Facebook News: 2011/01

Jan 31, 2011

Companies using Facebook to fire employees

http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/lay-offs-via-facebook-dont-even-think-about-it/?cs=45323

Seriously? In this kind of economy, you're going to use Facebook to tell a grown man who comes into your brick and mortar place of business to serve your customers that he no longer has the job he counted on to help support his household while he goes to school full time?

Facebook May Lead to Unhappiness

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/facebook-blues-12796540

New research finds social media may lead to unhappiness.

Jan 30, 2011

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets the actor who plays him during Saturday Night Live opener

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live//video/Jesse-Eisenberg-Monologue/1279517

The man who played Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Network' is confronted by the man who plays Mark Zuckerberg on SNL...and Mark Zuckerberg.

Model raped and attacked with acid met perp on Facebook

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1351435/Acid-attack-victim-Katie-Piper-attacked-going-boy-met-Facebook.html

Katie Piper was a beautiful model and TV presenter with a glittering future. Then a chance encounter on Facebook led to a date with a charming man - and within days her life was destroyed...

Mark Zuckerberg and Jesse Eisenberg come Facebook to face on Saturday Night Live

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1351763/Mark-Zuckerberg-Jesse-Eisenberg-come-Facebook-face-Saturday-Night-Live.html

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg flatly refused to co-operate when film bosses put together The Social Network.

Benefits of Facebook | Webupon

http://webupon.com/social-networks/benefits-of-facebook/

Facebook is a website which is used by adults and teens for social networking. The Facebook application is possessed and control by Facebook, Inc., which was recognized in September 2006.

The Truth About Facebook [PIC]

http://www.thedoghousediaries.com/?p=2513

... and do I really need to know in an unsolicited fashion what my friends are saying to each other?

10 female celebs who rule the facebook

http://womenslane.com/10-most-belovedliked-and-hot-celebs-that-prevail-facebook.html

10 most beloved,liked and Hot female celebs that prevail facebook

Jan 29, 2011

Facebook Makes Us All Sad Because Everyone Is Happy But Us

http://www.switched.com/2011/01/28/facebook-makes-us-all-sad-because-everyone-is-happy-but-us/

The January issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin includes a study by a PhD student at Stanford who investigated a two-fold phenomenon. First of all, we hand-pick our Facebook statuses and pictures to make us into the best versions of ourselves. (Duh.) Second, looking at the similarly idealized spread of our friends' lives can make us depressed, simply because we tend to think that everyone is more happy than us.

Jan 28, 2011

Facebook Chat Emoticons and Smileys

http://www.hotnewsworld.com/facebook-chat-emoticons-smileys/

We use emoticons and smileys during chat on messenger or even if on mobile. Have you ever think about Facebook chat emoticons and smileys? There are no any option in chat box to put there emoticons.

How Much Will Your Facebook Friends Be Worth in Court?

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/26307/

From Facebook, websites, email contacts, medals accrued on Xbox Live, to gold stashed away in World of Warcraft, how does the law split it if virtual goods contributed to the professional success of either spouse?

Facebook comments vs blog comments

http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/facebook-comments-vs-blog-comments

Recently I've been toying around with Facebook comments technology and it's implementation on blogs. Here are some pros and cons in this Facebook vs Blog Comments match up.

Facebook Launches 'Sponsored Stories'

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i48e8837b4923e493b38b7ae006ef5a86

It's like Digg Ads, but on Facebook.

Facebook’s “Instant Personalization” Goes into Effect

http://furiousfanboys.com/2011/01/facebooks-instant-personalization-goes-into-effect/

If you use Facebook, and we know a lot of you do, here's a quick PSA about a change to their Privacy Settings that goes into effect this week.

Is Facebook a Bubble?

http://www.fastcompany.com/1721736/is-facebook-a-bubble

A poll reveals many investors think Facebook is overvalued. Google's outgoing CEO insists Facebook is not a threat. Is Facebook an actual colossus; or just an inflatable one?

Businesses to Facebook: Where are you taking Facebook Places? | Social Meteor

http://www.socialmeteor.com/2011/01/19/businesses-to-facebook-where-are-you-taking-facebook-places/

Facebook Places remains promising. Marketers can reward visitors with discounts, coupons and freebies.Unfortunately, most of the promises remain broken.

Facebook gets more secure with HTTPS and CAPTCHA

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/3258364/facebook-gets-more-secure-with-https-and-captcha/?olo=rss

Coincidence or not, Facebook today announced two new security measures, wider use of HTTPS and the introduction of "social authentication", less than 24 hours after the Facebook page of company founder Mark Zuckerberg was defaced by a hacker.

