position to take advantage of it." Kafka believes that one such "unique strategic" opportunity is called Facebook.

Oct 18, 2010

13 Facebook Parodies That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud

http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-parodies-2010-10

Last week's Saturday Night Live episode included not one, but two, Facebook parodies. Mark Zuckerberg even appeared on a recent episode of The Simpsons. With Facebook as hot as ever, you would think Facebook parodies and video clips are a new thing, however there are Facebook videos that have made ...

Skittles Asks Facebook Fans to Drown a Man in Candy

http://mashable.com/2010/10/18/skittles-dazzle-the-rainbo/

Skittles UK is rolling out an Old Spice Guy-esque campaign with the launch of Dazzle the Rainbow, a challenge in which fans are asked to bury a man named David Phoenix in a vat of the sugary candy.The challenge which kicked off today at 12 noon, UK time features the ballsy Phoenix, who has announced his intention (via a series of videos) to survive being buried by more than 2 million Skittles.Skittles fans can head to Facebook today and tune into the live stream, which will cause more and more candy to rain down on Phoenix every 15 minutes. Apparently, 3.7 million

Facebook Makes It Dangerous To Loose Your Cell Phone and identity

http://blog.identityedge.com/2010/10/17/warning-facebook-now-makes-it-dangerous-to-loose-your-cell-phone-easy-to-have-your-identity-stolen/

Facebook launched a new mobile password security solution that makes it easy to have your identity stolen if you were to loose your cell phone

Has Facebook lost control of the Platform?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20019867-36.html

A report has surfaced that reveals the top ten application manufacturers on Facebook have been selling and sharing user data gleaned from their access to Facebook user profiles. This may mean that some of them have grown too powerful even for Facebook to control.

Drivel on Facebook more valuable than we think

http://scienceblog.com/39388/drivel-on-facebook-more-valuable-than-we-think/

Superficial contacts on Facebook, apparently unnecessary comments, and banal status updates may be more worthwhile to our lives than they would at first appear. Researchers discovered that they create perceived close friendships which can help us with everything from job seeking to car-buying advice.

Facebook Apps Transmit, Sell Personal Info

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/18/facebook-apps-transmit-sell-personal-info/

Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying information—in effect, providing access to people's names

Facebook Apps Leak User Info [REPORT]

http://mashable.com/2010/10/18/facebook-apps-leak-user-info/

Some Facebook applications have been leaking user information specifically, Facebook UIDs to third party companies, the Wall Street Journal reports.The apps in question have a huge combined userbase; according to the WSJ, all of the 10 most popular Facebook apps are guilty of giving away user IDs to third parties, specifically internet research and advertising companies.These include Zyngas FarmVille, Texas HoldEm Poker and FrontierVille; according to AppData, FarmVille alone had over 80 million users in February 2010.Facebook confirmed some of the issues in a blo

Yahoo Mimics Facebook Connect With "Y Connect"

http://mashable.com/2010/10/17/y-connect-yahoo/

Yahoo will soon launch a service called Y Connect with features very similar to those of Facebook Connect.

Oct 17, 2010

How Facebook would have looked in 1984 [PIC]

http://penneydesign.tumblr.com/post/1336061180/how-facebook-would-have-looked-on-an-old-fashioned

How Facebook would have looked on an old fashioned computer in 1984, using a pixelated DOS-style font and a heavy use of texture, lighting and reflection.

FACEBOOK IS SUING A 12 YEAR OLD OVER THIS WEBSITE!

http://www.statuswtf.com/

FB is suing a minor in new jersey over his website - StatusWTF.com - Funny, Sexy, Cute, Clever and Drunk Facebook Statuses.

How Facebook would have looked in 1984

http://www.penneydesign.com/folio_im_socialnetworking1984.html

Personal project imagining a how Facebook would have looked on an old fashioned computer in 1984, using a pixelated DOS-style font and a heavy use of texture, lighting and reflection.

