Amy's Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro was featured on the US version of Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares show recently, then seemingly went berserk on Facebook as users hit it with comments about its appearance. The CAPS LOCK key was engaged and everything. Read More >>
Featured comment by Duke:
"From their page "Amy's Obviously our Facebook, YELP, Twitter and Website have been hacked. We are working with the local authorities as well as the FB..." More »
You know full well that all the innocent crap you spam out to social networks can be used to pinpoint you, highlight your friends and track your favourite places, building up a perfect record of your little life. Defence specialist Raytheon is automating this data harvesting process with a view to patenting a comprehensive tracking tool. Read More >>
We know Facebook ads are tracking us, we just don't always know which ones. But that process is about to get more transparent because Facebook is going to start labeling the ads you see based on past behaviour. Read More >>
New stats from a company calling itself GlobalWebIndex claim Google+ is now the second most popular social site in the world, eclipsing Twitter and YouTube with only the Facebook goliath ahead of it. Read More >>
Featured comment by alienvariety:
"G+ is great. Barely use Twitter these days, and Facebook is just for prying and spying - more or less exactly what it was originally invented for." More »
The tech industry and its press have treated the rise of billion-scale social networks and ubiquitous smartphone apps as an unadulterated win for regular people, a triumph of usability and empowerment. They seldom talk about what we've lost along the way in this transition, and I find that younger folks may not even know how the web used to be. Read More >>
Featured comment by spudhed:
"paying by the hour for your isp as well as by the min for your phone call and blocking the phone line up for ours cutting you off from the only real m..." More »
Everyone you know has Facebook unless they're weird, but Facebook still has territory left to cover, specifically in the developing world. That plan for global domination includes making Facebook free on mobile. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jon D:
"There was something on here a while back about Gmail using SMS to send and receive emails in developing countries. Not heard about anything being exte..." More »
ADS ADS EVERYWHERE JUST ADS ALL THE TIME LOOK AT ALL THESE ADS YOU MORONS should be Facebook's new slogan because pretty soon there won't be anywhere on the social network where someone isn't trying to sell you something. And starting today it's getting even worse with the launch of sponsored results in search. Read More >>
Facebook's photo interface is getting a lovely, much-needed makeover. Starting today, it's rolling out a much cleaner layout, with a mosaic view off all your images as well as three simple tabs at the top of the page—one for photos of you, another for all the pics you've posted, and another for your albums. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"You mean by copying Google+? Ironic that the writer of this article also doesn't see this is a direct steal https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1008526..." More »
It's not just you—Twitter is completely screwed. The site is down and apps are down, so what are you going to do during this total outage? Panic, probably. Read More >>
BuzzFeed FWD dove deep into the undercurrent of change that's going on at Twitter right now and saw a glimpse into its future: Facebook. Yes, what Twitter wants to be in the future is nothing like what it is right now and everything like what Zuck's social network already is. Read More >>
Featured comment by Eldwafio:
"oddly, i can't reply to your reply darrell :S but yeah, I feel a lot better now. Still haven't mustered up trying to shoehorn CWM in yet but i'll do m..." More »
Venture Beat is reporting that there's an extra Google+ feature that wasn't announced at yesterday's I/O, which sucks content from other sites for you. Sounds like it might be only way you'll ever post anything to your profile. Read More >>
Featured comment by tryanelliott:
"I found this article the other day that really sums up many of my feelings about the service, I know many people dont give the site the time of day bu..." More »
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is planning a major overhaul of iTunes for its next release, including the inclusion of a new song-sharing feature designed to make it easier to discover music — and fight back against its more social competitors. Read More >>
A new Facebook feature has been made publicly available with not so much as an announcement. Friendshake uses your phone's GPS to find the people around you on Facebook and easily add them as "Friends." It's half cool, half freaky. Read More >>
Featured comment by flynndean:
"This morning at Waterloo was a bit of an extreme example as I had a wait until my train and was troubled by indecision so ordered all of the following..." More »
Some people are total assholes on Facebook. They're bullies who post things that are racist, sexist, and otherwise offensive. And you report them. But what happens when you do? Facebook Security has posted an explanation. Read More >>
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