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by Jon Bershad | 2:52 pm, May 5th
Yesterday I joked that we had a new anti-Facebook story every day but, well, it’s barely a joke at this point. For any of you who noticed that the Facebook chat function was down this morning, it’s because someone figured out that a flaw in Facebook’s privacy settings would enable you to view the live chats of your friends. Oops, that’s not good.
Read on...by Jon Bershad | 6:08 pm, May 4th
Sometimes it seems like every day that goes by ends with at least one story showing Facebook continuing its descent from “awesome website for college kids” to “incredibly frightening Orwellian nightmare.” Today’s involves a court case in which Facebook is suing a website that allows users to log into all of their social media profiles at one time. Facebook doesn’t like the idea of people accessing their profiles through a means not run by them so they’re claiming that Power Ventures is making a criminal violation by violating Facebook terms of service. However, the Electronic Frontier Foundation just sent out a press release arguing that, if Facebook’s lawsuit goes through, they would be able to prosecute any Facebook user who used Power Ventures and make them a criminal for looking at their own profile!
by Andrew Cedotal | 2:18 pm, January 29th
With the recent launch of Twitter’s Geolocation API, every social startup worth its rackspace has been moving in the direction of locational applications. Now, Nicholas Carlson at Silicon Alley Insider seems to have inside confirmation that Facebook is working on adding capabilities for “checking into” to physical locations through its mobile service. Will parents soon know every time a college freshman hits up a frat party? Will your boss question your frequent trips to the free clinic? Will your significant other notice your repeated, um, “visits” to their best friend’s apartment?
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Max
The Pizza and Pasta Foundation supports the federal SAUCE act. Ask your congressman to put some SAUCE on it!
Eric Limer
I like how if you make a mistake typing a popular URL, invariably the site you find is all "YOU'RE WINNER!" It's uplifting for a second.
Max
Spam for work involves a false teeth supplier and someone looking to buy magnetic plates.
Eric Limer
So that improv show was definitely a good idea. Ben Schwartz, Zach Woods, Justin Long, AND Adam Scott. #EverythingWentBetterThanExpected
Max
Got a lot crossed off my to-do list tonight, and I'm starting to feel significantly less freaked about about, well, life.
Eric Limer
I need trephination like I need a hole in the head.
Max
AIM CHAT: I like you, too. *belushis*
Eric Limer
Listening to Call Me Maybe and cropping screengrabs of Twitter bots. It's times like this that I really love my job.
James Plafke
Popular rapper Ladies Love Removed Eyes.
Eric Limer
I am genuinely enjoying using So.cl to make weird picture mash-ups. I just made a collage of becks. http://t.co/ulGbDbwn
Eric Limer
This Facebook IPO coverage needs to stop cuz I'm seriously sick of seeing Zuckerberg staring creepily at me from the top of every story.
Max
Put on your poodle skirts and choose your favorite syrup because we're gonna have a sock-hop at the iHop.
James Plafke
I just threatened my mom to email me something by telling her I'd discuss with her all the lady celebrities I'd have sex with.
Max
New Hallmark Card: "I held an extended conversation with you without being able to remember your name" Inside: "I'm sorry."
Eric Limer
To any of you bros who might like to ice me, I encourage you to act on that urge, bro.
Eric Limer
If anyone is looking for some totally garbled, nigh-incomprehensible ad copy, I'm your man.
Eric Limer
What? None of my Facebook friends are on So.cl? How can this be?!
Eric Limer
"Does this mustache look creepy? Experts are blind; can't tell."
Rollin Bishop
Lin Beifong is suddenly one of the best things about Legend of Korra.
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