At first, I thought I was just woozy after a few too many cups of coffee. But then my chair—heck, the whole building—kept on shakin’, and soon millions of worried cell phone users were dialing each other to ask, “Did you feel that?” Naturally, the...
Yep, it’s another Facebook privacy controversy, this time centering on Facebook’s phonebook application—which, as many startled Facebook users have discovered in recent days, is capable of storing all the numbers in your phone. Say what? The warning, which...
Sure, you can already chat with groups of pals using Facebook’s existing iPhone and Android apps, but the new stand-alone Messenger application lets you share photos and even your location with your online Facebook buddies, perfect for coordinating on-the-go...
Noticed that status updates from your Facebook friends are looking a little more jumbled than usual? Maybe it’s because of a just-added Facebook feature that groups status updates in your news feed by topic—a change that’s raised the hackles of more than a...
Looking to boost your circle—or circles—of Google+ friends? Well, Google just made it a lot easier to invite your buddies to the search giant’s new social network. A new feature on the Google+ invitation system lets you email, post, tweet, or otherwise share a...
Ever innocently comment on, say, the latest baby picture from one of your Facebook pals, only to be hit with one email after another—all of them notifying you of everyone else who’s ooohing and ahhing? Yep, it gets a little nuts after awhile. Well,...
Announcing hookups, breakups, and even engagements on Facebook seems to be perfectly kosher nowadays, so it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that the social network now lets you add an “expected” little one (as The Daily Mail reports) to your family...
Love playing FarmVille on Facebook, but wish it would stop posting updates to your Facebook wall like “Jane needs a Sawhorse!” or “Louis needs your help in the Craftshop”? Well, good news: Facebook’s privacy settings let you customize...
There’s nothing easier than firing off a quick email, tweet, or Facebook message to a friend or loved one, but the creator of a fanciful new website thinks there’s something a little “more meaningful” about an actual, handwritten letter. Feel...
Remember that private video you uploaded to your Facebook account—you know, the one that you only intended to share with a friend or two? Well, bad news. According to TechCrunch, thumbnails, descriptions, titles, and the names of anyone tagged in your uploaded...
