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Facebook cuts off Social Roulette, app with 1-in-6 chance of killing your Facebook account
Facebook cuts off Social Roulette
True to its name, Social Roulette is a game of roulette in which you're gambling your digital life. After giving the app permissions, you then take a one-in-six chance of letting it delete your Facebook account.More >>
True to its name, Social Roulette is a game of roulette in which you're gambling your digital life. After giving the app permissions, you then take a one-in-six chance of letting it delete your Facebook account.More >>
Man arrested after selling his grandson on Facebook
Man arrested after selling his grandson on Facebook
Facebook is basically integrated into every part of our lives. You use it to catch up on friends' lives, meet people, find events, message people but it's also a place where people go to sell live human babies online.More >>
Facebook is basically integrated into every part of our lives. You use it to catch up on friends' lives, meet people, find events, message people but it's also a place where people go to sell live human babies online.More >>
There was no White House bombing; AP's Twitter hacked
There was no White House bombing; AP's Twitter hacked
If you're wondering why the Associated Press tweeted that there was an explosion at the White House, it's because its account was hacked.More >>
If you're wondering why the Associated Press tweeted that there was an explosion at the White House, it's because its account was hacked.More >>
Facebook Home reaches 500,000 downloads, but has a sad, 2-star user rating
Facebook Home reaches 500,000 downloads
Mobile analyst Ben Evans has noted a milestone of 500,000 Facebook Home downloads since the service launched on Google Play.More >>
Mobile analyst Ben Evans has noted a milestone of 500,000 Facebook Home downloads since the service launched on Google Play.More >>
The IRS may be snooping through Facebook and Twitter to nab tax evaders
The IRS may be snooping through Facebook and Twitter to nab tax evaders
Not every tax payer will get flagged and audited. But if you do, here's one piece of advice: Your social network activity better back up what you've submitted to the IRS or else you could be in a world of financial hurt.More >>
Not every tax payer will get flagged and audited. But if you do, here's one piece of advice: Your social network activity better back up what you've submitted to the IRS or else you could be in a world of financial hurt.More >>
Plan your social media afterlife with Google’s creepy new feature
Plan your social media afterlife with Google’s creepy new feature
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Google announced a new plan for what happens to your data after you die on its Google Public Policy Blog today.More >>
Google announced a new plan for what happens to your data after you die on its Google Public Policy Blog today.More >>
Can you buy Twitter legitimacy for your business?
Can you buy Twitter legitimacy for your business?
Just do a simple "buy Twitter followers" Google search and you'll see an overwhelming number of options for purchasing your way to bigger numbers.More >>
Just do a simple "buy Twitter followers" Google search and you'll see an overwhelming number of options for purchasing your way to bigger numbers.More >>
FireMe! keeps you from tweeting your way to the unemployment line
FireMe! keeps you from tweeting your way to the unemployment line
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Thanks to social media, there are an ever-increasing variety of ways for us to say things we can't take back – because people can screen grab them.More >>
Thanks to social media, there are an ever-increasing variety of ways for us to say things we can't take back – because people can screen grab them.More >>
Don’t click that link! New Facebook spam features child porn and an account-controlling virus
Don’t click that link! New Facebook spam
This type of occurrence is bound to happen again, and the more you know, the better.More >>
This type of occurrence is bound to happen again, and the more you know, the better.More >>
ISS astronaut Chris Hadfield tweets stunning photos and records live music ahead of Google+ Hangout
Astronaut tweets photos, music ahead of Google+ Hangout
At the end of the Febuary astronaut Chris Hadfield is set to take part in NASA's first ever live Google+ Hangout from the ISS.More >>
At the end of the Febuary astronaut Chris Hadfield is set to take part in NASA's first ever live Google+ Hangout from the ISS with fellow astronauts Kevin Ford and Tom Marshburn.More >>
Facebook users take 'unfriending' seriously
Facebook users take 'unfriending' seriously
Many people say they would avoid real-life contact with someone who unfriended them on Facebook, a new study finds.More >>
Many people say they would avoid real-life contact with someone who unfriended them on Facebook, a new study finds.More >>
Super Bowl: 7 apps to make your second screen a football oracle
7 best Super Bowl apps for your second screen
Double down on your football diet with these second-screen apps for turning your phone or tablet into a command center for stats, virtual gambling and even trash talk.More >>
Double down on your football diet with these second-screen apps for turning your phone or tablet into a command center for stats, virtual gambling and even trash talk.More >>
Before Facebook Graph Search launches, scrub your profile with Facewash
Clean your Facebook profile with Facewash
You're bound to have embarrassing photos or comments hidden in your Facebook profile. So before Graph Search digs up your dirt, use Facewash to find posts that should stay forgotten.More >>
You're bound to have embarrassing photos or comments hidden in your Facebook profile. So before Graph Search digs up your dirt, use Facewash to find posts that should stay forgotten.More >>
Batten down your privacy settings; here comes Facebook Graph Search
Facebook Graph Search and your privacy settings
Privacy advocates believe Facebook's new Graph Search feature may create a "discoverability problem" for users.More >>
Privacy advocates believe Facebook's new Graph Search feature may create a "discoverability problem" for users.More >>
The best memes of 2012. Period.