Jan 27, 2011

Facebook Buy With Friends

http://glanceworld.com/facebook-buy-with-friends.html

Facebook testing a new feature that allows user to get discount on those virtual products which are purchased by their friends called “Buy with Friends”

タグリ-facebook developperタグリ

http://i.tagli.org/recent/783d0c7376b

Prep Dysentery Remedies: Oregon Trail Facebook Incoming

http://pc.ign.com/articles/114/1146199p1.html

Carmen Sandiego to follow hot on its heels.

Egypt blocks Facebook and Twitter (VIDEO)

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/egypt/110126/egypt-blocks-facebook-and-twitter

Egypt has reportedly blocked Facebook and Twitter after the social networks were used to rally demonstrators for unprecedented protests in Cairo.

VIDEO: Man Rescued from Fire Via Facebook

http://blog.ncpad.org/2011/01/27/video-man-rescued-from-fire-via-facebook/

A man with muscular dystrophy is crediting Facebook for saving his life after a fire suddenly started in his kitchen.

Facebook blames Zuckerberg embarrassment on API 'bug'

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/facebook-blames-zuckerberg-embarrassment-api-

CEO wasn't the only one whose page saw unauthorized posts

Receive Facebook Fan Page Notifications With This FREE APP

http://kimgarst.com/free-facebook-fan-page-notifications

Facebook fan page notifications can now be obtained using a free app entitled Hyper Alerts.

Your Face(Book) vs. The Corporate Machine

http://www.splicetoday.com/digital/your-face-vs-the-corporate-machine

It happens every few months: someone sees something a little too personal on Facebook and freaks out. This time, Wired magazine has profiled Facebook’s newest advertising efforts, which will (according to user reaction) actually crawl through your window at night, x-ray your soul, look through your weird porn collection, and use this information to sell stuff to your buddies using your startled, sleepy visage. So, when ads for LatexMomFetish.com featuring your face start running along the right side of your church group’s Facebook profile, don’t be upset. You’ve been warned. Maybe I’m in the minority, but I don’t mind having things sold to me. Today, the ads along the side of my Facebook homepage reflected websites which dealt with police auctions, depression and Star Wars, all of which is pretty damned accurate.

Now You Can Log in to Flickr with Facebook

http://www.hotnewsworld.com/log-flickr-facebook/

Flickr has been added one more feature that can login with your Facebook account. If you have facebook account and wanna have Flickr account then don’t need to create Flick account with yahoo account, just sign in with your facebook and Enjoy with Flickr while uploading photos .

UCLA Sex Survey Results: Threesomes, Celebrity Affairs, Masturbation, and How to Prevent Nude Photos of You Turning Up on Facebook

http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/01/sex_survey_los_angeles.php

In short, we learned that the coeds aren't really slutz at all. We also learned that not everything you read on the Internet is true. Go figure.

PDFConverter: Facebook PDF Application For Converting PDF To Doc

http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/pdfconverter-facebook-pdf-application/

PDF files are not easy to edit. Doc files on the other hand are easily modifiable. Therefore, converting a PDF file into a Doc file would greatly ease the the editing process. If you have a PDF file and would like to convert it into a Doc file, try the Facebook PDF app, PDFConverter.

The Facebook Setting You Should Change as Quickly as Possible

http://gawker.com/5744229/the-facebook-setting-you-should-change-as-quickly-as-possible

Facebook finally provided a way to keep any random jerk in the café from hijacking your account. But you have to go out of your way to enable this protection, and you might have to wait. Still: Jump on this.

Facebook dress

http://www.zurmat.com/2011/01/26/facebook-dress/

The work of emerging Romanian designer, Lana Dumitru, this somewhat revealing Facebook dress allows you to show your faccebook profile and a whole lot more.

How To Get Lots Of Fans To Your Facebook Fanpage And How To Make Money From It.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaBw79nXsAI&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

This is the first of 5 videos that I have that teaches you how to make a facebook fanpage and how to get lots of fans and how to make money from it right away.

Facebook costs Mississippi State a top football recruit

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/01/facebook_may_have_cost_mississ.html

The #21 overall prospect in the country has switched his recruiting commitment from Mississippi State to in-state rival Ole Miss, and Facebook played a role.

Jan 26, 2011

Facebook ‘Sponsored Stories’ Are a User Experience Fail

http://guyism.com/lifestyle/facebook-sponsored-stories.html

Facebook Sponsored Stories Facebook Sponsored Stories are a user experience failFacebook is really swell because you get to point and laugh when people are forced to go from “In a Relationship” to “Single” and forget to hide it from their status. But Facebook is a real burn on privacy and daily intrusion from ads.

Schools see Facebook as a cause for conflict

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/01/multiple_schools_in_genesee_co.html

"Students get bored and say stupid stuff," a principal says. "It's really been an issue."

