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Facebook Makes Money At Last
 Facebook Makes Money At Last 
Sep 16, 2009 8:55 AM CDT

Facebook Makes Money At Last

Social networking site hits profitability ahead of schedule

(Newser) - After mountains of hype, Facebook has joined the ranks of profitable enterprises, despite an advertising model that Ad Age describes as “nascent.” Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday that the social site had passed the 300 million registered-user mark and become “cash-flow positive” last quarter. That actually puts it...

Facebook Sparks 'Retrosexual' Romance

Finding long-lost love just got a whole easier—and more high-tech

(Newser) - When it comes to reconnecting with a long-lost love, high school reunions are so 20th century. Many instead are turning to Facebook to track down a former flame, Time reports. “Facebook makes it easier for you to take that first step of finding someone again," says a Columbia...

Hospital Staff Suspended Over 'Lying Down Game'

Administrators not amused by Facebook-inspired antics

(Newser) - The “lying down game,” an online pastime fueled by Facebook, has gotten seven British doctors and nurses suspended for uploading photos of themselves horizontal the job, Sky News reports. Hospital administrators say staff could get fired for breaking infection control regulations. The Facebook group that proposed the game...

Facebook Lite Is Twitteresque, and That's Good

Pages are easier to read and faster to load, but that may not survive advertising

(Newser) - As far as Facebook is concerned, the “liter” the better, writes Rafe Needleman for CNET. The site’s scaled-down “Lite” version is now available in the US and India, and the "new layout feels simpler and faster, almost Twitter-like.” Gone is “most of the navigation...

Firefox Team's Email Program a 'Winner'
 Firefox Team's Email 
 Program a 'Winner' 
TECH REVIEW
Sep 9, 2009 7:54 AM CDT

Firefox Team's Email Program a 'Winner'

Mozilla's Postbox has killer search, tabbed browsing, and a price tag

(Newser) - We're getting flooded with more and more email, but the tools used to read messages haven't matured much in recent years, says Wall Street Journal tech writer Katherine Boehret. A new program called Postbox, from the same developers behind the Firefox web browser, aims to change that—it features real-time...

Parents Turn to Facebook to Keep Tabs on Junior

Some kids quick to 'unfriend'; others call it 'sensible'

(Newser) - For some parents, Facebook has become a window into the lives of their children, a means for mom and dad to monitor—and sometimes admonish—their kids. “It's so much easier to keep track of what they eat and when they pick their nose this way,” notes one...

The 19 Personalities You Meet on Facebook

From the 'grudge holder' to the 'Erin Brockovich'

(Newser) - Like any community, Facebook is home to a diverse range of personality types. The Boston Phoenix identifies 19 distinct varieties:
  • The failed model. "Poses repeatedly in front of a computer and pouts in emo fashion." Giveaway: the "Warholian or sepia-toned" profile photo.
  • The archivist. The
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Website Finds Others to Do Your Chores

RunMyErrand.com pairs doers with can't-be-bothereds

(Newser) - The Internet is often considered a time waster—now it can be a time saver, too. RunMyErrand is a Boston-based startup that has other people do your pesky chores for you, Mashable reports. A typical errand (grocery shopping or returning something to the store, say) costs less than $10. The...

How to Use Facebook to Keep Up With the Joneses
How to Use Facebook to Keep Up With the Joneses
GLOSSIES
Aug 31, 2009 8:44 AM CDT

How to Use Facebook to Keep Up With the Joneses

Five rules for keeping up with the Joneses via Facebook

(Newser) - Carefully crafted Facebook status updates are helping NYC's elite stay fabulous. Make like Tinsley Mortimer and keep up with the Joneses by following these five rules, courtesy of New York:
  1. Stay intriguingly aloof by name-dropping cautiously. Avoid being too obvious ("Off to dinner with Anna Wintour!") or
...

Facebook: Defining Religion in 100 Characters

From agnostics to Jedis, users wonder how to sum up views

(Newser) - It could be a quick question: What's your religion? But Facebook’s request for that information has led many to review and revise their beliefs to fit into a 100-character space, the Washington Post reports. Answers range from Christian, Facebook’s most popular belief system, to a professed belief in...

