Attendees at the Facebook f8 keynote on Thursday got a special treat when ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Andy Samberg took the stage and did his finest Mark Zuckerberg impression.
For those who spend tons of time of Facebook, the real world can feel like a foreign place: How can you know if that cute girl at the bar is single without a relationship status? How to remember the name of that guy from high school if he hasn’t been helpfully tagged? And how does one share an opinion on a clever magazine article or cool piece of art without a “like” button? Happily, liking things in real life just got a whole lot easier with Jailbreak Collective’s set of Like/Dislike stamps.
Technically, Dallas city workers aren't allowed to do personal business when they are on the taxpayer's dime.
Which is why two dozen workers at Dallas' city hall are in hot water after a probe revealed that they were spending a good chunk of their day on Facebook.
July 7, 2011 Recently Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced a decline in Facebook users. Rather than sitting on his hands, he has just announced some exciting new developments for the social network.
Elmer Fudd has "Wabbit Season," and Mark Zuckerberg has just kicked off "Launching Season."
Facebook is readying a slew of new products to debut soon, said Zuckerberg, the company's CEO, at a news conference here on Wednesday. Programmers have been toiling away this year on several major projects in anticipation of this acceleration period.
The age of Big Brother is truly upon us.
Last week the Federal Trade Commission approved a company called Social Intelligence, which touts itself as a modern way for firms to screen potential employees.
If your grandmother has recently friended you on Facebook or followed you on Twitter, you’re not alone.
The website myvouchercodes.co.uk recently conducted a survey in which it asked people over 60 about their social media habits. It yielded some interesting results.
June 8, 2011 OMG! It was a hoax, I have been had!!! But, then again, so did a lot of other people.....apparently it was a try-out tattoo that washes off after a couple of days....used by a company that makes gifts with Faceboook profiles. Here I thought she sat there for hours and endured all sorts of pain, when in fact, the whole process took just a couple of hours! Turkeys!
June 5, 2011 Wow, can you imagine what went through this poor girls mind when 15,000 people RSVP'd for her party!
Better check your Facebook settings before posting a party invitation online.
A teenage girl in Germany who forgot to mark her birthday invitation as private on Facebook fled her own party when more than 1,500 guests showed up and about 100 police officers, some on horses, were needed to keep the crowd under control.
Eleven people were temporarily detained, one police officer was injured,
An Israeli couple recently named their newborn daughter "Like," as in, the button you press when you enjoy a post on the popular social media site Facebook.
This is how the girl's father, Lior Adler, explained the name to the German press agency dpa:
"If once people gave Biblical names and that was the icon, then today is one of the most famous icons in the world."
Kenny Chesney's accomplishments as a performer are second to none — as evidenced by his current "Goin' Coastal" tour, and the dazzling live sets documented in his new concert film, Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3-D. But Chesney's no slouch when it comes to songwriting, either — in fact, we think Chesney's live show wouldn't be anything without his powerhouse new-country songwriting as its foundation.
April 14, 2011 Is it just me, or are there more gullible people now that we have technology? Maybe it's because social networking shines a light on it? With viruses, chain e-mails, and a phone that always keeps you connected, it's becoming more common for people to buy the wooden nickels. I've got a few examples I would like to share with you...
