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‘Bang With Friends’ App Highlights Facebook Graph Search Privacy Concerns

Ever hear of a Facebook app called Bang With Friends? It’s supposed to be a “simple, fun way” to find which of your Facebook friends are open to a dalliance. Some may find it simple and fun, but private? Not at all — because of Facebook.

2013/05/10

Paul Baier's contract with his daughter to stay off Facebook.  (Source: Paul Baier, Practical Sustainability)

Father Pays Daughter $200 To Stay Off Facebook

A father has used a powerful incentive to lure his teenage daughter off of the Palo Alto-based social networking site Facebook: money.

2013/02/08

Facebook

Rumors Swirl Over Facebook Mystery ‘Press Event’

Facebook’s mystery “press event” on Tuesday could reveal a more robust search feature that would intensify the competition between the social networking giant and its rival Google Inc.

2013/01/15

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Facebook Takes Prominent Role In Effort To Stop Child Porn

With 300 million photographs uploaded everyday, Facebook faces a daunting task of stopping pedophiles from sharing child pornography, but they’ve come up with some high-tech solutions.

2013/01/14

Celebrity Cheats

Kobe Bryant Joins Twitter

Kobe Bryant is no longer a holdout. He’s on Twitter.

2013/01/04

Facebook

Facebook To Roll Out More Privacy Controls

Facebook is trying to make its privacy controls easier to find and understand in an effort to turn the world’s largest social network into a more discreet place.

2012/12/12

Facebook

Facebook To End Letting Users Vote On Privacy Policy Changes

Facebook is proposing to end its practice of letting users vote on changes to its privacy policies. The company says it will continue to let users comment on proposed updates.

2012/11/21

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rings the opening bell on the Nasdaq remotely from Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, May 18, 2012. (CBS)

First Facebook Insiders Can Sell Stock As ‘Lock-Up’ Ends

Facebook’s early investors and a handful of top executives become eligible on Thursday to sell stock they own in the social networking company. It marks the beginning of a time-honored process for public companies, which will culminate in the fall, when many Facebook employees receive the same right to sell their shares.

2012/08/14

A man uses two smartphones. (Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images)

Neighbors Can Connect Through Social Network At San Jose’s National Night Out BBQ

National Night Out BBQ in San Jose is an opportunity for for neighbors to connect, but this time around they’ll also have an opportunity to check out a new social network specifically designed to connect neighbors.

2012/08/07

A sign welcoming Facebook is flashed on a screen outside the NASDAQ stock exchange at Times Square in New York, May 18, 2012. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/GettyImages)

Facebook Stock Sinks To New Low, Who Should Buy It?

Investors are dumping Facebook’s stock, spooked by slowing revenue growth, the lack of a financial outlook and plans to spend more money in the coming months. Are they right?

2012/07/27

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