Oct 16, 2010

How to use, abuse, and leave Facebook Groups

http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2010/10/how-to-use-abuse-and-leave-facebook-groups.ars

Facebook's new "Groups" feature is slowly making its way out to users, allowing people to set up group chats, document editing, and events for different aspects of their social lives. However, like most new features at Facebook, not everyone knows how to use (or avoid) Groups just yet. So here's a walkthrough on how to use Facebook Groups to your advantage... and how to get out of them if you decide you're not such a social person after all.

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Mom pays daughter $300 to stay off Facebook:... | Gather

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978607448

Oct 16, 2010 A North Carolina mom paid her daughter $300 to stay off Facebook. Melynda Rushing of Rock Hill, N.C., found her daughter Alyssa Rushing&r

http://www.facebook.com/ArmyStudyGuide?v=app_10339498918

Welcome to a Facebook Page about ArmyStudyGuide.com. Join Facebook to start connecting with ArmyStudyGuide.com.

Why Superman hates Facebook (Comic)

http://blastr.com/2010/10/image-of-the-day-why-supe.php

All the strength in the world can't help you now, Clark.

Oct 15, 2010

Your Facebook ‘friend’ may be a federal agent, says report

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/your-facebook-friend-may-be-a-federal-agent-says-report/

A new report reveals that the government has been extensively monitoring social networking sites, including Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

Promote Your Holiday Events with Email, Facebook & Twitter

http://www.onecoast.com/retailer/library-advisor-article-detail.asp?aid=2307

Events are a great way to add excitement and drive more holiday traffic to your store. But marketing can be a very daunting task. Get the most out of your hard work by leveraging the power of email, Facebook and Twitter to make your next event a huge success!

Facebook and Bing Set to Make Announcement

http://mashable.com/2010/10/13/facebook-bing/

MIcrosoft and Facebook are set to announce some major new changes to Bing, including some big integrations between the worlds largest social network and Microsofts search engine.We are here live at Microsofts Silicon Valley headquarters in Mountain View for today announcement. The room is filled with press, Bings development team and a large contingent of the Facebook PR team. Theyve been cooking something up, and were about to find out what.Could todays Bing announcements be related to the rumor that Bing will integrate Facebook like&#

Scientific proof: Your annoying Facebook updates are annoying

http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/10/unfriending_facebook_study_shows_that_posting_unimportant_stuff_too_often_drives_users_up_wall.php

Christopher Sibona, a third-year PhD student at the University of Colorado-Denver, decided to find out -- and his findings strongly suggest that Facebook junkies can definitely overdo a good thing.

The 10 Most Brutal Facebook Ownings

http://guyism.com/humor/the-10-most-brutal-facebook-ownings.html

Facebook: it’s a dangerous place. When Mark Zuckerberg wiped his ass with the privacy settings, thousands of people found themselves sharing things they never wanted to share. And with oversharing comes serious ownage. Here’s 10 of the most vicious Facebook ownings I’ve ever witnessed.

How can businesses benefit from Facebook Places?

http://www.ismoip.com/blog/how-can-businesses-benefit-from-facebook-places

It is a mobile location-based service that allows people to get answers to who, what, when, now and where! Have you ever been to an event, and then later found out that your friends were there as well? Well now Facebook Places allows you to find out if you and your friends are somewhere close to where you are....

Facebook to Update the Commenting System with Votes and More [REPORT]

http://mashable.com/2010/10/13/facebook-update-comments/

Facebook may be looking to update its commenting system with a slew of very important features, including threaded comments, voting and a couple of others.

Celebrities Who Hate Facebook

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-10-11/justin-timberlake-blake-lively-kristen-stewart-and-other-stars-not-on-facebook/full/

Three of the names who helped make The Social Network No. 1 at the box office again this weekend are not on the site. From Justin Timberlake to Kristen Stewart, see which stars are not Facebook fans.
Gallery: Celebrities Not On Facebook

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Why Porsche's Facebook Ban Is Stupid

http://jalopnik.com/5662855/why-porsches-facebook-ban-is-stupid

Porsche, fearing industrial espionage, has banned their 13,000 employees worldwide from accessing Facebook and other social networks while at work.

