This is the biggest week of the year for Android, Chrome, Glass, search and other Googley matters.
Social Networking
How Facebook Ruined Comments (at Least for Me)
A few weeks ago, Facebook switched things up in a way that briefly left me wondering if I was going prematurely senile. Now that I more or less understand what’s going on, I’m an unhappy camper.
Lost Your Facebook Password? Get Back In with a Little Help from Your Friends
Facebook’s Trusted Contacts feature lets you specify friends who can participate in the password-recovery process.
Inside Reddit’s Hunt for the Boston Bombers
As rumor and misinformation circled traditional and new media alike, some Reddit users gathered information from primary sources.
Reddit and Crowdsourcing: Valuable or Problematic?
In the mad scramble to figure out who was behind the Boston Marathon bombings, there’s been a lot of praise and scorn heaped upon Reddit — and crowdsourcing in general — for its attempts to play detective. Reddit is deserving of both.
States Rush to Ban Employers from Asking for Social Media Passwords
Should your boss ever have access to your Facebook page? What about a prospective boss? Or your school administrator?
Facebook Home for Android: What You Need to Know
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t lying when he said there is no Facebook phone. Instead, there’s Facebook Home, a piece of software for Android that puts social networking front-and-center.
Facebook Privacy Settings Guide
Facebook has retooled its privacy settings time and time again to make them more user friendly, so customizing your settings is a fairly straightforward procedure.
The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013
Every year, TIME recognizes those who exemplify the very best wit and wisdom Twitter has to offer. Here are the 140 feeds that inspire us to laugh, learn or shake our heads in wonderment.
15 Twitter 140 Alumni You Should Follow
Still worth your follow.
Netflix Goes Social in the U.S., but Watch Out for Your Privacy
More than a year after Netflix added Facebook connectivity in other parts of the world, U.S. users are finally getting their chance to share.
South by Southwest (SXSW): Commerce Goes Local, Social and Mobile
As usual, I've been spending most of my South by Southwest Interactive conference hanging out and chatting with interesting people. On Sunday afternoon, I did so with Chi-Hua Chien, a partner at venture-capital firm Kleiner,
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