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Jul 5, 2011 4:03 AM CDT

Germans Mull Banning Facebook Parties

Lawmakers seeking to stamp out gatecrashing

(Newser) - German police may find themselves cruising Facebook for parties to shut down if lawmakers have their way. Several high-profile, out-of-control house parties—including a 16-year-old girl's birthday party that drew 1,600 gatecrashers—have sparked calls for police to be given the power to ban parties organized on Facebook,...

The Wisdom of Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg

Jul 4, 2011 3:39 PM CDT

The Wisdom of Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg

Ken Auletta profiles Facebook's COO for the 'New Yorker'

(Newser) - You'd be some kind of fool not take career advice from Sheryl Sandberg, a Harvard grad who worked as Larry Summers' chief of staff before moving on to Google and Facebook. Ken Auletta profiles the social network's COO in this week's New Yorker, and the lengthy piece...

Facebook Looks
to Add Skype Video

Jul 3, 2011 10:13 AM CDT

Facebook Looks to Add Skype Video

Deal would reportedly help further integrate Microsoft and Facebook

(Newser) - Facebook's "awesome" new product , set to be announced Wednesday, looks like it's going to be Skype video chats that work in your browser, reports TechCrunch . Details are still hazy—will it just work on its own or will users need to download software?—however, "it’s...

Zynga IPO: FarmVille Can't Grow Without Facebook

Zynga's $1B IPO Mentions
Facebook 200 Times

Jul 1, 2011 2:29 PM CDT

Zynga's $1B IPO Mentions Facebook 200 Times

Filing makes clear that growth is tied to the site

(Newser) - Farmville may be booming, but the game's success hinges precariously in a co-op with Facebook. Zynga—the company behind the social-gaming phenomenon—filed for a $1 billion IPO today, and the language in the document mentions Facebook more than 200 times, points out Fast Company . It's a warning...

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Will 'Launch Something Awesome' Next Week

Facebook
to 'Launch
Something
Awesome'

Jun 30, 2011 6:36 PM CDT

Facebook to 'Launch Something Awesome'

Mark Zuckerberg says it's coming next week

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg teased reporters on a tour of Facebook's Seattle office today by announcing that the company will "launch something awesome" next week, reports Reuters , which guesses it's in the "mobile or tablet arena." Let the speculation begin:

BGR : "We suspect it’s going

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How Google Can
Trump Facebook

ezra klein

Jun 30, 2011 4:30 PM CDT

How Google Can Trump Facebook

It gives us a chance to start fresh with social networking: Ezra Klein

(Newser) - Google's new plunge into social networking hasn't exactly been met with unanimous praise in the tech world. But Ezra Klein at the Washington Post sees one distinct advantage that Google+ has over goliath Facebook: It gives people "the opportunity to start over online," he writes. Facebook...

Israel Facebook Protest Lowers Cost of Cottage Cheese

Facebook Protest Forces
Price Cut on Cottage Cheese

Jun 30, 2011 1:29 PM CDT

Facebook Protest Forces Price Cut on Cottage Cheese

More than 100,000 joined protest in Israel

(Newser) - A high-profile Facebook protest has scored a victory for consumers in Israel: Their threats of a boycott have forced dairy manufacturers to lower the price of cottage cheese by some 25%. The two-week campaign drew more than 105,000 people to join a Facebook group vowing to boycott the Israeli...

Zynga Looks for $2B IPO

Jun 29, 2011 8:50 AM CDT

Zynga Looks for $2B IPO

Would value FarmVille creator at $20B

(Newser) - Zynga, the gaming company behind such Facebook behemoths as FarmVille and CityVille, is poised for an IPO that could raise as much as $2 billion—which would turn it into a $20 billion company, reports Reuters . Analysts expect Zynga, with 215 million active monthly users, to file its paperwork today...

Google Launches
Social Network

Jun 28, 2011 3:08 PM CDT

Google Launches Social Network

But Facebook shouldn't worry too much: Danny Sullivan

(Newser) - Google's highly anticipated social networking project is here—and it's interesting, but "far from a Facebook-killer," writes Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land . (For starters, it's named Google+, which, as Sullivan points out, is awful: "Google+? Google+! I can’t even question or exclaim...

Facebook Hires Top Hacker

Jun 27, 2011 4:42 AM CDT

Facebook Hires Top Hacker

Hire linked to development of iPad app

(Newser) - The hacker who was among the first to unlock the old AT&T iPhones and was sued by Sony for jailbreaking its PlayStation 3 has been hired by Facebook, reports Tech Unwrapped . George Hotz, aka GeoHot, has apparently been trying to keep a low profile since the Sony lawsuit. Analysts...