“Let The Hacking Begin” Declares Person Who Hacked Zuckerberg’s Facebook Fan Page

http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/25/zuckerberg-fan-page-hack/

Earlier today, a strange message appeared on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's fan page. It read as follows:
Let the hacking begin: If facebook needs money, instead of going to the banks, why doesn't Facebook let its users invest in Facebook in a social way? Why not transform Facebook into a 'social business' the way Nobel Price winner Muhammad Yunus described it? http://bit.ly/fs6rT3 What do you think? #hackercup2011
Who wrote such an odd and seemingly drunken message? Well, if you believe the page, Zuckerberg himself did. Shortly after posting, the post had over 1,800 likes and nearly 500 comments.

Obviously, Zuckerberg didn't actually write it. Or at least, we're pretty sure he didn't. Instead, it would appear that his fan page was hacked. Facebook has now taken down the page — but not before we grabbed a screenshot.

Jan 25, 2011

Facebook Demographics: A Comprehensive Guide (Amazingly Squeezed Into One Page)

http://soshable.com/facebook-demographics-a-comprehensive-guide-amazingly-squeezed-into-one-page/

The Facebooks of China

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/152/the-socialist-networks.html

China's fake Facebooks started as mere copycats but now drive innovation in advertising and gaming. They've also built something unique in their country: a place where people can find love, speak out, and be whoever they want to be.

Facebook Has an App for Feature Phones. Should You?

http://gigaom.com/mobile/facebook-has-an-app-for-feature-phones-should-you/

Facebook recently joined other high-profile brands in releasing a new app for feature phones. The move suggests a wealth of expanded opportunity for distributing products and extending their reach, but should developers target feature phones in addition to smartphones running newer, more powerful platforms? Maybe.

Jan 24, 2011

The Pope Talks Facebook

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/01/the_pope_20_rea.php

He approves! Sort of.

Facebook or Finals?

http://www.stepaheadinc.com/2011/01/facebook-or-finals/

Facebook or Finals? :. Step Ahead Inc - traditional public relations and creative social media campaigns and Internet marketing to maximize visibility for our clients both online and off.

Jan 22, 2011

Comedian to Live in Macy's Window Display for a Week to Record Thoughts on Facebook

http://mashable.com/2011/01/21/macys-birbiglia/

Mike Birbiglia will live in a Macy's window for a week and record his thoughts on Facebook as part of a promotion for the retailer and Procter & Gamble's Downy.

The Flickr-Facebook Login: Zucker-Borg Will Assimilate Them Soon

http://soshable.com/flickr-facebook-zucker-borg/

From Mark Zucker-borg to Flickr: You will be assimilated. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own.

The Great Facebook Reply Dilemma

http://gizmodo.com/5740221/the-great-facebook-reply-dilemma

I replied to someone's Facebook post a few days ago and I still regret it. It's not that I wrote anything particularly terrible, it's just that now I get a notification every time someone else replies to that same post.

Jan 21, 2011

Leave Facebook Groups Quickly: Leave All Groups At Once

http://www.snaphow.com/leave-facebook-groups-quickly-leave-all-groups-on-facebook-easily/

One problem with Facebook Groups is that any friend can add you to their created group without you confirming it. Now, this can be annoying at times because you because you may NOT be a fan of the group your friend added you to. But if you want to leave facebook groups quickly here is a easy way.

Jan 20, 2011

Goldman Sachs' Facebook BFF [Cartoon]

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/features/view/feature/Facebook-Friends-for-Life-3001

An Inside Look at Facebook's Offices [Pics]

http://egotvonline.com/2011/01/19/inside-the-offices-of-facebook/

Of all the companies in the world that you’d think qualify for having kick ass digs you would have to think that Facebook is right up there on that list. I mean other than toy companies and other silicon valley organizations it would just seem to be appropriate wouldn’t you think?

How To Turn Facebook Into A PDF Converter

http://www.facebook.com/Able2Extract?v=app_7146470109

PDF Converter is the first social media document converter online. The app converts your PDF documents to Word quickly and accurately right on Facebook. With PDF Creator, you can safely create PDF documents from Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents without having to leave Facebook and without needing to install anything on your computer.

Parents And Facebook (PIC)

http://www.freepostia.com/view.php?filename=935image_1295250234.jpg

FreePostia is a free online image sharing and image hosting service, where you earn money online.

Jan 19, 2011

Facebook’s 3rd Biggest Advertiser is a Pure Microsoft Bing Affiliate Spammer

http://www.techi.com/2011/01/facebooks-3rd-biggest-advertiser-is-a-pure-microsoft-bing-affiliate-spammer/

When Facebook, Microsoft, and a mysterious website known as Make-My-Baby go to town, everyone wins. Everyone, that is, except for us.

Should Businesses Promote Their Facebook Page?

http://empoweredonlineentrepreneurs.com/social-media/facebook-page-vs-corporate-website/

I am on Facebook and I assume so are you. Facebook is the biggest craze in social networking and I surmise we are perhaps connected already, one way or another. (Just in case we're not, feel free to connect with me on Facebook!). But, an intriguing question came to me while I was browsing through a lot of Facebook users lately - I noticed that majority ofa lot of} businesses, even the big guns, have Facebook pages and they have an army of marketing activities already happening!

