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New Site Aims to Be 'Gay Military Facebook'

Founder hopes site can provide support for gay members of armed forces

(Newser) - After two decades of "don't ask, don't tell," the social networking website Out Military is saying: "Do ask, do tell," reports Reuters . Out Military has only 53 members so far, but its backers say that will change as the US military implements the policy repeal. The... More »

Kids Curse, Oldsters Ramble: Facebook Study

Analysts probe data for behavioral trends

(Newser) - You can learn a lot when you’re listening to 550 million people. Using linguistic software, Facebook analysts investigated what people were saying in status updates, and came up with a number of interesting trends, Business Insider reports:
  • The oldsters chatter quite a bit: Status update length was the best
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Everyone's Magic Number of Friends: 150

Anthropologist: That's the limit for meaningful relationships, online or off

(Newser) - Facebook and other social networks promise an unlimited number of potential friends, but anthropologist Robin Dunbar spots a "fundamental flaw" in that logic: "Our minds." Humans are cable of having meaningful relationships with a maximum of about 150 people, whether they're online or off, writes Dunbar in... More »

Facebook Adds News Feed Filters

Users gain control over types of updates to view

(Newser) - Facebook is rolling out a revamped News Feed, featuring a drop-down menu that lets users isolate what kind of news they want to get. They can, for example, choose to see only friends’ latest photos, only status updates, or only updates from Pages (rather than friends). They can also opt... More »

Zuckerberg Spotted in China

Facebook founder tours country's leading search firm

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg is visiting what could be Facebook's final frontier. His social networking site is banned in China but Zuckerberg himself was welcomed on a visit to the offices of Baidu, the country's leading—and heavily censored—search engine, AP reports. Baidu's communications director says rumors that Baidu is considering... More »

Facebook Rolling Out New Face Recognition Photo Tags

Also: Site poised for $2B in revenue this year

(Newser) - Get ready for another Facebook update: Next week, the site will start rolling out new face-recognition technology for photos, the Huffington Post reports. It’s “comforting” to know that the service won’t be automatic, writes Larry Magid. If the site thinks it recognizes someone, it will ask you... More »

JCPenney Opens Facebook Store

People can go shopping without leaving the site

(Newser) - JCPenney has achieved a watershed in online retail: It's opened a full-fledged store within Facebook, Consumerist reports. The store's application looks more or less like a conventional retail website, except with the characteristic social networking features: users can "like" an item and share product pages and reviews with friends... More »

Another Tech Bubble Might Be Getting Ready to Pop

Venture capitalists are pouring money into social networking startups

(Newser) - The New York Times makes the rounds of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs and hears worry that another dangerous bubble is forming with tech startups. Because relatively young companies such as Groupon, Twitter, and Zynga have billion-dollar values, nobody wants to miss out on the next big thing—hence the flood... More »

Facebook Yanks Jailed Killer's Page

Oklahoma inmate posted pics of himself with booze, weed

(Newser) - In many ways, Justin Walker was a typical Facebook user who turned to the site to post gripes about everyday life and pictures of himself partying with his buddies. Problem was, Walker is serving 30 years in an Oklahoma jail for murdering a sheriff. Walker—a member of the Aryan... More »

Be Sure Your New Facebook Friend Is Human

Bots are gaining ground, raising malware risks

(Newser) - All Facebook takes note of a new prediction that 1 in 10 Facebook friends won't actually be human in 2015. Instead, they'll be bots—automated software programs that companies will use to push their brands and products. Most companies use actual humans for that at the moment, but "... More »

A Facebook Founder Meshes Charity, Networking

Jumo tries to build stronger ties between people, causes

(Newser) - A veteran of Facebook who served as the Obama campaign's digital organizer is now trying to transform charity with a new website that links donors and causes via social networking, the New York Times reports. The nonprofit Jumo , created by Chris Hughes, is unique among charity-based social networks in that... More »

Facebook, iTunes Ruining Web ... Says Web's Creator

Tim Berners-Lee blasts those chipping away at its 'egalitarian principles'

(Newser) - Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the British engineer credited with inventing the World Wide Web, has a message for us: Social networking sites, app developers, and other entities, if left unchecked, will ruin his creation—which now belongs to all of us. "The web evolved into a powerful, ubiquitous tool because... More »

Facebook Gets Closer to 'Face' Trademark

Patent office gives notice of allowance

(Newser) - Facebook is thisclose to getting its desired trademark on the word “face,” at least when it comes to online chat rooms or bulletin boards. The US Patent and Trademark Office gave the social networking giant a notice of allowance this week, Inside Facebook reports. Now, Facebook must file... More »

Facebook Strengthens Relationships

Those 'friends' you don't know may serve a purpose

(Newser) - Facebook "friendships" may seem superficial—but they actually strengthen social ties, a study suggests. “Facebook is not supplanting face-to-face interactions between friends, family, and colleagues,” a professor behind the study tells Reuters . After surveying 900 college students and recent grads about their Facebook activities, researchers found “... More »

Cops Using Facebook to Bust Dumb Criminals

Lack of privacy can be a good thing for investigators

(Newser) - Oversharing on Facebook makes it easier for your boss to fire you , your insurer to hike up your rates , and, apparently, your local police officer to arrest you. It seems not-too-bright criminals have a habit of bragging about their misdeeds on social networking sites—sometimes even including photos—which has... More »

1 in 4 Page Views Are for Facebook

It also accounts for 10% of Internet visits

(Newser) - Hitwise has some new stats that qualify as impressive even by Facebook standards. Mark Zuckerberg's baby accounts for 25% of page views and 10% of Internet visits, notes the Tech Talk blog of CBS. Trailing is Google, with 7% of Internet visits and YouTube with 3%. Those two also combine... More »

Life Insurers Mine Web to Profile Customers

Buying data Is cheaper than blood tests

(Newser) - Life insurers have traditionally relied on medical tests to get an estimate of a candidate's longevity—screening for things like drug use or high cholesterol. But they're experimenting with a much cheaper, and clandestine, method: gathering up the vast amount of information about people from the web via social networks,... More »

MySpace 'Mashup' Marks Surrender to Facebook

It's now all about entertainment, not social networking

(Newser) - If you can't beat 'em, join 'em—and that's what MySpace has done with its former rival Facebook, ComputerWorld reports. Although eclipsed as the premier social networking site years ago, MySpace is formally throwing in the towel with the debut of what it calls a "Mashup with Facebook."... More »

New Social Network Limits Friends to 50

Founders believe people will share even more

(Newser) - If you were moved by Jimmy Kimmel's recent push for a National Unfriend Day , you should be glad to hear this news: New social network Path launches today, and it limits you to your nearest and dearest 50 friends. Path's limit is in keeping with the work of evolutionary anthropologist... More »

Facebook Can Beat Google as 'King of the Web'

Analysis: It's got the trump cards on display advertising

(Newser) - There's plenty of buzz about Mark Zuckerberg's launch of a potential "G-mail killer" on Monday, but that's a relatively small battle in what's shaping up to be an epic fight between Facebook and Google to be "king of the Web," writes Ryan Singel at Wired . And Google... More »

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