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12 Parents Embarrassing Their Kids on Facebook

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:16:24 +0000

There’s a funny thing about parents and technology. That being a majority of moms and dads are pretty techÂ unsavvy without the help of us internet-obsessed younger folk. And while parental struggles can be frustrating at times, their attempts to get in the techy loop are mostly just hilarious. This is particularly true with Facebook. Many [...]

What Do All of The Red Equal Signs on Facebook and Twitter Profiles Mean? Find Out Why They're Popping Up on Social Media

Nick Cooper — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:15:05 +0000

If you’ve been on Facebook or Twitter today, you’ve undoubtedly noticed several people changing their profile picture to a red equal sign that is spreading rapidly around the web. What is this supposed to signify? The emergence of these symbols is a social media effort to show support for equal human rights as the U.S. Supreme Court [...]

How Do I Stop the Facebook Beeping Sound?

Joe Hyer — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:52:36 +0000

Has your computer made any strange pinging sounds today, but you can't figure out where it's coming from? The answer is probably Facebook. The world's most popular social networking site now makes a sound whenever you have a notification -- you know, for timeline posts, friend requests and more. Luckily, the sound can be turned off by following these three simple steps.

Take a Nostalgic Journey Remembering Stores at the Miller Hill Mall from Years Past [audio]

Cathy Kates — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:13:53 +0000

Ken and I posed the question on Facebook "what stores do you remember that use to exist in the Miller Hill Mall"? You were terrific in sparking our memories! I thought I was doing well with Tivoli (the store that says, "it's I love it spelled backwards), and I was really reaching for Berman's Buckskins, but I don't know how many times I said, "oh my gosh, I totally forgot that one!"

Teen Arrested After Making Facebook Threats

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:35:15 +0000

Eric Rizley of Portage, Indiana was having a bad day. So the 19-year-old got on Facebook and startedÂ issuingÂ threats. Unfortunately for him, that was actually a very, very bad idea. Now he faces criminal charges “Watch out portage people might be dying soon,” Rizley wrote on his account at about 4 AM Thursday morning. As if [...]

Feeling Stressed? Blame Your Many Facebook Friends

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:05:09 +0000

The counter locatedÂ prominently on everyone’s Facebook page has created a bit of a friends arms race. According to new research, it’s a race you may be better off losing. A study from theÂ University of Edinburgh in Scotland of 300 Facebook users has found the more social network friends a person has, the higher their stress [...]

Do You Want a Facebook 'Want' Button?

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:40:54 +0000

Thanks to Facebook, we can now “like” just about anything on the internet. But what if you more than “like” something you see on the Web? What if you “want” it too? Soon there may be a special button for that. Facebook is currently working with retailers such as Pottery Barn and Victoria’s Secret to [...]

Vikings vs. 49ers – Social Huddle

Tony Hart — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 01:20:58 +0000

The Minnesota Vikings face their biggest challenge of the young season when the San Francisco 49ers visit Mall of America Field for a NFC match-up that has the potential to have a lot of Viking fans speaking their minds on social media, and you'll be able to catch all the action right here.

6 Unwritten Laws Of Facebook That You Probably Follow

Ken Hayes — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:52:42 +0000

I am intrigued with people’s Facebook behavior. It’s a big social experiment that you can watch unfold. Facebook has become it’s own world with it’s own unwritten rules. See for yourself if you find yourself obligated to do these things: 1. Write on someone’s wall for their birthday. Facebook gives us that friendly reminder that [...]

Your Status Update May Be Highlighted On This Site, And Could Cause You Problems

Ken Hayes — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:29:19 +0000

I found a site today that really shows how stupid people can be. It’s an experiment that uses internet search tools on social media sites and pull status updates, tweets, foursquare check in’s, and other social media apps to show you how visible you are. The website is called weknowwhatyou’redoing.com. They have four sections: Who [...]

Does Facebook Make It Harder to Heal a Broken Heart?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:06:10 +0000

Relationship experts often say the fastest and easiest way to get over someone is to make a clean break — essentially erase the person from your consciousness. But with the advent of social media, that’s getting harder and harder to do.

And it seems we’re bringing a lot of the anguish on ourselves.

Daughter Successfully Sues Mother For Facebook Humiliation

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:50:39 +0000

Ever since older people have been joining social networking sites like Facebook, they’ve been embarrassing their children. Usually this manifests itself in the same kind of hokey parental sentiments that have been irking kids since way before the internet. But a woman in Germany has gone in the complete other direction by humiliating her daughter with the kind of stunt you’d only expect from junior high schoolers.

Why Do Women Post Ugly Photos of Their Friends on Facebook?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:41:41 +0000

Maybe that old stereotype about ladies being catty to each other is right after all — what else would explain a recent survey that found 25 percent of women have intentionally posted unflattering photos of their female friends to Facebook?

Your Facebook Privacy Alert Post Does Nothing

Ken Hayes — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:23:58 +0000

Starting a few days ago, you may have seen some of your friends post the “privacy” message. Naturally, you might have though, “Crap I gotta do that too!” Well the truth is that nothing you ever put on your Facebook wall will ever exempt you from any of Facebook’s rules. Here’s what the chain letter [...]

A Day After Facebook Offers Stock To The Public, Facebook Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg Weds; Planned or Coincidence?

Cathy Kates — Mon, 21 May 2012 03:09:01 +0000

He looks like his 12. He’s worth millions and now…he’s married. Facebook Co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg wed his long-time girlfriend, Priscilla Chan in a surprise wedding this past Saturday. Quite a week-end for Zuckerberg, since it was a day AFTER Facebook started selling public stocks. There’s no word on whether or not they had a pre-nup [...]

5 Reasons I Wouldn't Buy Facebook Shares

Ken Hayes — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:25:36 +0000

I’m not going to pretend I’m a financial guru who keeps watch on the stock market. I don’t. But I’ve been on Facebook enough to see it’s something I don’t want to buy into. Here’s 5 reasons why: 1. Timeline – or anytime Facebook changes it’s layout or features the whole Facebook Population whines. I [...]

Students Won't 'Like' This — Elementary School Threatens Expulsion If Kids Use Facebook

Shauna Wright — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:41:36 +0000

A while back, we told you about the Jewish girls’ school in Brooklyn that instituted a Facebook ban for its students, saying using the social media site violated its religious tenets.

Now an elementary school in Australia is following suit, but its demand that kids delete their Facebook pages has an entirely different reason: it’s an attempt to wipe out cyber-bullying.

New Facebook Messenger App Update Scares The Hell Out Of Us

Phil Villarreal — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:00:41 +0000

The best and worst aspect of email and instant messaging is that they make it easy to blow people off and give you at least a glimmer of hope that your recipient hasn’t seen your unreturned messages. Now Facebook wants to zap all the uncertainty away, updating the Facebook Messenger app so message-senders will be able to tell that recipients have seen messages.

How Facebook Is Draining Your Wallet

Chris Allen — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:37:42 +0000

I know everyone has a scheme to make money, and Facebook is no different. Instead of clogging up my space with ads, why not charge other businesses that are posting for free. Ok, just an idea. Now when choose that you like something, you may be influencing your friends and your friends may be influencing you. Either way, it's costing you money in the long run. I wonder if we could click that we didn't want ads on our facebook page, how many of us would do it?

Guy Calls Cops 'Cuz Drunk Wife Won't Let Him Facebook

Tanya Sapula — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:06:31 +0000

Everyone knows calling 911 is for emergencies only – however, not everyone may see eye to eye when it comes to what constitutes an emergency. Such is the case of a central Florida man who used the digits to report his wife for not letting check his Facebook in peace, even after feeding her beers.