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Facebook Makes Us Feel
Bad About Our Lives

Facebook Makes Us Feel Bad About Our Lives

Those who use it more often think others are happier: study

(Newser) - One quick way to feel better about your life: Delete your Facebook account. Or, at the very least, spend less time on it. A new study suggests that the more you use Facebook, the more likely you are to believe that your friends are happier and lead better lives than...

Need a Facebook
Girlfriend?
It's Only $5

Jan 13, 2012 5:44 PM CST

Need a Facebook Girlfriend? It's Only $5

'Cathy' will post stuff to your wall to impress your friends

(Newser) - There's an easier and cheaper way to make an ex jealous than going outside and finding a real, human girlfriend. For a measly five bucks, you can hire someone to act as your Facebook girlfriend, notes the Washington Post blog . Cathy01, posting on fiverr.com —a site that...

SOPA Author:
'I Don't
Mind Taking
That On'

Jan 13, 2012 5:30 PM CST

SOPA Author: 'I Don't Mind Taking That On'

Lamar Smith seems unfazed by powerful opponents to piracy bill

(Newser) - Rep. Lamar Smith, author of the fiercely controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, doesn't sound like he's bothered much by the heated opposition from e-powerhouses such as Facebook, Google, Reddit, and Twitter. "It is amazing to me that the opponents apparently don't want to protect American consumers...

Facebook Coming
to ... Your Car?

Jan 10, 2012 12:29 PM CST

Facebook Coming to ... Your Car?

Mercedes installs new system, swears it's safe

(Newser) - Facebook has found its way inside what could be its most unlikely device yet: a car. Mercedes-Benz will soon be installing Facebook in its new cars, with a specially-designed, bare-bones version that, it hopes, minimizes the chance of someone crashing off the road while using it. The app, which was...

Facebook Shuts Down 45K Accounts to Stop Ramnit Worm From Stealing Login Information

Facebook Closes 45K
Accounts to Stop 'Worm'

Jan 7, 2012 2:34 PM CST

Facebook Closes 45K Accounts to Stop 'Worm'

Ramnit worm steals login info, spreads nasty links

(Newser) - Facebook has temporarily shut down about 45,000 accounts to protect users from a worm that steals login information and spreads malicious links, the Telegraph reports. Called Ramnit, the worm has been proliferating since April 2010 but only recently adapted to Facebook accounts. Most of the victims are in Britain...

It's About Effin
Time: Facebook
Recognizes Village

Jan 6, 2012 3:32 PM CST

It's About Effin Time: Facebook Recognizes Village

Small town in Ireland with funny name is now OK on site

(Newser) - Rejoice, residents of the tiny Irish village of Effin: You have made it in the eyes of Facebook. As the Independent explains, people who tried to punch in the village as their homeplace were unable to do so until late this year. There's conflicting reports on whether that was...

Facebook Timelines:
Now on Business Cards

Jan 6, 2012 1:09 PM CST

Facebook Timelines: Now on Business Cards

Website makes cards using profile data

(Newser) - The new Facebook Timelines are making their way to a decidedly low-tech medium: paper. A British printing company is offering Timeline business cards, PC Magazine reports. Moo.com uses the information in your profile to automatically create a business card with your Facebook contact information and Timeline photos, laid out...

Need a
Kidney?
Ask on
Facebook

Jan 2, 2012 5:27 PM CST

Need a Kidney? Ask on Facebook

More kidney requests popping up on social media sites

(Newser) - People who once sought kidneys through word of mouth or church bulletins are finding a new forum: Facebook. The website has fulfilled at least three kidney requests as many more are popping up across social media sites, the AP reports. One plea came from Seattle father Damon Brown, who was...

Facebook Cited
in 33% of Divorces

Dec 31, 2011 5:02 PM CST

Facebook Cited in 33% of Divorces

Flirting, cheating ways often uncovered online

(Newser) - All that flirting on Facebook is leading to a sad but hardly surprising outcome: divorce. One-third of divorce filings based on unreasonable behavior are citing Facebook these days, and such filings are up by half over the past two years, says the law firm Divorce-Online. "People contact ex-partners and...

