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Facebook's New Feature

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 04.10.2013 | Technology

Eating something? Drinking something? Watching something? Facebook wants you to tell your friends about it by way of a new emoticon feature available ...

Katherine Bindley

App Analyzes How Primed Your Facebook Friends Are To Be Hit On

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 03.01.2013 | Technology

Facebook has become quite the breeding ground for apps aimed at culling friend lists and turning them into something more like romantic hit lists. Now...

Please Stop Forcing Me to Look at Your Paleo Dishes

Emily Timbol | Posted 04.06.2013 | Comedy
Emily Timbol

Don't make all of us bear witness to your hyper-focused interest on something that, try as we might, we just don't care about. Don't make all of us bear witness to your hyper-focused interest on something that, try as we might, we just don't care about.

Communicating Narcissism

Christopher Gurrie | Posted 03.18.2013 | Technology
Christopher Gurrie

Through a revealing and energetic discussion with my college honors students, the following narcissistic personas emerged: The Brand Addict, the "to the person who" people, Dear "so-and-so" Who Will Neve Answer...

Guess What Kind Of Party Single Women Don't Need?

Cristen Conger | Posted 01.17.2013 | Women
Cristen Conger

I can empathize with the exhaustion of the wedding circuit, schlepping gifts of blenders and karaoke machines hither, thither and yon. But I dont' understand the need among some singles to be cheered on in their singledom like newlyweds dashing toward a shaving cream-streaked car.

Teen's Post On Facebook Leads To Arrest

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 01.05.2013 | Technology

If there's a surefire way to get caught for committing an offense these days, it's airing the details on social media. Jacob Cox-Brown, an 18-year...

The Status of the Status Update

Jared Freid | Posted 01.08.2013 | Comedy
Jared Freid

My mom thinks Facebook is a harbinger of the end of society, if not the actual cause itself. She called me last night and said, "Are you on that... Oh, I don't even want to know," like she was about to ask about Grindr. No, she was talking about Facebook.

Dear Straight Friend: Facebook Ground Rules From Your Gay Friend

William Dameron | Posted 10.29.2012 | Gay Voices
William Dameron

I do read your comments and status updates, and although you think that because you have a gay friend, it's OK to write things like, "I just watched Glee, does that make me super gay?" it's not OK.

Calling Out the Facebook Lurkers

Nina Badzin | Posted 10.27.2012 | Technology
Nina Badzin

Aren't all members of Facebook, in some respect, lurkers and voyeurs? Yes, but certain people are less noble about it than others. I'd like to call those people out.

Should Expectant Parents Share the News on Facebook?

Larry Magid | Posted 10.16.2012 | Technology
Larry Magid

As with anything, you should think carefully before you post the good news that you're expecting. Do you really want to share this with the world? Is there anyone -- perhaps an employer or a family member -- who you're not quite yet ready to tell?

Would You Tell Facebook About Your Pregnancy? New "Expecting A Baby" Feature Lets You

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 08.15.2012 | Parents

Single, in a relationship, engaged, married and now, expecting a baby? Facebook is now encouraging people to share that next big life event -- pre...

Millennials' Facebook Usage Dissected (Slideshow)

The Huffington Post | Alyssa Creamer | Posted 07.29.2012 | College

The Pew Internet and American Life Project's recent release of data reveals information all about the way in which users’ interact and function on F...

The Social Network That Ate Orientation...Thanks, Facebook!

Ken Schneck, PhD | Posted 09.22.2012 | College
Ken Schneck, PhD

The fatal flaw in my Facebook rebellion was found where it is always can be found: the students. Turns out, my aversion to using Facebook professionally didn't stop students from going there. In droves.

Check Out Facebook's New Gay Feature

Posted 07.02.2012 | Gay Voices

Facebook is adding to its ever-growing list of gay accolades with the introduction of new marriage icons that depict same-sex couples. The Gay and...

Why You Shouldn't Post Facebook Statuses About Your Hangover Or Hating Your Boss

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 06.26.2012 | Technology

The posts on the new website We Know What You're Doing read like a list of exactly the things most people would never want strangers to know they're d...

The Two Faces of Facebook

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 08.26.2012 | Home
Jeff DeGraff

Technology will set you free to express the real you -- until you realize that reality places you in the inbox on your smartphone just like everyone else. No worries, its outsmarted most of us.

Why I Took a Facebook Hiatus

Natalie Thomas | Posted 07.18.2012 | Comedy
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.

10 Surefire Ways to Be that Obnoxious Facebook Friend

The Stir | Posted 06.24.2012 | Women
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?

The Stories Statuses Tell

The Michigan Daily | Posted 05.02.2012 | College
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.

The 7 Most Annoying Types Of Facebook Friends

| Ashley Brooks | Posted 02.18.2012 | Home

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

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

Jacoba Urist | Posted 04.18.2012 | Parents
Jacoba Urist

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

Two Teens Save A Life Using Facebook!

Posted 02.04.2012 | Home

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

Got Into College? Stop Posting About It On Facebook!

The Saxon Scope, Langley High School | Posted 01.11.2012 | Home

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

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

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 02.05.2012 | Technology
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.

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

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 12.01.2011 | Technology

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...