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News29 new results for Facebook
 
Judge Raises New Questions About Facebook Advertising Tactic
New York Times (blog)
A judge rejected Facebook's settlement offer in response to a lawsuit that said the company violated California law by publicizing users' "likes" of certain advertisers without paying them or giving them a way to opt out. Facebook's advertising efforts ...
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New York Times (blog)
Let's nationalize Facebook
Denver Post
By "nationalizing Facebook," I mean public ownership and at least a majority share at first. When nationalizing the company restores the public trust, that controlling interest could be reduced. There are three very good reasons for this drastic step ...
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Banks get $100M for "stabilizing" Facebook's IPO; uh, where was the stabilization?
VentureBeat
The big investment banks that orchestrated Facebook's public offering last week divvied up a pool of $100 million for actions they took to "stabilize" the Facebook stock after the company's IPO. It's a remarkable payment, considering that the Facebook ...
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Judge rejects Facebook's 'Sponsored Stories' settlement
CNET
A judge has rejected Facebook's settlement of a class-action suit regarding an ad feature that publicizes users' "Likes" of products and services to their Facebook friends but doesn't pay the users for the endorsements or allow them to opt out. U.S ...
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Doctors weigh pros, cons of Facebook friending their patients
Detroit Free Press
To really get a patient's attention, doctors say, you must start where they are. And where they are these days may be on their phone or computer, tweeting, texting and posting on Facebook. But Twitter, blogs and text messaging aren't in the comfort ...
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Tips to stay safe on Facebook
kenowi
In our previous article, we discussed the ways Facebook can be used to help fight crime, giving law enforcement a much-needed tool in locating and apprehending criminals. Click here to read the previous article: "Social Media Becoming an Increasingly ...
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Facebook to backup its servers with low-power storage devices at 'Sub-Zero ...
Engadget
As for Facebook, its upcoming solution is low-power deep-storage hardware contained within a 62000 square-foot building in Prineville, Oregon near its existing Beaver State data center. Unofficially referred to as "Sub-Zero," the facility will store a ...
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Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Getting fired for a Facebook 'like'
UPI.com
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- How much freedom of speech do you have in a social network setting -- for instance, can you be fired if you click "like" on Facebook for something your boss doesn't like? If you're an employee in the private sector, you ...
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UPI.com
State Chevron investigators rip feds on Facebook
San Jose Mercury News
RICHMOND -- The investigation into the massive fire at the Richmond Chevron refinery by a handful of agencies has gotten chippy, as state officials used social media to claim their federal counterparts were "grandstanding," "scaring" the public and biased.
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Facebook photo traced to crime
Green Bay Press Gazette
BARABOO — A Baraboo woman has been arrested after police used a Facebook photo of her bright new hairstyle to connect her to the scene of a burglary.Krysta L. Skaife is charged with being party to a felony count of burglary. The 27-year-old is accused ...
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Facebook removes Hezbollah sites
UPI.com
19 (UPI) -- Facebook has removed Hezbollah sites from its pages because they incite to violence, a company spokesman said. "Under our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities we do not allow content that "incites violence," spokesman Frederic Wolens ...
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Germany reopens Facebook inquiry
Worcester Telegram
Add a comment. BERLIN — Data protection officials in Germany reopened an investigation into Facebook's facial recognition technology last week, saying the social networking giant was illegally compiling a vast photo database of users without their ...
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Facebook invite to fight 'bravado'
Southland Times
A "no weapons, no police" fight arranged on Facebook had turned out to be "all a bit of of bravado", a police officer said yesterday. Police in Central Otago monitored the social media site during the weekend after youths involved in a rugby match ...
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Facebook a motive, court told
Herald Sun
Syed Sharfubin Sarshar, 26, allegedly held the 18-year-old captive for three hours on Thursday after grabbing her off the street and forcing her into his car at Merrylands, in Sydney's west. Police claim Sarshar, from Mt Druitt, drove her to a park in ...
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Why Facebook's Stock Is Tanking
Huffington Post
The answer may lie in Facebook's dominant role within the digital sector: it's the industry's marquee business and its most-watched IPO ever. While initial bad news for a smaller company might have been attributed to opening-day jitters, Facebook's ...
