I was going to make this crap up, but as usual I was too slow. Because no one does unbelievable like the Americans. I came across this story as I was looking for a picture for this blog post. I know how unbelievable is that. As a recovering serial Facebook status updater I regret turning my back ... Read more...
Facebook is great at wasting your time, but could it keep you from doing hard time? So far, the site that connects people with their sixth-grade crushes and lets countless parents keep better tabs on their teenagers has helped at least one Facebook member stay out of jail. According t... Read more...
It was early last Saturday morning, or perhaps very, very late the previous night, when the stream of emotional posts began appearing on Kanye West’s Twitter feed: “The media tried to demonize me,” “I felt the recession from the ownership side,” “I’m ready to get out of m... Read more...
When the 24 Hour Fitness chain recently installed finger scanners as a way of verifying members' identity, it was a public premiere of sorts for a powerful and fast-expanding technology - and a test of whether consumers will embrace it. The scanners, which came to the chain's 60 Bay Area gyms t... Read more...
Facebook Inc. introduced a service that makes it easier for users to share their whereabouts with other people, making a deeper push into a fast-growing market pioneered by Foursquare Labs Inc. The feature, called Places, is aimed at helping users of the social network find friends and disclose... Read more...
The trailer for the Mark Zuckerberg movie, to the tune of Kanye’s ‘Power.’ Via: Read more...
Security concerns over Facebook have been raised yet again after a security consultant collected the names and profile URLs for 171 million Facebook accounts from publicly available information. The consultant, Ron Bowes, then uploaded the data as a torrent file allowing anyone with a computer co... Read more...
Earlier this evening, Ye performed 3 songs and a poem for a group of lucky Facebook employees at their Palo Alto headquarters. The first verse from “Lost In The World” and “My Chain Heavy” above. After the jump, “Mama’s Boyfriend” and another clip. This is the making of a mast... Read more...
Facebook is shuttering its virtual gifting service, which among many other items for a time included music. The Facebook Gift Shop closes Aug. 1, according to a company blog post, saying the move is to help “focus our product development efforts” such as photos, news feeds, games and comments.... Read more...