The best memes of 2012. Period.
Nothing quite measures the Internet's pulse like a good meme, and thankfully 2012 was full of them. Thanks for the laughs, memes of 2012. You will live on in our hearts forever.More >>
Nothing quite measures the Internet's pulse like a good meme, and thankfully 2012 was full of them. Thanks for the laughs, memes of 2012. You will live on in our hearts forever.More >>
The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen
The Instagram exodus that didn't, and won't, happen
Instagram's new Terms of Service earned some panicked responses from its users -- but the truth is you probably wouldn't have stopped using it anyway.More >>
Instagram's new Terms of Service earned some panicked responses from its users -- but the truth is you probably wouldn't have stopped using it anyway.More >>
A few things to consider before enabling Facebook Photo Sync
A few things to consider before enabling Facebook Photo Sync
Before you sync your smartphone photo gallery to your Facebook, consider a few of the privacy and security implications.More >>
Before you sync your smartphone photo gallery to your Facebook, consider a few of the privacy and security implications.More >>
Responding to negative online reviews
Responding to negative online reviews
What's the best way to deal with a bad online review?More >>
What's the best way to deal with a bad online review?More >>
David Petraeus and 5 other cheaters busted by technology
David Petraeus and 5 other cheaters busted by technology
The affair of CIA director David Petraeus became public due to emails between him and his mistress. Here are five others who learned technology's privacy pitfalls the hard way.More >>
The affair of CIA director David Petraeus became public due to emails between him and his mistress. Here are five others who learned technology's privacy pitfalls the hard way.More >>
Social123 can help track your social contacts
Social123 can help track your social contacts
If you need help keeping track of your contacts' social media information, Social123 can help.More >>
If you need help keeping track of your contacts' social media information, Social123 can help.More >>
Engage your fans online
Engage your fans online
If blogging is not your style, there are other ways to keep your fans engaged online.More >>
If blogging is not your style, there are other ways to keep your fans engaged online.More >>
Smartphones linked to increased sexual activity in teens
Smartphones linked to increased sexual activity in teens
Teens with smartphones are more likely to have sex and meet others online for sex than teens without Internet access on their phones, according to a new study.More >>
Teens with smartphones are more likely to have sex and meet others online for sex than teens without Internet access on their phones, according to a new study.More >>
Save on Facebook ads
Save on Facebook ads
Advertising your business can be expensive. Here are three ways to save.More >>
Advertising your business can be expensive. Here are three ways to save.More >>
Social media could boost condom use
Social media could boost condom use
Social media can be used to help convince young adults to use condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, a new study finds.More >>
Social media can be used to help convince young adults to use condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, a new study finds.More >>
Facebook now has 1 billion active users
Facebook now has 1 billion active users
We knew this day was coming, and now it's here: Facebook has officially surpassed 1 billion active users.More >>
We knew this day was coming, and now it's here: Facebook has officially surpassed 1 billion active users.More >>
Beware of autoposting to your social media sites!
Beware of autoposting to your social media sites!