For Eventbrite, Each Facebook Share Is Worth $2.52

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/14/eventbrite-facebook-share/

How much is a shared link on Facebook worth? For online ticketing service Eventbrite, each time someone shares a link to a paid event with their Facebook friends it results in $2.52 worth of ticket sales. In contrast, a Twitter share is only worth $0.43, and a LinkedIn share is worth $0.90. Sharing an event through email is worth $2.34, almost as much as Facebook. On average, across all social channels, each share is worth an average of $1.78 for Eventbrite.
Events are inherently social, and if you know your friends are going to go to an event you are more likely to go as well. Facebook a

Facebook Credits, Now Widely Deployed, Nearly Ready for Primetime: Tech News «

http://gigaom.com/2010/10/13/facebook-credits-now-widely-deployed-nearly-ready-for-primetime/

Facebook has done a remarkable job of getting developers to adopt its Credits virtual currency before the program was fully fledged. Today that company announced a partnership with PlaySpan to add 20 additional ways for users to pay for credits and plans to accelerate rollout.

Bing gets more Social: Microsoft announced a new search partnership with Facebook

http://www.crazytechnews.com/bing-gets-more-social-microsoft-announced-a-new-search-partnership-with-facebook.html

In a conference, Microsoft announced a new and major partnership with Facebook which will help Bing to improve the search results. Now Bing will sort out results on what has been liked by your Facebook friends. If someone wants to search something like movies, wallpapers or something like that, Bing will include the results of his/her Facebook friends which will indicate that how many of that person’s friends liked it so it will be easier to set your mind about that particular content.

Guy who dismembered stepfather sure loves Facebook

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/10/after_release_from_state_menta.html

Michael Hart, released from a state mental hospital Oct. 1 after 13 years there, has created a Facebook page with pictures of himself lounging by a pool, along with photos of a local judge and prosecutor involved in his case. He admitted to having killed and dismembering his stepfather, but was committed to the state mental hospital rather than sent to prison.

'Like' Myspace on Facebook! [PIC]

http://www.imgzzz.com/pic/1286975430

Skype Now Lets You Text and Call Facebook Friends

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/10/14/skype-facebook-text-smscall/

As hinted at a few weeks ago, the desktop client for Skype has been updated to integrate with your Facebook phonebook, enabling texting and calling friends on the social network from the app.

Facebook Notches Up Security with One-Time Passwords, Other Features

http://globalthoughtz.com/2010/10/facebook-notches-up-security-with-one-time-passwords-other-features/

Facebook has taken further measures to hike up user security, and a nice one is the one-time password which you can request by sending a text from your mobile phone.

Could Facebook be bluffing on search-engine plans?

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/10/14/facebook.search.microsoft/

Facebook this week announced a major partnership with Bing. Your Facebook connections now affect the search results delivered by Microsoft's search engine.

Buy Your Friends Starbucks on Facebook

http://mashable.com/2010/10/14/starbucks-card-facebook-app/

The generous types among us now have a convenient way to treat their friends to Starbucks from afar. Facebook members can give the gift of Starbucks without ever leaving the site, thanks to an update added today to the Starbucks Card Facebook application."Give a Gift" is the new feature that makes the Facebook exchange of Starbucks currency possible. Starbucks Card Facebook application users in the U.S. and Canada can use the application to load between five dollars and $500 (wouldn't that be a nice surprise) to a friend's registered Starbucks Card.To "Give a Gift," app users are walked throug

Microsoft Joins with Facebook to Compete Google

http://www.pressreleasecentre.com/microsofts-bing-about-include-information-regarding-the-user-facebook-to-compete-google-18785/

Microsoft launched a new strategy to compete with Google on the market for Internet advertising, by agreement of the Bing with the social network Facebook.

Microsoft Bing partners with Facebook for personalized search results

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/microsoft-bing-partners-with-facebook-for-personalized-search-results/

A new option for Bing users will allow the search engine to use the Facebook "like" data to personalize search results. The goal of the collaboration between the social media giant and the search engine underdog is to create a better search experience by using the Facebook “like” data of your friends to personalize your search results. This expands the Facebook empire and gives Microsoft’s Bing a leg-up in its goal of taking market share from Google.

