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Facebook Is Swarming With Little Kids

Adrian Chen · 05/10/11 01:21PM

Facebook is like the world's biggest elementary school, with 5 million kids under the age of 10, according to a new special report by Consumer Reports. This, even though Facebook officially doesn't allow anyone under the age of 13.

The Feuding Facebook Mansions of Palo Alto

Ryan Tate · 05/09/11 02:55PM

They're both new to the neighborhood, and they hate each other. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and former deputy Owen Van Natta are apparently moving into the same opulent corner of Palo Alto, California. But Van Natta scored the posher pad.

Apple Overtakes Google As World's Most Powerful Brand

Seth Abramovitch · 05/08/11 11:12PM

One need only look to the iPad 2 feeding frenzies currently gripping China for evidence that Apple is the hottest brand on the planet. And now it's official: Research company Millward Brown puts Apple at the top of their annual 100 global brand power list, knocking Google off the throne its held for four years running. The iPad has helped Apple grow 84%, to an estimated worth of $153 billion.

We Must Preserve White House Staffers' Precious Facebook Posts

Adrian Chen · 05/04/11 11:32AM

These days, approximately 87% of the government's job consists of updating various social networking profiles and emailing people. How can we make sure that the Facebook status updates of all Obama administration employees are preserved, forever?

How Facebook Lets Whining Trolls Censor Everyone

Adrian Chen · 04/28/11 05:16PM

Facebook has become embroiled in an increasingly embarrassing series of controversies over its heavy-handed censoring of user content. This will never end unless Facebook stops caving instantly to every random troll with an axe to grind.

Early Facebook Investors Want Out

Ryan Tate · 04/27/11 06:33PM

The Facebook investment bubble is apparently too inflated for some investors. Owners of close to $1 billion in Facebook stock are slashing their asking price as they push toward the exits, sources tell Reuters.

Facebook Keeps Deleting Kate Middleton's Account

Adrian Chen · 04/27/11 11:42AM

It's got to be a difficult time to be named Kate Middleton, what with the constant royal wedding jokes and people talking to you in fake British accents and stuff. Worse still, Facebook keeps deleting accounts of women who share the name of the Most Important Bride of All Time.

Republicans Know How to Use the Internet Now

Adrian Chen · 04/20/11 04:12PM

You know how in the last few years it seems like every old person has tumbled onto the internet and, somehow, managed to learn how to forward emails of their pets to you? That basically has happened to Republicans, too. Get ready for the "social network primary."

Facebook Is Worried About 'Too Much Free Speech'

Ryan Tate · 04/20/11 03:16PM

Facebook is considering censoring content in some countries because it is "uncomfortable" offering excessive amounts of freedom to some people. The next time you start sympathize with a beaten or jailed protester, try imagining how that violence makes Facebook feel.

How Facebook Sells Your Most Intimate Moments

Ryan Tate · 04/19/11 02:20PM

Facebook is on a campaign to lure new advertisers, complete with a new promotional website that reveals just how much of our lives the social network puts up for sale.

Facebook Apologizes For Censoring Gay Kiss Picture

Adrian Chen · 04/19/11 11:14AM

Good news: Facebook doesn't hate gay people! A blogstorm erupted this week after Facebook removed a picture of two fully-clothed men kissing because it "violated Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities." It was all a mix-up.

The Famous Vagina Painting That Facebook Doesn't Want You to See

Adrian Chen · 04/13/11 02:16PM

Gustave Courbet's 1886 oil painting of a naked woman's lower half, The Origin of the World, hangs in Paris' Musee d'Orsay. But it is not welcome on the hallowed walls of Facebook. Facebook has abruptly canceled at least three accounts after users posted the painting, and art connoisseurs are fuming.