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Facebook Friends Could Affect Your Credit 27 Aug 2013 | 06:13 pm
According to CNN, some smaller and tech-savvy financial companies are now using social media to determine if individuals seeking loans should be approved for the money. One such company, Lenddo, anal...
Facebook Fights Counterfeit Ads, Bad Ad Placement on Site 23 Aug 2013 | 07:36 pm
After Facebook became a publically traded stock in May of last year, they have increasingly sought ways to monetize their massive user base. Of course, online advertising is one of the easiest ways to...
“Instagram for PC” Scam Targets Facebook Users 22 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
A new scam is spreading on Facebook that promises to let users download an application called “Instagram for PC.” Of course, no such app exists, but as security firm Symantec reports, over 4,000 peopl...
Researcher Writes Directly on Mark Zuckerberg’s Wall to Illustrate Security Bug 20 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
Facebook’s White Hat program has awarded over $1 million to computer experts around the world for finding and reporting security flaws on the site. However, they ignored the reports of a Palestinian I...
Study: 41 Percent of Teens Ask Parents About Online Privacy 19 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
Much has been written recently about how teenagers are no longer using Facebook, but at least the ones who still use it are doing so responsibly. A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that 7...
Facebook Accidentally Shuts Down Innocent Apps in Sweep for Malicious Programs 16 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
On Tuesday, Facebook accidentally disabled a number of apps for several hours during a sweep for malware. Today, Facebook issued an apology for the temporary outage. “The Facebook Platform and our us...
Airline Demands Access to Employee’s Facebook, Bank Accounts 15 Aug 2013 | 09:51 pm
Though six U.S. states have made it illegal, many companies both in America and abroad have begun to demand access to their employees’ Facebook profiles. Sometimes they do it immediately at the interv...
Study: Facebook Over-Sharers May be Damaging Their Personal Lives 12 Aug 2013 | 11:43 pm
Many people strive to increase their privacy on Facebook by hiding their photos, limiting who can see their profile and accepting few friend requests. However, Facebook is also a tool used (and abused...
Facebook Begins Bumping Older Content; Be Careful What You Post – Or Like 9 Aug 2013 | 06:24 pm
Facebook has adjusted its News Feed algorithm to bump posts that are more popular further up the feed while dropping content that fewer people have liked or commented on. In a blog post announcing th...
Restaurant Shames Dine and Dasher on Facebook, Gets Him Arrested 6 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm
Customers running out of restaurants without paying their bills has long been a source of ire for restaurant owners. The owners of a Reno, Nevada, restaurant decided to take the law into their own han...