Thessa Geburtstag: 1600 Crash German Girl's Birthday Party

1,600 Strangers Show Up to Thessa's Birthday Party If you're posting details for your 16th birthday party on Facebook, make sure to set the event to Private. If you don't, over a thousand people will show up. A...

DaCast Intros Video on Demand

The previously live streaming platform DaCast has introduced video on demand (sometimes called "VOD") capabilities. The introduction allows people to stream media content live, as before; however, now they can...

Mark Zuckerberg: 'I'll Only Eat What I Kill'

Mark Zuckerberg Turns Into Ted Nugent? Mark Zuckerberg is turning over a new leaf, and, if you're an animal, you should start to worry. Mark Zuckerberg's personal challenge is to only eat meat that comes from animals...

Nicolas Sarkozy to host key internet forum ahead of G8 summit

The debate over whether - and how far - to regulate the internet is expected to dominate a two day international e-summit which opens in Paris today, hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Top executives from the world’s biggest internet companies will come face to...

Facebook Dislike Button: It's a Scam

Don't Install the Facebook Dislike Button The Facebook Dislike Button: it's a trap! If you actually try to install the so-called Facebook Dislike Button, you'll be told to add some Javascript to your browser, and...

Australian dies after 'planking' on balcony, police say

Australian police said a man who plunged from a seventh floor balcony was taking part in the internet craze "planking". Planking involves someone lying flat on their stomach in an unusual and sometimes dangerous setting then sharing the photograph on social networking sites....

Facebook Marketing Strategies from Facebook

"It seems everyone has their Facebook marketing strategies, some work, some don’t. Fortunately Facebook has released a new eBook that highlights the best practices for reaching your marketing goals Facebook. This Facebook marketing tool will tell you how to make the most...

Nicole Santos Facebook Virus: Worm Spreads By Hoax Message

A Nicole Santos Facebook Virus Is Spreading. Here is How To Deal With the Nicole Santos Facebook WormYou probably don't want to be named Nicole Santos right about now. A Nicole Santos Facebook virus is spreading, and anyone who is named Nicole Santos probably had nothing to...

Burson-Marsteller Confirms Facebook Smear Campaign vs Google

Facebook Hired Burson-Marsteller PR Firm to Plant Negative Stories about Google's Social Circle PR Firm Burson-Marsteller confirmed that it was hired by Facebook to organize an astroturf smear campaign against...

Facebook Leaked Personal Data to Advertisers says US Sec. Company

"US computer security firm Symantec on Tuesday said that Facebook accidentally left a door open for advertisers to access profiles, pictures, chat and other private data at the social network. Symantec discovered that certain Facebook applications leaked tokens that act...

DaCast and EdgeCast Partner Up

The two 'cast' companies (DaCast and EdgeCast) have partnered up to bring a live streaming service to the masses. Available over Facebook and other services, users can live stream video and audio. The service...

'Watch bin Laden Death Video' on Facebook: Not Virus but Scam

Fake BBC Osama bin Laden Death Video: Facebook Survey Scam If you see a post on your Facebook wall from a friend that says something like "BBC News- Osama bin Laden Killed (LIVE VIDEO)", don't click it. It's a scam....

Facebook.cn: Facebook China to Welcome Censors

Facebook China Will Be Censor-Friendly When Facebook launches in China, users of facebook.cn will have all their content open to Beijing's army of government censors. That's not all, though: if you friend someone who...

Seamless live streaming over Facebook launches

The streaming media company DaCast launched a new service today (April 19) for Facebook users to do live video over the social network. The new method is directed at letting Facebook users easily do live...

Facebook Gay Kiss Photo: Facebook Says They Removed it in Error

Facebook Removed a Photo of Two Men Kissing Last Week, Saying it Violated Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities Talk-show host Richard Metzger posted a story to Facebook about a 'kiss-in' held at a...

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