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Facebook, Microsoft May Be Close to Major Ad Deal
Facebook, Microsoft May Be Close to Major Ad Deal
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Facebook, Microsoft May Be Close to Major Ad Deal

Rumored sale could revolutionize the advertising industry: Nicholas Carlson

(Newser) - Facebook and Microsoft appear to be in talks for a deal that could revolutionize the online ad business. Facebook is looking to buy Atlas Solutions, an ad-serving product Microsoft acquired when it bought aQuantive for $6 billion in 2007, sources tell Nicholas Carlson at Business Insider . Facebook would pay considerably...

Man's 'Winning' Powerball Photo Goes Viral

Gawker says there's an easy giveaway that it's a hoax

(Newser) - If you happened to stumble across a photo of someone named Nolan Daniels today, here's why: Last night, he posted a picture of himself on Facebook with what he claims is a winning Powerball ticket, explains the Christian Science Monitor . Then he asked people to share the photo, promising...

Guy Suing for 84% of Facebook Charged With Fraud

Paul Ceglia accused of faking evidence, falsifying contract

(Newser) - Facebook cried fraud last year over the guy claiming he was entitled to 84% of the company—and Facebook might have been right. Paul Ceglia, who sued the company and Mark Zuckerberg in 2010, has now been indicted on fraud charges for allegedly faking evidence, Mashable reports. Ceglia is accused...

Woman Loses Job Over Tomb of Unknowns Photo

Lindsey Stone out a job after posting prank image to Facebook

(Newser) - A word to the wise: Be very wary of what you post on Facebook. Lindsey Stone has lost her job after posting a prank photo taken while visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington on Facebook. In the photo, Stone poses next to a sign asking for "...

Facebook Doesn't Want Your Vote Anymore

Plans to ditch ability for users to vote on policy changes

(Newser) - Here's something you might not have known: You have voting rights on Facebook. Well, more like "had." The social network announced yesterday that it plans to do away with its current voting system, which gives users the power to ax policy changes they're not keen on....

Prank Photo at Tomb of Unknowns May Cost 2 Jobs

Woman's Facebook post goes viral

(Newser) - A Massachusetts woman and her friend might be out of jobs because of a Facebook post from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. In the photo, Lindsey Stone poses next to a sign asking for "silence and respect" and pretends to shout while flipping off the tomb....

Is It Doomsday for Facebook Shares?

804M shares held by ex-employees could flood the market

(Newser) - Wall Street's keeping a nervous eye on Facebook shares this morning, which could be in for a really rough day—even by Facebook's standards. Restrictions lift today on 804 million shares held by former employees, meaning the supply of potential shares for sale is about to double, Bloomberg...

Romney Losing 11 'Likes' Per Minute

But he still has 12M fans on Facebook

(Newser) - One of the consequences of losing a presidential election in the age of Facebook: You lose a lot of "likes," too. Mitt Romney has been getting "unliked" on Facebook at quite a quick clip, CNN reports. When the Washington Post took a look at his Facebook page...

Woman Fired for Anti-Obama Post: 'I'm Not Racist'

But Denise Helms did muse about him getting assassinated...

(Newser) - A California woman insists she's not racist despite a Facebook post about President Obama that included a racial slur and a musing that "maybe he will get assassinated this term..!!" Denise Helms' post triggered a Secret Service investigation and prompted her employer, Cold Stone Creamery, to fire...

Facebook Testing Notification Beeps

The horror, the horror...

(Newser) - In an apparent effort to ensure that no one ever leaves a Facebook tab open in their browser ever again, Facebook has started testing a new "feature" in which the site emits a helpful beeping sound every time you get a notification. A select few lucky users are already...

New Facebook Breach: 1.3M Links to Private Accounts

But company rep says they plugged the hole

(Newser) - You know those emails Facebook sends you with a direct link to your account? Imagine 1.3 million of those links becoming available online, and you understand the massive security loophole that Facebook says it plugged yesterday, BBC reports. How the links ended up online isn't clear, but a...

Craigslist's New Classified Rival: Facebook

Zuckerberg and Co. developing classified ad project

(Newser) - Look out, Craigslist: Facebook is developing a classified ad service, insiders say—and unlike Craigslist, it would target ads at interested users. Dubbed Marketplace—like an earlier Facebook venture—for the time being, the service could be used for anything from hawking second-hand furniture to advertising apartments. To sell a...

Is Facebook Better Than Sex?
 Is Facebook Better Than Sex? 
new study wonders

Is Facebook Better Than Sex?

Not tonight, dear, I have to check my computer

(Newser) - It might not be better than sex, but Facebook—along with checking email and surfing the web—is apparently more irresistible, a new study has found. The smartphone-based survey of mostly college-aged respondents tracked their most irresistible desires several times a day. While most reported that sex was a stronger...

Employee Dump Day Could Sink Facebook Stock

Market could soon be flooded with shares

(Newser) - Facebook's beleaguered stock price got a reprieve this week after some positive earnings results, but the good times might not last. On Monday, current and former Facebook employees will have their first chance to sell their shares, meaning more than 230 million more shares will suddenly be available, USA ...

Facebook Stock Gets a Boost, Thanks to Mobile Ads

Quarterly earnings show company made money in that tough category

(Newser) - Facebook finally has proof that it can make money from mobile advertising. As part of today's third-quarter results, the world's biggest social media company disclosed for the first time that some 14% of its ad revenue came from mobile advertising. It started showing ads to users who access...

Maxi Pad Maker to Ranter: You're Right, Periods Suck

Fake CEO apologizes to Richard Neill in new video

(Newser) - Bodyform proved today that it's a very good sport: The maxi pad maker posted a video response to a man whose rant on its Facebook page went viral last week, and Mashable calls it possibly "the best response to a Facebook rant—period." Richard Neill, whose post...

This Vest 'Hugs' You With Every Facebook 'Like'

Like-a-Hug inflates to make you feel the love

(Newser) - Yes, we do enjoy those Facebook "likes" more than we usually admit—but is Like-a-Hug the answer? Designed by Melissa Kit Chow at MIT Media Lab, the "social media vest" will "hug" you by inflating whenever someone likes a status update, video, or photo you've posted...

Facebook Hits 1B Users, Still Searching for the Money

Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges 'tough cycle'

(Newser) - Facebook has crossed the 1 billion mark, Mark Zuckerberg announced today in an appearance on the Today show in which he nonetheless acknowledged that his 8-year-old company is "in a tough cycle now." The milestone means that one in every seven people uses the site, notes Fast Company...

Zuckerberg: Yeah, I Own About 20 of These T-Shirts

'I wear the same thing every day,' he tells Matt Lauer

(Newser) - It's not exactly a bombshell revelation, but Mark Zuckerberg tells NBC's Matt Lauer that he doesn't pay much attention to fashion. "I mean, I wear the same thing every day, right?" he says in the Today interview , which airs Thursday. "I mean, it's literally,...

NYPD Doubling Gang Unit, Thanks to Facebook Fights

Social media taunts leading to real turf war battles, says chief

(Newser) - The NYPD is doubling the size of its gang unit—not because of an increase in established gangs, but because of growing problems with "looser associations" of teens who engage in real violence after first sparring over Facebook and other social media, the AP reports. These groups "identify...

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