Online Ticket Seller Calculates Dollar Value of Facebook, Twitter shares

http://blog.eventbrite.com/social-commerce

How much money is one Facebook share worth? What about a Twitter share? Online event ticket seller Eventbrite has calculated it... and it's worth a lot.

Introducing the New Skype with Facebook

http://mashable.com/2010/10/14/skype-5-with-facebook/

Skype 5.0 for Windows has just been released with a slew of improvements and feature additions, most significant of which is the inclusion of a Facebook Tab that allows users to SMS, chat or call their Facebook friends via Skype right from the News Feed.Skype's Facebook integration is both sophisticated and sleek, and brings your Facebook experience inside Skype. Skype now offers a gateway to immediately call, text or chat with your Facebook contacts.Facebook and Skype play nice inside the new Skype Home area of the application. Click the home icon and you'll get the expanded Skype Home area,

Oct 11, 2010

Facebook – where all is not as it seems

http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/facebook-%E2%80%93-where-all-is-not-as-it-seems

Facebook have just launched “groups” on the popular social networking site, apparently so that you can have more control over the way you socialise or communicate with different groups of people.

"I Have 1,500 Facebook Friends, and I Don't Know Who Any of Them Are."

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/i_have_1500_facebook_friends_and_i_dont_know_who_a.php

Our social ties on Facebook are largely superficial and weak. In order for that to change, humans, not algorithms, need to change.

'Damn It, My Mom Is On Facebook' Filter Stops Online Embarrassment (VIDEO)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/10/mom-on-facebook_n_757114.html

Chances are that if you're under a certain age you've had to deal with your mom finding out about Facebook. Now that your mom has a profile, you'll have to censor yourself when talking about drinking, sex and your political and religious beliefs - especially if you're in college.

Thankfully, "Saturday Night Live" has the solution in the form of a "Damn It My Mom Is on Facebook" filter. Simply write or post whatever you'd normally put on Facebook, hit the application button, and voila! The salacious details of your life will appear to your mom as something as innocuous as, "Boy do I need new Dungarees!"

WATCH:

A Much-Needed Lesson in Facebook History

http://www.techi.com/2010/10/a-lesson-in-facebook-history/

Facebook. It's in our cell phones, it's mentioned in our television shows, it's featured in our Hollywood movies, and it's all over the Web. It's

How to Setup Personalized URL for your Facebook page in 2 minutes - SoftwareBuzzer.com

http://softwarebuzzer.com/2010/10/setup-personalized-url-facebook-page/

create a custom facebook fan page URL in 2 minutes and get more fans to your fan page

BBC News - Facebook founder donates to California marijuana vote

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11506438

Facebook co-founder Sean Parker donates $100,000 to support California's ballot measure to legalize marijuana.

Can This Wee British Lad Cure Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Coal Problem?

http://www.good.is/post/can-this-wee-british-lad-cure-mark-zuckerberg-s-facebook-coal-problem/

A cute British kid takes Mark Zuckerberg to task for taking the lazy, dirty way out in powering Facebook's massive new data center.

Facebook Politicians Are Not Your Friends

http://www10.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/opinion/10rich.html

The Web, with its potential to hold politicians accountable, has also given partisans license to find only the “facts” that fit their prejudices.

Donate Your Facebook Profile For National Coming Out Day

http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/10/08/national-coming-out-day-donate-your-online-presence-for-equality

We've seen this week that life can be tough for some LGBT youth who face bullying and harassment. But the "Count Me Out" campaign is a way for gays and lesbians to "donate" their Facebook profile for equality.

Frequent, Unimportant Updates Lead to Facebook De-Friendings

http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/08/christopher-scibona-facebook-friend-study-on-twitter/

Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with.

Flooding your friends' Facebook news feeds with trivial messages is the number one way to get yourself un-friended.

Christopher Sibona, a PhD student at the University of Colorado, Denver, surveyed 1,500 Facebook users on Twitter (holy Web 2.0!) about what sort of behaviors lead to them trimming their friends list. Coming in second, after pointless status updates, was discussing controversial subjects, like politics or religion. The third-most cited reason for de-friending someone was crude posts or inappropriate language.

