Facebook was born in 2004 as a way for college students to connect with friends. But what does the Palo Alto social media giant want to be when it grows up?

*assbook?* picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

What's frightening about the spread of this Trojan is not the worm itself - it's really nothing new in terms of malware - but the way its being spread. Over the years people have learned to be suspicious of unknown links and attachments in their emails, so the virus writers turned to hit us where we're more vulnerable: on our social networks. Here, many people still have a feeling of comfort and s... read full post picked by muppet 11 months ago

Kids born to new dads over 50 are 2.5 times more likely to have bipolar disorder than kids with dads in their mid-20s. Probably has something to do with the overwhelming desire to call their dads "Gramps". picked by Wingnut 1 year ago

If you thought online social networking was just an idle pastime, think again.

A university is to offer a Masters degree covering sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo.

Students will learn how to set up blogs and podcasts online and also how to use the sites in communications and marketing. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Google now offers a portfolio feature you can edit to be displayed whenever people search for your name. What is the purpose of them being given so much information about you? Could it be for their own social network? picked by bernardblack 7 months ago

Despite Facebook's decision to eliminate two Holocaust Denial groups, numerous others remain on Facebook. Facebook is allowing these groups to remain, because, in Facebook's view, these groups are engaging in legitimate discourse over a controversial issue and not crossing the line into hate speech. picked by muppet 7 months ago

The Way We Live Now: Alone. Abandon the kids! Or better yet, don't have the kids in the first place. They're the reason you're broke. And they'll just grow up to hide out in tax havens and rob taco trucks. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

They beat out google for this small percentage of facebook. Multiplied out it pushes the value of facebook up to $15 billion. In case that number doesn't sound all that big, it is $15,000,000,000 picked by sykeo56 2 years ago

Five years ago Mark Zuckerberg made up Facebook and lots of people are grateful.

I've not signed up yet. I'll get round to checking it out at some point, I guess. Is it any good, do you think? picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

A maternity belt that updates parents-to-be's Facebook pages every time their baby kicks or moves in the womb is being developed in the US. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Social networking Web sites can seem dedicated to the idea that nobody’s personal life is worth keeping private, but when it comes to Mark Zuckerberg — the founder of Facebook, one of the largest networks — Facebook disagrees. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

Their chances of being caught have increased after they were joined overseas by Ms Young's sister, Aroha Hurring, who posted details about their location on her Facebook page.
Update to Autumn's post. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Students at Bornemouth University are calling for the blocking of Facebook and other social networking sites because others' using these sites 'hog' the computers. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

That's right, Pew Internet Research tells us 35 percent of grown-ups (defined as anyone between the ages of 18 and dead) are now using social networking sites. Of course that doesn't mean they're necessarily on Facebook. They might be on LinkedIn (a business social networking site) or MySpace (for musicians and goth tweens), or maybe they're on Friendster. (Just kidding; no one's on Friendster.) picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

Bad news for Coco and Blinko – British children don't like clowns and even older kids are scared of them. The news that will no doubt have clowns shedding tears was revealed in a poll of youngsters by researchers from the University of Sheffield who examined how to improve the decor of children's wards in hospitals. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions a more personalized, humanized Web, where our network of friends, colleagues, peers, and family is our primary source of information, just as it is offline. In Zuckerberg's vision, users will query this "social graph" to find a doctor, the best camera, or someone to hire—rather than tapping the cold mathematics of a Google search. It is a comp... read full post picked by theclansman 5 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg, the 22-year old creator of Facebook.com has turned down an offer of $1.6 billion dollars from Yahoo.com for the purchase of his site. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Okay, it’s official, Facebook is officially getting out of hand. Not only do employers use social networking tools such as Facebook or Myspace to check on prospective employees, but now Oxford University has actually used photos as evidence of students violating their code of conduct. picked by kye1111 2 years ago

Manatee County Sheriff's officers say a 19-year-old man snatched a Starbucks customer’s laptop after being told he could not use it to check his Facebook account. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The interwebs have spawned a massive amount of memorable photos, sayings and inside jokes. They have made fun of everything from ignorant senators, to naive internet users (nOObs), to little kids being little kids. Onlinet-shirt printing companies have given users the ability to put some of the most memorable internet memes on stylish shirts so you can wear them around and show your IRL friends ... read full post picked by iamamaniac 3 months ago