Trent Reznor To Score Facebook Movie. "It's Really F*cking Good. And Dark!"
(techcrunch.com) - I’ve never been quite sure what to make of the upcoming Facebook movie, The Social Network. On one hand, the talent behind the camera is pretty amazing. The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin (of West Wing, and A Few Good Menfame). And it’s being directed by David Fincher (ofFight Club and Seven fame). On the other hand, More...
MAKING LISTS: my life as a social networking douchebag: or how i learned to stop going outside in the 2000s and love only myself
(makinglists.blogspot.com) - Hilarious history of one guy's use of social networking through time.
Facebook Usernames are coming!
(facebook.com) -
Starting on Friday, June 12th, at 11:01pm, you'll be able to choose a username for your Facebook account to easily direct friends, family, and coworkers to your profile.
Check out the Facebook Blog for more information.
Needle in a haystack: efficient storage of billions of photos
(facebook.com) - The Photos application is one of Facebook’s most popular features. Up to date, users have uploaded over 15 billion photos which makes Facebook the biggest photo sharing website. For each uploaded photo, Facebook generates and stores four images of different sizes, which translates to a total of 60 billion images More...
Five clues that you are addicted to Facebook
(cnn.com) - One day recently, Cynthia Newton's 12-year-old daughter asked her for help with homework, but Newton didn't want to help her, because she was too busy on Facebook. So her daughter went upstairs to her room and sent an e-mail asking her for help, but Newton didn't see the e-mail, because, well, she was too busy on Facebook.
5 Elements of a Successful Facebook Fan Page
(mashable.com) - For many companies a Facebook fan page is an integral part of their social media campaign. But, what elements help fan pages build up large followings and what can brands do to emulate the success of others? I’ve put together a list of specific elements that I believe have helped create fan pages with large, engaged, followings.
Please Don’t Delete Your Account, says Facebook
(altafsayani.com) - Yeah that’s right, you read it correct, that’s what Facebook is telling to all it’s users who are trying to delete their account.
How to permanently delete your facebook account.
(facebook.com) - Ever tried to leave Facebook and found out they only allow you to "deactivate" your account? All your personal data, including photos, interests, friends etc will still be saved indefinitely! You don’t have to be a conspiracist to find this quite fishy (or simply annoying)!
Do you belong to Facebook, forever?
(chicagotribune.com) - The blogosphere is abuzz after a popular consumer affairs blog pointed out changes to Facebook's terms of use that the social networking Web site quietly made earlier this month.
Your Facebook is their fortune
(smh.com.au) - In an attempt to finally cash in on the social networking site, once valued at $US15 billion ($23.6 billion), it will soon allow multinational companies to selectively target its members in order to research the appeal of new products. Companies will be able to pose questions to specially selected members More...
Facebook Honesty
(flickr.com) - If you're on facebook, you've probably received a friend request from someone from years back who you never particularly liked. If you're anything like me, you probably just accepted their request. If you're anything like the person in this picture, you're my new hero.