Sibona also found that 27 percent of un-friendings are due to offline behavior.

While we're surprised that too many updates about your kids didn't make this list, we guess that probably just gets dumped in the "unimportant" category. ...

Nike+ GPS for iPhone now with Facebook support

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/10/09/nike-gps-for-iphone-updated-with-facebook-support/

Nike+ GPS, has been updated with a Facebook integration so that your buddies can cheer you on.

BBC News - Can companies ignore social media like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11450923

More and more companies are developing "social media strategies - but if it's not a fad, what should companies do?

Oct 10, 2010

Facebook film The Social Network tops US box office chart

http://www.spotery.com/entertainment/facebook-film-the-social-network-tops-us-box-office-chart

Portrayal of social networking website's history posts slightly disappointing takings but scores a hit with Oscar judges

'I like it on the..' Kinky Facebook Meme For Breast Cancer SUCKS

http://blogs.forbes.com/meghancasserly/2010/10/06/i-like-it-on-the-kinky-facebook-meme-for-breast-cancer-awareness-month/

Don't get me wrong, I fully support the cause of the fight against breast cancer, but seeing 12 year old girls update their profiles with 'I like it when a guy fucks me on the sidewalk' doesn't help the cause at all.

Facebook Lets Users Download Their Data: Why It's a Big Deal

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Facebook-Lets-Users-Download-Their-Data-Why-Its-a-Big-Deal-5302

It's smart, it's helpful and users will be grateful

Facemash.com, Home of Zuckerberg’s Facebook Predecessor, For Sale

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/05/facemash-sale/

As if you needed any more indication of The Social Network's popularity, the domain Facemash.com just went up for sale on Filippa auctions.

Apparently Zuckerberg let the domain expire, and it was bought by Rahul Jahn who is now selling for a minimum bid of $8,000. The Whois page looks legit and reveals Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard email, address and phone number (which I called to verify, belongs to his Dad's dentistry office).

Facemash, for those who haven't seen the film, was the

The Social Network: Facebook all started when Mark Zuckerberg got drunk, went online and called his girlfriend a bitch

http://www.spill.com/Movie-Reviews/MovieReview.aspx?Name=The Social Network&VideoId=468401

And Jesse Eisenberg finally breaks free of being called 'The Other Michael Cera'.

Oct 9, 2010

Seems everything is the Facebook of something

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/seems-everything-facebook-something

The Facebook of dieting, the Facebook of mobile gaming, the Facebook of finance … you get the idea. The Facebook of tapas?

1000s of Facebook Users to Like your wesites FB fan page!?!

http://www.socialnetworker.net/jobs-15

Social networking is now business networking. Especially facebook. Thought about any easy way to get more than 1000 guaranteed Fans to your website's Facebook page?

In Facebook Age, Friends Do Not Translate to Votes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/07/AR2010100702662.html

Obama's 2008 campaign showed how Internet could be used to organize supporters. But others find it difficult to duplicate his results.

Sony to integrate Facebook data into personalized games

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/sony-to-integrate-facebook-data-into-personalized-games/

Sony is looking to deepen the connection with Facebook by allowing users' profiles to be incorporated into games.

With new Facebook Groups, FriendFeed’s gone mainstream. Two years late.

http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/10/07/with-new-facebook-groups-friendfeeds-gone-mainstream-two-years-late/

With new Facebook Groups, FriendFeed’s gone mainstream. Two years late.

Oct 8, 2010

Gap Asks Facebook Fans for Alternative Designs to Derided New Logo

http://mashable.com/2010/10/07/gap-logo-redesign/

After unveiling a new logo, Gap updated its Facebook page with a status update asking fans to share their alternative designs for the Gap logo.

Two Women, One Inmate: Facebook-Fued Leads to Fatal High Speed Crash Over Prison Inmate They Both "Like"

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/10/pontiac_woman_23_arraigned_in.html

A 23-year-old woman accused of starting a fatal high-speed chase in a Facebook feud with a woman over the affections of a prison inmate has been arraigned.

