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Learning from a Facebook tragedy

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Irene S. Levine

If a friend, acquaintance, relative or neighbor had noticed the writings on Jared Lee Loughner's MySpace page or his videos on YouTube and called them to someone's attention, might this horrible tragedy have been averted?

Stunning Map Of Facebook Friendships Around The World

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

*Scroll down for picture.* Paul Butler, an intern with the Facebook data infrastructure engineering team, has created a gorgeous map of the world t...

Is Facebook Causing Asthma Attacks?

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

LONDON -- Beware unhappy asthmatics: Italian doctors warn that Facebook could trigger an attack in some susceptible users. Gennaro D'Amato and collea...

Can You Be Facebook Friends With Your Parents?

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Amy Goldwasser

Can you be Facebook friends with your parents? I say it's not only possible, but that choosing not to is kind of ignorant and childish.

Am I Better Than Facebook?

Claire Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Claire Gordon

Facebook me is better than actual me. Smarter, wittier, funner, prettier. But does Facebook, as a platform, reduce the richness of my personhood? Absolutely.

Mass. Teachers Told To Stay Away From Facebook Friendships

TIME | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Online connections? Not in education. Why teachers and students will never be "friends." School officials in Norton, Mass., having issued a ruling aga...

The Meaning Of Friendship In A Social-Networked World

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Alex Pattakos

While a social connection on Facebook may be only a click away, cultivating a true friendship is not that easy or straightforward.

The Dangers Of Friending Strangers

Armed with Science | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Adding tons of Facebook friends doesn't necessarily make you popular; it may actually put you and the Defense Department (DoD)'s information security ...

Chelsea's Getting Married: What About Her Friends?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Just as it is for any other bride, whittling down the guest list is one of the toughest tasks in planning a wedding. Chelsea never asked my advice but had she, I would have suggested the following when deciding which friends to invite.

Americans Have More Friends, and Not Just on Facebook

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Bella DePaulo

Remember the media panic from the summer of 2006 about lonely and isolated Americans? The publication of a sociological study had unleashed a cascade...

Why Facebook Might Support Emotional Well-Being

The Stir | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
The Stir

People who use Facebook -- or any social-networking site, for that matter -- might actually be happier, healthier, and a lot less stressed than those who don't.

Facebook: Dislike Stuff On Facebook With Firefox Plugin

mashable.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

We all have friends that post inane or annoying comments, photos, or videos on Facebook. Sure, we can hide their content, but more and more Facebooker...

How Facebook Ruins Friendships

Wall Street Journal | ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Notice to my friends: I love you all dearly. But I don't give a hoot that you are "having a busy Monday," your child "took 30 minutes to brush his te...

Should You Be Friends With Your Boss in Cyberspace?

Francine D. Ward | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Francine D. Ward

The first question to think about is what kind of relationship do you currently have with your employer--is it personal, is it family, are you already friends?

Bill Gates: I Quit Facebook Because Of "10,000 People Wanting To Be My Friends"

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he was forced to give up on the social networking phenomenon Facebook after too many people wanted to be his frie...

Are Facebook Friends "Real" Friends?

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Kari Henley

Well, I have to say one thing - HuffPost readers rock! This is one spirited group and thanks to everyone who joined in on the lively debate about "Fac...

FaceTwitter Sucks: A Better Vision for the Social Networking Future

Chris Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Chris Goldberg

Now that Facebook's latest incarnation has had a chance to sink in it's clear the overwhelming majority disapprove. I hate to say it, but I agree with them this time. The new layout does suck.