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Facebook Will Promote News Stories Over Viral Content
See ya later, grumpy cat.
Facebook May Start Stalking You by Tracking Your Cursor Movements
…and how long you linger on your ex’s profile page.
Facebook No Longer Lets Users Hide Their Profiles in Search Box
New privacy setting update means users can no longer go incognito
China May Lift Social Media Ban From Shanghai’s Free-Trade Zone
The government hopes a crack in the Great Firewall will ease concerns of foreign investors
Most Americans Think Anonymity’s a Bust, Says Pew Survey — Consider Me One of Them
Casual anonymity seems increasingly quaint.
Ex-Lover Begone!
How apps can help you get over your breakup
When Targeted Ads Attack: Engagement Rings, Teen Pregnancy and 55 Gallons of Lube
The Atlantic writer Sara Marie Watson was recently surprised by a wedding ring. No, her fiancĂ© didn’t get on one knee; it popped up on a Facebook ad over the question “How well do you know Nick Smith?”
The answer was that she …
Yahoo Sues Facebook in Patent Shakedown
Yahoo’s betting that good patents trump great products, as the company sues Facebook for 10 counts of patent infringement.
The lawsuit covers messaging, privacy options, advertising, customization and, of course, social …
Facebook Shutters Gowalla Three Months After Acquiring It
Gowalla, which got its start at South by Southwest three years ago, has gone dark for this year’s festival. Users who try to log in to the location-based app’s homepage now get the message “Thank you for going out with Gowalla. …
Facebook and Zynga May Escape the Latest ‘Patent Troll’ Suit
A new patent troll last week fired a shot at Facebook, Zynga and others with a lawsuit that claims rights to in-game payments—the process that lets players buy and sell virtual items within a video game.
New Poll Reveals Facebook Users More Privacy-Savvy than Ever
President Obama isn’t the only one taking online privacy seriously. According to a new poll from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, social network users were far more likely to take steps to protect their privacy in 2011 …