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That's not the real me: How vanity sabotages Facebook advertising
Digitaltrends.com
The person writing this column is not "Facebook Louie," it's the Louie that has invested at least 150 hours into Diablo 3 (as nerdy as that might be), and adores The Real World/Road Rules Challenge (as embarrassing as that is). This "Authentic Louie ...
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Digitaltrends.com
Bono company Elevation Partners loses $650 million as Facebook shares ...
IrishCentral
When Facebook went public three months ago, its founder, 28-year-old Mark Zuckerberg became the 23rd richest man on earth with a fortune valued as €15bn. That has number has now almost halved, knocking Zuckerberg off the list of the world's top 10 ...
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US judge rejects settlement in Facebook Sponsored Stories case
Computerworld
The settlement proposal calls for Facebook to change its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities ("SRRs") and to implement certain additional mechanisms to give users greater information about, and control over, how their names and likenesses are ...
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Regional Briefs: N.C. system seeks lead role in Facebook suit
Winston-Salem Journal
North Carolina's pension system wants to be a lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit over Facebook's botched initial public offering. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that the retirement system for state workers has seen the value of its $26 ...
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Facebook post threatening BC mosque sparks investigation
CTV News
Police in Victoria are investigating disturbing comments made on Facebook threatening an attack on the city's new mosque with a rocket launcher. On a Facebook page called "I Love Downtown Victoria" a poster identifying himself as Dan Speed wrote, "that ...
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Facebook removes Hezbollah page
Ynetnews
Facebook has removed pages created by Hezbollah and its television station, Al-Manar, over incitement to violence, the Daily Star reported Sunday. The social networking giant thus followed recommendations by the US State Department. The latter included ...
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Jigsha Desai: Responding to death and divorce on Facebook
Knoxville News Sentinel
That's what West Knoxville resident Pamela Cannella Treacy urges. Treacy announced to her Facebook network via a status update last fall that she and her husband, Gene, were divorcing. During the divorce proceedings, her husband's cancer returned.
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How often, if ever, do you use the following online social media services ...
Washington Post
Q: How often, if ever, do you use the following online social media services. First, do you use Facebook frequently, occasionally or never? Smaller Text Larger Text Text Size; Print · E-mail · Reprints ...
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Australian Businesses Must Be More Active On Their Facebook Pages
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
After the recent announcement by the Australian Advertising Standards Bureau that Facebook Pages are now classified as a form of Advertising Think Big Online are recommending business owners to become more active on their Facebook Pages.
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Facebook's Proposal Over Sponsored Stories Case Rejected By Judge
The Droid Guy
A district court judge strike Facebook's proposed settlement over a case that reveals a user's "Likes" of services and products to their friend's at the social network. Facebook has been hit by a class-action lawsuit regarding its "Sponsored Stories ...
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The Droid Guy
Barrow man's call to stop distasteful Facebook sites
NW Evening Mail
David Watson, 28, of Grantley Road, has complained to Facebook to try to shut down a group that mocks cancer sufferers. However, Facebook says the page does not break its rules. Mr Watson, a contractor, was on Facebook when a group called "cancer is ...
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NW Evening Mail
FaceDeals Facebook Facial Recognition Camera
Current TV
The process starts when a "Facedeals" camera, mounted at a venue's front door, scans and matches your face's likeness to your Facebook profile, generating customized deals for your area according to your "likes." According to Redpepper, "The Facedeals ...
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Meet The 17 Ad Execs Who Have The Most Influence At Facebook (FB)
Business Insider
Most Facebook users don't know that back in 2011 Everson formed the "Facebook Client Council," a group of advertisers she meets with four times a year so she can hear what advertisers need from the company. Recently, council member Joel Ewanick, the ...
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Business Insider
Scream And Win A Stylish Makeover With Jabong's Screamville On Facebook
Business 2 Community
Online fashionable clothing and accessories portal, Jabong brings Screamville contest on Facebook where a fan can scream her way to win a chance for a fabulous makeover on "I'm too sexy Get the Look" in NDTV Good Times! In the times of coupons and ...
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Blogs14 new results for Facebook
 
