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Silicon Valley companies like Facebook and Google are famous for rejecting the “stuffy” corporate culture of other industries. Now, a recently leaked letter from Apple is sparking a discussion about the importance of first impressions …
Just before Facebook went public on Friday, estranged co-founder Eduardo Saverin posted a message to his page on the site, congratulating his former classmate and the social network’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg- but spelled the name …
It’s a match made in heaven… or at least Harvard. Facebook founder and one of the most influential businessmen of the 21st century (not to mention billionaire) Mark Zuckerberg has married his longtime girlfriend, Priscilla …
Thanks to his early interest in Facebook, Bono has officially surpassed Sir Paul McCartney to become the richest rocker in the world.
The U2 frontman’s investment group, Elevation Partners, owns 2.3 percent of Facebook shares. The …
Eduardo Saverin is about to become rich. And, we’re not just talking rich here. We’re talking rich. Filthy, stinking rich.
If you don’t know Saverin’s name, you’re not alone. Saverin is one of the founders of Facebook. …
Forty-six percent of respondents in a new AP/CNBC poll believe Facebook is a fad, and “will fade away as new things come along.” The finding underscored that the country is divided, largely along generational lines, …
The Internet echo chamber strikes again! Like so many celebrity deaths and that girl who was “looking for her baby daddy” on Craigslist, the internet was fooled this week by a heartfelt story about Abraham …
A federal court ruled this week that “liking” something on Facebook is not protected speech under the first amendment of the Constitution. But critics are saying that this is just another step in the struggle …
Facebook has your personal data, now they’re coming for your kidneys! Seriously, though, Facebook unveiled a new “organ donor” feature on Tuesday, in an effort to encourage users to register and publicize this life saving …
Facebook released revised changes to their terms-of-use statement on Friday, after users had a chance to read and comment on the original proposals earlier. The social network giant is attempting to quell privacy concerns as …
Do you still think Facebook is just a fad that’ll eventually pass? Well, it might be time to think again. According to documentation that was just released by Mark Zuckerberg & Co., Facebook could very …
Popular photo sharing service Instagram announced this week that, like several other major social networks, it will be banning posts that advocate self-harm. While this ban covers suicide and self-mutilation like cutting, it is presumably …
Facebook yesterday launched a “Listen” button that will allow users to stream music directly from musicians’ fan pages. The new feature will not only improve the user’s experience, but will likely increase their time on …
Facebook successfully bought out Instagram, the most popular mobile photo-sharing app (today’s modern “polaroid”) for 30x’s the amount Yahoo purchased Flickr for in 2004. Smart move Mark Zuckerberg.
Facebook and Instagram are hands down the top …
An app called Girls Around Me, which collected public social network data of people in the user’s area, has been pulled from the iOS App Store following a blog post which made it a national …
Want to share your favorite music with your Facebook friends? Spotify has got your back. What you read on The Washington Post or pretty much any major news source? Social readers are there. And of …
For months, reports of employers forcing employees to fork over their Facebook passwords or lose their jobs have inflamed concerns about online privacy. While it’s difficult to confirm these or come up with reliable statistics, several …
We hear so many negative stories about Facebook these days, that it’s nice to finally hear one that has a happy ending.
Recently, a 30-year-old man by the name of Saroo Brierley wanted to set out …
Move over Foster Friess and Sheldon Adelson– there’s a new sugar daddy in town trying to help win the Republican nomination. Paypal co-founder and Facebook early investor Peter Thiel donated $1.7 million in January to …
A British man has been sentenced to six months in prison for hacking into Facebook’s central servers, in what a prosecutor called “the most extensive and flagrant incidence of social media hacking to be brought …
