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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.

Need to Make Your Break-Up as Easy as Possible? There's an App for That.

Lynn Quale — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:54:14 +0000

Break-ups are hard on everyone, that's no secret. So if there was a way to make it as easy as possible to move on from that relationship, that would be a good thing, right? Well, now there is. KillSwitch is a new app that is going to help you digitally purge your relationship in just a few clicks.

Dad to Buy Daughters Puppy After They Get One Million Facebook Likes In A Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:51:56 +0000

It's a scenario which has played out in countless homes over the years. The kids want a puppy, but the dad isn't so sure it's a good idea.

But when the Cordell girls, Cadence, 12, and Emerson, 9, went to their father Ryan with their canine request, he added a social media clause -- he would get his daughters a dog if they could get one million likes on Facebook.

Facebook has Officially Released New Emoticons

Lynn Quale — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:50:31 +0000

Facebook has officially loaded new emoticons into their code so they will be recognized when you type them in your status. If you have been waiting on the edge of your seat to be able to put a shark or a penguin into your status, today is your lucky day! [...]

New Facebook App Will Help You Find Out Who Gave You the Flu

Donald Deane — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:00:46 +0000

After last year's flu season, which health officials say was one of the mildest in the past 30 years, the illness is back with a vengeance. Well, if you're unlucky enough to currently have the flu, at least a new Facebook app can help track down the diseased jerk who gave it to you in the first place.

Facebook Reunites Sisters After 72 Years

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:10:41 +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.

Your Facebook Copyright Notice Status Update Is Bogus

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:58:14 +0000

If you've been on Facebook over the last few days, you've probably seen that some of your friends have posted a copyright notice as their status update.

The message suggests that the poster has copyrighted all the material on their Facebook page thanks to the authority of something called the Berner Convention. Here is the full text of the update:

Facebook Reaches One Billion Users

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:35:07 +0000

You know what’s cool? One billion users. OK, now that that’s out of the way, lets discuss the big Facebook news, which is that the social network recently topped one billion users. This amounts to about 15% of the world’s population. Mark Zuckerberg announced the achievement as a status update on his Facebook page, and thanked users [...]

Facebook Changed your Email Address without your Permission

Lynn Quale — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:34:47 +0000

Yes, I’m serious. The change doesn’t effect your log in or the ability for Facbook to send you annoying emails about updates, friend requests, invites…but it does prevent others from getting your email address. If you click on the ‘about’ link in your profile and scroll down to your email address, you will notice that [...]

Over the Top Facebook Lovers Sing About It [VIDEO]

Lynn Quale — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:50:40 +0000

Seriously. That was my first thought when I saw this video. Look, I like Facebook for multiple reasons...but there is no way that I love it so much that I feel compelled to make a music video about it. I hope I'm not the only one that feels this way because if I have to watch another video like this, I may not survive. With that said - check out this video at the very least it will give you a good laugh.

Is the Department of Homeland Security Tracking You on Facebook and Twitter?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:02:07 +0000

When you’re tweeting or posting on Facebook, you’re probably not thinking about the Department of Homeland Security. But as it turns out, it may very well be thinking about you. The DHS started monitoring social media sites back in February 2011 to stay on top of breaking news — particularly stories related to matters of [...]

Facebook's Timeline Is Here — So How Do You Use It? [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:48:29 +0000

After a few months in private trials, Facebook launched its Timeline feature to the masses on Thursday. In a nutshell, it lets you view people’s photos and status updates from days long past instead of just showing you what they’ve done or posted most recently. Basically, it’s the Facebook equivalent of being forced to look through your friends’ childhood scrapbooks.

Intrigued? Here’s what you need to know before taking the plunge.

Find Out Where Facebook Is Hiding Your Important Messages

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:24:07 +0000

Did you know that any message sent to you on Facebook which isn’t from a friend or a friend of a friend gets filtered into an “other” subfolder? Most people don’t, and this means you probably have dozens of messages sitting on your Facebook page that you’ve never looked at before. While it’s true the [...]

Fun Thanksgiving Greetings To Put On Your Friends' Facebook Page

Lindsay Seim — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:10:55 +0000

The ~~turkeys~~ staff members here at TheFW are thankful for our fabulous readers and want to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of the season, we’d like to offer a cornucopia of Thanksgiving greetings for you to post and share with the ~~butterballs~~ loved ones in your life. Gobble Gobble!

10 Things We Wish We Could Opt Out of on Facebook

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:29:17 +0000

Facebook changed the way we interact with each other. But there are some things that we all wish we could "opt-0ut" of on Facebook. Here's our 10 things we wish we could have a dis-like button for!

Facebook's New Timeline Coming Soon [VIDEO]

Lynn Quale — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:34:02 +0000

Facebook's new news feed that premiered earlier this week had many users upset over the change. Well this is me warning you now - prepare for a lot more change. These are not small changes either, Facebook is going to introduce "Timeline" shortly, and it will make Facebook a one-stop media destination.

Facebook Costs American Companies a Staggering $280 Billion a Year

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:49:44 +0000

Checking your Facebook status could lead to your company’s downfall. Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but tech blogger Michael Fitzgerald was able to calculate that workers wasting time on the social networking site costs US companies $280 billion in annual productivity losses. Fitzgerald used publicly available information to conclude the average American worker spends seven minutes a [...]

98 Country Listeners are so Adorably Weird!

Ricky Woods — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:11:23 +0000

This morning Wolf and I asked our Facebook friends 'What's something that most people don't know about you?' for a chance at Carrie Underwood tickets. Boy, some of you guys are a little weird - did you know that? You've got one last chance at Carrie Underwood tickets this week but this might be even more painful than revealing your quirks...you have to hang with Wolf.

Hacker Group Anonymous Threatens to Destroy Facebook on November 5 [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:21:39 +0000

Members of notorious hacker clique Anonymous have their sights set on taking down Facebook — and they even set a date: November 5. In a video posted on YouTube, Anonymous members accuse Facebook of “selling information to government agencies and giving clandestine access to information security firms so that they can spy on people from all [...]

Facebook Can Cause Psychological Disorders and Other Issues in Teens

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:37:00 +0000

A new study suggests that using Facebook too much triggers the development of anti-social behavior in teenagers. To gauge the effect Facebook has on young people, Dr. Larry Rosen, a professor of psychology at California State University, gave computerized surveys to 1,000 adolescents, and also observed 300 teens in 15-minute study sessions. Rosen found that [...]