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Larry Summers: Winklevoss Twins Are 'A**holes'

Former Harvard president says he rarely encountered such 'swagger'

(Newser) - Just in case The Social Network didn't beat this point home for you, former Harvard president Larry Summers thinks the Winklevoss twins are "assholes." The brothers, who infamously sued classmate Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly stealing their idea for Facebook, went to Summers for help, but he dismissed...

Teen Kills Parents, Throws Wild Party: Cops

Florida son advertised bash on Facebook before killings

(Newser) - A Florida teen killed his parents with a hammer and stashed their bodies in a bedroom before hosting a wild house party for dozens of friends, police say. Tyler Hadley, 17, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after police acting on an anonymous tip-off arrived at the house and...

New Trend: Facebook Foreclosures?

It's already happening across the pond

(Newser) - In Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and England, mortgage lenders have been allowed to serve foreclosure notices via Facebook, in most cases when the defaulting borrowers couldn't be located elsewhere. In at least two such cases, the borrowers reacted right away, thus allowing the foreclosures to proceed. And Facebook seems...

Hollywood Wants You for Its First 'Social Movie'

Crowdsourced thriller 'Inside' issues online casting call

(Newser) - Social media meets Hollywood thriller in online movie project Inside, billed as the first "social film." Star Emmy Rossum wakes up in a locked room with no way to communicate with the outside world except a laptop, which she uses to communicate with her social network—played by...

Woman Sues After Facebook Love Affair Sours

She wants $8K in damages

(Newser) - When most people get dumped, they burn pictures, delete phone contacts, self-medicate with junk food … but when Cheryl Gray got dumped by her Facebook lover, she sued him for all the money she’d spent on their relationship and then some, the Seattle Times reports. After meeting Wylie Iwan...

Facebook Game Pays Out Real Gold

But sorry, Americans, it's only open to UK residents

(Newser) - Finally, a way to profit from all that time you waste on Facebook—so long as you're British. Facebook users who live in the UK can play American Express's fantasy gold trading game, in which players buy and sell gold with an eye on how news events alter...

Murdered Teen Linked to Child Pornography

FBI is seeking Facebook, email messages

(Newser) - The FBI believes the murder of a missing high school student is linked to a child pornography operation, sources tell ABC News . Investigators are seeking Facebook conversations and emails between 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes of North Carolina and four Baltimore men, according to court documents. Investigators have "reason to believe"...

19 Most Hated Companies
 19 Most Hated Companies 
Jul 10, 2011 6:48 PM CDT

19 Most Hated Companies

Surprise: Arilines and telecoms make the cut

(Newser) - Ask someone which American company they most loathe, and chances are they'll struggle to pick just one: The Atlantic rounds up the "19 Most Hated Companies in America" based on the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Airlines, telecoms, and power companies make frequent appearances. Some of the worst offenders:...

Zuckerberg Woos New Hires With Walk in Woods

'Felt like I was on a date'

(Newser) - If you’ve got an interview with Mark Zuckerberg, bring your hiking boots. Apparently when the Facebook CEO is excited about a prospective new employee, he tries to seal the deal himself with a walk in the woods, several people who’ve gone through the process tell the Bits blog...

MySpace Creator: We Had Video Chat Years Ago

People weren't ready for it then, but they are now: Tom Anderson

(Newser) - News that Facebook is teaming up with Skype must have sounded like deja vu to MySpace founder Tom Anderson. In a Google+ post , he notes that MySpace partnered with Skype in 2007 and had video chats three years before that, reports PC Magazine . But Anderson isn't joining the critics...

For Once, Facebook Looks Vulnerable
For Once, Facebook
Looks Vulnerable
OPINION
Jul 6, 2011 7:35 PM CDT

For Once, Facebook Looks Vulnerable

Google+ puts its rival on defensive: Rolfe Winkler

(Newser) - Facebook unveiled its video chat today with the usual fanfare, but it looked to Rolfe Winkler like a "hasty response" to Google's social networking venture. "Facebook suddenly looks vulnerable," writes Winkler at the Wall Street Journal . "This could be bad news for investors who have...

Facebook Brings Video Chat Into Mainstream

But lots of tech writers pointing out that Google got there first

(Newser) - Some quick reactions to Facebook's announcement about incorporating video calling from Skype into the site:
  • Andrew Tarantola, Gizmodo : "By integrating video calling directly into the Facebook experience they're able to drop this technology directly into the mainstream. You thought getting Friend Requests from your parents was a
...

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Adding Video Chat to Site Via Skype
Facebook Adding
Video Chat Via Skype
now 750M users
Jul 6, 2011 12:46 PM CDT

Facebook Adding Video Chat Via Skype

Mark Zuckerberg confirms rumors, says site now has 750M users

(Newser) - Tech bloggers had this one right: Facebook is indeed adding video calling to the site in a deal with Skype. Mark Zuckerberg confirmed today at a news conference, and the Facebook blog has details, reports the Digits blog at the Wall Street Journal. The feature, which comes a week after...

Most Popular User on Google+ Is ... Zuckerberg

Facebook founder has more followers than anyone else

(Newser) - How's this for irony: Google+ is a Facebook competitor ... but its most popular user is none other than Mark Zuckerberg. Zuck hasn't even posted to Google+ yet, the Atlantic notes, but according to tracking service Social Statistics , he has amassed the most followers; in second is Larry Page....

Germans Mull Banning Facebook Parties

Lawmakers seeking to stamp out gatecrashing

(Newser) - German police may find themselves cruising Facebook for parties to shut down if lawmakers have their way. Several high-profile, out-of-control house parties—including a 16-year-old girl's birthday party that drew 1,600 gatecrashers—have sparked calls for police to be given the power to ban parties organized on Facebook,...

The Wisdom of Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg

Ken Auletta profiles Facebook's COO for the 'New Yorker'

(Newser) - You'd be some kind of fool not take career advice from Sheryl Sandberg, a Harvard grad who worked as Larry Summers' chief of staff before moving on to Google and Facebook. Ken Auletta profiles the social network's COO in this week's New Yorker, and the lengthy piece...

Facebook Looks to Add Skype Video

Deal would reportedly help further integrate Microsoft and Facebook

(Newser) - Facebook's "awesome" new product , set to be announced Wednesday, looks like it's going to be Skype video chats that work in your browser, reports TechCrunch . Details are still hazy—will it just work on its own or will users need to download software?—however, "it’s...

Zynga's $1B IPO Mentions Facebook 200 Times

Filing makes clear that growth is tied to the site

(Newser) - Farmville may be booming, but the game's success hinges precariously in a co-op with Facebook. Zynga—the company behind the social-gaming phenomenon—filed for a $1 billion IPO today, and the language in the document mentions Facebook more than 200 times, points out Fast Company . It's a warning...

Facebook to 'Launch Something Awesome'

Mark Zuckerberg says it's coming next week

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg teased reporters on a tour of Facebook's Seattle office today by announcing that the company will "launch something awesome" next week, reports Reuters , which guesses it's in the "mobile or tablet arena." Let the speculation begin:
  • BGR : "We suspect it’s going
...

How Google Can Trump Facebook
 How Google Can 
 Trump Facebook 
ezra klein
Jun 30, 2011 4:30 PM CDT

How Google Can Trump Facebook

It gives us a chance to start fresh with social networking: Ezra Klein

(Newser) - Google's new plunge into social networking hasn't exactly been met with unanimous praise in the tech world. But Ezra Klein at the Washington Post sees one distinct advantage that Google+ has over goliath Facebook: It gives people "the opportunity to start over online," he writes. Facebook...

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