At the news that terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces, Twitter erupted with posts.
The news itself has roots in the microblog, as one of the first public declarations of bin Laden’s death was pushed out in under 140 characters by Navy Reserve intel officer Keith Urbahn. “So I’m told by a reputable person …
Did you just write something stupid on Facebook? Delete no more, my friend, because Facebook comment editing is finally here.
The ability to edit Facebook comments extends only to replies for existing status updates and wall posts. It won’t work for status updates themselves.
To edit, just click the “X” next to the comment, as if …
Electronic greeting cards are now officially dead, with Conan O’Brien’s Facebook-driven “F*Cards” taking their place.
They’re video messages you can send to your Facebook friends containing timely and appropriate advice dispensed by the goofy late night talk show host himself. There are 25 to choose from—here are some of the …
Friendster, the social network that preceded Facebook and MySpace, is being dismantled.
Although the service will live on, users are now being prompted to back up photos, blogs, comments and groups. On May 31, Friendster will delete all this information in preparation for a relaunch. Friends lists and basic profile information will be …
Had enough of Liking? That’s cool, because Facebook’s just announced a new trick: Sending.
The new feature was unveiled yesterday on the site’s developers blog, and it’s been introduced to deal with something Facebook isn’t well known for: sharing privately.
The Like button, as used on Facebook itself and on thousands of other …
When Facebook Groups launched last October, it came with a fatal flaw for those worried about keeping their activities private: Any group member was able to invite other people in without permission.
It was an idealistic approach to social networking that assumed groups would regulate themselves according to societal pressure. Invite …
President Obama participated in a town hall meeting at Facebook headquarters yesterday. The event was streamed live online, with Obama taking questions from the live crowd and from Facebook users via the site.
(TIME.com: In Silicon Valley, President Obama Gets the Facebook Pokey Pokey)
The president outlined his plans to reduce …
During Monday’s Pulitzer announcement, the Internet was a frenzied mix of Google searches for “Goon Squad,” links to moving photos and “WTF?” remarks about the vacant spot in the winners list in the Breaking News category, the first time in history the award wasn’t given.
That night, Poynter revealed the Pulitzer Board’s reason for …
Tell folks to stop making Twitter clients (as Twitter just did) and what do they do? How about build a better Twitter.
CNN reports UberMedia may be planning to. Well, is planning to at least build a social network. And according to sources: One that’s ostensibly designed to go toe-to-toe (or tweet-to-tweet) with Twitter.
How do you …
With the Winklevoss twins temporarily vanquished in their quest to back out of the settlement deal they made with Facebook in the interest of going after more money, a new claimant to the social network’s riches has emerged. Or reemerged, rather.
Paul Ceglia filed a lawsuit last summer claiming that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had
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It’s the saga no one knew or cared much about until David Fincher’s The Social Network turned up the volume: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg hoodwinks fellow Harvard students (and twins) Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss out of millions in Facebook profits. The twins sue and win some of those millions in a settlement. But it turns out …
Feeling guilty for sneaking in those few minutes of checking status updates or tweets at your work desk? Don’t. It’s Friday and, according to new research, you aren’t alone in your social media longings.
After analyzing more than 200 of its clients’ Facebook pages over two weeks, Buddy Media found that social media engagement …
