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12 Parents Embarrassing Their Kids on Facebook

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:16:24 +0000

There’s a funny thing about parents and technology. That being a majority of moms and dads are pretty tech unsavvy without the help of us internet-obsessed younger folk. And while parental struggles can be frustrating at times, their attempts to get in the techy loop are mostly just hilarious. This is particularly true with Facebook. Many [...]

CISPA Amendment Banning Employers from Requiring Facebook Passwords Has Been Blocked

Amy Austin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:00:56 +0000

Bad news for all Facebook users (or at least employed ones). There has been a last minute amendment to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, known as CISPA, that would ban employers from asking employers for their social media passwords -- but the measure was defeated in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Facebook Reveals All-New News Feed

Chase Colston — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:41:09 +0000

In its biggest design change since unveiling the Timeline in 2011, Facebook announced and unveiled a radically redesigned News Feed today during a special press event. But how will users respond? The new News Feed, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, is inspired by mobile technology but the look will be consistent across all devices — computers, [...]

Facebook Changes Are Coming Again With Adjustments to Timeline [POLL]

Chase Colston — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:19:26 +0000

One of the biggest gripes against Facebook (other than privacy issues) has always been the social network appears to make drastic changes just when people start getting used to a certain format on the site. Well, it looks like Facebook is getting ready to make some changes again. Facebook already has begun rolling out changes [...]

Facebook Reunites Sisters After 72 Years

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:54:41 +0000

Back when Facebook was just about college students and the recently graduated it was great for getting back in touch with high school friends that you had lost contact with for a few years. But now that everybody and their grandmother is on the social network, the reunions Facebook enables have started to become really impressive.

Teen Arrested After Making Facebook Threats

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:35:15 +0000

Eric Rizley of Portage, Indiana was having a bad day. So the 19-year-old got on Facebook and started issuing threats. Unfortunately for him, that was actually a very, very bad idea. Now he faces criminal charges “Watch out portage people might be dying soon,” Rizley wrote on his account at about 4 AM Thursday morning. As if [...]

Best Cat Video Ever Made — Patty Cake Cats [VIDEO]

Nora Schreiber — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:28:56 +0000

Sure, there are lots of videos of cats on the internet. Some are cute, some are sad (thanks a lot Sarah Mclachlan), and some are funny. With an overwhelming amount of these clips on YouTube and Facebook, you might be getting tired of them. If they are all starting to run together and get boring to you, try this one. I believe it to be the best cat video ever made.

Facebook Makes You Spend More and Over-Eat

Mike Adams — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:11:11 +0000

Facebook may be giving people a false sense of self-esteem, leading to overspending and gluttonous behavior, according to new research.

The 20 Most Annoying Things People Do on Facebook

Baby J — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:11:06 +0000

We’ve all done it. We’re all guilty at times of some of the most annoying posts on Facebook. So I asked around the station here, and compiled a laundry list of the most annoying things people do on Facebook. You may be guilty of one or more of these!

Facebook Probably Changed Your Email Address Without You Knowing It [POLL]

Chase Colston — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:29:44 +0000

Over there in the “About” section on your Facebook profile, those folks at Big Brother Facebook have probably changed your primary email address to one you might not even know you have — or even use at all. Facebook launched a service a few years ago to sync with the launch of Facebook Timeline to [...]

Fake Facebook Suicide Gets Teen Suspended from School [VIDEO]

Baby J — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:18 +0000

Looks like Facebook strikes yet again! This time for a teenager who thought it would be amusing to fake her suicide for her entire social media peers to see. On the Facebook page, a 12 year old girl suffered from the loss of her mother, abuse from her father, bullied by her peers, then commits suicide. 15 Year old Jessica Barba created the phony story and Facebook page claiming it was a “project” she was doing for school.

School Forces Students to Delete Facebook Pages

Shauna Wright — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:02:54 +0000

Schools these days seem to have no compunctions about policing students’ use of social media. An Indiana teenager was recently expelled for swearing in a tweet, and now a Brooklyn, New York school is forcing its charges to delete their Facebook accounts — or face expulsion themselves.

Was Facebook Created by CIA — Is Mark Zuckerberg a CIA Operative? [VIDEO]

Buddy Logan — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:56:29 +0000

In another Onion News Network exclusive (a satirical news network) Facebook is a "massive online surveillance program run by the CIA." They charge that Mark Zuckerberg is a CIA operative codenamed "The Overlord," and they also claim one of the biggest Facebook successes is "Operation Farmville" which the CIA credits with pacifying as many as 85 million people as unemployment rates skyrocketed. They make many other hilarious claims, which is definitely worth three minutes of your time.

New Facebook App Lets You Update Your Status From the Grave [VIDEO]

Jeff Evans — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:13:56 +0000

Death happens. It’s a part of life that is hardly ever planned. Wouldn’t it be nice if you were able to leave a parting word to your friends upon your death? Ifidie has the answer. It’s the Facebook app that allows you to record a video message that will be played and posted to your Facebook profile upon your death.

'Facebook Parent' Who Shot Daughter's Laptop Speaks [UPDATED]

Chase Colston — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:31:32 +0000

***CAUTION: Some language in this video is not recommended for work.***

Different parents have different responses to their child/teenager's bad behavior. You've seen stories of the parents who make their kids hold signs on the side of the road announcing their bad decisions to the world.

But none of them can compare to the dad who responded to his 15-year-old's critical Facebook post. Tommy Jordan, of Albemarie, N.C., has spoken more about the video that ended with him shooting his daughter's laptop.

Can Using Facebook Make You Sad?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:31:30 +0000

Many people use social media sites to relax and unwind from the stresses of the day, but a new study indicates Facebook in particular might actually make us feel worse. In work published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, sociologists Hui-Tzu Grace Chou and Nicholas Edge from Utah Valley University asked more than 400 college [...]

Like Seize the Deal on Facebook + Win $1,000

KNUE — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:47:21 +0000

Like Seize the Deal on Facebook and enter for a chance to win $1,000! Seize the Deal in Tyler offers daily deals from great local businesses, including restaurants, bars, local services and more. Like Seize the Deal’s Facebook page and stay up to date on great deals, and between now and March 20th, signing up [...]

Wikipedia, Other Sites Shut Down in Protest of SOPA [VIDEO]

Amy Austin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:07:58 +0000

If you are a student who relies heavily on the Internet and sites such as Wikipedia as a research tool for your studies, you’re of luck today. Wikipedia blacked out its Web pages as part of a global protest against anti-piracy legislation making its way through Congress. MSN reported Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales warned students [...]

15 Things White Guys Love To Do On Facebook

Leslie Reynolds — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:48:47 +0000

Recently, my comrade Buddy Logan wrote a post based off a blog written by a woman entitled "15 Things White Girls Love To Do On Facebook". This post discussed all of the obnoxious things women do on their Facebook.

15 Things White Girls Love To Do on Facebook

Buddy Logan — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:44:28 +0000

I had a dude friend post this to his facebook today -- I have no idea how he found it, but it's funny. Because unless all your FB girl friends are Hispanic, Black, Oriental or Irish -- no wait Irish girls do do this, you've seen posts in your news feed that include the 15 Things White Girls Love To Do on Facebook, such as:

1. Take pictures of their feet.

14. Ask seemingly rhetorical questions. “It’s cool to do a bunch of meth and babysit 20 six year olds, right?”

5. Express their extreme excitement to see their best friends tonight, Brintney, Whitney, and Sarah!!! Love YOU GIRLS!!