When Michelle Obama told the Today Show this morning that 12-year-old Malia and 9-year-old Sasha are too young for Facebook, it got us thinking about Facebook’s policies and age restrictions. What’s Facebook’s policy, anyway, and what are they doing to enforce it? What are the dangers of being underage on Facebook? Read on for …
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Has a Stalker, Gets Restraining Order
Big day!
This marks the first time I’ve ever sourced an article from TMZ. But enough about me; Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg apparently has a stalker.
His name is Pradeep Manukonda, he’s 31 years old and according to legal documents filed by Zuckerberg, he’s allegedly seen fit to “follow, surveil and contact Mr. Zuckerberg using …
Site Steals 250,000 Facebook Profiles For A “Social Experiment”
You might be signed up for Lovely-Faces.com’s dating services and not even know it. Website creators Paolo Cirio and Alessandro Ludovico took information from 250,000 Facebook users and used it to create their project which uses facial recognition technology to categorize users into the kinds of people they look like they would be. …
Foodie Startup Dubbed ‘The Facebook of Food’
“What do you want to eat?”
It’s one of the most common questions we ask every day. But while the foodie media answers this on television, on the web and in blogs, the ever-growing world of social media has yet to tap in to foodie market.
Enter Foodily, a sleek and comprehensive recipe and ingredient search engine with impressive …
Two Minute Video: Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego Get Social on Facebook
Guess which two classic blasts from the past are about to get resurrected as Facebook games? Don’t look up there at the title! Okay, go ahead. Too late.
The Oregon Trail and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? are set to make their return to the edutainment world as Facebook games. The Oregon Trail will be available tomorrow, …
People Magazine Owns Facebook’s Magazine Stand
Say what you like about People Magazine, a lot of people like it. In fact, almost a million have “Liked” it on Facebook, making it likely that the magazine will be the first magazine brand to pass the million Like mark on the networking site. Forbes points out that the celebrity magazine is, at 967,000 Likes, way ahead of its nearest …
Mark Zuckerberg Joins Jesse Eisenberg On SNL
Mark Zuckerberg came face-to-face with not just one, but two evil twins Saturday. (Yes, Andy. “Awkward” is right.)
The Facebook CEO joined actors Jesse Eisenberg and Andy Samberg on stage for Saturday Night Live’s opening monologue after arguing that he was, in fact, the real Mark Zuckerberg. “That guy’s like my evil twin, …
Will Mark Zuckerberg Appear On SNL This Week?
As The Social Network’s Jesse Eisenberg (an Oscar nominee for his role as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg) takes the reigns of Saturday Night Live tomorrow night, his real life counterpart could join him on stage.
(More on Techland: The Social Network Filmmakers Thank Zuckerberg During Acceptance Speech)
The New York Post is …
Internet Rallies Behind Egypt In An Attempt To Restore Communication
Since Tuesday’s “day of rage” swelled protests across Egypt, seven people have been killed, thousands have clashed with police and the country is in the middle of an Internet blackout.
(More on TIME: Did Egypt Really “Shut Off” The Internet?)
We heard of a social network ban nation wide earlier this week, as sites like …
Netflix Tries to Go Social (Again)
After a failed attempt at social networking in September, Netflix announced yesterday in a quarterly earnings report that it will once again try going social.
The report stated that the company is working on an “extensive Facebook integration.” While Netflix won’t say exactly what that means, we’re guessing it will allow users to do …
A Day After CEO Is Hacked, Facebook Rolls Out New Security Features
Coincidence? Sadly, probably yes.
One day after Mark Zuckerberg’s personal fan page was allegedly hacked, Facebook has introduced two new security measures. Are these guys responsive or what? (They even took my “should be using online banking-like security” advice.)
(More on Techland: Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Page Was …
Facebook Names Mobile The Number One Priority in 2011
Facebook had their own pseudo-State of the Union at the Inside Social Apps conference in San Francisco, Calif. where they discussed the biggest concerns and changes for the company. Number one on their list was improving mobile functionality according to Chief Technical Officer Bret Taylor. More than 200 million people are accessing …