Ask A Trekkie: George Takei, J.J. Abrams to Take Part in Facebook Live Video Chat

By Anita George at 6:00 PM on May 2, 2013

The director of Star Trek Into Darkness and former cast member of the classic television sci-fi series will take part in a live video chat on the social networking site to answer questions from fans about the Star Trek franchise.  read more

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Budweiser's "Buddy Cup" Makes Facebook Friends Of Us All

By Anita George at 2:30 PM on April 30, 2013

To internet friendships! You know what they say: Every time your glasses clink, your Facebook Timeline (and that of every other drunken stranger you meet) will sync.   read more

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Facebook Home Beta App Leaked

By Anita George at 11:45 AM on April 8, 2013

If you can't wait until Friday to get Facebook Home on your smartphone, there's an app leak for that.   read more

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Introducing Facebook Home: A People-Centric, Android-Powered Mobile OS

By Anita George at 9:00 AM on April 5, 2013

It's not a Facebook phone, but at this point it might as well be.   read more

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Facebook Looking To Incorporate Hashtag Feature

By Krystle Drew at 1:00 PM on March 15, 2013

Facebook is looking to use hashtags on their site, allowing users a way to group conversations; something that has been notoriously associated with Twitter until recently.  read more

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Baroness Relief Fund Formed to Cover Band's Medical Bills

By Stephanie Sharp at 5:30 PM on February 22, 2013

While traveling after a performance in August 2012, Baroness was involved in a bus crash near Bath, United Kingdom that resulted in serious injuries for band members and their road crew. To assist with finances during recovery, friends and family of the band set up the Baroness Relief fund.   read more

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Disruptor Beam Launches Game of Thrones Social Media Game

By Mark Rozeman at 1:00 PM on February 21, 2013

Earlier today, Boston-based game studio Disruptor Beam announced the release of Game of Thrones Ascent, a social-media game based on the George R.R. Martin book series and its immensely popular HBO adaptation.   read more

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Facebook Founder's Sister Lands Book Deal

By Anita George at 5:30 PM on February 14, 2013

Publishing house Harper-Collins announced Wednesday that Randi Zuckerberg landed a two-book deal to pen a children's book and a memoir/lifestyle book called "Dot Complicated," according to The Associated Press.   read more

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Google and Facebook Do the Harlem Shake

By Anita George at 10:45 AM on February 14, 2013

With 12,000 parody videos uploaded just since the beginning of February, it’s no wonder that Baauer’s Harlem Shake has made to the offices of digital media giants Facebook and Google, according to The Verge. Yes, staff members of both companies took time out of their busy day to dance and film the viral meme at their respective campuses. The meme generally uses a 30-second clip from the dance song, “Harlem Shake” by Baauer and usually begins with a solo dancer wearing a hat and then suddenly explodes with a scene featuring tons of people dancing along with the first dancer....  read more

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Facebook Sued by Patent-Holding Company Over 'Like' Button

By Anita George at 1:00 PM on February 12, 2013

Facebook is being sued on behalf of a deceased Dutch programmer named Joannes Jozef Everardus van Der Meer over the social networking site’s most iconic feature, the “like” button, according to the BBC....  read more

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