Facebook's Sharing Plans Aren't Evil

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375908,00.asp

Enough with the shock and surprise. Facebook wants to share whatever you put in the service. It's up to you to apply control.

Mom was playing Cafe World on Facebook as 1-year-old son drowned

http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/01/shannon_johnson_facebook_son_drowned.php

Johnson tells police that she was fooling around on Facebook while her one-year-old child was drowning in a bathtub.

Facebook Disables Phone, Address Data-Sharing Feature - by PC Magazine

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375899,00.asp

Facebook announced Tuesday that it will temporarily disable a feature that allowed the social-networking site to share user phone numbers and addresses with app developers.

Facebook Holds Back the Phone Number Sharing Feature

http://www.crazytechnews.com/facebook-holds-back-the-phone-number-sharing-feature.html

Facebook is temporarily halting the sharing feature which allows Apps developers to access the users’ most sensitive data like Addresses and Phone Numbers.

Goldman Sachs suffers Facebook fiasco

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jan/17/goldman-sachs-facebook-private-placement

Goldman Sachs has been left red-faced after the investment bank had to scrap plans for its super-rich American clients to become special friends with Facebook.

Jan 18, 2011

How Facebook Ships Code

http://framethink.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/how-facebook-ships-code/

I’m fascinated by the way Facebook operates. It’s a very unique environment, not easily replicated (nor would their system work for all companies, even if they tried). These are notes gathered from talking with many friends at Facebook about how the company develops and release software.

How to Buy Into Facebook Before It Goes Public

http://kiplinger.com/columns/picks/archive/how-to-buy-into-facebook-before-it-goes-public.html

Goldman Sachs caused a stir in early January when word broke that it would invest $450 million in Facebook. Even more intriguing, though, was the news that Goldman would create a fund through which its clients could buy some $1.5 billion worth of

Goldman Stops Facebook Share Sale To U.S. Clients

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/17/goldman-sachs-stops-faceb_n_809948.html

Citing "intense media attention," Goldman Sachs has decided not to offer shares in Facebook to its U.S. clients, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The WSJ obtained a statement from the bank which indicated Goldman "concluded the level of media attention might not be consistent with the proper completion of a U.S. private placement under U.S. law."

The deal will reportedly still be offered to the bank's offshore clients, and the WSJ indicated that the exclusion of U.S. investors was not required or requested by any government agency.

Goldman's Facebook deal was widely criticized as an end-aro

Facebook Photos: Opt-Out or Tag You're It

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/facebook-photos-opt-out-or-tag-youre-it

100 million people tag photos each day on Facebook. One month after Facebook launched its facial recognition feature, non-users may still not be aware that Facebook's photo tagging could be broadcasting their faces.

The Facebook Revolution in Tunisia

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/15/tunisia-protests-the-facebook-revolution.html

A group of young Tunisians have helped to organize the protests that deposed a dictator with their activism online. Protesters say this is not a religious revolution.

Jan 17, 2011

Facebook Now Shares Phone Number & Address With Third-Party Apps

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

Facebook announced on its developer blog last night that it will now be "making a user's address and mobile phone number accessible as part of the User Graph object." In other words, the site will now let third-party applications (think Farmville or that spammy app your friends keep falling for that promises to show them who is stalking them on Facebook) access your contact information.

"Because this is sensitive information," reads the announcement, "[...]permissions must be explicitly granted to your application by the user via our standard permissions dialogs." Take a look at the example

How to Change Facebook Login Background?

http://www.hotnewsworld.com/change-facebook-login-background/

Seeing again and again same page and old page during login facebook. Have you think about to see different facebook login page.. Is it possible? Yeah it is possible with Google Chrome Extension Plugin to see different login page.

Facebook Too Shall Pass

http://motherboard.tv/2011/1/14/facebook-too-shall-pass

We're leaving Facebook by the droves, we're terrified of what the website is doing to our daily lives, how it's using our data to create the most fine-grained graph of the world's personal connections, and utterly perplexed, and, especially after the past few years, a little bit worried, that it could possibly be valued at $50 billion. _It is, after all, just a website._

JK. We're not really leaving Facebook. And most of our concerns about the site - ranging from privacy controls to its valuation - tend to flitter away as fast as your News Feed. Like our best friendships, Facebook is forever.

And yet, it _is_ just a website, and one as susceptible to the viccictudes of the open web as any other giant web site before it. At least that's Douglass Rushkoff's point in

Google and Facebook join warnings over future of the web

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8259347/Google-and-Facebook-join-warnings-over-future-of-the-web.html

Web addresses could run out as soon as November and to raise public awareness Google and Facebook will switch their websites to a new system for one day in June.

