Facebook Users Mostly Annoyed by Hidden Messages

Facebook users have noticed their hidden “other” messages en masse and many of them are not happy. Under the Facebook Messages tab there is an “other” tab, which you very well may have never noticed. It hosts the messages Facebook has deemed less important, often meaning messages sent by events or users with whom you [...]

5 Top Celebrities to Subscribe to on Facebook

1. Jessica Alba Oh, you know, Jessica just shared her photo album with me. No biggie. Actress Alba’s subscribe updates range from concert photos to complaints about her husband (don’t get too excited, guys — they’re harmless). She talks about heading to the gym (like she needs it) and explaining the word “ugly” to her [...]

David Beckham’s Baby Photo Debuts on Facebook [PICS]

David Beckham introduced his newborn baby to the world Sunday on Facebook. The soccer star posted a photo of wife Victoria Beckham napping with daughter Harper Seven. “I took this picture of my two girls sleeping,” he wrote on his Facebook Page. (You do have to “like” the Page to get access to the photo.) [...]

HTC Status ‘Facebook’ Phone Arrives July 17 for $50

Facebook-addicts, listen up: your phone is almost here. Today @ PCWorld

Facebook Partners with Skype on ‘Video Calling’

Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook is partnering with Skype on a new service called Video Calling and also announces Group Text Chat feature Today @ PCWorld

Facebook asks court to speed up Ceglia suit

Facebook has asked a New York court to speed up the discovery portion of a lawsuit filed by Paul Ceglia, who sued Mark Zuckerberg last year for 50% ownership of the company. Latest financial news – CNNMoney.com

Facebook blasts Ceglia lawsuit as ‘outrageous fraud’

Paul Ceglia’s claim that an eight-year-old contract signed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg entitles him to 50% ownership of the company “is a brazen and outrageous fraud,” Facebook said Thursday in a court filing responding to Ceglia’s lawsuit. Latest financial news – CNNMoney.com

How to enchant people with Facebook

Over at the American Express OPEN Forum, I posted instructions for how to enchant people with Facebook. Please check it out if you want to use Facebook for marketing purposes. If you want to be enchanting in general, check out my new book: Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions. How to Change [...]

When AIM Was Our Facebook

Hugh Pickens writes writes “Gizmodo reports that there was a stretch of time in the 90s and early 00s when AOL was a social requisite. “Everyone had an AIM handle,” write Adrian Covert and Sam Biddle. “You didn’t have to worry about who used what. Saying “what’s your screenname” was tantamount to asking for someone’s [...]

In Trying to Plant Google Privacy Story, Did Facebook Have a Point?

Facebook has admitted it authorized an effort to raise privacy concerns about a Google product, but says it was not intended as a smear campaign. The social networking giant released a statement acknowledging that it hired PR firm Burson-Marsteller to alert the media about the questionable use of Facebook user information in a little-known Google [...]

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