Facebookers beware: Some apps and programs are automatically posting content to your walls.More >>
Facebookers beware: Some apps and programs are automatically posting content to your walls.More >>
Facebook & post-breakup relationships
Facebook & post-breakup relationships
Do social media sites prevent the broken hearted from healing and moving on with life?More >>
Do social media sites prevent the broken hearted from healing and moving on with life?More >>
Could Facebook be making you fat?
Could Facebook be making you fat?
A new study suggests that the more time people spend on Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites, the less active they are and the more susceptible to weight gain.More >>
A new study suggests that the more time people spend on Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites, the less active they are and the more susceptible to weight gain.More >>
Facedeals checks you into places using a camera and Facebook facial recognition software
Facebook app checks you into places using facial recognition
Ideal for deal hunters or anyone obsessed with Minority Report, a new concept on the Facebook check-in adds facial recognition into the mix.More >>
Ideal for deal hunters or anyone obsessed with Minority Report, a new concept on the Facebook check-in adds facial recognition into the mix.More >>
LA restaurant offers discount to diners who give up their phone during meal
LA restaurant offers discount to diners who give up their phone during meal
A LA restaurant is offering a 5% discount to diners willing to hand over their handset for the duration of the meal. The owner says he wants people to connect again.More >>
A LA restaurant is offering a 5% discount to diners willing to hand over their handset for the duration of the meal. The owner says he wants people to connect again.More >>
Twitter users sent more than 150 million Olympic tweets
Twitter users sent more than 150 million Olympic tweets
The true winner of the London Olympics? Maybe that was Twitter, which found itself setting new records throughout the entire two week run of the XXX Summer Games.More >>
The true winner of the London Olympics? Maybe that was Twitter, which found itself setting new records throughout the entire two week run of the XXX Summer Games.More >>
Can Twitter save NASA?
Can Twitter save NASA?
As Curiosity collects data on Mars, the rover's Twitter banter is stoking flames of publicity back on Earth, which may be the key to keeping the space program alive.More >>
As Curiosity collects data on Mars, the rover's Twitter banter is stoking flames of publicity back on Earth, which may be the key to keeping the space program alive.More >>
Stalkbook: View any Facebook profile information even if they're not your friend
Stalkbook: View any Facebook profile even if they're not your friend
An MIT graduate has developed a creepy app that will allow you to see personal information about a Facebook user that's not your friend.More >>
An MIT graduate has developed a creepy app that will allow you to see personal information about a Facebook user that's not your friend.More >>
Revel targets food trucks with new Revel Router
Revel targets food trucks with new Revel Router
Enterprise POS solution product Revel will expand its repertoire by introducing Revel Router, a food truck focused service. But its eye is still on the future of franchises.More >>
Enterprise POS solution product Revel will expand its repertoire by introducing Revel Router, a food truck focused service. But its eye is still on the future of franchises.More >>
Facebook scans chats, comments looking for criminal behavior
Facebook scans chats, comments looking for criminal behavior
Potentially a privacy concern for all Facebook users, the social network has been using a scanning tool that analyzes comments and chat logs looking for criminal activity.More >>
Potentially a privacy concern for all Facebook users, the social network has been using a scanning tool that analyzes comments and chat logs looking for criminal activity.More >>
Opinion: Why Facebook is better off without preteens
Why Facebook is better off without preteens
Preteens shouldn't be allowed on Facebook, but not just for their own safety. It's the rest of us who need to be worried.More >>
Preteens shouldn't be allowed on Facebook, but not just for their own safety. It's the rest of us who need to be worried.More >>
Tweeting at work? You might be driving your boss (and coworkers) crazy
Tweeting at work? You might be driving your boss (and coworkers) crazy
How much bandwidth is used by workplace Tweeting - and is it enough of a problem to actually be a problem? Maybe not, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't impact the workplace in other ways.More >>
How much bandwidth is used by workplace Tweeting - and is it enough of a problem to actually be a problem? Maybe not, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't impact the workplace in other ways.More >>
Twitter helps save 9-year-old girl’s banned school-lunch blog