Woman calls 911 because Facebook was taking too long to remove a nude picture she had taken of herself

http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2080162&spid=

Angelica Nicholson thought Facebook wasn't responding fast enough to her request on Thursday, so she called police, telling them she was 17, a minor, trying to make it happen faster.

Rogue Facebook apps can now access your home address and mobile phone number

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/01/16/rogue-facebook-apps-access-your-home-address-mobile-phone-number/

Do you really want complete strangers being able to access your mobile phone number and home address? Facebook plays a dangerous game with new ability for application developers.

Facebook Obsession: By The Numbers

http://automotivesocialmedia.com/blog/facebook-obsession-by-the-numbers/

Everyone is aware that Facebook is huge. Many know they check Facebook way too often and might believe that they are odd. Thanks to recent data, we can confirm that you’re not crazy. With 48% of adults under 35 checking their Facebook as soon as they wake up (and 28% checking from their phones before getting out of bed) it is clear that our society has an obsession with Facebook. Whether it’s healthy or not is something that we won’t discuss here (even though we do have an opinion on it). Sometimes, it’s better to help people understand that they have a problem before trying to treat the ailment.

Jan 16, 2011

Facebook Tricks: Facebook is Not going to Shut Down

http://tricks4facebook.blogspot.com/2011/01/facebook-is-not-going-to-shut-down.html

Before you put pics on Facebook, check the background

http://regretfulmorning.com/2011/01/whats-on-your-desk/

If this was just an average girl sitting on a couch, I would have closed the pic in 2 seconds. But

Jan 15, 2011

Facebook Stock: Should You Buy It?

http://www.mint.com/blog/investing/facebook-stock-01142011/

While it’s difficult for the average investor to buy shares in Facebook right now, there are rumors that the company will go public in 2012. This will allow you to invest in your favorite time-waster the same way you invest in Coca Cola (KO) or Microsoft (MSFT). However, the question remains: Will Facebook be a smart investment for you? Consider the following factors before buying.

Why I Don't Use Facebook - Opinions by PC Magazine

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375715,00.asp

Facebook is basically AOL with a different layout and all the same retro problems.

The 12 Stages of Facebook Addiction

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/01/12_stages_of_facebook_addiction.php

In an effort to help you better understand and face your problem, we give you the 12 stages of Facebook addiction. We promise that the first one is not, "Let go. Let Zuckerberg."

Jan 14, 2011

Guy Poses as Dead War Hero to Meet Girls on Facebook

http://www.switched.com/2011/01/10/dylan-sorvino-poses-dead-war-hero-roberto-sanchez-facebook-meet-girls/?c

If you're a spectacularly average guy looking for love on Facebook, you could spend some time meticulously crafting your profile with Photoshopped self-shots, or quirky interests, in an attempt to make yourself seem more handsome and/or interesting than you really are. Or, if you have absolutely no soul whatsoever, you could just pretend that you're a dead soldier, and use someone else's heroism as your digital pick-up line.

Palin's Facebook: A Call to Grammar

http://www.splicetoday.com/digital/palin-s-facebook-a-call-to-grammar

What do you do when your supporters can't talk good or know stuff? I’m not here to fulminate about Sarah Palin’s irresponsibly violent imagery and lexicon. It’s polarizing enough without adding fuel to the anger, and I’ve already lost a few Facebook acquaintances over the whole ordeal, so let that be my sacrifice to the eGods and call it a day. I didn’t want to sleep on those couches anyway. Sure, Republican couches are extravagantly expensive and lush, but you look under the cushions and there’re all kinds of hooker ears and dirty needles wedged between the pages of German horse porn. No, I’m here to reveal the most deliciously ironic statement ever written on the community page of a politician who is not exactly noted for her intelligence or use of sentence structure, or coherence, or words that actually exist. “M. E. Reynolds: Sarah, I have readed both of your books.” This is where I insert a very slow clap and an enormous, self-satisfied grin.

Why I Need To Delete Facebook [pic]

http://runt-of-the-web.com/post/2472562549/why-i-need-quit-facebook

What I should be doing versus what I am doing.

Jan 13, 2011

20 Creative Facebook Profiles

http://www.work-killer.com/2011/01/20-creative-facebook-profiles/

Facebook is a monster of a site with over half a billion users! Many of the users try to make their profile more creative than the everyone else's

Are We Too Obsessed With Facebook?

http://mashable.com/2011/01/12/obsessed-with-facebook-infographic/

Facebook profiles are like belly buttons: Everybody’s got one.

Perhaps that statement’s still a bit of an exaggeration, but by the numbers, we (that is, Internet users around the globe) are becoming more obsessed with Facebook by the day.

One out of every 13 Earthlings and three out of four Americans is on Facebook, and one out of 26 signs into Facebook on a daily basis.

We could rattle off stats like until the cows come home, but instead, we’d like to show you this fascinating infographic from SocialHype and OnlineSchools.org.

