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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 techÂ 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. Many [...]

Have You "Liked" Your Favorite Team Recently?

Kacy Collins — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:41:53 +0000

How many times have you “liked” your favorite college basketball team on Facebook since March Madness kicked in? Well thanks to the good people at Facebook, we can now see which team is more popular based purely on Facebook “likes.” They have compiled all the “likes” that the tournament teams have and put them on [...]

Dad Offers Teen $200 If He Quits Facebook For Five Months

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:12:43 +0000

Yesterday we learned that more and more people are taking long breaks from Facebook. If they’re not getting paid for these social networkÂ hiatuses they may be doing it wrong. Rachel Baier is getting theÂ princelyÂ sum of $200 for handing her Facebook password over to her father and allowing him toÂ deactivateÂ her account for five months. The terms [...]

Want to Facebook Message Mark Zuckerburg?

Eric the Intern — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:50:00 +0000

Facebook is trying out a new charge for messaging people that you are not friends with. Mark Zuckerburg is apparently the way they are testing this out. Before you start typing up your message, you may want to hit up the bank. Mashable reported early Friday that some users trying to message Zuckerberg are offered [...]

Facebook Reunites Sisters After 72 Years

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:05:41 +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.

Ellen Asks – You Posted That on Facebook? [VIDEO]

Bethany Lee — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:21:50 +0000

The daytime talk show host went through the Facebook pages of her audience members prior to a show taping.

Kid Brags About Drinking and Driving on Facebook Gets Arrested

Eric the Intern — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:45:04 +0000

Kids Lesson one: Do not drink and drive. Lesson two: Do not brag about drinking and driving on Facebook. An Oregon teenager has landed himself in the county jail for what must be one of the dumbest Facebook gaffes ever. Jacob Cox posted this status when he got home the other night. “Drivin drunk … [...]

Sister Accidentally Shoots and Kills Brother While Posing for Facebook Photo

Donald Deane — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:33:17 +0000

In a tragic example of why guns, alcohol and social media don’t mix, a woman accidentally shot and killed her brother while posing for a Facebook photo early in the morning on New Year’s Day. According to reports, 22-year-old Manuel Ortiz and 19-year-old Savannah Ramirez returned to the home they shared in Phoenix, Arizona, after [...]

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 hasÂ copyrightedÂ all the material on their Facebook page thanks to the authority of something called the Berner Convention. Here is the full text [...]

Facebook Just Made You a Creepy Couples Page and You Didn't Know it

Blake — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:47:08 +0000

If you’re wondering whether Facebook got the message about curbing the creepy, stalker-ish stuff – no, they haven’t. Facebook just started rolling out brand new couples pages. They didn’t ask first, you can’t delete them, and you can’t opt out. If you list that you’re in a relationship with someone, and they say they’re in [...]

Parents Punish Daughter with Embarrassing Photo on Her Facebook

Eric the Intern — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:04:11 +0000

Parents of Texoma, I am not giving you any ideas. I can guarantee if you do what these parents did when their daughter gave them attitude you wont have any problems for long. Two parents in La Crosse, Wisconsin say their daughter, quote, “got fresh” with them. So they do the meanest thing they could [...]

Do You Want a Facebook 'Want' Button?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:57:54 +0000

Thanks to Facebook, we can now “like” just about anything on the internet. But what if you more than “like” something you see on the Web? What if you “want” it too? Soon there may be a special button for that. Facebook is currently working with retailers such as Pottery Barn and Victoria’s Secret to [...]

Woman Jailed For Failing To Delete Facebook Account

Carl Pettit — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:00:02 +0000

You know itâ€™s a bad day when a judge decides you need to spend some time behind bars because you didnâ€™t delete your Facebook account. Is having a Facebook page now a crime? It seems that if you irk the wrong judge in the state of Kentucky, it just might be. And just how do [...]

6 of the Dumbest Things Ever Posted To Facebook

Chris Callaway — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:00:54 +0000

We tracked down some of the stupidest things ever written on Facebook. And these are real things that people posted. Here are our six favorites:

Why Do Women Post Ugly Photos of Their Friends on Facebook?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:41:41 +0000

Maybe that old stereotype about ladies being catty to each other is right after all — what else would explain a recent survey that found 25 percent of women have intentionally posted unflattering photos of their female friends to Facebook?

Facebook Photo Saves Dog With Container Stuck On Her Head

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:49:44 +0000

Last Friday, Beth Gresham noticed something very troubling in her Memphis neighborhood. A puppy who had somehow gotten her head stuck in a plastic container.

Being an animal lover, Gresham knew how vulnerable the pup was without any ability to eat or defend herself. So she tried her best to grab the dog and free its head. However, the pooch was too scared and ran away into the woods.

How Many of Us Check Facebook While in the Bathroom? [POLL]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:51:21 +0000

With the advent of smartphones and WiFi technology, people can update their Facebook and Twitter accounts from almost anywhere. And according to a recent survey, some of them even do it while answering the call of nature.

Facebook Will Make Bono the World's Richest Musician

Chris Callaway — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:15:16 +0000

Ever since I can remember, Paul McCartney has been the world’s richest musician. After he got the rights to the Beatles songs back from Michael Jackson, that is. Now, though, even the 40+ years of royalties from The Beatles can’t keep Paul from falling out the top spot that will now be held by… Bono? [...]

Facebook Has A New Organ Donation Tool

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:00:15 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg wants to use Facebook to help those languishing at the tail end of organ donation lists.

So, starting today, the close to 200 million Facebook users in the United States and the United Kingdom will have the option to add that they are organ donors on their Facebook timeline.

Six Things Parents Should Stop Doing on Facebook

Chris Callaway — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:25:42 +0000

Posting Facebook updates about tiny, insignificant things is annoying. But parents, especially NEW parents, can be the MOST annoying, because they constantly post insignificant updates about their kids. It's almost like they suddenly think that they are the only people in the world who have ever had children and feel the need to let everybody [...]