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Facebook Planning to Open New York Office

Facebook Planning to Open New York Office

Matt Convente December 2, 2011 0

Facebook is heading east – at least partially.  This afternoon, the company announced that it will be opening an engineering office in New York City starting early in 2012.  The move to open a

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Facebook Planning IPO in Spring 2012

Facebook Planning IPO in Spring 2012

Michael Convente November 29, 2011 1

Facebook will launch its long-awaited and rumored IPO sometime between April and June 2012, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.  Facebook will aim to raise $10 billion in capital, an amount

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3.74 degrees of separation for Facebook users

3.74 degrees of separation for Facebook users

Ken Hong November 23, 2011 0

Recent study done by Facebook data team has brought new buzz to the concept of six degrees of separation. Six degree of separation is the idea that every two people in the world are

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Paypal launches Facebook app

Paypal launches Facebook app

Matt Evangelist November 17, 2011 0

Owe your friends some money? Feel like giving your college kids a hand in paying off expenses? Now you can do all that and more with the new Send Money app for Facebook. No,

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SOPA: Could This Be The End Of YouTube?

SOPA: Could This Be The End Of YouTube?

Michael Convente November 17, 2011 1

The debate in Congress over intellectual property – particularly patent law – has been picking up more and more media coverage lately. However, one area that has mostly flown under the radar until now

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Facebook says Porn Spam blocked for now

Facebook says Porn Spam blocked for now

Mo Choudhury November 16, 2011 0

Facebook said on Wednesday that it has stopped most of the spam that has flooded many users’ pages with pictures showing graphic sex and violence, amongst other things.  According to Facebook’s statement the people

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Facebook spam attack, as obscene imagery deters users

Facebook spam attack, as obscene imagery deters users

Ken Hong November 16, 2011 0

The beloved social networking service, Facebook came under spam attack on Monday. Users were distraught to find random pornographic and violent images on their newsfeed. The content of these disturbing imagery came in forms

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Facebook Privacy settlement with the FTC: 20 years of Audits, Opt-in instead of Opt-out

Facebook Privacy settlement with the FTC: 20 years of Audits, Opt-in instead of Opt-out

Mo Choudhury November 11, 2011 1

Various news outlets starting with The Wall Street Journal are reporting that the Federal Trade Commission and Facebook have reached a tentative settlement on the FTC’s charge that the social media network deceived its members

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Social media explodes as Joe Paterno is fired from Penn State Foootball

Social media explodes as Joe Paterno is fired from Penn State Foootball

Michael Foley November 10, 2011 0

Penn State football coach and campus legend Joe Paterno was fired last night after failing to report a series of child abuses. Jerry Sandusky, Penn State’s defensive coordinator, was arrested on charges of molesting

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Facebook announces new green Data center in Sweden, first outside US

Facebook announces new green Data center in Sweden, first outside US

Michael Foley October 27, 2011 0

Today, Facebook announced that it will construct it’s first ever data center outside of the US in Sweden, just 60 miles outside of the arctic circle. This will mark the first time that the social media behemoth ventures outside

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