Facebook "I Like It..." Status Updates for Guys

http://funnycrave.com/facebook-i-like-it-status-updates-for-guys/19546/

Facebook is all aflutter once again with cryptic messages intended to raise awareness of breast cancer. This time around, the ladies are posting updates such as “I like it on the floor.” Provocative! Too bad they’re just talking about where they prefer to put their purse. But this got us thinking. Why shouldn’t dudes get in on the fun too?

Oct 7, 2010

“I Like It On” Facebook Breast Cancer Campaign Goes Viral

http://mashable.com/2010/10/06/i-like-it-on-facebook/

If you're confused because your Facebook News Feed is filled with women saying that they like it on the floor or the kitchen counter, you're not alone.

Hot Potato Founder Justin Schaffer To Head New Facebook Groups Product

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/06/hot-potato-founder-justin-schaffer-to-head-new-facebook-groups-product/

Facebook just announced a complete overhaul of their

What did Facebook really just announce? | The Social - CNET News

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20018796-36.html

A series of ostensibly unrelated product announcements came out of Facebook on Wednesday: revamped groups, a profile downloading tool, and a cleaner way to manage access to third-party applications. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.

10 Best Song Lyrics For Facebook Status

http://www.mademan.com/mm/10-best-song-lyrics-facebook-status.html

There are those that like the idea of expressing their feelings or current mood on Facebook through the lyrics of their favorite songs. Why not? Songs are meant to evoke feelings and possibly even put you in a certain mood, so why wouldn't you want to use song lyrics to best describe your Facebook status?

Facebook Gets Hip to Data Portability

http://mashable.com/2010/10/06/facebook-data-portability-2/

Facebook announced a number of new initiatives, including groups, application control and better data portability at the company's event today.

HOW TO: Download Your Information from Facebook

http://www.fortystones.com/download-information-facebook/

Today at Facebook event in Palo Alto, Mark Zuckerberg announced that users will now be able to download their information directly from facebook into your hard disk.

Embed Youtube Videos in a Facebook Page Tab: Add Video Album

http://www.snaphow.com/embed-youtube-videos-in-a-facebook-page-tab-add-video-album/

This article explains you how to add videos to your facebook page. Now you This article explains you how to add videos to your facebook page. Now you can spice up you music band, product, comedy site etc fan page with videos from your youtube channel.

Facebook Granted Broad Patent Covering Location-Based Social Networks And Checkins

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/06/facebook-patent-location-checkins/

Facebook may have been late to the location wars with Facebook Places launching only a few months ago, but it's been thinking about how to add...

Facebook Now Support Chat Avatars(DP) | Tech Shake

http://techshake.info/2010/10/facebook-now-support-chat-avatarsdp/

Recently Facebook Just lunched chat avatars(Display Pic In Chat) .
As news was coming that Facebook is going to upgrade its chat features.Now Facebook chat becomes Messenger like hotmail or any other only one thing remaining in Facebook chat which is file sharing feature.

Christmas Wishes With Facebook Connect | FBSanta.com

http://www.fbsanta.com/

What do you want from santa claus? why dont you tell all your friends. Send a wish through facebook and your wish my come true.

Facebook Now Allows You To Download Your Information

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/06/facebook-now-allows-you-to-download-your-information/

Whoah. Until now there hasnt been a way to download info off of Facebook. Zuckerberg just announced a way to port your data off of Facebook. People own and have control over all info they put into Facebook and Download Your Information enables people to take stuff with them.
Stay tuned: Product Manager David Recordon is filling us in with more details.

'I Like It On' Facebook Status Update Goes Viral: What It Means

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/05/i-like-it-on-facebook-sta_n_751756.html

Designing Your World

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PlayStation 3 & Facebook are in a relationship

http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/216816/ps3-facebook-are-in-a-relationship/

PlayStation 3 game developers may soon be able to make their products a lot more personal, as they now have access to Facebook's API, giving players the choice to allow their games to incorporate information from the world's biggest social network.

Oct 6, 2010

The 15 Most Common Ways Girls Try to Look Hotter on Facebook

http://www.brobible.com/story/the-15-most-common-ways-girls-try-to-look-hotter-on-facebook

After hours of our own thorough analysis, we've compiled the 15 most common photo tricks girls use to heighten their sex appeal and inflate their hottness in their Facebook photos.

