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 …
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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 …
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 …
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Page Was Hacked. Everybody Panic
Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg joined the ranks of the digitally violated after an alleged hacker broke into his Facebook fan page … to post the world’s most mundane rant.
An update, seemingly from Zuck himself, read: “Let the hacking begin: If facebook needs money, instead of going to the banks, why doesn’t Facebook let its users …
bln.kr Helps Bands Track Their Tracks
Gone are the days when spreading the word about a new band meant handing out homemade CDs. With the growing importance of social media marketing in the music world, bln.kr wants to help emerging and amateur bands share their tracks and manage their social media profiles.
Think of bln.kr as the musical cousin of link shortener bit.ly …
Twitter Gets Sued For Creating “Virtual Community of Famous People”
Look out, Twitter, it looks like the folks at VS Technologies are after you.
The small company alleges that the micro-blogging site is infringing on patent 6,408,309, which discloses “a method and system for creating an interactive virtual community of famous people.”
Hold on–Twitter is a virtual community of famous people? Now, …
Mug Shots On Facebook: Should Police Publicly Shame Drunk Drivers Online?
This week, city council members from Huntington Beach, Calif. considered requiring their local police to post mug shots of all DUI offenders on Facebook. For a society that has moved on from physical punishment in public, our Scarlet Letter complex is still frighteningly unwavering.
(More on Techland: AMBER Alerts Now Dispatched Via …
Facebook Releases Mobile App For The Non-Smartphone Set
While most web companies stare drooling at framed photos of the iPhone on office walls, a few pay attention to the rest of the population. Today, Facebook is one of those companies.
(More on Techland: 5 Tips For A Savvier Facebook Profile)
Wednesday, Facebook announced a new mobile app for regular, old feature phones – no …
Uh Oh: More Privacy Changes Come To Facebook
Late Friday night, Facebook announced a new round of privacy settings for third-party applications via the company’s developers blog.
(More on Techland: Facebook Forecast 2011: E-Commerce & Mobile)
In essence, the changes are minuscule. From now on, users who accept the terms and conditions of a Facebook app will grant that …
The Social Network Filmmakers Thank Zuckerberg During Golden Globes
The Hollywood-types behind cultural juggernaut The Social Network want you to know they really do “Like” Mark Zuckerberg, even if his film counterpart is something of an unflattering shadow.
The film picked up trophies for Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Score and Best Picture at Sunday’s Golden Globes, and while acceptance …
5 Failed Social Networks Even Worse Than MySpace
The once-king of social networks, MySpace has fallen beyond repair – or so say the hundreds of blogs calling for a mercy killing after this week’s massive employee layoffs. Just three years ago, News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch pooh-poohed Facebook as it headed straight for them saying that MySpace was more than just “looking up …
Sources: LinkedIn To Go Public in 2011, Trying To Beat Facebook To It
Sources have told Reuters that LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, has plans to sell public stock options in the upcoming year. According to the story, the company, which has over 85 million profiles and makes money from advertising and premium account sales, has already chosen Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and JP Morgan as …