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7 Signs Your 'Friend' Is a Facebook Stalker

If he's always the first to comment on your status, you might be in trouble...

(Newser) - You know the signs of Facebook addiction and Facebook depression . Today's lesson: Facebook stalking. Specifically, how to tell if one of your so-called friends is, gasp!, actually stalking you. AllFacebook runs down the seven tell-tale signs:
  1. They occupy the No. 1 slot: AllFacebook calls this one a "dead giveaway.
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Facebook Looking for Way Into China: Report

Social networking site currently censored there, but in talk with partners

(Newser) - Facebook is in talks with would-be partners about ways it could gain access to the millions of Chinese people just dying to friend someone. The talks are in preliminary stages, and might not amount to anything, sources tell Bloomberg . Right now, Facebook is censored in China, as are Twitter, YouTube,...

For Terror Alerts, Check Facebook

New system will reportedly be in place by April 27

(Newser) - Details of the new terror alert system are out, and it looks like Twitter and Facebook are in. As previously reported , the government is replacing its color coding system: In its place will be a two-level system—"elevated" and "imminent"—and alerts might be sent to Americans...

Facebook to Reveal One of Its Secrets

Social network will unveil details of its new server design

(Newser) - Facebook is ready to share one of its secrets: The company will unveil the details of its server design—something most big tech firms keep under wraps—in an effort to improve server technology and efficiency throughout the industry. The firm will publish the technical details of the building design,...

Obama Will Host Facebook Town Hall

President will take questions online April 20

(Newser) - President Obama will host his first town hall as an official candidate for re-election—on Facebook. The president will go to company headquarters in Palo Alto on April 20 for the online forum, reports ABC . (Yes, Mark Zuckerberg will be there, too.) Participants can post questions for the president...

Another Teacher in Hot Water Over Facebook Post

New Jersey woman calls her students 'future criminals'

(Newser) - Attention Facebook users, and especially teachers: When you post something, please try to remember other people can read it. For one first-grade teacher in Patterson, New Jersey, the obvious warning did not come soon enough. She gave the entire community an uncensored look into her innermost thoughts when she wrote...

Facebook Fires Manager Over Insider Trading

Employee violated company policy on secondary stock markets: TechCrunch

(Newser) - Facebook gave one of its managers the boot after he violated company policy on insider trading, reports TechCrunch . Former corporate development manager Michael Brown bought company stock in the burgeoning secondary trading market, sources tell the site. Because Facebook is a private company, he apparently didn't violate any federal laws,...

Teacher Mocks 7-Year-Old Student's Hair on Facebook

Posts pictures for friends: 'And y'all thought I was joking!'

(Newser) - A Chicago teacher is under fire after she posted pictures of a second-grader’s strange hairstyle on Facebook—and then publicly made fun of it. Inspired by a picture in a magazine, a 7-year-old had asked her mom to tie Jolly Rancher candies to the bottom of her braids for...

Google Unveils Its Version of Facebook's Like Button

+1 feature is rolling out on search results

(Newser) - Look out "Like" button, here comes Google's "+1." The company unveiled a new gizmo today—the "plus one" button—that mimics the general idea of Facebook's popular feature. The idea is that you'll be able to click on the button to designate things you like, and...

Facebook Yanks Intifada Page
 Facebook Yanks Intifada Page 
Mar 30, 2011 3:00 AM CDT

Facebook Yanks Intifada Page

Page 'called for violence,' says company

(Newser) - Facebook has yanked an "Intifada" page urging a Palestinian uprising against Israel. The site, the Third Palestinian Intifada, was pulled for promoting violence after Israel complained, said Facebook officials. Some 350,000 people were following the page, which called for an uprising following Muslim prayers on May 15. "...

Mark Zuckerberg's Father Edward Is a Dentist and a Computer Guy in His Own Right
 Meet Mark Zuckerberg's Dad 
Mar 29, 2011 8:17 PM CDT

Meet Mark Zuckerberg's Dad

Edward Zuckerberg is a dentist and a computer guy himself

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg's dad, Edward, is a dentist in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and no slouch when it comes to computers himself. Some highlights from an interview with the Los Angeles Times :
  • Computer guy: The 56-year-old has always been tech-savvy himself. He bought his first office computer in 1984 (an IBM
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When It Comes to Tech Bubbles, 2011 Is Not 2000

...because 2010 was not 1999

(Newser) - With more money pouring into tech funds and some huge valuations for IT companies, there are more and more signs that we're in another tech bubble . But there are also some big differences, notes the New York Times , which compares the tech boom of 1999 with that of 2010. For...

Company's Mission: to Make You a Fake Online Girlfriend

And she'll even interact with you, promises Cloud Girlfriend

(Newser) - If, for some reason, you need to convince all your online friends that you have a girlfriend ... start hoping Cloud Girlfriend makes good on its promise. The new service vows to create your "perfect girlfriend," who will then interact with you publicly on the social networking site of...

New Woe for Teens: 'Facebook Depression'

Poor self-image plus Facebook's constant updates can spell trouble

(Newser) - They call it "Facebook depression," and whether it's a new phenomenon or a new twist on an old problem, researchers say it's a real and growing issue for teens. With its much-touted friends' tallies and constant photos and status updates highlighting all the great times everyone else is...

Facebook in Talks to Hire Gibbs

Former press secretary would have a senior communications position

(Newser) - Facebook is in talks with to hire former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, reports the New York Times . Gibbs would reportedly be up for a "senior role" in the company's communications team. The move comes as Facebook ramps up preparations for an IPO, which many think could come...

Most Americans Now on Facebook

51% of those over 12 have joined social media giant

(Newser) - If you're an American who hasn't joined Facebook, you're now in the minority, according to Edison Research . A full 51% of Americans over the age of 12 now have profiles on the social networking juggernaut, finds a study carried out by the firm, noting that year-on-year growth has been especially...

Facebook Dumps 20K Underage Users Daily

US, Australian lawmakers voice privacy concerns

(Newser) - Facebook kicks 20,000 users under the age of 13 off the site daily, its privacy chief told Australian officials. “There are people who lie,” he said, adding that the site’s methods of catching them aren’t “perfect,” reports Australia’s Daily Telegraph . Almost half...

25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google
25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google
survey says
Mar 21, 2011 7:15 AM CDT

25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google

Other hot would-be employers: Apple, Disney, State Department

(Newser) - We're guessing "job openings" is a popular Google search term: Nearly 25% of young professionals would like to work for Google, according to a new survey. It was by far the most popular would-be employer, reports the Wall Street Journal . Apple snatched second place, followed by Walt Disney, the...

South Carolina Goes After Facebooking Prisoners

Would tack 30 days on to the sentence of those found updating their status, etc.

(Newser) - It doesn't seem too hard to get access to a cellphone in prisons these days (see here and here )—and, by extension, update one's Facebook status. And South Carolina has had enough. The state is hoping to be the first in the nation to make in-prison status updates a...

How CityVille Sucked In a Hardcore Gamer

Online game's accessibility and simplicity turns busy man into addict

(Newser) - The online city-planning game CityVille is meant for “casual gamers,” and there are plenty of them: 92 million active monthly users, to be exact. But such simple gameplay and basic graphics would turn off any sophisticated player, right? Wrong—as JP Mangalindan, writing in Fortune , found out. A...

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