Facebook Holding Special Event This Wednesday

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/04/facebook-event/

Its been a big few couple months for Facebook the site launched its Places feature in August, had a major gaming-focused event two weeks ago, and recently revamped its photos feature to allow for high-resolution uploads (which is a big deal). And its not done: an invite just landed in our inbox for a special event this Thursday morning at 10 AM. Facebook isnt giving any hints as to what this event will cover (sometimes they do they told us in advance that the last event was focused on gaming). But the fact that theyre trying to get a bunch of reporters down to Palo Alto at 10AM would seem to indicate that this is important.
Were going to try to find out whats being announced, but here are a few guesses:

iPad: The lack of an official Facebook iPad app has been glaring since the device launched six months ago, and while some third party apps have stepped up to the plate (and done very well financially), a Facebook app is still nowhere to be seen.
(More) Places: Facebook Places launched in mid-August, and its still missing some key features, particularly on the desktop version of the website. Likewise, we could see a much larger campaign urging local businesses to become active on Facebook Credits.
Credits: Facebook Credits are being used more broadly in games (they frequently came up in the gaming event last month). But what about a broader launch?
The Facebook Bar Facebook has been working on a Meebo Bar clone for ages now they event announced it at f8. Where is it?
The Facebook Phone: They denied it existed. They they said it sort of does. A full launch is the next logical step, obviously.

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How to hack Facebook Account?

http://www.zurmat.com/?p=1701

Here is the easiest tutorial ever, that demonstrates the way to hack facebook Accounts, Just Do it…

Every Type of Photo You Will Ever Find On Facebook

http://www.fastcompany.com/1692957/facebook-profile-picture-flowchart

Are you a stable person? A little crazy perhaps? Fun-loving? A risk? Dangerously volatile? How do your friends see you? It's all in your Facebook profile photos. This visual guide dissects everything that there is to know about Facebook portraiture.

Jekyll & Hyde on Facebook

http://www.shmoop.com/news/2010/10/05/jekyll-hyde-facebook/

What if Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were on Facebook? Saying "It's complicated" barely begins to describe the situation.

Facebook And PlayStation Take Their Friendship To The Next Level

http://blogs.forbes.com/oliverchiang/2010/10/05/facebook-and-playstation-take-their-friendship-to-the-next-level/

Last month, Sony released a new firmware update for its PlayStation 3 console, which included support for 3-D Blu-ray movie playback. But relatively unnoticed in the update was the deeper integration between Facebook and PS3, which marks an important step for Facebook-connected games spreading off the social network onto other [...]

Facebook press event could yield Skype deal, Facebook email accounts

http://business2press.com/2010/10/05/facebook-press-event-could-yield-skype-deal-facebook-email-accounts/

Facebook has organized a press event tomorrow, didn't say what they're gonna do, but it is rumored they will announce different upgrades for the site and even a new Skype partnership

Facebook, Twitter used in US stock fraud

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/business/article/facebook-twitter-used-in-us-stock-fraud/

Facebook and Twitter social networking sites were used to tout stocks in a classic “pump and dump” fraud of about US$7 million (RM21.7 million) that was uncovered during a cocaine-trafficking probe, US prosecutors said yesterday.

No. 1 reason for Facebook unfriending: Too many useless posts

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/100510-facebook-unfriending-colorado.html

The No. 1 reason why friends dump friends on Facebook is when they get fed up seeing too many useless posts, according to new research out of the University of Colorado Denver Business School.

Facebook’s “Like” Button Used To Be The “Awesome” Button

http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/05/awesome-this-post/

Oct 4, 2010

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Appears in "The Simpsons" [VIDEO]

http://mashable.com/2010/10/04/mark-zuckerberg-simpsons-video/

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg voiced himself in last night’s episode of The Simpsons, “Loan-a-Lisa” — a rare public appearance of sorts for the elusive and private executive.

