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Why I Took a Facebook Hiatus

Natalie Thomas | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Easter, Sharing, Mother's Day, Status Update, Social Networking, Digital Age, Spring Break, Online, Oversharing, Facebook Status, Facebook Friends, Facebook, Costco, Comedy News
Natalie Thomas

Facebook is addictive. You feel inclined to read, stalk and share. Only in this forum would stalking be the more acceptable practice of the three. In this case, it's the sharing that's the problem.

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10 Surefire Ways to Be that Obnoxious Facebook Friend

The Stir | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Facebook Status, Facebook Friends, Facebook, Women News
The Stir

How else will people know that you actually have a wild and crazy social life if you don't tag TONS of pictures?! HOW?

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The Stories Statuses Tell

The Michigan Daily | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: College Spring Break, Facebook Status, Spring Break, Facebook, College News
The Michigan Daily

In an ideal world, Facebook wouldn't really matter much for most people. Communication would be direct, and you would have to do more than just stalk someone's information page to know his or her life story. But this isn't the case in today's world.

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The 7 Most Annoying Types Of Facebook Friends

| Ashley Brooks | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Facebook Dating, Facebook Etiquette, Facebook Humor, Facebook Status, Facebook Status Updates, Facebook Friends, Fun Stuff, Facebook, Facebook Jokes, High School News

Although Facebook has dramatically changed the rules of social interactions, there are some things that are still not allowed. This includes writing ...

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How Facebook Makes You Jealous (And Why It's Not a Bad Thing)

Jacoba Urist | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Facebook, Facebook Friends, Facebook Status, Facebook IPO, Financial Pressure, Happiness Tips, How to Be Happy, Happiness Advice, Personal Finance Advice, Economic Pressures, Economic Anxiety, Financial Goals, Parents News
Jacoba Urist

I tell parents, sometimes, wanting to keep up with the Joneses is a really good motivator.

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Two Teens Save A Life Using Facebook!

Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Teen Suicide, Facebook Status, Video, Amazing Teens, Facebook, Danny Manes, Gary Ramirez, Teens Facebook, High School News

17-year-old Danny Manes from Pueblo, Colorado noticed something troubling while he was scrolling through the usual photos, links, status updates, and ...

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Got Into College? Stop Posting About It On Facebook!

The Saxon Scope, Langley High School | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: College Admissions, Facebook Status, College Admissions Process Social Media, Facebook, Saxon-Scope, College Acceptance Facebook Status, College Acceptance, Teens Facebook, Class of 2012, High School News

In the whirlwind of acceptances, rejections, and deferrals, one outlet becomes the center of most seniors’ attention. Social media has become the ho...

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"You Can't Post That!" and the Future of What We Share on Facebook

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: College Parties, Social Media, Human Resources, Facebook, Facebook Privacy Settings, Facebook Jobs, Facebook Profile, Facebook Status, Technology News
Bruce Reyes-Chow

What if I said that I think folks may want to think twice before deleting, untagging or "sending to trash" those unfortunate images of their wild youth? Well, that's exactly what I'm saying.

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Your Facebook Status Update: The New Way To Write That Novel

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 12.01.2011

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Users may love Twitter for its brevity, but now Facebook is taking the opposite approach by increasing the character limit on status updates to a whop...

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The Art of the Facebook Status Update

Rachel Weight | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Facebook Status, Internet, Social Media, Facebook Friends, Technology, Facebook, Status Update, Slidepollajax, Women News
Rachel Weight

How many random people from your life do you know too much about because of what they posted as their status?

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Dating And Facebook: 'It's Complicated'

Holly Sidell | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Fear, Self Help, Relationships, Dating Advice, Overcoming Fear, Facebook Relationship Status, Facebook, Self-Help, Self Growth, Relationship Advice, Mindfulness, Holly Sidell, Holly-Sidell, Self-Awareness, Dating, Facebook Status, Mark Zuckerberg, Spiritual Lessons, Women News
Holly Sidell

I couldn't wait to declare our love for each other by sharing it with the world on Facebook (because how else does one declare their love if not through social media?)! He wasn't into it. I panicked.

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Facebook Post Costs High School Team Three Victories

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Facebook Updates, Facebook Privacy, High School Football Mistakes, Facebook Status, Facebook Convictions, Facebook, High School Football, Facebook Crime, Education News

File under: "Oops." Or, perhaps more accurately: "C'mon, mom!!" At least, that's probably what two Perry County High School boys are saying afte...

