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Facebook Gets Closer to 'Face' Trademark

Patent office gives notice of allowance

(Newser) - Facebook is thisclose to getting its desired trademark on the word “face,” at least when it comes to online chat rooms or bulletin boards. The US Patent and Trademark Office gave the social networking giant a notice of allowance this week, Inside Facebook reports. Now, Facebook must file...

Anti-Facebook Pastor 'Taking Some Time Off'

... After his old threesomes come to light

(Newser) - Perhaps acknowledging that lesson about glass houses and stones, the New Jersey pastor who banned church staff from using Facebook—lest it foment affairs—has stepped down after it was revealed he engaged in regular threesomes 10 years ago. The Rev. Cedric Miller tells the AP he is "taking...

Facebook Strengthens Relationships
 Facebook 
 Strengthens 
 Relationships 
study says
Nov 24, 2010 11:33 AM CST

Facebook Strengthens Relationships

Those 'friends' you don't know may serve a purpose

(Newser) - Facebook "friendships" may seem superficial—but they actually strengthen social ties, a study suggests. “Facebook is not supplanting face-to-face interactions between friends, family, and colleagues,” a professor behind the study tells Reuters . After surveying 900 college students and recent grads about their Facebook activities, researchers found “...

Facebook Hoax Warns of 'Christmas Tree' Virus

Supposedly malicious bug has yet to surface

(Newser) - A message circulating widely on Facebook that warns of a virus called "Christmas Tree" appears to be a fake, Mashable reports. "Of course, with the message spreading as quickly as it is, it wouldn’t surprise us if someone actually created a malicious app bearing that or a...

At Posh CT Boarding School, a Facebook Scandal

200-page private thread poked at classmates

(Newser) - It counts JFK, Michael Douglas, and Ivanka Trump among its alums, but the elite Choate boarding school's golden reputation has lost its sheen, thanks to a Facebook scandal that seems fit for an episode Gossip Girl—and is emerging as the latest Internet privacy/cyberbullying debacle. Officials of the Connecticut school...

Facebook Moves to Stomp Lamebook
Facebook Moves
to Stomp Lamebook
Nov 23, 2010 2:39 AM CST

Facebook Moves to Stomp Lamebook

Outgoing links blocked; Facebook blames error

(Newser) - The Facebook/Lamebook feud appears to have stepped up a notch. Facebook has blocked outgoing links to the parody site, removed its fan page, and prevented Lamebook visitors from "liking" posts, TechCrunch reports. Lamebook filed a lawsuit against Facebook earlier this month seeking First Amendment protection, and Facebook filed a...

Israel Uses Facebook to Nab Draft Dodgers

Watch what you post....

(Newser) - Women of Israel, think twice before you make that Facebook post: The Israeli military says it has caught more than 1,000 female draft dodgers by monitoring their Facebook pages. In Israel, military service is compulsory for both genders, but Jewish women can be exempted for religious reasons. Except, say,...

Cops Using Facebook to Bust Dumb Criminals

Lack of privacy can be a good thing for investigators

(Newser) - Oversharing on Facebook makes it easier for your boss to fire you , your insurer to hike up your rates , and, apparently, your local police officer to arrest you. It seems not-too-bright criminals have a habit of bragging about their misdeeds on social networking sites—sometimes even including photos—which has...

1 in 4 Page Views Are for Facebook
1 in 4 Page Views
Are for Facebook
Nov 20, 2010 5:23 PM CST

1 in 4 Page Views Are for Facebook

It also accounts for 10% of Internet visits

(Newser) - Hitwise has some new stats that qualify as impressive even by Facebook standards. Mark Zuckerberg's baby accounts for 25% of page views and 10% of Internet visits, notes the Tech Talk blog of CBS. Trailing is Google, with 7% of Internet visits and YouTube with 3%. Those two also combine...

Facebook-Banning Pastor Has Sins of His Own

On cue, an old scandal is back in the papers

(Newser) - The pastor who ordered church leaders off Facebook lest they be tempted with infidelity is now dealing with an embarrassing flap of his own complete with extramarital adventures. This week's attention has dredged up a 2003 court case in which Cedric Miller had to tell the court all about the...