Pervert Man/Boy Love Organizations on Facebook?

http://www.parentdish.com/2010/10/01/perverts-on-the-loose-or-just-fox-news-unleashed/

No, not really. Facebook officials tell CBS News that Fox, when pressed, provided links to four or five groups (none of which had more than 15 to 25 members each). CBS News reports the links were immediately disabled and the accounts were canceled. However, I am shocked that this group is even legally allowed to exist - on or off Facebook.

How to Turbo-Boost Your Facebook Page With Apps

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-turbo-boost-your-facebook-page-with-apps/

Have you considered enhancing your Facebook page with a Facebook app? Are you wondering which ones are great and how to add them to your page?
Well, look no further. In this episode of Social Media Examiner TV, Mari Smith shares her favorite Facebook apps and explains what they can do for your business.
Be sure to share your feedback and see the show notes below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRfAmOAVPFk
Watch to the video to find out:

How to automate your blog updates to your Facebook page
What apps can help you build your Facebook community

Here are a few more things youll learn about Facebook apps:
Using Video and Chat Apps
Mari suggests a few Facebook apps that improve engagement and connect with your audience using chat and video.

Find out how Vpype helps you connect with your audience with live video
Have a look at Justin.tvs Live Justin video app and add a tab to your business page
Use Clobby to set up a chat lobby on your business page to stimulate conversation with your fans

Connect Foursquare to Your Business Page
Mari goes through the steps you need to connect Foursquare to your business page:

Claim your business on Foursquare to make sure Foursquare knows you own your business
Add your app to your fan page to install a Foursquare widget on your business page

Choose the Right Facebook Apps for Your Promotions
Mari reviews the latest Facebook rules for contests, sweepstakes and drawings. Youll want to listen to this to make sure you understand these rules and how third-party Facebook apps can help you run contests.
Here are the three Facebook promotional apps mentioned by Mari:

WildFire
Fan Appz
Vitrue

Find out what else Mari has to say about Facebook apps and which ones you should try out on your business page. Dont forget to listen for the Facebook marketing tip Mari shares at the end!
If you enjoy this episode of Social Media Examiner TV, make sure to tweet about it (use hashtag #SMEtv), share it on Facebook or even embed it on your blog.
We want to hear from you! Which Facebook apps do you use? Which ones work for you? Leave us a comment below. Also let us know what youd like to see in future episodes.

David Sze of Greylock, Views a Post-Facebook World -

http://www10.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/technology/04investor.html

One of Facebook’s venture capitalists talks about the dynamic of cutting checks in Silicon Valley and defends Mark Zuckerberg regarding his past.

Oct 3, 2010

Two Dozen Facebook â€˜Kill A Jew Day’ Pages Found In The Last Seven Days

http://freakoutnation.com/2010/10/03/two-dozen-facebook-kill-a-jew-day-pages-found-in-the-last-seven-days/

Researchers at the Simon Wiesenthal Center have uncovered at least two dozen Facebook pages titled, “Kill a Jew Year” and “Kill a Jew Day” in the last seven days. These pages originate from the United States and the United Kingdom.

Facebook Staff Takes a Company Field Trip to See "The Social Network"

http://mashable.com/2010/10/01/facebook-staff-social-network-screening/

It looks like the Facebook staff is taking the afternoon off to go see The Social Network.

WARNING: Facebook Like Worm Spreading Through Javascript Exploit

http://mashable.com/2010/10/01/warning-facebook-like-worm-spreading-through-javascript-exploit/

Thousands of Facebook users are being attacked by a nasty Facebook worm that forces you to like a Facebook page. Its spreading like wildfire.According to SocialToos Jesse Stay, the scammers have figured out a way to exploit the Like button via Javascript and are using it to force users to like the page, thus spreading it inadvertently through postings on Facebook walls.The result is thousands of wall posts for a page entitled Shocking! This girl killed herself after her dad posted this photo. Unfortunately, this is not the first time weve heard of such an exploit, but according to Facebook Search, a lot of people have been affected.Do not click any of these links or go to this Facebook page. It will force you to like the page and spread the worm further. Weve put an e-mail out to the Facebook team for more information.More About: facebook, warning