Man Busted After Mom Pleads for Help on Facebook

Dec 27, 2011 8:37 AM CST

Man Busted After Mom Pleads for Help on Facebook

We 'will be dead by morning,' she posts

(Newser) - On Christmas Eve, a sort of Facebook miracle: A Utah woman posted a plea for help, saying that she and her 17-month-old son had been held against their will for five days, which eventually led to their rescue. Police have arrested the woman's live-in boyfriend, Troy Reed Critchfield, 33,...

Facebook Wants to Be
Your Social Planner

Dec 23, 2011 6:41 AM CST

Facebook Wants to Be Your Social Planner

Site rolls out 'suggested events' feature based on your previous activity

(Newser) - Have you ever stayed home on a Saturday night wishing someone would have sent you a Facebook invitation to something, anything? Well, if so, Facebook has your back. It recently quietly rolled out a new “suggested Events” feature, replacing the old “Friends’ Events” one. It recommends events to...

Zuckerberg
Has Grown-Up
Plans for
Facebook

Dec 22, 2011 5:31 PM CST

Zuckerberg Has Grown-Up Plans for Facebook

He wants his company to be a blue-chip business

(Newser) - With Facebook's IPO on the way, Mark Zuckerberg is looking to the future. Over the past year and a half, the site's CEO has worked toward a more mature company, reports the Wall Street Journal . He's seeking blue-chip status and beyond. "There was a period in...

Coming Soon to Your
News Feed: Ads

reactions

Dec 21, 2011 11:38 AM CST

Coming Soon to Your News Feed: Ads

But tech writers don't think you'll mind too much

(Newser) - Ads are coming to your Facebook News Feed next month, but tech writers don’t expect a major backlash from users of the social networking site. Sponsored Stories, the social ads that are currently restricted to the right-hand side of the page, will start appearing in your news feed at...

Obamas: No Facebook
for Malia, Sasha

Dec 16, 2011 5:52 AM CST

Obamas: No Facebook for Malia, Sasha

Prez a big fan of Modern Family, Boardwalk Empire, Homeland

(Newser) - President Obama's elder daughter Malia is now 13, old enough to have a Facebook account, but the first couple has no intention of lifting their ban on their daughters using the site . And the girls don't mind, the president tells People , characterizing their view as, "Why would...

Farmville Maker Zynga's
IPO Pegs Value at $7B

Dec 15, 2011 4:44 PM CST

Farmville Maker Zynga's IPO Pegs Value at $7B

Company sets shares at $10

(Newser) - Tomorrow should be a pretty good day to live in Farmville: Creator Zynga begins trading publicly on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker ZNGA, and the company has set the price for the 100 million shares being sold at $10, reports MarketWatch . That would peg the market value of Zynga...

It's Facebook Timeline Day! What You Need to Know

Dec 15, 2011 12:02 PM CST

It's Facebook Timeline Day! What You Need to Know

New profiles roll out today

(Newser) - Facebook Timeline is finally here. You can wait for a notification asking you to switch, or you can just click here to do it now, but either way, the new profiles are rolling out to all of Facebook’s users starting today. (Note that you won’t be able...

Facebook
Has Scads
of Cash: Leak

Dec 15, 2011 11:29 AM CST

Facebook Has Scads of Cash: Leak

Source reveals finances to Gawker

(Newser) - Facebook is pretty much made of money, a knowledgeable source tells Gawker . The site has raw numbers as of September, which Ryan Tate calls “the Silicon Valley equivalent of hard-core pornography,” and they show that the social networking site will probably earn almost $1 billion in profit this...

Sick of Bad Seatmates?
Airline to Let You Cherry-Pick

Dec 15, 2011 8:42 AM CST

Sick of Bad Seatmates? Airline to Let You Cherry-Pick

...using social media, of course

(Newser) - Not fun: Being stuck next to a super-chatty traveler or big drinker on a long flight when all you want to do is sleep. The modern-day solution: Forget earplugs, just book on KLM, which will next year launch a service called "meet and seat." The move will allow...

Facebook Adds Features
to Help Prevent Suicide

Dec 13, 2011 4:12 PM CST

Facebook Adds Features to Help Prevent Suicide

It will connect people with counselors via Facebook chat

(Newser) - Facebook rolled out changes today designed to quickly connect people on the site who are thinking about suicide with counselors, reports AP . The site won't hunt for suicidal postings, but friends could report them to Facebook via a link next to the comment. Facebook would then contact the person...

Suicidal Beau Confesses to Double Murder on Facebook

Dec 13, 2011 12:11 AM CST