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Man Arrested for Incredibly Idiotic Use of Facebook

Ryan Tate · 08/16/10 05:55PM

A Florida man was arrested for twice "friending" his estranged wife on Facebook in violation of a domestic protection order. So not worth it. And there's no way she'd "friend" back given what the guy wrote on his wall.

Israel's Own Military Prisoner Photo Scandal, on Facebook

Hamilton Nolan · 08/16/10 02:17PM

Well, this was inevitable, what with Israel's political situation, and the existence of Facebook: a former Israeli soldier has posted some photos of herself posing with blindfolded Palestinians, for kicks. Mini-Abu Ghraib?

Mark Zuckerberg Is Preparing for War

Ryan Tate · 08/09/10 01:46PM

There's a melodramatic "war" brewing between Facebook and Google, and Facebook's CEO is seizing the opportunity to squeeze more work from his engineers, declaring a "lockdown," keeping the office open on weekends, and putting a neon sign on his door.

Nurses Are Whispering About You on Facebook

Hamilton Nolan · 08/09/10 10:38AM

Nurses: can you trust them? Of course not. Don't be a fool. Sure, they may save your life; but if you think they're not going to gossip about you on Facebook afterwards, you're naive. It's been documented!

What If Mad Men's Don Draper Designed Facebook Ads?

Max Read · 08/05/10 08:20PM

Trying to convince their clients that "everything ages fast," Brazilian ad agency Moma mocked up some hilarious vintage 1960s-style ads for Facebook, YouTube, and Skype. (Including charmingly broken Brazilian English.) Yes, there's even a Keyboard Cat cameo.

Facebook Brags About Its Wealth and Power

Ryan Tate · 08/04/10 11:59AM

Your personal data is making Facebook insanely rich, and the social network would like you to know that: Facebook executives just told Bloomberg the company's advertising sales are exploding and that they plan to go on a big buying spree.

How To Get Deleted from Sarah Palin's Facebook Wall

Ryan Tate · 08/03/10 05:58PM

Slate wrote a special computer program to monitor Sarah Palin's Facebook wall, and deletions by the critter-shootin' Republican reveal her unwritten rules of engagement: Do not make Palin look unpopular, racist, insane or in any way wrong, on her Facebook.

Woman Discovers Her Husband's a Bigamist Through Facebook

Emily Chen · 08/03/10 04:50PM

Lynda France claims after she caught him cheating, her husband married the other woman and took their kids all while still married to her. Never put anything you don't want others to see online; it'll all be in lawsuit later.

Would-Be Facebook Owner Is Also a Drug Felon

Ryan Tate · 08/02/10 02:08PM

The New York designer suing for control of Facebook says he has evidence gleaned from more than a year's worth of emails with founder Mark Zuckerberg. But the magic mushroom enthusiast might just be tripping.

10-Year-Old Really Wants a Facebook Page

Michelle Cacciatore · 07/30/10 04:30PM

Today on Rachael Ray, the star of Super Nanny was on to help audience members with their child problems. Watch as this boy pleads with his mom to have a Facebook at the ripe age of ten.