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Facebook used to kidnap, traffic Indonesian girls
NBCNews.com (blog)
Facebook used to kidnap, traffic Indonesian girls. When a 14-year-old girl received a Facebook friend request from an older man she didn't know, she accepted it out of curiosity. It's a click she will forever regret, leading to a brutal story that has ...
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Hurricane Sandy Turns Facebook Lockup, UBS Layoffs Into Afterthoughts
Forbes
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq were shuttered Monday, as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the tri-state area. With landfall expected late Monday or early Tuesday, it appears likely the market will be closed again Tuesday. NYSE Euronext CEO ...
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Google, Twitter, Facebook provide real-time updates on Hurricane Sandy
Bizjournals.com (blog)
Their Silicon Valley headquarters may be a continent away from Hurricane Sandy's winds stormy path but Google, Facebook and Twitter are providing real-time updates on the historic storm. Google launched "crisis maps" that show where the storm is and ...
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Facebook IPO Fallout: Citi Fined $2 Million, Fires Two Analysts
Wall Street & Technology
Citigroup fired its top Internet analyst, Mark Mahaney, and paid a $2 million fine to a Massachusetts regulator to settle charges that the bank improperly disclosed research on Facebook IPO. Tags: Citigroup, Facebook,. Tweet. Email Print. October 29 ...
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Man who claimed half of Facebook charged with fraud
TG Daily
Paul Ceglia - the man who tried to claim that he owned half of Facebook - was arrested on Friday and charged with mail and wire fraud that could see him spending 20 years behind bars. Ceglia famously claimed to have suddenly remembered that he owned ...
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TG Daily
Facebook: Social game devs must make their games actually social
Gamasutra
He turned to non-Facebook online games like Mojang's Minecraft and Blizzard's StarCraft as examples of games that engage users socially. StarCraft "has social context against it... We know that [social context] drives more people to engage and convert ...
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Gamasutra
Mobile Money: Facebook, Google, Yahoo & Apple Reads
CNBC.com (blog)
Facebook's (FB) Mark Zuckerberg is case in point. Contrasting the latest quarterly conference call with the previous quarter is a telling, as the Facebook story transformed from an ethereal business model description to a real understanding of a mobile ...
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CNBC.com (blog)
Facebook Is Making Brands More Like You
AllFacebook
In a positive move, Facebook announced a flurry of recent changes that appear to eliminate several of the lower quality user experiences. Changes like scaling back frictionless sharing and introducing new features for local content were accompanied by ...
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Tshekedi Khama Through Facebook
Mmegi Online
With MP Tshekedi recently rising to become the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, his conversance with the mandate of the ministry has come under question. They say a man's vision is often influenced by his wife, and if that is true about ...
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Mmegi Online
Anonymous Taking Aim At Facebook, Zynga?
AllFacebook
Anonymous Taking Aim At Facebook, Zynga? David Cohen on October 29, 2012 10:38 AM. As if Facebook game developer Zynga doesn't have enough issues to contend with, it may also have to brace itself for a Nov. 5 attack from hacker group Anonymous.
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Sandy claims Facebook events as latest hurricane cancellations
CNET
This time it's Facebook calling off a couple of get-togethers it had scheduled for this week in New York. The social networking giant was holding an open house Tuesday at its New York office to give reporters the chance to chat with some of its engineers.
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Say it isn't so! Facebook urge harder to resist than sexual desires?
New York Daily News
While most respondents' sexual desires were stronger than their need to use social media, they gave in and checked their email or Facebook 42 percent of the time. "The sex drive is much stronger but it's also much more situational," online community ...
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New York Daily News
Facebook Has to Answer for Letting Minors Pay
Courthouse News Service
(CN) - Two children can sue Facebook to vacate a contract that allegedly let the website rack up charges on their parents' credit cards, a federal judge ruled. Facebook had moved to dismiss the entire class action filed by I.B. and J.W. through their ...
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Trenton schools set rules for teachers on Facebook, Twitter social media sites
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com
Responding to the pervasiveness of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, the Trenton school board last month adopted a new social media policy for teachers and staff members. The new rules seem like no-brainers: • Stay professional on ...
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The Times of Trenton - NJ.com
Teacher suspended for alleged 'shoot 'em up' Facebook post
CNET
And some hit Facebook. Tameka Gatewood, who plies her trade at Rainshaven Elementary School in Memphis, Tenn., apparently chose the latter, more modern option. As WMCTV reports, Gatewood was a tad frustrated when two of her little ones said unkind ...
