This whole Facebook thing might… just… catch… on. Until it does, here are a few simple tips and tricks you can use while you wait for the rest of your friends to join. I’ll show you how to make sure nobody but your actual friends can see what you’re up to, how to block your boss from seeing all your work-related complaints, how to …
Can ‘Diaspora’ Kill Facebook? It Doesn’t Really Matter Either Way
There’s a little bit of buzz going around about an open source project known as Diaspora. While some have likened Diaspora to an “anti-Facebook” or “Facebook killer,” it’s not quite that simple.
The project was started by four students at NYU earlier this year, right around the time that Facebook came under fire for various privacy …
Rumored ‘Google Me’ Social Network Not Quite As Anticipated
In response to questions about Google’s rumored Facebook killer, "Google Me," CEO Eric Schmidt summed everything up pretty succinctly.
"Everybody has convinced themselves that there’s some huge project about to get announced next week. And I can assure you that’s not the case," said Schmidt at Google’s Zeitgeist
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Daily Dose
Monday, September 13, 2010 -
Quote to Live By:
“Traveling through hyperspace ain’t like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star, or bounce too close to a supernova and that’d end your trip real quick, wouldn’t it?” Han Solo from Star Wars
Up Front:
The Face of Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg opens …
Daily Dose
Thursday, September 9, 2010 -
Quote to Live By:
“I *knew* I should’ve stayed home today!” – Arnold from The Magic School Bus
Up Front:
Facebook users ‘are insecure, narcissistic and have low self-esteem’ [Daily Mail]
Gadgets:
Exclusive: Verizon Dropping Google Search From All Future Androids? [The Droid Guy]
How Do Radar Detectors …
Daily Dose
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 -
Quote to Live By:
“The reason the sun never sets on the British Empire is because God doesn’t trust the British in the dark,” – Professor Maximillian P. Arturo from Sliders
Up Front:
Get Your X And Glowsticks Ready! – Disney California Adventure To Host ElecTRONica [Disney Park Blogs]
Gadgets:
Man …
Rumor: Zynga Prepping ‘CityVille’ Social Game?
Even if you’ve never played Zynga’s more popular titles such as Mafia Wars or FarmVille, you’ve probably heard of them, especially if you’re on Facebook. Ever seen one of those cryptic status updates from someone else’s feed? “Karen saved a baby duck!” Well, hooray for Karen.
Games.com apparently stumbled upon an …
Facebook Adds ‘Places’ Feature for Real-time Location Sharing
Facebook has jumped into the location sharing pool with its new recently-announced “Places” feature. The feature is available from within the Facebook iPhone app or at touch.facebook.com from any mobile browser that supports both HTML5 and geolocation via your phone’s GPS chip.
The “check in” process is as simple as tapping the Places …
Book Your Next Delta Flight Through Facebook
Delta has announced that potential passengers may now begin booking flights through “Ticket Window” on Facebook. The Atlanta-based company says this will be the first of many Ticket Windows and plans to install banner ads that allow passengers to book from anywhere. This is a first for any airline and plans to revamp kiosks and …
Facebook Bug Reveals Full Names and Photos to Anyone
UPDATE: Looks like the issue has been fixed now.
Oh, lovely. Check this out before Facebook patches this up—hopefully they’ll get it fixed quickly. Go to Facebook and try to log in with someone else’s e-mail address. Don’t worry about the password, it doesn’t matter. If this person has a Facebook account, you’ll see their full name, …
Vonage Infiltrates Facebook, Free Calls For All
VoIP provider Vonage announced the Vonage Mobile for Facebook app today that lets iPhone, iPad and Android owners make free calls to any of their Facebook friends and vice versa.
All you need to do to make free phone calls to other Vonage users is to download the Facebook app and/or mobile apps and start chatting away. Really, …
Sorry Facebook Movie, No Actual Facebook For You
The downside to producing a film about the most-used social networking system of all time? Being blacklisted by said social network.
David Fincher’s upcoming The Social Network, an unauthorized story about the creation of Facebook, is unable to market the film on the site itself. According to a Slash Film post, the film violates …