Here, in a visual nutshell, are some highlights about Facebook usage, 2010 trends, adoption numbers and a great deal more.

Take a good look at this information, and in the comments, let us know what you think about our global fascination with Facebook. Is Facebook an amazing connective medium? A plague that preys on the easily addicted? A little bit of both, or something else entirely?

Facebook Wants to Issue Your Internet Driver's License

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/facebook-wants-issue-your-internet-drivers-li

Cybersecurity and privacy-enhancing "identity ecosystem" by Facebook? President Obama put the U.S. Commerce Department in charge of a cybersecurity effort to give each American a unique Internet ID. But Facebook also wants to supply your unique Internet ID and its identity infrastructure is already on millions of websites.

Kanye West and Jay-Z Debut New Song on Facebook

http://beatcrave.com/2011-01-11/kanye-west-and-jay-z-debut-new-song-on-facebook/

For fans of hip-hop, the collaboration between Kanye West and Jay-Z is nothing short of a dream come true. These two are modern legends, and fans of this genre of music probably have a lot to look forward to. A lot of skeptics were probably silenced last night, when the duo debuted the first single from their collaboration on Facebook...

Asia is driving Facebook's recent growth

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/china/110110/facebook-growth-asia

Asians are flocking to Facebook!

Jan 12, 2011

Woman Announces Her Suicide on Facebook, But Friends Only Mock Her

http://www.truecrimereport.com/2011/01/simone_back_announces_her_suic.php

On Christmas night, she left her final message: "Took all my pills be dead soon bye bye everyone..." But instead of calling police or stopping by her house, her 1,048 friends left 148 messages, mostly calling her a liar and saying she was stupid to kill herself over a relationship. It was 17 hours before anyone texted her mother.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lets-Watch-Movies-Online/126853610676320

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lets-Watch-Movies-Online/126853610676320?v=app_6009294086

Check out the Top 10 Movies you gotta see before you die!

Facebook Begins Moving Everyone Over To New Profile Design

http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/10/facebook-begins-moving-everyone-over-to-new-profile-design/

Last month we wrote an extensive overview of Facebooks new profile design, which reshuffles some of the most popular features to make sure theyre front and center. At the time, Facebook wisely decided to make the feature opt-in, in much the same way that Twitter did with New Twitter. Apparently the reception has been generally good, because today Facebook has announced on a blog post that its going to begin rolling everyone over to the new profile.
In its blog post, Facebook says that hundreds of millions of its users have already made the swi

A Look Into the Obsession with Facebook (INFOGRAPHIC)

http://socialhype.com/tech-talk/1881-obessed-with-facebook-infographic.html

Facebook as revolutionized the web, becoming one of the major players in Social Networking and growing to obtain more daily views then Google, Facebook is unstoppable. No wonder why people can't stop using it!

Jan 10, 2011

Apple: Actually, $50 Billion Isnt Cool. You Know Whats Cool? $300 Billion.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/03/apple-300-billion/

Last night, the Internet was set ablaze by the news that Facebook was taking more money at a valuation of a cool $50 billion. Thats massive. But its actually only 1/6th of the value of another closely-watched company in the tech space: Apple.
Apple hit the $300 billion market cap milestone today after their stock surged 2 percent to open 2011. That makes them only the second public company with such a high value, the other is Exxon Mobile.
Apple, obviously, had a very impressive 2010. A year ago, they were the fifth most valuable public company at only a $213 billio

The (new) Facebook Song [Video]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ltgenpanda/the-facebook-song-1m3i

Before Facebook I was never a stalker .......

This Website Has All Your Personal Data, And It's Not Facebook

http://motherboard.tv/2011/1/7/this-website-has-all-your-personal-data-and-it-s-not-facebook

The weary masses fighting Mark Zuckerberg for control of their social network profiles aren't going to like this one: Spokeo, a so-called 'internet phone book,' offers all the privacy-breaching lunacy of Facebook without even having to sign up. Just type your name in and prepare to marvel (or more likely, freak out) at the wealth of personal information that turns up, including but not limited to your address, names of your family members, annual income, and a picture of the front of your house. Yikes.

Facebook will end on march 15th

http://www.zurmat.com/?p=2976

PALO ALTO, CA –Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be shut down in March. Managing the site has become too stressful. “Facebook has gotten out

25 Most Annoying Things About Facebook

http://coedmagazine.com/2011/01/05/25-most-annoying-things-about-facebook/

While many people can reconnect with old friends or flames, more times than not users lose their jobs, their girlfriends, and their minds because of their status update, photo album, or wall posts. Don’t get us wrong, Facebook crushes any other social networking tool, but it still has its flaws. Let us count them down for you.

