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Skype Partners With Facebook
 Skype Partners With Facebook  
Oct 15, 2010 12:29 AM CDT

Skype Partners With Facebook

You can now call 'friends' via Skype, video chat in groups

(Newser) - Skype just got a lot more social. The voice and video calling service has announced a new partnership with Facebook, reports CNN . The new service will allow you to see your Facebook "news feed" while you Skype, and give users the ability to call 'friends' who use "Facebook...

Facebook: Bing's New Friend
 Facebook: Bing's New Friend 
Oct 14, 2010 8:08 AM CDT

Facebook: Bing's New Friend

Microsoft search engine adds social features

(Newser) - Microsoft’s Bing is about to implement some intriguing new Facebook-powered features, the companies announced yesterday. Results on Bing will now show you how many of your friends “liked” that item, and any related links they’ve shared, the New York Times reports. This social data will also factor...

12 Famous Facebook Boycotters

Starring in the Facebook movie doesn't necessarily make one a fan

(Newser) - It seems like everyone’s on Facebook these days, but some of the most famous people in America still aren’t—including three people connected to The Social Network. The Daily Beast lists 12 celebs who have yet to join up:
  • Justin Timberlake: Timberlake plays former Facebook president Sean Parker
...

Why Quitting Facebook Is Impossible
 Why Quitting 
 Facebook Is 
 Impossible 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Oct 10, 2010 8:30 AM CDT

Why Quitting Facebook Is Impossible

'Dropping out can be construed as falling off the face of the earth'

(Newser) - No matter how much you enjoy playing Farmville, paging through photos of your friends’ pets, or “looking up old boyfriends and trying to find photos of their wives and kids without actually ‘friending’ them,” you have to admit the hours killed on Facebook aren’t “a...

Why Zuckerberg Should Be Thrilled With the Movie

Wired's Fred Vogelstein: 'Social Network' is going to be great for Facebook

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg and pals aren't happy about how they've been depicted in the Social Network, but they're missing the larger point, writes Fred Vogelstein. "Mark my words," he predicts in Wired . "It will do so much good for the company and Zuckerberg that a year from now...

15 People to Never, Ever Friend on Facebook

Your therapist does not need to see how often you play Farmville

(Newser) - At this point, you've probably given in and befriended your parents on Facebook. But there are still some people you should never click “Accept” for. The Frisky lists the top 15:
  • Your therapist: “Leave that s**t on the couch.”
  • Your parents’ friends: Messages about how good you
...

Facebook Bigwigs: Legalize Pot!

Dustin Moskowitz, Sean Parker for it, but ads with pot leaves still banned from site

(Newser) - Ads with images of marijuana leaves have been banned from Facebook but two of the site's movers and shakers have made hefty donations to the same cause backed by the ads. Co-founder Dustin Moskowitz has donated $50,000 to support legalizing marijuana in California, and Sean Parker, Facebook's first president,...

7% of Babies Have Email Addresses

By age 2, 81% have a digital footprint

(Newser) - When today's kids enter the job market in 20-something years, would-be employers checking up them may have no trouble finding ... their ultrasound photos. That's because they're leaving a digital trail a mile long, thanks to Mom and Dad. A new study has found that 23% of children had their pre-birth...

'I Like It On' Updates Continue to Sweep Facebook

Saucy updates are part of breast cancer campaign

(Newser) - If you've noticed a lot of Facebook status updates along the lines of "I like it on the floor" or "I like it on the kitchen counter" from your female friends, you're not alone. The seemingly saucy messages have been taking over the site this week as part...

'Groups' Feature Could Pay Off for Facebook

Gizmodo: It could pressure those remaining holdouts to join

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg thinks Facebook's newly announced "groups" feature is going to do no less than "change the way you use Facebook and the web." (His explanation blog here .) Some early impressions after today's announcement:
  • Brian Barrett, Gizmodo : It "seems promising" as a more efficient way
...