Finally, a Way to Turn Your Facebook Profile Into a Book

Company will turn all your pages into PDFs

(Newser) - If you’re fed up with the Internet’s fast pace and short memory, an archiving company has a solution: pay it $24 a year and get all your Facebook pages turned into PDFs. Thanks to Ninuku Archivist , you can turn Facebook into a real book if you feel like...

Facebook Can Trigger Asthma: Docs

One asthmatic's 'peak expiratory flow' dropped 20% after logging on

(Newser) - Facebook: a potential minefield for debtors , married couples , and ... people with asthma? Apparently, according to a group of Italian doctors who recount an odd case in the medical journal Lancet. It seems an 18-year-old asthmatic had been in good health until he stumbled upon his ex-girlfriend—and her bevy of...

Debt Collectors Stalking Facebook

Fla. woman sues creditor who hounded her online

(Newser) - A Florida woman who says debt collectors used Facebook to harass her and her family over an unpaid car loan is taking the collection agency to court. She is seeking damages and an injunction preventing the agency from using social media to contact her, ABC News reports. Her attorney says...

MySpace 'Mashup' Marks Surrender to Facebook

It's now all about entertainment, not social networking

(Newser) - If you can't beat 'em, join 'em—and that's what MySpace has done with its former rival Facebook, ComputerWorld reports. Although eclipsed as the premier social networking site years ago, MySpace is formally throwing in the towel with the debut of what it calls a "Mashup with Facebook."...

Howdy, Crazy FarmVille Addicts: Here's a New Vice

It's called CityVille, and Zynga has high hopes for it

(Newser) - Maybe there are people out there who don't know someone who is batspit crazy about FarmVille, and those people should count their blessings. For the rest of us, Zynga is in the next few weeks rolling out its newest iteration of online game crack, ingeniously titled CityVille. You guessed it:...

NJ Reverend: Thou Shalt Not Facebook

...lest it lead to infidelity

(Newser) - A New Jersey pastor has demanded that all married church officials under him delete their Facebook accounts or resign, lest the social networking site lead them to sin. Rev. Cedric Miller says 20 couples from his 1,100-member congregation have had Facebook-related marital problems in the past six months alone....

Bristol 'Sorry' for Willow's Gay Slurs

But right-wing gay group supports Willow

(Newser) - Bristol Palin has apologized, sort of, for the gay slurs her sister posted on Facebook after a schoolmate criticized their mom's reality show. "Willow and I shouldn't have reacted to negative comments about our family. We apologize.," wrote Bristol on Facebook. Her contrition was somewhat tempered by her...

Military: Don't Use Facebook Places in War Zones

Commanders fear social media could reveal locations to the enemy

(Newser) - The Air Force is warning personnel that while geolocation features like Facebook Places or Foursquare may be a great way to let your buddies know where you're having lunch, you shouldn't use them in war zones. "Careless use of these services by airmen can have devastating operations security and...

Facebook Messages: Why You Shouldn't Ditch Your Email
Why You Shouldn't Ditch
Your Email for Facebook
OPINION
Nov 16, 2010 8:15 AM CST

Why You Shouldn't Ditch Your Email for Facebook

Zuckerberg's basket may not be best place for all your eggs

(Newser) - Facebook's new messaging system incorporates email—as well as SMS, IMs, and Facebook Chat—but it's not smart to ditch your old email for a Facebook.com address, argues Adam Pash at Lifehacker, explaining three main reasons:
  • It's not email, as even Mark Zuckerberg says . All emails with the same
...

Facebook Messages Is 'Not Email,' Says Zuckerberg

But congrats on your new @facebook.com address

(Newser) - Facebook today unveiled "Messages," which has been hyped as its " Gmail killer —but Mark Zuckerberg instantly threw his audience a curve ball. “It’s not email,” the CEO announced, according to the Guardian . “This is not an email-killer. This is a messaging system...

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