What the Facebook Skeptics Know - John Shinal - Voices - AllThingsD
By John Shinal
Thanks to the intense media scrutiny Facebook has received, retail investors now know more about the company than perhaps those on Wall Street would like. They know that more than 1.3 billion Facebook shares will become available for ...
AllThingsD
Microsoft offloads 20 percent of its Facebook shares - Neowin
By Anthony Tosie
A new report reveals Microsoft sold 20 percent of its shares in Facebook at the company's IPO. By selling 20 percent of its shares, Microsoft made more money than all its shares cost in 2007.
Neowin
You can't block Facebook using Windows 8′s hosts file
By Martin Brinkmann
The Windows hosts file offers a great way of blocking or redirecting certain Internet hosts. I'm for instance using it whenever I move websites to a new hosting.
gHacks Technology News | Latest...
Prison Planet.com » And Now Facebook's Bankers Are Divvying Up ...
By admin
Henry Blodget Business Insider August 19, 2012. Boy it doesn't suck to be a banker. Every time I forget how much it doesn't suck, I'm reminded of some other magical cash-printing tool I had forgotten about that allows Wall Street to coin money ...
Prison Planet.com
Former Marine Detained By FBI For Facebook Posts About 9/11 And ...
By Michael Kelley
A former Marine who accused the government of lying about 9/11 on Facebook was arrested.
Business Insider
FaceBook stock decline is a business model and management issue ...
By Colin Henderson
This is an important piece at the NYT. When the Network Effect goes into reverse | NYT James Stewart covers Facebook, as well as Yelp, Groupon, LivingSocial and Linkedin. The title is somewhat provocative and the article notes that the ...
The Bankwatch
Rant: Facebook app on iPhone | iSource
By Jay
Oh Facebook. What has been happening since your initial public offering? I hear you've had some ups and downs (though mostly downs). Despite it all, you.
iSource
Facebook Friend of the Day | WTVR.com – Richmond News - WTVR 6
By Victoria Lushbaugh
Facebook Friend of the Day. Posted on: 8:50 am, August 19, 2012, by Victoria Lushbaugh. (WTVR) – The CBS 6 Facebook Friend of the day is Michael Early. ... If you would like the chance to be the friend of the day, "Like" us on Facebook.
WTVR.com – Richmond News &...
NC pension system wants to lead Facebook lawsuit | MyFOX8.com ...
By Joe Borlik
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's pension system wants to be a lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit over Facebook's botched initial public offering.
MyFOX8.com – Greensboro, High-Point...
Baraboo police base arrest on Facebook photo
A Baraboo woman has been arrested after police used a Facebook photo of her bright new hairstyle to connect her to the scene of a burglary.
WEAU - HomePage - Headlines
Facebook on we heart it / visual bookmark #35255802
Facebook on we heart it / visual bookmark #35255802.
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Can't authorize facebook / Windows questions / Discussion Area ...
By kelly
Whenever I create a facebook connection in the Trillian accounts page, it opens a window, but all I get is "navigation cancelled". If I click the refresh link, it says "There is a problem with this website's security certificate.", and clicking "continue to ...
Trillian: Recent Discussions
Facebook and class action lawyers work out sweet deal for ...
By JD Rucker
Facebook and the lawyers suing them over their Sponsored Stories advertising platform worked out a pretty sweet deal whereby the lawyers would get a nice.
Techi.com
2NE1 to Appear on Facebook Live @ HanCinema :: The Korean ...
2NE1 will be the first Asian band to be interviewed on Facebook Live, a live-streamed video interview program. The group will visit the U.S. social networking service's headquarters for an interview.
HanCinema Daily News and Updates

Web2 new results for Facebook
 
Three years later, deleting your photos on Facebook now actually ...
After years of photo hoarding, Facebook now deletes user photos within 30 days.
arstechnica.com/.../facebook-finally-changes-photo-deletion-p...
Facebook stock hits new low - CBS News Video
CBS News video: Facebook stock hits new low - Facebook shares continue to sink. Rebecca Jarvis and Ben Tracy spoke with author and tech journalist David ...
www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7418532n


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