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Six Facebook Laws Your Nonprofit Must Obey to Be Successful

John Haydon | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Nonprofit, Marketing, Facebook Status, Engagement, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Small Business America, Business News
John Haydon

If you've been using Facebook to build a fanbase and market your nonprofit, you've probably noticed consistent ways users behave. You've probably also noticed correlating patterns between your efforts and your results on Facebook.

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Watch Where You're Going

Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Video, Funny Warning Sign, Facebook Status, Urlesque, Funny Signs, Facebook, Facebook Status Update Warning Sign, Warning Sign, Comedy News

Now that we're in the era of the smartphone, people are looking down a lot more than they used to. And we can't blame them. With 24/7 access to Twitte...

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Why Facebook Is Undervalued

John R. Talbott | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Facebook Advertising, Facebook Status, Facebook Privacy, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Facebook Profit, Facebook, Facebook Valuation, Technology News
John R. Talbott

While the latest valuations seem high for a company that was started just seven years ago by a Harvard undergrad in his dorm room, they don't even begin to touch the potential valuation that Facebook might attain in the very near future.

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How Facebook Saved A Boy's Life

Slate | Deborah Copaken Kogan | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Facebook Status, Leo Kogan, Kawasaki Disease, Facebook, Social Networking, Facebook Photos, Facebook Leo Kogan, Technology News

Mother's Day morning, my 4-year-old woke up with a rash. It was my 16th Mother's Day. I was inclined to ignore rashes. But a note had just come home f...

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Status Update: Can You Save Me?

Steph Thompson | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Aging Disgracefully, Facebook, Facebook Status, Facebook Friends, Facebook Addiction, Online Relationships, Facebook Relationships, Technology News
Steph Thompson

My Facebook is a cemetery of once and would-be lovers, souls that, at one time, could have saved me. Could they still?

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Don't Let Technology Ruin A New Relationship

Kira Sabin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Relationships and Facebook, Relationships and Technology, Technology Relationships, Facebook Status, How Facebook Affects Relationships, How Technology Affects Relationships, Relationships, Love and Relationships, Healthy Living News
Kira Sabin

I'm the first to admit that I'm little addicted to Facebook. I've also joked that I'm dating my Mac, judging by the amount of time I spend with it. But I wonder if this constant availability is really helping us when it comes to dating.

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Decoding the College Facebook Status

Emily de La Bruyere | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: College Admissions, Facebook, Social Networking, College, Satire, Comedy, College Applications, Facebook Status, College News
Emily de La Bruyere

The variations are limitless, but the message is always the same: "I am happy/over the moon/sobbing, and all 1,000+ of my Facebook friends may now react accordingly."

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Facebook’s Self-Esteem-Boosting Powers Explained

Adoree Durayappah, M.A.P.P., M.B.A. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Adoree Durayappah, M.A.P.P., M.B.A.

If you decide to share this link on Facebook, don't feel bad when you linger a bit longer on your page, updating your status and editing your profile.

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Message To Facebook: I'm Taking Back My Happiness

Amy Gutman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Richard Thaler, Sherry Turkle, Behavioral Economics, Facebook, Cass Sunstein, Libby Copeland, Facebook Emotion Analysis, Facebook Depression, Relationships, Facebook Status Updates, Nudge, Facebook-Happiness, Facebook Status, Facebook Status Study, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Amy Gutman

Facebook: Good or bad? Is it nurturing our families and communities by bringing us closer together? Or is it a dangerous threat -- a technology that fosters isolation, anxiety and narcissism?

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Facebook Comments: "Like" or Dislike?

Kira Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Comments, Facebook Status, Facebook, Technology News
Kira Newman

Now that Facebook users can comment on or "like" virtually everything -- from people becoming friends to changes in relationship status -- it's time to ask: Is all this feedback good for us?

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ACLU: Calling Your Teacher Fat On Facebook Is A Constitutional Right

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Privacy Settings, High School, Facebook Status, Facebook, Students, Student Suspension, Facebook in Schools, Education News

When Donny Dunlap was assigned three times the usual amount of homework in his 10th-grade biology class, he logged on Facebook to vent. Once school o...

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The Top 9 Facebook Status Trends Of 2010

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Status Trends, Facebook Memology, Facebook Trends, Facebook, Facebook Status, Facebook Trend, Facebook Trends 2010, Slidepollajax, Technology News

This year, Facebook cemented its place as the most popular social network on the Web. As the Facebook team sifted through the status updates of the si...

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Cartoon Character Facebook Profile Pictures Go Viral: Here's Why

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wondering why your best friend suddenly looks a lot like Scooby Doo? If you've noticed your Facebook friends replacing their profile pictures with c...

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