October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
Facebook Partners With Websense To Cut Down On Malicious Links
Facebook is riddled with links to malicious websites. Often times scams trick users into sharing content with their friends which helps links spread faster through the social network. To cut down on links that lead to malware and malicious sites Facebook has teamed up with Websense, a company that offers Web, email and data security. Starting on Monday, you will... Read more » Facebook And USA Today Partner For 2012 Super Bowl Ad Meter, Lets You Vote On Ads
USA Today and Facebook are teaming up to launch the Super Bowl Ad Meter for Super Bowl XLVI. You'll be able to have your say in who wins the Ad Meter, see how others ranked the ads and share your favorite ads with your friends. For 2012, the Ad Meter will be branded the “USA TODAY – Facebook Super Bowl Ad Meter.” Through an app that will be available on... Read more » Privacy Regulator To Probe Facebook Over Tracking Cookies, FTC Urged To Investigate
Facebook is set to be investigated by the privacy regulator in Ireland related to concerns over how it handles European users' data. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is facing calls to probe Facebook over recent privacy concerns. The social network has come under fire this week after it was claimed that it tracks your Web browsing activity even... Read more » Police Investigate 6th Grader’s Facebook Post Called ‘Slap An Asian Day’
Police from Chaska, Minn. are currently investigating a Facebook post by a middle school student and warning parents about the dangers of cyberbullying. The slightly disturbing post was found on the social network by the parents of a sixth grade student. The post was titled “Slap an Asian Day” and when the parents discovered the post, they immediately... Read more » Dungeons & Dragons ‘Heroes Of Neverwinter’ Game Launches On Facebook
The “Dungeons & Dragons” franchise is one of the most popular series of role-playing games in the world. Over the years, there have been a wealth of video games related to the series and now, you can add a new role-playing game to the mix with the launch of “Heroes of Neverwinter” on Facebook. Released by Atari and developed by Liquid Entertainment, the... Read more » Facebook Quietly Rolls Out More Changes, View Who Works At A Company You Like
Facebook has been making so many changes lately. Some of the drastic changes that rolled out last week during the f8 conference were a little bit hard for users to swallow. After all, the promise of the new Open Graph and Timeline completely changes the way we use the social network, and now with all those music integrations some of us have accidentally exposed the... Read more » Man Threatens Police Officer On Facebook, Charged With Terroristic Threats
When will people learn – don’t mess with the police on Facebook! It's that simple. Just don’t do it. It is never a good idea to taunt, tease or threaten officers in general, but especially in a place where there is a public record of your actions. Apparently, this 21-year-old man missed the memo. Derek Randal Maxwell received a $140 ticket for driving with... Read more » Goodreads Celebrates 6 Million Members, 200 Million Cataloged Books
Goodreads has had a pretty amazing year. The social network for book lovers recently launched an advanced book recommendation engine with the help of Discovereads, a startup they acquired in March. The social network also launched apps for the Nook Color e-reader, Android and iPad. Now, the company has more to celebrate – they’ve reached 6 million members and 200... Read more »
Man Creates 2 Fake Facebook Profiles To Coerce 14-year-old Girl Into Meeting For Sex
A 53-year-old man has been accused of using fake Facebook accounts to convince a 14-year-old girl to meet with him for sex. The 2 accounts he created were under the names Anthony and Glenn. William Ainsworth was arrested for a handful of felonies that included unlawful contact with a minor. Ainsworth admitted that he created Anthony to help him contact teenagers... Read more » Mark Zuckerburg Sings About Privacy Concerns In The Tune of ‘Every Breath You Take’ In Funny Comic
Facebook has been under fire for its privacy policy for quite some time now. It's constantly changing and it leaves people wondering just how much information the social network is storing and how much it's actually using. Recently, Facebook raised some controversy when a hacker revealed a flaw in their system that tracked users’ Web history even if they’ve... Read more »