Unfriended on Facebook? You're Probably Boring

Study puts mundane posts as the No. 1 reason

(Newser) - It's the all-important question of our age: Why have I been unfriended?! A doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado Denver Business School surveyed 1,500 Facebook users to find out and concluded that the No. 1 reason is ... endless boring, unimportant messages. Or, as researcher Christopher Sibona puts it:...

Zuckerberg Cameos on The Simpsons

Facebook founder looking for good publicity

(Newser) - Just two days after The Social Network debuted, Mark Zuckerberg continued to rehab his image by appearing on The Simpsons last night. Zuck was there to tell Lisa the best way to succeed is to quit school just like him—and Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and other rich dropouts. One...

Zuckerberg: Eisenberg's Portrayal of Me 'Really Cool'

In private, Zuck is 'gracious' about movie

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg certainly seems unhappy about The Social Network —but in private, it may be a different story. Jesse Eisenberg , who plays the Facebook founder in the movie, says his cousin works at Facebook—and when he met the big boss, Zuck said, “I think your cousin...

'Dazzling' Social Network Is 'Absurdly Enjoyable'
 'Dazzling' Social Network 
 Is 'Absurdly Enjoyable' 
review roundup
Sep 30, 2010 7:25 PM CDT

'Dazzling' Social Network Is 'Absurdly Enjoyable'

Critics still raving about the Facebook movie

(Newser) - On the eve of its opening, the Social Network continues to get serious love from reviewers. The Facebook movie's Rotten Tomatoes score is humming along at a 98% positive clip. Samples:
  • Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal : It "quickly lifts you to a state of exhilaration, and pretty much keeps
...

The Site That Could Have Been Facebook

A look at Zuckerberg's early competition

(Newser) - If things had shaken out differently, Adam Goldberg might have been the troubled genius protagonist of The Social Network. When Facebook first launched back in 2004, Goldberg’s CU Community, a Columbia-based version of the same concept, was already up and running. “At first I was like, Oh my ...

Mark Zuckerberg, Fashion Icon?

 Mark Zuckerberg, 
 Fashion Icon? 
OPINION
Sep 29, 2010 10:43 AM CDT

Mark Zuckerberg, Fashion Icon?

Surprisingly, yes, writes Rebecca Dana

(Newser) - In The Social Network , Mark Zuckerberg explains that Facebook is like fashion—but he could be talking about The Social Network itself. Deep down, it’s “a fashion flick,” writes Rebecca Dana for the Daily Beast . Sure, Zuck’s entire wardrobe appears to consist of sweatpants, hoodies, and...

The Social Network : The Next Citizen Kane ?
 The Social Network: 
 The Next Citizen Kane? 
critics going totally nuts
Sep 27, 2010 7:12 AM CDT

The Social Network: The Next Citizen Kane?

Critics are already calling it a classic

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg already hates The Social Network —but after hearing the early reviews, he probably hates it even more. It doesn’t open until Friday, but critics are already calling "The Facebook Movie" a masterpiece, predicting an Oscar, and comparing it to Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Balzac, and...

Facebook Fixed Site By Turning It Off, On Again

Low-tech solution ended the biggest outage in four years

(Newser) - Facebook went down for two and a half hours yesterday, its biggest outage in more than four years. The “like” button disappeared from all 350,000 sites with Facebook integration. How did the site’s tech gurus deal with this disaster? The same way your mom solves most of...

Facebook Back After More Tech Trouble
Facebook Back After
More Tech Trouble
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Sep 23, 2010 5:12 PM CDT

Facebook Back After More Tech Trouble

Site was down or slow for many users

(Newser) - Facebook looks to be back in business after having serious tech trouble for the second straight day, reports Mashable . “We’ve resolved the tech issues that caused the site to be unavailable for some people," said the company in a tweet . "Everyone should now have access.”...

Zuckerberg Now Richer Than Steve Jobs

Facebook founder leapfrogs Apple chief on list of billionaires

(Newser) - Bill Gates is still the richest man in America but Mark Zuckerburg is moving up in the rankings, according to the latest Forbes rich list. The 26-year-old Facebook founder, with an estimated fortune of $6.9 billion, is now in 35th place, surging ahead of Apple's Steve Jobs, who came...

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