Should parents be held responsible for what their kids are posting on Facebook? Plus, Google Glass addiction, donut selfies and a couple who got suctioned together while having sex at sea.
If you've noticed that you've been using up a lot more of your mobile data lately, Facebook might be to blame -- but there's a fix. Facebook has likely changed your phone settings to auto-play video in your feed, and that uses a lot of data. Here's what to do:
According to a story by AFP, Facebook may not only be driving your friends to hate you, it might also be driving YOU to hate you. Researchers say they're not sure why, but it appears the more you use Facebook, the less happy and less satisfied you become with your life.
According to a new survey, the most annoying thing you can do on Facebook is brag. Two thirds of people have unfriended someone for bragging. Three in five have unfriended someone for sappy updates about their relationship. Here are more top reasons.
A new survey on social media from a company called E-Score finds that while we use platforms such as Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Facebook, a lot of us don't necessarily enjoy them. Why do people use social media if they don't like or trust it?
Earlier this week, Facebook changed all the default email addresses on its users’ profiles to a brand new address, @facebook.com. Sneaky yes, but was it really that big of a deal? Probably not since very few people are ever going to navigate through a Facebook profile to get an email address when it’s so much easier and more reliable to use Facebook’s internal messaging system.
However, the folks
Yes, I'm serious. The change doesn't effect your log in or the ability for Facbook to send you annoying emails about updates, friend requests, invites...but it does prevent others from getting your email address.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan after the Facebook IPO and his 28th birthday. So, how did we find out that this lucky woman made an honest man out of one of the most talked about billionaires? We just checked out his relationship status on Facebook.
As if Bono is strapped for cash...last year U2 hit the road and broke the record for the highest grossing world tour. Forbes Magazine reported in April of 2012 that U2 has a net worth of $838 million, and as of today (May 18) Bono will become the richest musician in the world due to an investment he made back in 2009.
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.
There is a new Bob Marley documentary coming out next Friday (4/20/12) titled 'Marley'. Not only is the film going to hit theaters and video on demand, but it will be the first U.S. film to stream on Facebook at the same time.
All in all, Facebook can be entertaining, it can elicit emotional responses, it be politicized and it can be super-super informative. Here are 5 very good, engaging FB Pages you should like. They do all the things I demand from an FB page and they are well worth moving your mouse or finger over the links to get to their pages.