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New Facebook game prepares students for college
USC News
With college application season under way for millions of U.S. high school students, USC researchers today launched a free Facebook game to help underserved students, often the first in their families to aspire to college, navigate the complicated ...
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Delta Faucet Facebook Sweepstakes Asks Users to Select Their Unique Shower ...
Sacramento Bee
This fall, Delta Faucet will ask its Facebook fans to reveal what gets them in the shower; offering its fans the chance to win a shower prize package that includes a new In2ition two-in-one shower featuring H2Okinetic™ technology, along with a $1,000 ...
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Just Got A $790 Million Paycheck
Business Insider
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Just Got A $790 Million Paycheck. Nicholas Carlson | Oct. 29, 2012, 12:42 PM | 32 |. Email; More. Share on Tumblr · Tweet. Email. Share on Tumblr. Sheryl Sandberg Facebook. Flickr/Sit With Me. See Also. Facebook Is Three ...
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Business Insider
How Randi Zuckerberg's Silicon Valley Reality Show Is Luring In Viewers? Hint ...
Forbes
Bravo's upcoming reality TV show chronicling startup culture in Silicon Valley, which was produced by Mark Zuckerberg's sister, Randi (who full disclosure once did a stint at Forbes) is launching a social-ranking Web site where anyone can tally their ...
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Forbes
KFC's Recipe for Hope Asks Fans to “Pass the Bucket” on Facebook and Raise ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
KFC is calling on fans to “Pass the Bucket” by sharing KFC's “Recipe for Hope” image on their Facebook page to raise awareness and funds for World Hunger Relief. (Pictured L-R are Jim Metevier, Chief Operating Officer, Teresa Crawford, Senior Director, ...
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The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
NLRB Determines Some Facebook Postings Don't Have Federal Labor Law ...
Justice News Flash
San Francisco, CA — Since the rise in popularity of social media networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, there has been an ongoing debate as to whether or not it is lawful to fire someone for the content on an employee's social media pages. A ...
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Mums turn to Facebook for 'me-time'
The Australian
BUSY, time-poor mothers are turning to Facebook to stay connected to family and friends, market their business and search for parenting advice, research reveals. A survey of 1000 mothers found almost 99 per cent had Facebook accounts, and some were ...
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The Prop 37 Phenomenon on Facebook
TechCrunch
Editor's note: Ali Partovi is an Internet entrepreneur (LinkExchange, iLike) and investor (Dropbox, OPower, Zappos). In recent years he has turned his attention to opportunities in food and agriculture. Over the past two weeks, I've been involved in a ...
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Cohasset residents lose power; police posting updates to Facebook
Boston.com
By Natalie Feulner, Town Correspondent. Cohasset police are closing the causeway on Atlantic Avenue after receiving reports that sea water is carrying several rocks into the roadway. Several residents are still without power after one of the town's ...
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Facebook Pages 'Bikini Jailbait' and 'I Hate Teen Moms' Cause Outrage
Opposing Views
Two controversial Facebook pages focused on teens have met with outrage, but continue to stay on the popular social media site (video below), reports the Daily Mail. A page called 'Bikini Jailbait' has numerous graphic pictures of apparent under-aged ...
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Obama To MTV: No Facebook Profile For Malia
AllFacebook
I worry about Facebook, (because Malia) is well-known. I'm very keen on her protecting her privacy. Dates, that's fine. She has Secret Service protection. The president admitted that he knows Facebook, and the White House works with the social network ...
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Facebook post by Leoni Township candidate called, "disturbing"
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
Election 2012.jpg. LEONI TWP., MI — A candidate for Leoni Township treasurer has drawn criticism for a Facebook post that reads: “Almost took out an Arab standing in the middle of the lane texting on his cell phone holding onto a cart in Meijer ...
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The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
Facebook forced to remove 'Bikini Jailbait' page that directs users to ...
Daily Mail
A shocking page called 'Bikini Jailbait' has been removed from Facebook after it caused outrage among users of the social network. The site pictured many graphic pictures of seemingly under-aged young women in various states of dress. Some are bending ...
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Daily Mail
5 Simple Ways To Promote Your Facebook Page
Business 2 Community
Tell your Twitter followers, LinkedIn group members or blog readers to go over to your Facebook Page and share the link to their Facebook profile or Page where they have a cover photo they're really proud of. —A graphic designer might suggest that her ...