Twitter helps save 9-year-old girl’s banned school-lunch blog
A Scottish girl's blog about the quality of her school meals had been getting a huge number of hits after news outlets around the world got hold of the story last month.More >>
A Scottish girl's blog about the quality of her school meals had been getting a huge number of hits after news outlets around the world got hold of the story last month. Then her local council told her to stop. And that's when things really kicked off.More >>
LinkedIn: 6.5 million encrypted passwords leaked as iOS app comes under fire
LinkedIn: 6.5 million encrypted passwords leaked
LinkedIn's having a bad day. Amid reports of privacy problems with its iOS app, 6.5 million hashed passwords leaked on to the Web.More >>
LinkedIn's having a bad day. Amid reports of privacy problems with its iOS app, 6.5 million hashed passwords leaked on to the Web.More >>
Googling how to commit murder is the easiest way to get arrested
Googling how to commit murder is the easiest way to get arrested
Social media activities in our daily lives come almost instinctively, but before using it to a commit a crime, one couple should have done a better job covering their tracks.More >>
Social media activities in our daily lives come almost instinctively, but before using it to a commit a crime, this Florida couple should have done a better job covering their tracks.More >>
Teenage girl posts picture of cash on Facebook, family robbed within hours
Teenage girl posts picture of cash on Facebook, family robbed within hours
Quickly attracting unwanted attention from criminals, a teenager in Australia failed to use her common sense when posting a photo on Facebook.More >>
Quickly attracting unwanted attention from criminals, a teenager in Australia failed to use her common sense when posting a photo on Facebook.More >>
Facebook to try again with its own smartphone, going after ex-Apple talent
Facebook to try again with its own smartphone, going after ex-Apple talent
Months after the existence of Facebook's 'Buffy' project was made public, it appears that the company is thinking much larger for its smartphone plans.More >>
Months after the existence of Facebook's 'Buffy' project was made public, it appears that the company is thinking much larger for its smartphone plans.More >>
One third of employees use Facebook while at work
One third of employees use Facebook while at work
While employers are looking into the amount of time workers are spending checking social networks, many employees admit to checking Facebook and other social networks during the workday.More >>
Social media boosts cat adoption efforts
Social media boosts cat adoption efforts
Social media is gradually transforming the process of rescuing and adopting animals. With pictures and bios, shelter cats become more than just an idea; they're personalized, with faces and stories to tell.More >>
Nearly 4 out of 5 of burglars use social networks to find empty homes
Nearly 4 out of 5 of burglars use social networks
With many users of social networks like Twitter and Facebook are updating the services with locations in status updates, criminals are using that information to find potential targets for home invasion.More >>
Opinion: Unthink, Occupy Wall Street and the coming age of the anti-Facebook
Opinion: Unthink, Occupy Wall Street and the coming age
While angry protesters seethe on Wall Street, the new social network Unthink picks up the same anti-corporate cry online. Will it stand up to behemoths like Google+ and Facebook, or wither amid consumer indifference?More >>
Is Facebook creating ‘shadow profiles’ for non-members?
Is Facebook creating ‘shadow profiles’ for non-members?
A privacy watchdog group accuses Facebook of preemptively adding to its 800 million users.More >>
Facebook sued for allegedly violating US wiretap law
Facebook sued for allegedly violating US wiretap law
Facebook has been hit with a new lawsuit that claims major violations of privacy through the use of a cookie that allegedly tracked users' activities after they logged out of the social network.More >>
Social network commenter beheaded by Mexican drug cartel
Social network commenter beheaded by Mexican drug cartel
A comment left on a small social network in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has resulted in the hideous death of its author at the hands of a merciless drug cartel.More >>
Behind the Internet’s velvet rope: Social networks of the rich and the famous
Behind the Internet’s velvet rope
Remember when you had to be a college student to get a Facebook account? Those standards were nothing compared to the requirements these sites' members must meet.More >>
Relax, enraged Facebook users, everything’s going to be OK
Relax, enraged Facebook users, everything’s going to be OK
Facebook has its problems, sure. But redesigns are not one of them. It's time to hold back our shallow outrage, and focus on the site's truly worrisome issues.More >>

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