Checking Facebook At Work Might Be Illegal
If you’re checking Facebook (or reading this post) at work, and your employer’s computer use policies don’t allow such activity, you might be breaking the […]
Massachusetts Fines Morgan Stanley Its Lunch Money over Facebook IPO
Massachusetts regulators fined Morgan Stanley $5 million for helping Facebook inform certain investors and analysts that its revenue estimates were too high just before it’s […]
Police Can Now Check Your Phone When They Arrest You
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled this week that if you’re arrested, the cops can look on your cell phone to see your list of […]
You Can Ignore Your Friend's Facebook Status About Copyright
Update: Facebook responded to the viral status in a “Fact Check” update on their newsroom page: There is a rumor circulating that Facebook is making […]
The Great Debate: Sharing Political Opinions on Facebook
As we race toward election day, it seems like our feeds on social media sites are increasingly dominated by political stuff — links, rants, and […]
Facebook Hits One Billion Active Monthly Users
Right now, one in seven people in the world are on Facebook. That’s according to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who announced on Thursday that the […]
Don't Judge the Boston T People
MBTA riders are a fickle bunch. Most are just trying to keep it together from A to B, girding their loins as they loiter underground […]
Why We Should Go Monty Python on Presidential Candidates
Mitt and his team are really running up the score in both how often they lie and how egregiously they do it. They also take the prize for how little they seem to care about it when it is pointed out to them that they are lying.
Scott Brown Gets Wall-Bombed
(Scott Brown photo by Mark Sardella via Flickr) Will Sen. Scott Brown cancel his support for oil-industry subsidies? A lot of voters want to know. […]
Is Facebook the New Big Tobacco?
(Image by Josh Russell on Flickr.) According to yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Facebook is exploring ways to tap the under-13 set. Currently kept from legally […]
Love and Facebook
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg changed his status update to married over the weekend, tying the knot with long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan. But while the wedding […]
Facebook Hits Boston to Turn 'Likes' into Loot
Mark Zuckerberg’s original Facebook profile. (Photo by niallkennedy on Flickr) Personal information is power, and Facebook has a lot of both. And now Facebook is […]
Facebook Hits Boston to Turn 'Likes' into Loot
Mark Zuckerberg’s original Facebook profile. (Photo by niallkennedy on Flickr) Personal information is power, and Facebook has a lot of both. And now Facebook is […]
Facebook Hits Boston to Turn 'Likes' into Loot
Mark Zuckerberg’s original Facebook profile. (Photo by niallkennedy on Flickr) Personal information is power, and Facebook has a lot of both. And now Facebook is […]
New Facebook Status: Organ Donor
(Image via Facebook.) Perhaps you missed it, but April was Donate Life month here in Massachusetts, a month-long push to help people register as organ […]