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Garbage Cam Airs Dirty Trash Habits

Camera phone posts pictures of garbage on Facebook, encourages recycling

(Newser) - Now on Facebook: Your garbage. Or at least, the garbage of five households who signed up for a Newcastle University program that posts photos of every item dumped in one garbage can on Facebook. Hoping to raise consciousness about recycling efforts, it uses a sensor and a camera phone to...

Look Out: Facial Recognition Goes Global on Facebook

You'll have to opt out if you don't want photos of you tagged

(Newser) - Facebook has expanded its photo tagging system to users worldwide, reports Sophos , and the security firm's Graham Cluley sees it as more evidence that the company "is eroding the online privacy of its users by stealth." Facebook doesn't automatically tag photos of you with its facial...

Woman's New Tattoo: 152 Facebook Friends

She posts video of the process

(Newser) - She’s become her own personal social network. A woman has posted a YouTube video of herself getting a tattoo of 152 of her Facebook pals. "After months of work I want to show you all my social Tattoo. Pretty amazing right ?" says YouTube user Suzyj87 of the...

NBA Scores Through Social Media

With more than 117M followers, the league brings fans close to the action

(Newser) - While the NFL tortures its fans with a lockout , the NBA is increasingly bringing fans closer to the action with an aggressive and sophisticated social media campaign. In the midst of a marquee finals match-up between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, the league consistently beats traditional news services to...

Facebook Invite Leads 1,500 to Girl's Party

Whopping 15K had RSVPed yes to public invite

(Newser) - A German teen identified only as Thessa got the shock of her life when a Facebook invitation to her 16th birthday party, meant only for a small group of family and friends, went viral after she forgot to mark the event as private. More than 1,500 German youth showed...

You Can't Say 'Facebook' or 'Twitter' on French TV

France regulator says it amounts to free advertising

(Newser) - Weird rule of the week: It is now against the law in France for broadcasters on TV or radio to mention "Facebook" or "Twitter" on the air, notes the This I Know blog . To be precise, they can mention them if they're doing news stories, and Facebook...

Who Were Facebook's First Users?

No surprise: Zuckerberg's roommates, friends of friends

(Newser) - Hidden within your Facebook profile’s URL is a string of numbers (www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5500957) that will tell you where you fall in the grand order of everyone who signed up for Facebook, according to Business Insider . It used that number code (which some may not have, if you...

Facebook Reunites Tornado Victims With Lost Photos

Two sites let people check out and claim recovered photographs

(Newser) - The tornado that devastated Joplin also scattered countless family photos to the winds. Facebook to the rescue. Two sites in particular, here and here , are acting as a clearinghouse of sorts for found photographs. Scans of the images get posted there, where tornado victims can spot them and eventually claim...

Facebook: Lawsuit Seeking Half-Ownership Is a 'Fraud'

Attorneys accuse Paul Ceglia of doctoring old contract

(Newser) - Attorneys for Facebook are calling a man's federal lawsuit claiming part ownership of the company "a fraud on the court." In their latest legal response, Facebook attorneys accuse Paul Ceglia of doctoring a 2003 contract that he says proves he bought into Mark Zuckerberg's idea for...

Zuckerberg Wants Under-13s on Facebook

Educational benefits mean age limit should be lifted, founder says

(Newser) - Pre-teens have a lot to gain from social media sites, says Mark Zuckerberg, and he tells an education summit that he'd like under-13s to be able to use Facebook. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act bans websites that collect information about users from signing up users under 13,...

FarmVille Maker Zynga Planning IPO

Zynga poised to go public

(Newser) - Social gaming juggernaut Zynga is poised to turn all those virtual cows and chickens into billions of real dollars through an initial public offering, sources tell All Things Digital. The company—which says its has around 250 million people a month playing Facebook games like FarmVille, CityVille, and Mafia Wars—...

That 'Like' Button Is Tracking You

But Facebook and other companies claim it's an unintentional side effect

(Newser) - Those ubiquitous “Like” buttons are a convenient way to quickly share hilarious videos and buzzed-about articles with all your Facebook friends—but they’re also a convenient way for Facebook to track you, the Wall Street Journal reveals. Facebook’s “Like,” Twitter’s “Tweet," and...

Secret Service Grills Kid, 13, on Facebook Post

Boy, 13, says he was just trying to warn Obama of dangers

(Newser) - A Tacoma mom is livid that her 13-year-old son was questioned without her presence … by the Secret Service. Vito LaPinta was called into his school’s office on Friday and met by an agent who wanted to know his name, date of birth, Facebook name, and “if there...

Winklevoss Twins Appeal to Supreme Court

They're still trying to back out of Facebook settlement

(Newser) - The Winklevoss twins still haven’t given up in their quest to wring more money out of Facebook; they’ve now decided to appeal their case to the Supreme Court, the law firm representing them announced yesterday. The twins are trying to back out of the settlement they agreed to...

Couple Names Kid After Facebook's 'Like'

If ever there was a time for that elusive 'dislike' button

(Newser) - Let's see if this kid gets kicked off Mark Zuckerberg's website: The Huffington Post tells the tale of an Israeli couple who have named their defenseless infant girl "Like"—like, as in Facebook. But rather than trying for a cheap 15 minutes of fame, Lior and...

Facebook 'Planking' Blamed in Death

Aussie man falls to death from balcony posing in weird trend

(Newser) - The odd Facebook trend of "planking" has been blamed for the death of an Aussie who slipped off a seven-story balcony. The accident occurred as the 20-year-old man was apparently on the ledge trying to balance for photo of himself lying "like a plank." It's part...

Facebook Bans Mark Zuckerberg

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May 14, 2011 1:38 PM CDT

Facebook Bans Mark Zuckerberg

The other Mark Zuckerberg, that is

(Newser) - Life hasn't always been easy for Indianapolis bankruptcy attorney Mark Zuckerberg since his online presence was eclipsed by the founder of Facebook. Not only has he become a lot harder to find via Google, his Facebook account—which he was only allowed to have after providing the company with...

Facebook Smear Campaign a Bust, but Questions Valid

Google Social Search is too broad—but Facebook could do something about it

(Newser) - Facebook's recent "smear campaign" against Google may have been bad PR, but the social media giant had a good point—Google's "social search" function can be problematically thorough, even when users takes steps to protect their privacy, writes Lauren Indvik at Mashable . "I have always...

Now Winklevosses Getting Sued for Facebook Money

Software developer says he deserves up to 50% of their settlement

(Newser) - First the Winklevoss twins went after Facebook, and received $65 million for their efforts. Now, a Boston software developer is saying the Winklevosses owe him, and is taking them to court for up to half of that settlement. Wayne Chang says his P2P software was integrated into the Winklevosses' ConnectU...

Facebook Behind Smear Campaign Against Google

It stems from Google's foray into social networking, writes Dan Lyons

(Newser) - One of the world's biggest PR firms pitched anti-Google stories to newspapers and bloggers in what appeared to be an attempt to smear the search giant. Who could have hired them: Apple? Microsoft? Turns out it was Facebook, as a spokesman for the company confirmed last night. The bizarre...

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