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Facebook’s Zuckerberg Launches Political Group

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley leaders have formally launched a political group aimed at revamping immigration policy, boosting education and encouraging investment in scientific research.

2013/04/11

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Monitoring your kids on Facebook? That’s so 2009.

After Friendster came MySpace. By the time Facebook dominated social media, parents had joined the party, too. But the online scene has changed – dramatically, as it turns out – and these days even if you’re friends with your own kids on Facebook, it doesn’t mean you know what they’re doing.

2013/03/18

Despite 1.2 Billion Catholic Followers, Pope Francis Follows None On Twitter

Pope Francis has 1.2 billion followers in the Roman Catholic Church, but he’s not following a single one of them on Facebook or Twitter.

2013/03/16

Study: Nearly Half Of Parents Monitor Their Children’s Lives On Facebook

A new study finds that 92 percent of parents on Facebook are friends with their children – and 1-in-2 of them joined to monitor their kids in the first place.

2013/02/23

A Pew Research Center study finds that 61 percent of Facebook users leave the social media website on weeks-long hiatuses each year. (Photo credit - TED ALJIBE/AFP/GettyImages)

Study: 61 Percent Of Facebook Users Leave Site For Weeks At A Time

A report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project found that some 61 percent of Facebook users had taken a hiatus of at least several weeks for myriad reasons, whether they were weary from an onslaught of gossip, or for the more pious, the arrival of Lent.

2013/02/06

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell had some harsh words on the racial position of the Republican Party. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Powell: ‘Dark Vein Of Intolerance’ In Republican Party

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell commented that the Republican Party still has a “dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party.”

2013/01/14

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks to the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 conference in San Francisco. (Credit: Max Morse/Getty Images)

Facebook Begins Testing New Pay-Per-Email ‘Inbox’ Service

Facebook began experimenting with giving its users the ability to pay to send high priority inbox messages in an attempt to both prioritize its messaging service and generate dollars.

2012/12/20

View of the Facebook homepage taken in Washington on May 6, 2012. (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli Embassy Posts On Facebook Palestinians Would Lynch Jesus, Mary

Israel’s Foreign Ministry is trying to put out a firestorm of criticism after the Israeli embassy in Ireland posted a Christmas message saying Palestinians would lynch Jesus and the Virgin Mary if they were alive today.

2012/12/18

The National Rifle Association has maintained social media silence since the elementary school shootings last Friday. (KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

NRA Shuts Down Facebook, No Tweets Since School Shooting

National Rifle Association officials have kept quiet in the wake of Friday’s elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., and they also shut down their Facebook page and have not had any Twitter activity since Friday morning.

2012/12/17

The Very Best of Everything in 2012

As the end of year nears it is time to take a moment to look back to see what made the top of the best of lists for 2012. Other than the presidential election there have been many other battles this year to score a number one spot in the United States. Companies, writers, public relation experts and cities have all been vying for the golden top spot.

2012/12/17