It really doesn’t matter which side of the fence you’re on. Regardless of what people believe, it’s clear that there are no absolutes when it comes to this issue. The reason? Complete transparency or complete anonymity opens up different cans of worms. There’s no way around it. As a result, it comes down to this: which side are you leaning towards? This graphic by our friends at Namesake takes a look at the issue and breaks the gray concerns into as black and white of a picture as possible. Click to enlarge. …

Straight outta the ‘Things You Probably Don’t Care To Know’ department comes Mark Zuckerberg’s new dog, Beast. Now, you might think this isn’t Techi material, but let’s get one thing crystal clear, here: this dog is immeasurably adorable, and if there is one axiom of the universe, it’s that cute things run the internet. That all eight-week-old Pulis (a particular breed of sheepdog) are more or less precisely this cute is completely besides the point, here. I guess Zuck isn’t just a hoodie-clad anti-privacy golem after all. He has a heart – or at least a wise PR team. Obviously, you want to smother…

Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and Eric Schmidt walk into a bar. The bartender says, “Hey, I’m Barack Obama.” Not funny? That’s because it wasn’t really a joke. The setting will likely not be a bar, but the four leaders of arguably the most influential entities in the world will be meeting on Thursday with other business leaders in San Francisco. Will the sheer gravity of the event tilt the world on its axis? Throw in GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and it just might happen. “The president and the business leaders will discuss our shared goal of promoting American innovation, and discuss his commitment to new…

Drawing comparisons between Facebook and the United States is easy. Both are influential in their world. Both have leaders that are loved and hated simultaneously. Both have both the ability to generate tremendous amounts of money while skeptics still point to their eventual economic collapse. It’s not much of a stretch. This graphic by our friends at Soshable looks at several of the key comparisons between the two super-powers. Do they match up well? You be the judge. Compare the directions they’re heading. The US has its hands in several different pots right now around the world while Facebook…

No one ever accused Trent Reznor of being anything less than tech-savvy, and his recent scoring of The Social Network is a shining contribution to the social networking sphere at large. I’m not sure if that sentence makes total sense, but I’m listening to said score as I type this, and it’s a hell of a sexy beast. Anyhow, Reznor recently rapped with Drowned in Sound about the film, his score, and Facebook in general, and had some (un)surprisingly snarky things to say about Zuck and his claim to fame. “Facebook is a good idea, I guess. Certainly, I don’t really use it that much, but it has got me closer to…

It appears the hype around the Facebook movie The Social Network has climaxed, as the one person who stated he would never see the movie has finally caved. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s privacy-hating CEO and the focus of the new hit movie decided to take his staff to see a screening of the film. “To celebrate a period of intense activity at Facebook, we decided to go to the movies. We thought this particular movie might be amusing,” the spokesperson said. The group even treated themselves to apple martinis after, the same drink Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake’s characters indulge in on screen….

You’re obvs friends (the Facebook kind, obvs) with Mark Zuckerberg. Zuck’s a pretty fly dude. Runs a little internet startup or something. But sometimes, Zuck gets irritating. He’s always status updating, about everything. Those passive-agressive song lyrics directed at someone you don’t like that you’re passing off as a status update are getting real annoying, Mark. Hell, now that the guy’s got Facebook Places, it’s only gonna get worse. So sometimes, you wanna block Zuck. You want to post something nasty on his wall and retreat to the safe haven of blockitude. Well, grow a pair! Man up! Just…

You’re a tech-savvy poweruser of most impressive internets, so I won’t remind you of Google and Verizon’s plans to destroy the internet. The internet must remain free, but who will root for the little guy? Apparently, Facebook will. “Facebook continues to support principles of net neutrality for both landline and wireless networks,” said Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes. “Preserving an open Internet that is accessible to innovators — regardless of their size or wealth — will promote a vibrant and competitive marketplace where consumers have ultimate control over the content and services…

It’s no secret that Google is clearly ramping up for war with Facebook in the social network sphere. Fortunately, Google products are typically hideous, so Facebook certainly hasn’t got much to worry about in the GUI department. But that aside, Mark and Friends aren’t taking this new challenger lying down. Especially when the challenger is Google. Zuckerberg has apparently put Facebook’s headquarters on ‘lockdown’ for the next 60 days, leaving the office open 7 days a week in an effort to scramble to defend against Google’s plans. He’s even got a big neon sign on his door reading as such. You may…