Facebook Shutting Down Rumor Goes Viral, Is it True?

http://socialhype.com/tech-talk/1867-facebook-shutting-down-rumor-goes-viral-is-it-true-.html

If you have a Facebook account, my bet is at least ONCE you’ve seen a status on your wall feeds claiming that they have heard Facebook will be shutting down and to either follow them on a different social site or exchange numbers.

Jan 9, 2011

Zuckerberg: 'Is Sarah Palin To Blame For AZ Shooting' Top Question On Facebook Today

http://www.businessinsider.com/zuckerberg-is-sarah-palin-to-blame-for-az-shooting-top-question-on-facebook-today-2011-1

No one yet knows why Jared Loughner gunned down a group of people in Arizona yesterday at a 'corner talk' hosted by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, but if Facebook activity any measure Sarah Palin is going to have to address the issue, and her 'Take Back' gun sights map, beyond yesterday's short Facebook note.
Earlier this morning Randi Zuckerberg participated in a live ABCNews.com talk about the shootings and told ABC News reporter Dan Harris that the top question being asked on Facebook today is whether Sarah Palin is responsible for the shootings. She also told Harris that over 2 million peo

Jan 8, 2011

6 Arrested in Facebook Teacher Attack Invite

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/07/national/main7224468.shtml

Principal Says 1 Girl Accused of Inviting 100 Classmates to Participate in Event, 5 Others Accused of Responding With Threats

Can You See Who's Viewing Your Facebook Profile?

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/01/facebook_profile_viewing_apps.php

Some apps, like the now defunct Fan Check, show you who your "top fans" are, based on how many times a friend comments on or likes your junk, but it's all based on public information, not who is lurking on your page without leaving any virtual marks. It makes sense, really. If we all knew who was stalking us, we'd be much less likely to interact with people's profiles on Facebook, and its value as a social tool would decrease, then I wouldn't get to talk so much about Facebook's tool, and the world would be a sadder place, generally. So why do scams like ProfileWatcher, ProfileSpy, MyFacebookStalker, and ePrivacy persist in their claims to know who's keeping tales on your life? Well...

Jan 7, 2011

Meet Yuri Milner: Facebook's Russian Sugar Daddy

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/06/yuri-milner-facebook-s-russian-sugar-daddy.html

Yuri Milner has single-handedly made Russian capital a significant player on the Internet market. Owen Matthews on the Russian entrepreneur behind this week's $500 million Facebook investment.

Facebook Could Rack Up $1B in Profit This Year

http://gigaom.com/2011/01/06/facebook-revenue-profit/

As Goldman Sachs lines up investors for its Facebook fund, numbers are beginning to leak out about the social network's finances. Based on the growth in revenue and in the bottom line, Facebook could stand to pull in close to $1 billion in profit this year.

How I Outed My Buddy on Facebook

http://www.zug.com/live/86747/How-I-Outed-My-Buddy-on-Facebook.html

Since Mike is always crowing about how great his pranks are, I decided to give him some of his own medicine, while letting all his family and friends know about his "feminine side."

College Student Sues Ex-Principal Over Facebook Suspension – And Wins

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/juice/2011/01/pembroke_pines_charter_high_sc.php

Don’t mess with a girl’s Facebook and First Amendment rights.

Jan 6, 2011

Why Facebook is Making Me Sick of My Friends?

http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2011/01/05/why-facebook-is-making-me-sick-of-my-friends/

Everywhere you turn, there’s a news story claiming that Facebook has reached a new peak, and growing further still. A $500M investment has put the site’s worth up to $50 billion, its founder Mark Zuckerberg is Time’s Person of the Year and a movie about his rise to power, The Social Network, is currently this year’s Oscar favorite.

Teenager Gets Ass Whoopin for Acting Hard On Facebook (Video)

http://worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhBtdQvDJLQy55M05q

...by his uncle.

How to become famous in Facebook

http://ahanacyrus.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-become-famous-in-facebook.html

Become famous in 10 days in facebook... Tactics exposed

Obsessed With Facebook? You Are Not The Only One

http://www.gilsmethod.com/obsessed-with-facebook-you-are-not-the-only-one

The rise of Facebook will be chronicled in a one-hour special by NBC News Correspondent Lester Holt on CNBC. The documentary will cover Facebook’s story as told by founders, friends, users, and foes. Here’s a list to some preview clips of the documentary.

35 Most Amazing And Creative Examples Of New Facebook Profile Page Design

http://savedelete.com/35-most-amazing-and-creative-examples-of-new-facebook-profile-page-design.html

Showcasing here are the most creative Facebook new profile page layout. Users are showing awesome creativity with their profile pics after revamped Facebook profile page.

Jan 5, 2011

New Facebook Office

http://www.insanetwist.com/2011/01/new-facebook-office.html

Facebook recently moved their offices out of several smaller locations spread throughout Palo Alto, CA and into one central, 150,000-square-foot building that used to house Agilent Technologies. Many of the building’s original features either remain or have been repurposed for Facebook’s use.