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Blogs14 new results for Facebook
 
Facebook Sex Trafficking: Social Network Used To Kidnap ...
By AP
DEPOK, Indonesia (AP) — When a 14-year-old girl received a Facebook friend request from an older man she didn't know, she accepted it out of curiosity. It's a click she will forever regret, leading to a brutal story that has repeated itself as ...
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The Teacher's Guide to Facebook
By Matt Petronzio
We spoke with teachers, professors and other education professionals about Facebook best practices.
Mashable » Social Media
Facebook claimant charged with fraud - Boing Boing
By Rob Beschizza
Rob Beschizza at 8:45 pm Sun, Oct 28. Paul Ceglia, the New York businessman who claimed to own half of Facebook, was charged with fraud Friday over evidence presented in the case. [BBC] Previously. Follow Rob Beschizza on Twitter.
Boing Boing
What Facebook is Playing This Week: The Same Things It Was ...
By Mike Fahey
FarmVille 2's meteoric rise to fame slowly turns this week, as players realize they enjoy building restaurants, playing Scrabble and matching candy much more than they do farming.
Kotaku
Hurricane Sandy And NASDAQ Closure Interferes With Post-IPO ...
By Leena Rao
Another unfortunate effect of Hurricane Sandy—Facebook employees and shareholders whose lockup expired today may have to wait a few more days before selling..
TechCrunch
Facebook Cancels NYC Gifts Event Ahead of Hurricane Sandy ...
By Josh Wolford
Earlier this month, Facebook sent out invitations for a November 1st event set to take place at FAO Schwartz on Fifth Avenue. The event invited media to “come see what's new with Facebook Gifts,” and it was widely expected that Facebook ...
Top News - WebProNews
Facebook Lock-Ups - Business Insider
By Henry Blodget
The first of three major "lock-ups" for Facebook stock expired today, October 29th, which means that a lot of new stock is available to be sold when the markets reopen. The second lock-up, which is much larger, will hit on November 14th.
Business Insider
If Michael Jackson Had Facebook | Thought Catalog
By Ted Pillow
Phil Collins: Can you teach me how to moonwalk??? Like. Comment. 22 minutes ago. Michael Jackson: lol. Michael Jackson: nah. _____. Rick James has invited Michael Jackson to play “Mafia Wars.” _____. Vincent Price: And though you ...
Thought Catalog
Microsoft Brings Twitter, Facebook, Skype Apps to Windows Phone 8
By Alex Wilhelm
Facebook will integrate deeply into the phone platform, allowing users to display images from the social network on its lockscreen, further personalizing the handset. Status notes from the networks will be displayed granularly in the bottom ...
The Next Web
Kindergarten Teacher Suspended For Inappropriate Facebook ...
By Todd Rigney
Memphis, TN - A kindergarten teacher has been placed on unpaid suspension after posting inappropriate comments on her Facebook page, according to The.
The Inquisitr
Most Engaging Facebook Posts for the Week of 10-28-2012
By Nick Cicero
The consumer isn't a moron. She is your wife.” ― David Ogilvy This week Facebook released their third quarter results, with news that they had.
Social Fresh
Looking To Make Money From Facebook? Expect Them To Make ...
By Hisham Dahud
Guest post by Gray Blue, founder of Lumberjack Marketing Many have started petitions in an attempt to get the multi-billion dollar social corporation to change their current EdgeRank policies, particularly as it relates to how posts from a brand ...
hypebot
Anoymous threatens to shut down Zynga, Facebook on November 5 ...
By IBNLive.com editor@ibnlive.com
After the gaming giant Zynga, known for Facebook games Farmville and Cityville, announced its plans to sack 5 per cent of its employees, the online hacktivist group Anonymous has threatned to take down Zynga and Facebook on November ...
IBN Top Headlines
Facebook used to kidnap girls for sex slaves
By ahowell
DEPOK, Indonesia — When a 14-year-old girl received a Facebook friend request from an older man she didn't know, she accepted it out of curio...
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Today we're making our new mobile app install ads available to all developers. We announced these ads in beta in August as a new and effective way for ...
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Citi fires top analyst, fined $2 million over Facebook IPO - Bottom Line
BOSTON — Citigroup fired top Internet analyst Mark Mahaney and paid a $2 million fine to a ...
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