Facebook : Opinion Brief
Facebook tempts some spouses into infidelity, says one New Jersey pastor.

Is Facebook a homewrecker?

A New Jersey pastor — noting a connection between Facebook and adultery — has commanded his married followers to shun the social media site. Is he justified?

 
Facebook : Opinion Brief
Mark Zuckerberg's company will offer Facebook.com email addresses to its 500 million users.

The email wars: Facebook vs. Gmail

Some say Facebook is taking on Google's Gmail with its new Messages service — and has a clear advantage among those under 18. Will it win the battle?

 
Facebook : Opinion Brief
Mark Zuckerberg says his unified messaging system "is not an email killer," while analysts say it could become a replacement over time.

Facebook's 'Messages' program: The end of email?

Now that the social-networking giant is venturing into the world of online messaging, will email go the way of handwritten letters?

 
Facebook : Instant Guide
American Medical Response workers are forbidden from depicting the company "in any way" on Facebook and other social media sites.

Trashing your boss on Facebook: A protected right?

It turns out that venting about your job online might not get you fired after all

 
Facebook : Opinion Brief
Among Jimmy Kimmel's guidelines for unFriending people: "If you wouldn't loan someone $50, unFriend them."

A 'brilliant' cure for Facebook fatigue?

Late night host Jimmy Kimmel is proposing Nov. 17 as a day for dumping unwanted Facebook friends. Is "National Unfriend Day" a good idea or desperate bid for attention?

 
Facebook : Infographic
In addition to his Facebook plottings, British journalist David McCandless has created infographics about Twitter, time travel and the most effective ways to complain in a restaurant.

Relationship alert: The amazing Facebook breakup graph

In which month are relationships more likely to break up? An enterprising Brit researched Facebook status updates to graph the danger zones. (Tip: Beware December!)

 
Facebook : Opinion Brief
Myspace peaked in December 2008 with 76 million monthly users across the U.S. In September the site averaged 58 million.

Can MySpace stage a comeback?

The former king of social networking was deposed by Facebook. Can it reinvent itself as an entertainment hub?

 
Facebook : Opinion Brief
This latest privacy controversy comes on the heels of Mark Zuckerberg's unveiling of new privacy settings earlier this month.

Is Facebook outing gay users?

In the latest twist on privacy invasion, a new study says that Facebook's ad-targeting system is letting advertisers know if you're gay

 
Facebook : Opinion Brief
Some popular Facebook applications may be to blame for the social networking site's latest privacy breach.

Facebook's latest privacy leak: Who's the villain?

The Wall Street Journal says popular third-party apps such as FarmVille have revealed information about Facebook users to advertisers

 
Facebook : Fact Sheet
Mark Zuckerberg may be depicted as a ruthless nerd in 'The Social Network,' but Facebook fans stand by his product.

Has 'The Social Network' helped or hurt Facebook?

Everyone's talking about the hit film, but what does the movie mean for its subject?

 
Facebook : Best Column
Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook improved on social networking sites already in existence.

How 'The Social Network' got the story wrong

The movie treats Facebook's beginnings like a legal drama, says L. Gordon Crovitz in the WSJ, but the networking site's history is really a case study in innovation

 
Facebook : Opinion Brief
A campaign among Facebook users to raise awareness of breast cancer focuses, ostensibly, on where women like to put their purse.

Is Facebook trivializing breast cancer?

Women are posting status updates about where they "like it." What does that have to do with breast cancer awareness?

 
Facebook : Opinion Brief
Mark Zuckerberg unveils Facebook's new privacy settings, including a feature allowing users to download all their data from the site.

Facebook's 'laudable' new privacy fix

The social network's new features are designed to get rid of the site's privacy issues once and for all. Do they?

 
Facebook : Fact Sheet
Some commentators argue that the film's female characters are sexist fantasies. Pictured here: Brenda Song as Christy, the girlfriend of Zuckerberg's business partner.

The 'Social Network' backlash: A guide

Fueled by critics' raves and Oscar buzz, the Facebook biopic topped the box office — but it hasn't thrilled everyone. Here's a look at who's hating it and why

 
Facebook : The List
In a YouTube: The Movie world there would be more sneezing pandas.

6 best spoofs of 'The Social Network' trailer

Internet comedians take on the creepy, ominous preview for the 'Facebook movie' with video satires

 
Facebook : Opinion Brief
A Facebook-Skype partnership could expand both companies' worldwide reach.

Can Facebook and Skype rule the world together?

With the two tech behemoths reportedly teaming up, commentators weigh in on the consequences of a Facebook-Skype partnership

 

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