Entries Tagged as 'Facebook'

Facebook Clarifies Issue on TOS

Earlier this week a raucus erupted concerning Facebook when Consumerists reported that the number one social networking site has apparently modified its Terms of Services which would have a great impact on how we all participate in Facebook.  Perhaps realizing that it has earned the ire of Facebook users (you can check out the Techmeme [...]

Did Facebook Changed its TOS Without Informing Us?

If last week’s blog highlights was about the good things happening on Facebook,  this week started off with a not so good publicity for the social networking site.  The latest buzz to greet us early on was about a report by Consumerist regarding some changes with Facebook’s Terms of Services. Quite frankly, did you actually [...]

It Could Have Been a Facebook Week, if not for Social Bar

Facebook has received quite a number of coverage from various tech blogs that we usually read and monitor, this week. Ealier this week, you may have heard of the invasion of the “25  Things” Meme. Then it was followed by a statement coming from a former MySpace employee saying that Facebook will soon beat MySpace.  [...]

Facebook Adds “Like” Rating Feature

If you’re a Facebook user who have so many contacts, chances are you’re getting tired of posting comments on their updates, uploaded photos, shared links, and their other Facebook activities.  What we usually do is to click on the commenting feature just to say a  word or two telling  our friends that we like what [...]

As Facebook Takes Over MySpace, Twitter Becomes the No. 3 Social Network

If you take glimpse of Compete’s latest re-ranking of social networks based on monthly visits, you’d not be surprised that Facebook is the no.1  site, followed by MySpace. But wait, somewhere not far behind at number 3, all of sudden is Twitter.  So, are we seeing the inevitable?  Facebook’s dominance as the top social site [...]

Facebook Turns 5, Show them the Money!

Today, Facebook is celebrating its fifth year of existence, and perhaps dominance in the social networking arena.  With over 150 million registered members worldwide, this means that there were 30 millions users are adding up to Facebook membership base every year. This is certainly a lot considering that Facebook has only been around for five [...]

Hotbooks Will Bring Your Facebook Photo Collection to Life

For the fast couple of weeks, I must admit that I was getting pretty annoyed by the sudden influx of my Friendster college friends to Facebook.  And of course, I can’t turned down their invitation to connect to them via Facebook. But what bothers me is the rate that they are posting photos on their [...]

Writer’s Pub is a Social Site that I Would Rather Not Join

I’ve a tech writing for more than two years now. Although I’ve personally seen minor improvements in my writing, I still don’t see myself as a prolific writer. Hence, when I encountered the new Writer’s Pub I knew immediately I should not join this site. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great community [...]

Plinky Helps You Create Meaningful Content

For those who are already tired of the mindless and pointless updates that you get from your Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites’ friends and contacts, you may want to suggest Plinky to them. Or if you are guilty of such “crime”, you may want to try out Plinky yourself. Plinky is an inspired-content [...]

RB Weekly Highlights: Facebook is now Two Times Bigger than MySpace

Like we didn’t know that this is going to happen? We all see this coming right? Facebook continously growing in terms of pageviews and unique visitors, leaving behind MySpace? Well, it will just be a matter of time before every social networking fanatics turn to Facebook for their daily fix of – telling the world [...]

Facebook Grader Tells You How Famous You Are

What comes after finding out about your Twitter grade? Obviously, to know how you face in Facebook. Yes, in case you’re still not aware of it, this two web 2.0 application are the most popular and most widely used today.  So, if you want to know how you fare on your Facebook activities, based on [...]

Will You Drop 10 of Your Facebook Friends for a Burger King Whopper?

Apparently, despite being a ridiculous idea, many Facebook users have already done so – that is unfriend their Facebook friends to get Burger King coupon that will entitle them to a free Whopper. Sounds yummy right? To the more than 16,000 Facebook users, the temptation of the Burger King Whopper was too strong to resists [...]