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Spam malware preys on your desire to insult your friends

(NEWSER) - A Facebook scam is taking advantage of users who want to hate on posts, links, and pictures. The purported "dislike" app, ostensibly from a Facebook friend, forwards would-be curmudgeons to a page that promises "shocking video"—but instead prompts them to complete surveys, which the BBC notes appear to be legitimate and presumably generate income for the scam's authors. More»

Even the social network says to can it at 5K

(NEWSER) - Sure, you get by with a little help from your friends, but in the überfriendly world of Facebook, how many is too many? One professor sets the number of meaningful relationships one can handle at 150, and even Facebook itself will cut you off at the you-can't-possibly-know-all-these-people number of 5000. But tell that to the adults mass-collecting friends like they were pimply-faced middle-schoolers again, reports the New York Times. More»

Users changing profile pics to lookalike celebs violates TOS

(NEWSER) - The newest craze on Facebook is “Doppelganger Week,” wherein users change their profile pictures to those of celebrities—heck, even Muppets—that they resemble. Problem is, CNET notes, that violates the social networking site’s terms of service. “You will not post content or take any action on Facebook that infringes or violates someone else's rights,” the agreement reads. But the site doesn’t seem to be sweating it. More»

(NEWSER) - Facebook's got something to annoy everyone, it seems, and Brandon Griggs runs down the most annoying characteristics of Facebookers for CNN. A sampling:

• The Compulsive Poster: "Just because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn't mean we all want to know when you're waiting for the bus."
• "The Friend-Padder": The average on Facebook is 120 friends. "1,000 'friends'? That's just showing off."

Peer pressure just one of the social aspects that translates well to Facebook and the like

(NEWSER) - De-friending is an unfortunate reality for social networks. It happens for many reasons, but is always awkward. Here are some de-friending stories from Mashable (names have been changed to protect the embarrassed):

• Social opportunists: Andrew got a friend request from Jane, who he didn’t know but was friends with many of his friends. Turns out, she just wanted them all to join her business networking group.