Microsoft — long relegated to the uncool corner of the tech world by popular kids Google and Facebook — is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. First, it released an ad campaign in the wake of Google’s controversial …
All Twitter Users Now Have the New Design
Did you wake up and find that your Twitter account looked a little different? You’re not alone: Twitter has announced that all of its users now have the new design that began rolling out back in December.
What’s different …
For Valentine’s Day, Angry Birds on Facebook
If you haven’t played Angry Birds, and I realize the chances of that are approaching zero, Rovio’s apoplectic avians have finally made their way over to Facebook. Who knows why it had to be “just in time for Valentine’s Day,” but …
On Facebook, ‘Friends of Friends’ Could Mean ‘Hundreds of Thousands’
You may not think you’re sharing with many people when using Facebook’s “Friends of Friends” privacy setting, but two degrees of separation actually goes a long way.
According to a new Pew study, Facebook users who share with …
No Thanks, Facebook: Poll Suggests Users Don’t Want Timeline
It’s large and in charge: Facebook Timeline is here to stay, so do you love it or hate it? Mostly hate it, according to a security firm poll of more than 4,000 Facebook users.
Timeline is Facebook’s way of jamming all your …
SOPA: Reddit Confirms Jan. 18 Blackout; Wikipedia, Others May Follow
It’s on — at least partially: Reddit has announced that it will go dark for 12 hours to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said that he hopes to coordinate with the site so that …
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What Will 2012 Mean for Social Media?
On the one hand, it’s easy to predict where social media’s going over the next 12 months: more of the same, with the sublime, ridiculous and mundane occurring in equal amounts, both reaffirming and quashing our faith in humanity …
Facebook Changing International Privacy Policies Following E.U. Review
Facebook users outside of the U.S., you can breathe a little easier: The social media giant has been told that it can no longer indefinitely keep data about which ads you’ve been clicking on, and it’ll have to think twice about …
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Facebook Can Be Sued for Using You to Promote Products (in California, Anyway)
Ever noticed that your Facebook friends occasionally seem to be advertising products to you in the form of a post telling that they “Like” a particular brand or product? That’s what Facebook calls a “Sponsored Story,” and a San …
The Legal Case You’ve Been Waiting For? Mark Zuckerberg Vs. Mark Zuckerberg
Here’s one you probably didn’t see coming: Facebook has set its legal hounds on Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook founder could be forgiven for having a slight identity crisis now that Facebook has been forced to send a cease and …