December 21, 2011 I thought that it would be cool to give you a little insight into what my Facebook "friends" are posting tonight.... so, without any particular rhyme, nor reason, here is a sampling of what I'm seeing:
This year, the iconic Time Magazine Person of the Year cover slot goes to “The Protestor,” a conceptual idea meant to indicate men and women around the world, particularly in the Middle East, who have agitated for change.
October 25, 2011 When I logged on to Facebook this morning, I had a friend request From “Butty Johnson”.This person represented themself to be a young, single woman in search of a husband.
Facebook announced a big overhaul of their user profile design at yesterday’s f8 developers conference. The redesign includes a chronological sorting of each user’s life in a feature they’ve dubbed the Timeline.
The feature automatically sorts all of a user’s Facebook activity over time (so you’ll be able to easily access those embarrassing wall exchanges with your old exes) and offers the ability to upload images or video from years past (your oversharing childhood pal is salivating over this). Get a closer look below:
Despite the whining about the launch of their “top stories” feature this week, Facebook unveiled and even bigger change at the company’s F8 developer conference in San Francisco: Timeline.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that profile pages will soon automatically put photos, videos, status updates and status changes in chronological order. The timeline will also feature a “way back” section, which allows users to insert material from their pre-Facebook days.
September 22, 2011 According to this blog by Ben Parr, the changes we've seen this week are only the tip of the iceberg for what Facebook has in store.
September 21, 2011
Leah Gibbs was so impressed with Adam Minton’s Facebook profile that she agreed to go on a date with the man she knew just through the social networking site.
The 23-year-old Australian woman probably realized this wasn’t going to be a traditional date when Minton kicked it off by asking her to drive him to a betting parlor and then wait in the car while he presumably made a wager.
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.
August 22, 2011 New research indicates playing online at work actually increases productivity! The Wall Street Journal reports on the results of a study at the University Of Singapore.
August 9, 2011 A recent study conducted at The University Of California indicates use of the social networking site Facebook may have adverse psychological effects on teenagers.
August 3, 2011 If you have a hometown, there's probably, by now, a Facebook page or group for it.
If you are a member of that page/group, and, if you are like me, your email has probably gotten overloaded with "Notifications" from Facebook about a new post on the Lafayette Memories p
