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Facebook Takes Aim at Target

Facebook Takes Aim at Target

Hey, I don't suppose you're the type to buy people gift cards for special occasions, are you? Cuz, like, not...

Old People Finally Getting Hip to Social Networks

Old People Finally Getting Hip to Social Networks

A new study by Pew Internet suggests that more old people than ever are using social networks. Now, before the...

September 15th, Official Switch From Facebook Day

September 15th, Official Switch From Facebook Day

If you hate Facebook, mark the date September 15th in your calendar. The guys from Diaspora, the anti-Facebook, have announced...

Yo Dawg, We Put A Twitter In Your TV, So You Can Tweet While You Laze

Yo Dawg, We Put A Twitter In Your TV, So You Can Tweet While You Laze

What do you do while watching TV? People watch TV still, right? I guess I mean it in the classic...

Facebook Lays Claim to ‘Book’ – and They’ll Sue You To Keep It That Way

Facebook Lays Claim to ‘Book’ – and They’ll Sue You To Keep It That Way

“We’ve been sitting here scratching our heads for the last couple of days,” says Greg Schrader, managing director of Teachbook.com....

You Can’t Block the Zuck Rush

You Can’t Block the Zuck Rush

You're obvs friends (the Facebook kind, obvs) with Mark Zuckerberg. Zuck's a pretty fly dude. Runs a little internet startup...

Kraut Will Not Push Itself – New German Law Axes Facebook

Kraut Will Not Push Itself – New German Law Axes Facebook

This is entirely a new one. A new German law, penned by Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, will potentially disallow...

Facebook Predicts Its Own Immortality with Places

Facebook Predicts Its Own Immortality with Places

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfX_ZQag1BM Chances are, by now, you've taken Facebook Places for a spin. If you haven't, Facebook really, really wants you...

Places, Please: New Facebook Location Service is Here

Places, Please: New Facebook Location Service is Here

The new Facebook geolocation feature is here, and it is called "Places". The new service will let Facebook users tag...

Facebook to the Rescue: Zuckerberg & Co. Side With the Rest of Us

Facebook to the Rescue: Zuckerberg & Co. Side With the Rest of Us

You're a tech-savvy poweruser of most impressive internets, so I won't remind you of Google and Verizon's plans to destroy...

Google’s A-Comin’, and Facebook’s Locked Down for War

Google’s A-Comin’, and Facebook’s Locked Down for War

It's no secret that Google is clearly ramping up for war with Facebook in the social network sphere. Fortunately, Google...

Official Research Proves You Waste Way Too Much Time on Facebook

Official Research Proves You Waste Way Too Much Time on Facebook

You know, when I was a lad, we were always accused of spending too much time "in front of the...

Facebook Questions Launches, Tide of Ignorance Begins

Facebook Questions Launches, Tide of Ignorance Begins

If you've ever used Yahoo Answers, you're painfully aware of the human wastelands that populate the internet, and the unfortunate...

Eric Schmidt: The Last Man On Earth Denying Google Me

Eric Schmidt: The Last Man On Earth Denying Google Me

Eric Schmidt (guy who runs Google, if you're new to this 'inter-net' thing) was quoted this week as saying that...

Facebook Literally Shows You The Door

Facebook Literally Shows You The Door

Oh, hey, that was slick, Facebook. Go to your account, guys. Right now. New tab. Check out your account options....

Flipboard Explodes to Life, Requires Waiting List

Flipboard Explodes to Life, Requires Waiting List

The other day, while digging around for the day's news, I chose not to cover an iPad app that seemed...

The Ultimate Privacy Issue: Facebook Hassles Your Friends After Death

The Ultimate Privacy Issue: Facebook Hassles Your Friends After Death

Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg's own personal privacy invasion tool is known for failing to properly handle issues of security and personal...

5 Ways Twitter Can Crush The Facebook Empire

5 Ways Twitter Can Crush The Facebook Empire

Could we witness a retelling of David versus Goliath with an epic battle between the two largest social networking networking...

Man Sues Facebook for 84% Ownership, Honestly Believes He Can Win

Man Sues Facebook for 84% Ownership, Honestly Believes He Can Win

Hey Zuckerberg, you'd better make way for Paul Ceglia. Who the hell is Paul Ceglia? Why, web designer / wood...

Facebook Gains Facial Recognition

Facebook Gains Facial Recognition

As if Facebook wasn't surrounded by enough privacy concerns already, new facial recognition technology is being added to ease the...