Facebook Beefs Up Privacy Protection

Canadian concerns prompt changes in how apps get info

(Newser) - In response to criticism by the Canadian government, Facebook is enacting far-reaching changes in how third-party applications gain access to personal data, TechCrunch reports. Currently, Facebook applications ask users once, upon installation, for approval to access personal information. Under the new rules, the apps will have to ask repeatedly as...

Tax Collectors Use MySpace, Google to Find Deadbeats

Public profiles can provide valuable income information for revenue agents

(Newser) - Internet-savvy state tax collectors are using a new tool in tracking down evaders: social networking websites. Tax collectors are taking advantage of the fact that an individual’s MySpace or Facebook profile often contains quite a bit of professional information, the Wall Street Journal reports. Agents in Nebraska, for example,...

To Sell or Not to Sell?
 To Sell or Not to Sell? 



Aug 27, 2009 7:35 AM CDT

To Sell or Not to Sell?

(Newser) - The founders of Twitter keep insisting it's not for sale, but perhaps they should think again, writes Ben Parr of tech blog Mashable. Only two weeks ago Twitter looked smart for refusing its suitors—but then Facebook made a series of big moves, from buying FriendFeed to launching a speedy...

Palin to Fans: Watch Beck
 Palin to Fans: Watch Beck 
Aug 26, 2009 2:29 PM CDT

Palin to Fans: Watch Beck

Ex-governor encourages Facebook friends to find out 'who is actually running the White House'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is using her social-media soapbox to plug Glenn Beck’s Fox News show, Politico reports. In a message to her 829,000 Facebook friends, Palin says the host has been "doing an extraordinary job this week walking America behind the scenes of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and outlining...

Ad Campaign Takes Death Panel Fight to Facebook

Targets Palin fans; 'tell her to stop lying'

(Newser) - A pro-health reform group is hitting Sarah Palin where she lives, the Plum Line reports—Facebook. Americans United for Change is running ads on the social networking site, where “death panels” got their start. The missives, targeted specifically at Palin followers of every stripe, ask users to “send...

Facebook to Boost Staff 50%
 Facebook to 
 Boost Staff 50% 
Aug 24, 2009 7:55 AM CDT

Facebook to Boost Staff 50%

(Newser) - Facebook is planning to expand its 1,000-strong staff by up to 50% this year, Mark Zuckerberg says, taking advantage of a surplus of engineers in a weak job market. In an interview with Bloomberg, the 25-year-old CEO also says he wants to turn a profit by next year, in...

Why Facebook Booted My Baby
 Why Facebook Booted My Baby 
COMMENTARY
Aug 21, 2009 5:00 PM CDT

Why Facebook Booted My Baby

(Newser) - Joel Stein’s 3-month-old son Laszlo wasn’t a model Facebook citizen—“he threatened to pee on some, cut others,” and would routinely comment “I’d hit that” on other babies’ photos—but that’s no reason to kick him off the site, right? Turns out Baby...

Tech Employees Want to Cash in Early

(Newser) - Facebook’s recent deal to let employees sell some of their stock to private investors has sent Silicon Valley scrambling, as workers at other start-ups ask for similar deals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Start-ups rely on the promise of future stock sales to lure and retain talent, but with...

Most Annoying Facebook Habits
 Most Annoying 
 Facebook Habits 
OPINION
Aug 20, 2009 7:40 PM CDT

Most Annoying Facebook Habits

(Newser) - Facebook's got something to annoy everyone, it seems, and Brandon Griggs runs down the most annoying characteristics of Facebookers for CNN. A sampling:
  • The Compulsive Poster: "Just because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn't mean we all want to know when you're waiting for the bus."
  • "The
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Nearly Half of Employers Screen Social Media Profiles

HR departments use Facebook, MySpace as source of information on candidates

(Newser) - It’s becoming increasingly likely that a prospective employer will check your Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn profile, Mashable reports. A recent survey found that 45% of human-resource departments search the social-media profiles of prospective employees, with another 11% planning to institutionalize a social-networking screen in the near future. And recruiters...

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