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Foodies may be serious about eating, but apparently they're serious about computers: Fast-food chains, food companies, and food celebrities are raising their profiles on social-networking platform Facebook. Last month, we mentioned that Pizza Hut was the first fast-food chain to launch a Facebook online ordering system, so die-hard users never have to leave the site to order dinner. And Read more
Earlier this week we found out that 20,000 kids are banned from Facebook every day after trying to sign up for an account. Others, however, lie about their age in order to get access, which can set them up for privacy or safety issues. If your tot or tween has been begging for the ability to update her status, there are many safe, kid-specific social networks to choose from. These sites follow Read more
Which social network has the highest percentage of women? Which is the richest? Recently, Ignite Social Media released a study that outlines the worldwide state of social media today, and the findings are quite interesting, if not predictable. Check out the results in the slideshow. Read more
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg married longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan last night in a surprise ceremony in his backyard. Priscilla, who just finished med school last week, has been dating Mark for almost a decade, after they met at Harvard. The Social Network makes the case that computer nerd Mark created Facebook to help him get chicks. But if all women knew that dating a technology lover Read more
Justin Timberlake took a spin around LA yesterday in his vintage Pontiac GTO. He's been kicking it on the West Coast since launching his latest business venture, HomeMint, at an event in NYC earlier this month. Justin's been focusing on projects outside the studio in recent years, but according to new reports, he's ready to return to music. Justin's reportedly composing the Devil and the Deep Read more
Part of the stigma surrounding online dating comes from the idea that it isn't safe to put your info up online for creepy strangers to find and possibly use to stalk you. But new research suggests cyberstalkers find victims closer to home: on your social networks. Bedford University's British Electronic Communication Harassment Organization looked at 250 participants, ages 14 to 74, and found Read more
There's a new law being shopped around California's senate called SB242, or the Social Networking Privacy Act, which requires social networks to allow parents full access to their kids' profiles and even lets them request removal of text or photos from a minor's (under 18) profile. For me, this calls into question the rights of the user. Facebook allows users age 13 and up to open an account, and Read more
Remember 2009's Obsessed? It tells the tale of a man whose life is torn apart by a temp worker who falls in love with him and will stop at nothing to win him over. The plot is (hopefully) exaggerated for thrill effect, but the mentally deranged woman showcases some serious Internet sleuthing and stalking. It's certainly not a common tale, but serves as an unlikely reminder that some things are Read more
As host Anne Hathaway said, this year's Academy Awards kind of were the "young and hip" Oscars. They made the effort, anyway, from the choice of hosts to skits like the auto-tuned movie montage. Making a joke about how musicals were big this year, Franco introduced the parody, which features 2010 movies like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, The Social Network, and Eclipse. Watch as Read more
Trent Reznor and Atticus Finch are taking home the Oscar for best original score for The Social Network! It beat out How to Train Your Dragon, Inception, The King's Speech, and 127 Hours. Do you agree with this win? Be sure to vote in all of my Oscar winner polls! Do You Agree With the Oscar Winner For Best Original Score? Yes No Read more
