Facebook grasping at API straws

I’ve been reading much of what has been written today concerning Facebook’s announcement about opening up the new Facebook Open Stream API. From that reading; including the official blog post by Ray C. He on ... continue

Facebook TOS Vote: Tiny Turnout, Results May Not Be Binding

Facebook opened the doors for its users to help decide on the site's terms of service -- but with the week-long voting window winding down, it looks like the results may not end up counting. Facebook allowed users ... continue

Misleading Study of the Week: Facebook Causes Poor Exam Performance

A study quoted in the Times Online this week suggests Facebook use is "damaging students' academic performance." The study, from the education department at Ohio State University, finds that students who report using Facebook on a daily ... continue

So Facebook wants brands to be your friend

One of the big terms used in Social Media is that of personal and corporate brands and how important they are. The idea being that as individuals we can create a recognizable brand around ... continue

The New Friendfeed – who’s supplying the barf bags?

Have you ever felt like you’ve just gone ten rounds with Muhammad Ali and come out the worse for it? Well that is pretty similar to the last twenty minutes I’ve sat here watching the real-time ... continue

Want to make friends with DARPA?

Yes folks, the people who brought you the Internet are now just a Facebook page away. It would seem that DARPA, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has taken up residency on the world favorite social media ... continue

Facebook CFO Gideon Yu Out

Facebook CFO Gideon Yu is leaving Facebook, with suggestions the departure may be related to a fallout with Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg. Yu joined Facebook in 2007 after stints with Yahoo, YouTube and Sequoia Capital. During ... continue

MySpace Gets Silverlight, Facebook Gets Flash. Winner: Facebook.

MySpace and Facebook have both announced new partnerships for rich media content within their networks. MySpace is teaming up with Microsoft to bring Silverlight functionality to its developer platform, while Facebook is introducing expanded Flash support for ... continue

Love Facebook? Now you can get a Masters Degree in Social Networking

Birmingham City University in the United Kingdom has launched a Masters in Social Networking. The Masters Degree doesn't come cheap at £4,400 (US$6,327) (well, maybe compared to the United States) but it allows you to be a Masters ... continue

Face.com Launches Facial Recognition App For Facebook

Facial recognition is coming to Facebook, thanks to a new app launched by Face.com. The app, called Photo Finder, is launching in a semipublic alpha today. The program promises to help you find photos of you and ... continue

MySpace Introduces Integrated Photo Editing Tool

MySpace has introduced a new option to let users edit photos from right within the social network. The built-in tool comes as part of a partnership with FotoFlexer, a Web-based image editing service. The newly integrated MySpace photo ... continue

Facebook doesn’t believe it really is Mitnick

Will all the interesting press coming out about how Facebook is taking down the last of its walls around it social media fantasyland it is funny that they are still shutting down accounts of people who ... continue