June 2011
Hostage-Taker Updated Facebook During Armed Standoff
(via)While social media has demonstrated its utility in all kinds of unexpected areas, some of the most interesting applications have been discovered by criminals, who use social media to perpetrate elaborate frauds, identify vacation-going burglary subjects, and steal online identities. And it seems like resourceful outlaws are finding new, surprising applications for social media every day. Here’s a good one: social media as a communications platform in armed standoffs.
Facebook app for iPad reportedly coming in weeks
(via)People familiar with the matter have indicated that Facebook will release an app optimized for the iPad in “coming weeks,” while continuing work on an iPad-specific version of its website.
February 2011
President Barack Obama joins a toast with Technology Business Leaders at a dinner in Woodside
(via)President Obama is sitting next to Steve Jobs. It’s like a last supper.
January 2011
How to upgrade the new facebook page?
(via)Here are the three simple steps on how to upgrade the new facebook page.
December 2010
Facebook users are all over the PHL
(via)The Philippines has a higher density of Facebook users than many Southeast Asian countries, and Filipino Facebook users seem evenly distributed across the country, according to an infographic released by a Facebook engineer on Tuesday.
‘Playboy Party’ Arrives for Facebook, Bosses and Girlfriends Shudder
(via)Online games like ‘FarmVille’ continue to attract social networkers (and their paychecks) at an exponential rate, but the industry definitely seems to lack adult-themed titles. Jolt Online, however, has partnered with a powerful ally in order to provide a “Christmas gift to the Internet,” or — more specifically — to randy teens and creepy old men.
November 2010
Facebook Upgrades E-Mail to ‘Modern Messaging System’
(via)Facebook is seeking to replace e-mail with what it calls a “modern messaging system” that combines all the ways people send messages — including e-mail, IM and SMS — into a single interface. It’s a clear assault on Google and and its popular “social” application — Gmail.
Rockmelt: The Facebook of Web Browsers
(via)A new Web browser, Rockmelt debuts in limited beta Monday and aims to help you keep tabs on your Facebook friends and your favorite sites, and make your Web searches faster.
October 2010
Watch Bloomberg’s 25-Min Documentary About Mark Zuckerberg [Video]
(via)“Bloomberg Game Changers” follows the career of Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook Inc. and one of the world’s youngest billionaires.
June 2010
Facebook movie trailer released
(via)Columbia Pictures has just released the very first teaser trailer for its upcoming film, The Social Network. Like the poster that debuted last week, the teaser is sparse in its detail, but intriguing and provocative at the same time.
May 2010
Facebook ’sexiest video’ malware spreading virally, warn experts
(via)If you get a posting on your Facebook wall telling you “this is without doubt the sexiest video ever! :P :P :P ” which seems to be accompanied by a video titled “Candid Camera Prank [HQ]” then don’t click on the video: it’s a lead-in to malware.
Facebook Rolls Out New Login Security Features
(via)Facebook is now one of the most popular targets for phishers, hackers and scammers.
Microsoft Announched Two New Mobile Phones Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two
(via)There are many debates about the Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two, and many of us are not sure what to think.
April 2010
Hacker sells Facebook passwords
(via)A computer hacker in Russia has advertised for sale what appear to be passwords and login details from the social networking site Facebook.
Facebook privacy hole ‘lets you see where strangers plan to go’
(via)Facebook’s new system for connecting together the web seems to have a serious privacy hole, a web developer has discovered.
Researcher Uncovers (Another) Major Facebook Security Exploit
(via)For all the credit Facebook has received for its privacy controls and user safety, the site still falls prey to an unsettling number of security issues and potential data breaches.
January 2010
5 Facebook Scams You Should Protect Yourself From
(via)As Facebook has grown in popularity, it has also become a primary target for hackers and spammers. An increasing number of Facebook users are having their accounts compromised.
September 2009
Who is Jacque Bermejo?
(via)i’ve just been reading about this OFW from Dubai who’s been getting a lot of hate with her insensitive comments on her facebook status coupled with her poor English grammar.
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