Pedophiles are not behind a viral Facebook campaign to change profile photos to cartoon characters, Facebook spokesman Simon Axten told Fox News today.
(More on Techland: New Facebook Profile: Keep Calm & Carry On)
The campaign, urging people to upload a photo from their favorite childhood cartoon as their profile picture, aimed to …
Personal information and photos are the focus of Facebook’s latest profile redesign. Unveiled Sunday during CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s TV interview with 60 Minute’s Lesley Stahl, the changes are already available to all users who wish to upgrade before the mandatory switch is made within the next few weeks.
Tumblr has been out of commission since the site crashed on Sunday, and unable to blog about it, users of the social media site have been Tweeting their displeasure.
Since the Tumblr tech department also can’t blog their progress on fixing the problem, the website has turned to Twitter to update the depressed writers who haven’t been …
In his first on-camera interview since the release of The Social Network in October, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg not only weighed in on the Hollywood version of his life, but also revealed the new look of your Facebook profile.
(More on Techland: Facebook’s New Messaging System Explained)
Though the announcement was posted Sunday …
Popular location-based network Gowalla announced the 3.0 update of its mobile app, which integrates the service with rival Foursquare.
(More on TIME: Groupon Becomes Social Shopping Network)
With its new congruent app, Gowalla 3 has broken the barriers between the popular geosocial sites – a startling and quite clever campaign to …
With less than 24 hours before a possible deal with Google may be announced, Groupon has revealed plans for a hefty expansion to the deal-based site, including a social network to call its very own.
(More on TIME: Google To Buy Groupon For $6 Billion?)
The initiative includes two new innovative features: Groupon Stores and a …
If you’re wondering where exactly Santa is this year – and when you should get those cookies and milk out – the people at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) are here to help. Their website NORADSanta.org will help you find where Santa is on his flight path. The actual tracking starts on December 24 and runs through …
Telethons no more: Non-profits around the world are working to raise AIDS awareness via social media.
Silent For A Cause:
The Digital Life Sacrifice campaign, lead by singer Alicia Keys, is raising money for the Keep A Child Alive fund, which provides support to people affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. To raise finances, …
As Twitter flips the off-switch to its “verified account” feature, we would like to extend a warm welcome to the return of the celebrity impostor.
(More on TIME: Facebook Alum Starts “Jumo” Social Network For Charities)
The system, introduced in June 2009, won’t be wiped from feeds that have already earned a “verified” status, but …
Google Me is back in the news yet again. Mashable says that sources tell them that the purported social media site or functionality that is rumored to take on Facebook tell them the product will be pushed back to spring 2011 because of design delays, execution and, most importantly, the point of the whole function.
Book lovers, take note: The best reading buddies might not frequent your local bookstores.
If you’re tired of testing book clubs that somehow always seem to be covers for mindless gossip, take your love of lit to the web. Social reading sites have become the new meeting place for book lovers, as comment threads double as circled …
A website developer has discovered a little tweak in Facebook’s code that will allow video chatting functionality.
Tal Ater from Green Any Site was working on his website’s Facebook application, when he noticed a “VideoChat” object in their code, which would allow the inevitable. He delved further and found out it has several …
