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If Facebook Failed, Zuckerberg Would Have Worked At Microsoft

Mark Zuckerberg Would have Liked Working at Microsoft

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg would have worked at Microsoft had his hugely successful social network failed to take off and eventually attract more than 1 billion users around the world. Zuck was speaking at Stanford University, and, during his speech, he was dispelling rumors about what he would have done had Facebook failed. The social… Read more »

Facebook Promoted Posts Feature Coming To The United States

Facebook Promoted Posts Coming To US

Facebook is set to roll out its Promoted Posts feature across the United States, according to Tech Crunch. Users who wish to give one of their important posts more exposure in the news feed will be able to drop a small amount of money to make it happen. Expect all sorts of nonsensical information to… Read more »

Facebook Won’t Remove ‘Slut-Shaming’ Page, Despite Parents’ Pleas

The cover photo for the controversial "Slut-Shaming" Facebook Page reads: "Is that my grandaughter? What a Slut!"

Despite parents’ pleas, Facebook has yet to shut down a page titled “12-Year-Old Slut Memes,” a self-proclaimed “slut shaming” page. Run by two Australian teenagers, the Facebook page is dedicated to harassing and embarrassing young girls who post promiscuous or sexual content on Facebook. Although Facebook states in their guidelines that users are not allowed… Read more »

Facebook Gifts Brings Present Buying To Mobile Phones

Facebook Gifts For Mobile Phones

Facebook on Friday rolled out Facebok Gifts for mobile phones, a program that allows the social networks users to send physical gifts in digital form. Facebook purchased social gifting service Karma back in May and promised to make the gift buying experience easier. The new program allows a gift to be sent even if the… Read more »

Instagram Now Has More Mobile Visitors Than Twitter

Instagram Takes On Twitter and Wins In Mobile

Mark Zuckerberg left many analysts scratching their heads when he acquired Instagram for $1 billion; it turns out he may have made a good investment. Data collection firm comScore announced on Thursday that Instagram is now receiving more mobile traffic than social network and Facebook competitor Twitter. The study also found that Instagram mobile users… Read more »

Facebook Users Report Seeing Private Messages Showing Up In Timeline

Facebook Privacy Update

Facebook has managed to pull off its biggest privacy gaffe to date. The social network on Monday accidentally began displaying users private messages directly on their Facebook timeline, allowing other users to see their private conversations. According to Facebook the private messages were those written in 2009 and they showed up as “Posted by friends.”… Read more »

Facebook Surveying Your Friends To Ensure You Aren’t Using A Fake Name

facebook fake names crackdown

Facebook is full of people who don’t wish to use their real names, a circumstance that is seemingly more common among public employees, teachers, younger people, and even those with an unpleasant ex or family; the social network is notorious for information leaking through likes and usage, and many people have been burned and are… Read more »

Twitter Hands Over Protesters Deleted Tweets

Malcom Harris Twitter Messages

Twitter on Friday forfeited the Occupy Wall Street tweets of Malcom Harris. The social network handed over the tweets after Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Matthew Sciarrino on Friday threatened the social network with massive fines if it was held in contempt of court. Malcolm Harris’ tweets were deleted shortly after he took part in an… Read more »

Mark Zuckerberg: Nope Still No Facebook Phone

Facebook Phone Not Happening Says Mark Zuckerberg

The Facebook Phone is just a rumor. Mark Zuckerberg once again told attendees at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference that his social network is not planning to create and release a mobile OS. In his first interview since the Facebook IPO the social network founder sat down with Michael Arrington who proclaimed: “I’ve been bugging you… Read more »

New Yorker’s Cartoon Boobs Blocked On Facebook

New Yorker Cartoon Boobs - Not On Facebook

There’s no place on Facebook for cartoon boobs! At least that’s the message the popular New Yorker received this week when the world’s largest social network temporarily disabled a post from the publication. New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff wrote in a blog post: “The New Yorker has a Facebook page for our cartoons, which… Read more »

Facebook Ads Help Owner Find His Lost Cat

Missing Ragdoll Cat Zion - Facebook Ad

James Woodley desperately searched for his lost cat using all of the traditional methods. He put up flyers, he went door-to-door, he even asked people around his neighborhood when he saw them outside of his home. It turns out the best method was Facebook. Turning to Facebook to find his cat named Zion, Woodley started… Read more »

Restaurant Owner Marisol Simoes Found Guilty Of Libel After Posting Fake Sex Profile For Customer Who Wrote Negative Review

restaurant owner guilty of libel

If you’ve ever written an unflattering review for a restaurant online, you’ve probably had a moment of nervousness before hitting “post,” weighing the possibility of an angry business owner blowing up your Facebook account against a feeling of personal responsibility to warn potential future customers of rude, slow service or rubbery mussels. One Canadian diner… Read more »

Mark Zuckerberg Won’t Sell Facebook Share For At Least One Year

Mark Zuckerberg Wont sell shares in Facebook for the next year

Mark Zuckerberg has lost more than half of his IPO fortune over the last several months; now Facebook has announced that the famed CEO will not be pawning off any of his shares in the near future to earn a quick buck. With Facebook shares closing at $17.73 in yesterday’s trading, Facebook executives told the… Read more »

Facebook Co-Founder Dustin Moskovitz Unloading Stock Daily

Dustin Moskovitz Unloads Facebook Shares

On August 24, 2012 Facebook co-founder disclosed the sale of 900,000 shares of Facebook stock over a six business days period. The Facebook co-founder began selling his stock immediately following the “lockup” period given to all employees following an initial public offering (IPO). According to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings the Facebook co-founder is… Read more »

Facebook To Employees: Android OS Should Be Your Mobile Priority

Facebook Makes Employees Use Android App

The new Facebook iOS app was released on Thursday and with it came vastly faster speeds and better integration for built-in iPhone hardware. With that mobile hassle out of the way, Facebook is now asking, urging, and even ordering employees to jump over to Android devices. So why the change in directive? According to Business… Read more »

App.Net’s First Move? Have Users Provide Feedback For Privacy Policy

App Net Privacy Policy

App.net has promised to be the first subscription-based social network that focuses on the wants and needs of the user. Developed by Dalton Caldwell’s Mixed Media Labs, the $50 per year service has raised more than $800,000 via Kickstarter. Now the network’s executives are asking future users to give feedback on pertinent documents including the… Read more »

Facebook iOS App Gets Major Upgrade, Finally Doesn’t Suck Our Will To Live

Facebook iOS App Update Completed

Facebook’s iOS App was upgraded on Thursday, and the new Objective-C programmed app puts the company’s past HTML5 platform to shame. According to Facebook iOS mobile product manager Mick Johnson, in some cases such as scrolling through a feed, photo viewing, and loading the app, the platform’s speeds have increased by two-fold. The major update… Read more »

Mark Zuckerberg Endorses iGrill App, Company Servers Immediately Crash

iGrill Servers Down Thanks To Facebook Founder

The team at mobile grilling app iGrill watched as their company servers crashed for two hours on Monday after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg praised the foodie app and it’s integration with recent integration platform based around Facebook. The company’s services went down immediately after Mark Zuckerberg uploaded a post that read: “I updated my grilling… Read more »