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Facebook in Trouble
By Casey Michelle ...
December 1, 2011 - 11:06am
FTC settles with Facebook on privacy policies

Facebook is in trouble once again over possible privacy violations. According to government officials, Facebook has misled over 800 million users regarding the safety of their personal information.

On Tuesday, the federal government accused Facebook of engaging in “unfair and deceptive” practices and announced a broad settlement that requires the company to respect the privacy wishes of its users and subjects it to regular privacy audits for the next 20 years, reports Somini Sengupta in the New York Times.

Social Network Deals with Spam
By Steffie Marshal...
November 16, 2011 - 9:38pm
A wave of pornographic and violent images flood Facebook over the span of a few days

For the past few days, Facebook has been bombarded with pornographic and violent images on the news feeds.

While the social network's lawyers are looking for ways to handle the spammers, many users are bewildered from the images they saw in their news feeds. Some of them took to Twitter to share their frustrations. A lot of people they might quit Facebook altogether over the spam assault if this doesn’t stop.

New Facebook app allows people to follow friends' relationship status
By Shannon McGrattan
February 21, 2011 - 1:16pm
Users can pick and choose which friends' status they monitor.

Posting your relationship status on Facebook might lead to more questions from your friends. According to CNN, Facebook has created a new application that allows friends to monitor your relationship status.

"Facebook Breakup Notifier" is Facebook's newest app for users. "You like someone. They're in a relationship. Be the first to know when they're out of it," is the promise the app gives to users.

Facebook offers more ways to make your love official
By Amy Lipman
February 18, 2011 - 1:36pm
Two new relationship options added for users.

Social media users have two more options to describe their relationship status online. Facebook added "In a domestic partnership" and "In a civil union" to its site Thursday, according to CNN.

Facebook gets a facelift
By Craig Hoffman
February 11, 2011 - 1:54pm
Facebook gives Pages similar face-lift it gave profiles last year.

Anyone who logged onto their favorite Facebook page in the last few days may have noticed it looks a little different. A report from Mashables further explores the new changes made to make Facebook Pages to look more like Facebook Profiles.

“We strongly believe you should have consistent experiences when possible,” said Rohit Dhawan, lead product manager for Facebook Pages, to Mashables.

Google Exec ‘Ready to Die’ for peace in Egypt
By Craig Hoffman
February 9, 2011 - 1:12pm
Human Rights Watch says 302 people have died in protests.

The Google executive that played a key role in organizing the protests in Egypt for more than two weeks told CNN Wednesday he is "ready to die" to bring change to his homeland.

Wael Ghonim was the administrator of a Facebook page that is widely credited with calling the first protest on Jan. 25. He has spent a week and a half incarcerated before being released and pleaded with Egyptian officials to step down. Since his release, he has been treated like a hero with random strangers recognizing him and embracing him in the middle of the street.

Syracuse Police join the social network
By Dania Souid
February 8, 2011 - 2:26pm
Department creates Facebook page, offers email and text message updates.

The Syracuse Police Department created its own Facebook page, according to The Post-Standard. The department will also use email alerts and text messaging to share news with the public. Residents can text or email the police department at intel@syracusepolice.org with anonymous tips or information. They can also use their smart phones to receive current news and the status of an investigation.

"Dead" celebrities on Facebook and Twitter have been revived.
By Stephanie Tardugno
December 8, 2010 - 10:13am
Celebrities who signed off of social media sites to raise money for an AIDS charity have met their goal.

After meeting their fund-raising goal of $1 million for an AIDS charity, celebrities who had signed off Facebook and Twitter for a week as part of the so-called "Digital Death" charity campaign, are not back alive, according to People.

Studies show texting potentially unhealthy
By Tony Jondreau
November 9, 2010 - 8:59pm
A new study suggests that teens who spend a lot of texts messages (120 or more per day) and/or spend a lot of time on social networking sites (3 hours or more per day) are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors.

As texting continues to take over calling as the preferred means of communication, new behavioral studies suggest this could have a negative impact on teens according to The New York Times.  Research at Case Western Reserve University suggests that teens who spend too much time texting and on social network sites are at a greater risk for a number of...

Oswego man charged after alleged Facebook threats
By Lauren Fabrizi
November 3, 2010 - 3:16pm
A town of Oswego man threatened physical harm to a victim and the victim's family through Facebook.

An Oswego resident was charged with first-degree criminal contempt Tuesday night after alleged Facebook threats, according to The Post-Standard.

Adam J. Shambo, 25, was also charged of a felony and misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree stalking and second-degree aggravated harassment, Oswego County Sheriff’s officials said.