Jan 4, 2011

StumbleUpon Surpasses Facebook For Social Media Traffic Generation

http://soshable.com/stumbleupon-surpasses-facebook-for-social-media-traffic-generation/

How can a site with 12 million users send more traffic than a site with 600 million users? When your site is specifically designed to do nothing but send traffic. StumbleUpon may be small compared to sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, but it sends the most social media traffic around the web according to the latest numbers by StatCounter.

Facebook Users Upload Record-Breaking 750M Photos Over New Year’s Weekend

http://mashable.com/2011/01/04/facebook-photos-750-million/

A record-breaking 750 million photos were uploaded to Facebook over New Year's weekend

For Facebook, Now Is the Time for Infrastructure Spending

http://gigaom.com/cloud/for-facebook-now-is-the-time-for-infrastructure-spending/

Depending on how Facebook intends to evolve, both performance considerations and data privacy laws might make additional infrastructure investment a good idea. Regardless of its rationales, however, the time to do so is now -- before the company goes public and must answer for every dollar spent.

How Goldman Sachs will guard Facebook's privacy

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/how-goldman-sachs-will-guard-facebooks-privac

No one should ever again question Mark Zuckerberg's commitment to privacy ... at least not as it applies to himself, his company, his employees, Goldman Sachs and millionaire investors.

Wikipedia and Facebook Just Got Rich, For Opposite Reasons

http://motherboard.tv/2011/1/3/wikipedia-and-facebook-just-got-rich-for-opposite-reasons

In the midst of panic about the future of publishing in a world where we're used to not paying for information, there may be hope.

Are Facebook and Goldman Sachs Reinflating the Bubble?

http://gigaom.com/2011/01/03/are-facebook-and-goldman-sachs-reinflating-the-bubble/

Goldman Sachs is reportedly investing $450 million in Facebook, giving the social networking company a theoretical market valuation of $50 billion and positioning it for what seems like an inevitable IPO. That may be good for Facebook and Goldman, but will it be good for investors?

Jan 3, 2011

Goldman Invests in Facebook at $50 Billion Valuation

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/goldman-invests-in-facebook-at-50-billion-valuation/

The new money will give Facebook more firepower to steal away valuable employees, develop new products and possibly pursue acquisitions - all without being a publicly traded company.

A 20 minute snapshot of Facebook activity

http://www.geek.com/articles/news/a-20-minute-snapshot-of-facebook-activity-20101231/

With Facebook having over 500 million registered users, you'd expect the traffic passing through the site every day to be huge. But it's not until you look

Nursing Students Expelled After Posting Placenta Photo on Facebook

http://www.aolhealth.com/2011/01/03/nursing-students-placenta-facebook/

Four students who posed for photos with a human placenta have been kicked out of a suburban Kansas City nursing program after one of the pictures was posted on Facebook.

Winklevoss Twins Say Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Owe Them More Money

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/winklevoss-twins-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-67399

Disgruntled former colleagues plan to reopen their case, risking losing the millions they already pocketed.

Designing Contact Us form in Facebook | Designs Mag

http://www.designsmag.com/2011/01/designing-contact-us-form-in-facebook/

Ever came across a ‘Contact Us‘ form on some facebook pages that you wish you had one too? Look no more for today I am going to share with you some fascinating web form that are compatible to your facebook fan pages. It isn’t exactly easy to integrate a website’s contact with Facebook but many people want to collect customer or visitor data via a contact form.

The Real Facebook - Funny Picture

http://www.greatfunnypictures.com/index.asp

This picture is what we call the real facebook!

Facebook is Worth $50 Billion (and it’s real money this time)

http://www.techi.com/2011/01/facebook-worth-50-billio/

Venture Capitalists and private investment analysts often throw out lofty numbers when talking about the value of a company, but such entities rarely make substantial investments based upon those claims. When “The Street” makes such a valuation, there is normally real money involved. Such is the case with Facebook as respected investment firm Goldman Sachs and an undisclosed Russian firm have plopped down $500 million against a $50 billion valuation.

Facebook Becomes Most Visited Site On The Net

http://hothardware.com/News/Facebook-Becomes-Most-Visited-Site-On-The-Net/

For the first time, Facebook has surpassed Google to become the most visited website in the U.S. for the majority of 2010. According to online measurement service Experian Hitwise, Facebook topped Google with 8.9 percent of all U.S. visits between January and November 2010. Google came in a close second with 7.2 percent of all visits. In 2008...

20 Minutes on Facebook [Stats]

http://www.tecrux.com/2011/01/02/20-minutes-on-facebook/

Facebook being the most searched and visited site in the year 2010 in U.S, have you people ever wondered what 20 minutes on Facebook looks like ?

Facebook Replaces Google as Most Visited Website

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/facebook-replaces-google-visited-website-67060

The social media site beats search engine in visits for the first time and was the top search term for the second year in a row.

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