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Israel military faces new Facebook fiasco

The move comes days after a group of female Israeli soldiers posing for photos wearing nothing but underwear and combat gear surfaced on Facebook, prompting widespread media coverage.

New Myspace takes it back to the future

"The deal to purchase Myspace drew plenty of attention - partly for Timberlake's involvement and partly for what seemed the foolhardy nature of the venture.

Facebook starts first servers outside the US

Facebook director of site operations Tom Furlong told the Associated Press the company will expand capacity at the site gradually to serve a large chunk of Facebook's European users.

Facebook introduces hashtags

Using hashtags will help users gain a larger view of what others are talking about, Lindley said.--Online:http://newsroom.fb.com/News/633/Public-Conversations-on-Facebook

Cubs suspend Stewart for derogatory comments on Twitter

"Stewart eventually tweeted an apology Tuesday, saying, "I just want to apologize to the entire Cubs organization for my comments on Twitter.

Ahead of the Bell: Analyst upgrades Facebook

Video ads could become the next billion-dollar business for Facebook, according to Jefferies & Co., which upped its rating on the stock Thursday.

Mayweather announces Alvarez fight on Twitter

"I chose my opponent for September 14th and it's Canelo Alvarez," Mayweather said Wednesday night on Twitter.

Companies pull Facebook ads over violent content

Facebook said Tuesday that its systems failed to work effectively to identify and remove the hate speech and will remove the content and improve its efforts.

Nasdaq paying $10M to settle Facebook disruption

Nasdaq has agreed to pay a $10 million penalty to settle federal civil charges after regulators said its systems and decisions disrupted Facebook's public stock offering last year.

NY man admits threatening pols' lives on Facebook

Police said she tipped them about the Facebook page, which was under a pseudonym and has been taken down.

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Review: Google Reader's end hatches better service

More recently, though, Twitter and Facebook have performed a similar role in discovering content.

SEOUL, South Korea: Facebook CEO meets SKorean president

Park's office said Zuckerberg assured the South Korean leader that Facebook would continue to...

KENT, Ohio: Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online

Even an ill-considered parking choice can spur a Facebook flogging.

Blogs

Local Discovery Engine Spindle Acquired By Twitter, Gets Shut Down

With Facebook, Foursquare, Path, and most major social networks capitalizing on locations and...

What you need to know about Feedly Cloud and its web interface -

Feedly announced that it will add Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and LinkedIn authentication later on.

iOS 7 Expected To Offer Deep Integration With LinkedIn [Report]

But it looks like Apple didn't disclose everything it was planning to do with iOS 7 as they...

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Facebook Plays Catch-Up in Video

Facebook Plays Catch-Up With Twitter on Video

Open Compute is bringing the maker movement to the enterprise

John Kenevey, a program manager at Facebook who organizes the hackathons, noted that the social...

The tussle over animated GIFs

Shortly after Facebook's announcement, I hit my own Facebook page to upload rogue comments of...