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Beware Fake Friend Requests On Facebook They May Be Viruses

Steve Wiley — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:34:44 +0000

Bogus friend requests have become increasingly popular lately. Hackers pose as someone they think you may find interesting, and send a request in an effort to access as much of your personal information as possible, especially e-mail accounts and your friends list.

Local Barter/Sale Facebook Page, Acadiana Barter Lafayette

JayCee — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:38:02 +0000

If you are looking to trade something, or barter work for goods instead of money, Acadiana Barter Lafayette might be the page for you! Acadiana Barter Lafayette is just one of the barter/trade/sale sites that has cropped up on Facebook recently. You can find anything from cars, trucks, boats and RVs to knitting and quilting [...]

Are Twitter And Facebook Ruining Your Relationship?

Steve Wiley — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:45:02 +0000

. Have you ever seen a couple walk into a restaurant, sit down, take out their phones and barely speak?

Unfortunate Photo/Status Update Pairing

JayCee — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:13:15 +0000

Sometimes status updates appear on Facebook that make you stop and think “this doesn’t look right.” It happened to me this morning. A local news outlet wanted to know: What are your plans this weekend? Submit your fun photos on our website… What was unfortunate about the posting was that the picture paired with the [...]

How To Annoy Your Ex On Facebook [VIDEO]

CJ — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:23:35 +0000

Social media has been used to annoy exes for years, but just how good at it are you? Many people have used Facebook to air out there dirty laundry especially after a breakup. And even though some posts have been pretty darn good in the get even department, Mike Capes will teach you how [...]

Facebook Picture Of Mouse In Food Is Not From Lafayette Restaurant

JayCee — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:38:57 +0000

When you decide to forward an email, or ‘Share’ something on Facebook, or “ReTweet”, please verify the validity of the subject matter that you are forwarding/sharing. One picture (and the comments with it saying it was from a local restaurant) circulating on Facebook right now could hurt a business here in Acadiana. I was looking [...]

Facebook Launches New News Feed Design — Again

DJ Digital — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:45:48 +0000

Just when you finally got used to the latest Facebook News Feed design, they’re changing it again. Facebook announced it’s newly designed News Feed feature today, and according to the social media powerhouse, you can look forward to less clutter and more visuals. News Feed was introduced six years ago, and it has been two [...]

More People Do This At Exactly 2:36 PM On Monday

CJ — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:25:21 +0000

What do more people do at exactly 2:36 PM on Mondays? And why exactly 2:36? Experts say this action coincides with the post-lunch lull. And also because people are still mourning the loss of the weekend. Monday afternoon at exactly 2:36 pm is the time people are most likely to email pictures or post them [...]

Do You Use Facebook To Keep Tabs On Your Kids?

Steve Wiley — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:16:38 +0000

Have you friended your kids on Facebook? Most kids worry that a friend request from Mom or Dad means they’re going to stalk their every move. They’re usually right! Research indicates more than 90% of parents who use Facebook are friends with their kids. Half of all parents on the site say they joined specifically [...]

Survey Reveals Americans Feel the Need to Take a Break from Facebook

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:33:39 +0000

Valentine’s Day may be in the air, but it seems like there isn’t a ton of love for Facebook Why? Because we may have had our fill of the social networking site. According to a new Pew survey, 61% of people have taken a break from the social networking site for several weeks at a [...]

UPDATED: Facebook's Best Super Bowl Power Outage Memes [PHOTOS]

Scott Lewis — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:42:16 +0000

A power outage in the Superdome during the biggest televised event of the year... Was it a last ditch effort by the 49ers? Was it all part of New Orleans Saints Owner Tom Benson's plan to get a new venue for his team? Was it ol' Marie Laveau getting her revenge on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell? We may never know, but we can laugh about it, courtesy of the jokers on Facebook.

That Facebook Legal Settlement Email You Got Is For Real

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:01:56 +0000

Over the last week, about 125 million Facebook users in America received an email concerning a legal settlement of a class action suit against the social networking site. While you were probably tempted to put the email in your spam folder alongside the offers for free iPads and solicitations from African “royalty,” it’s actually completely legit, and [...]

"Have You Seen This Picture" Email Scam

JayCee — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:04:19 +0000

There is a new 'phishing' scam going around the internet regardingTwitter; it is sent through email, claiming to be from Twitter, asking "Have you seen this picture you are tagged in (or something similar)?"

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.

Hasbro Replaces One Monopoly Piece, You Pick

CJ — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:41:25 +0000

Hasbro is replacing one Monopoly piece and you get to help decide which one goes.Hasbro is replacing one of the existing Monopoly tokens and it’s asking Facebook fans to choose. Starting tomorrow, you may cast your vote on which piece should get the boot (the battleship, the iron, the racecar, the dog, the thimble, the [...]

Facebook Reunites Sisters After 72 Years

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:10:41 +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.

Post To Someone's FB Wall Privately

JayCee — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:00:02 +0000

Did you know that you could post photos, videos, and 'other stuff' to your friend's Facebook wall(s) privately (by 'privately', I mean that ONLY you and your friend can see whatever it is you post)?

I didn't know that it was possible, but it is, according to Geekdrop.com.

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Facebook Copyright Law A Hoax

CJ — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:58:52 +0000

The Facebook copyright messages you’ve been seeing on Facebook is a hoax. Thousands of people have been posting and sharing information about the so called new ‘Facebook copyright law’ on their Facebook pages. Like me, you might be wondering what the heck is going on. Well, the social networking site has debunked the whole ordeal [...]

Feeling Stressed? Blame Your Many Facebook Friends

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:47:09 +0000

The counter located prominently on everyone’s Facebook page has created a bit of a friends arms race. According to new research, it’s a race you may be better off losing. A study from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland of 300 Facebook users has found the more social network friends a person has, the higher their stress [...]

In Your Words

CJ — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:10:53 +0000

Let’s have a little fun, in your own words, take a look at the picture and without being vulgar, write the caption that you believe would be fitting for this picture. I can’t wait to read what you come up with. <<cj>>