New App Makes
Facebook Look
Like Excel

Jun 25, 2011 2:12 PM CDT

New App Makes Facebook Look Like Excel

So go ahead, waste time at work!

(Newser) - Desperate to slack off at work, but don't know how to make sure your boss doesn't notice you're on Facebook? Diesel—yes, the jeans company—has the solution. Its new Be Stupid at Work app makes Facebook appear to be an Excel spreadsheet, which means you can...

Winklevoss Twins Sue
Facebook ... Again

Jun 24, 2011 7:30 AM CDT

Winklevoss Twins Sue Facebook ... Again

After dropping appeal, new suit is filed

(Newser) - Well, apparently they're not packing it in quite yet: Just one day after dropping plans to appeal their $65 million Facebook settlement, the Winklevoss twins filed a new suit against the social networking site yesterday. This time around, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and business partner Divya Narendra seek to...

Utah Gunman Updated Facebook During Standoff

Jun 23, 2011 4:04 AM CDT

Utah Gunman Updated Facebook During Standoff

Jason Valdez added dozen new friends during 16-hour ordeal

(Newser) - A Utah man spent 16 hours holding a woman hostage in a motel room over the weekend—and made at least a dozen new Facebook friends at the same time. Jason Valdez, 36, kept his Facebook page updated throughout the armed standoff with police, reports the New York Daily News...

Winklevoss Twins Drop
Facebook Appeal

Jun 22, 2011 5:37 PM CDT

Winklevoss Twins Drop Facebook Appeal

They were going to ask the Supreme Court for a review

(Newser) - The Winklevoss twins are finally packing it in. Cameron and Tyler have dropped plans to appeal their Facebook settlement to the Supreme Court, reports Reuters . The twins say Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook and owes them more than the $65 million cash-and-stock settlement they agreed to in 2008....

Google Sets Record:
1B Unique Visitors in Month

Jun 22, 2011 6:21 AM CDT

Google Sets Record: 1B Unique Visitors in Month

But Facebook leads in time spent by users each month

(Newser) - Google set a staggering record in May, according to new comScore data: It reeled in more than 1 billion unique visitors, marking the first time an Internet company can claim that honor, reports the Wall Street Journal . The figure represents an 8.4% rise over the past year, and it'...

Ebert: 'Jackass'
Tweet Meant to
Be True, Not
Cruel

Jun 21, 2011 1:15 PM CDT

Ebert: 'Jackass' Tweet Meant to Be True, Not Cruel

Also: Movie critic's Facebook page briefly taken down

(Newser) - Roger Ebert shifted away from Twitter and took to a place where he could address the "Jackass" situation in more than 140 characters: his Chicago Sun-Times blog. There, the movie critic wrote, "I regret that my tweet about the event was considered cruel. It was not intended as...

75K Join Facebook
Protest Against Cost
of Cottage Cheese

Jun 17, 2011 2:17 PM CDT

75K Join Facebook Protest Against Cost of Cottage Cheese

...and it seems to be working

(Newser) - In a region rife with Facebook-fueled uprisings, Israelis have launched a modest revolt of their own—against the price of cottage cheese. By today, more than 75,000 people had joined a Facebook group vowing to boycott cottage cheese, a staple of the Israeli diet, until prices dropped. Even more...

Vancouver Cops Turn to Facebook to ID Rioters

Jun 17, 2011 9:04 AM CDT

Vancouver Cops Turn to Facebook to ID Rioters

'Let's label these losers,' Facebook group asks

(Newser) - Vancouver police trying to track down the people who trashed their city have a powerful tool on their side that wasn't around during the 1994 Stanley Cup riot. A Facebook group set up within minutes of the trouble beginning encourages people to help police by posting their pictures of...

Facebook Users
Have More
Real Friends

Jun 16, 2011 2:28 PM CDT

Facebook Users Have More Real Friends

...and other surprising social network stats

(Newser) - Facebook friends aren’t real buddies, right? Wrong, according to a new study. People who use the social network multiple times a day have an average of “9% more close, core ties in their overall social network compared with other internet users,” the Pew study says. And yes,...

Facebook Is Starting to Feel Like a 'Stalker'

OPINION

Jun 15, 2011 12:31 PM CDT