Judge Suggests Dismissal of Ceglia Facebook Lawsuit

Paul Ceglia’s fight for a large stake in Facebook may soon be nearing its end as a federal judge has proposed that his lawsuit against the world’s largest social network be dismissed.
The recommendation came from U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie Foschio on Tuesday, according to a report from Reuters.
Ceglia has been claiming he owns half of Facebook based on a transaction between him and Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2003.

The New York wood chip salesman says Zuckerberg agreed …

18yo Student Breaks Into House-Browses Facebook, Pees On Couch

If carelessness was a crime and is thus outlawed, how will be catch suspects like this University of Georgia student through Facebook?
A report from CBS Atlanta details a home break in like no other. The carelessness isn’t new though.
According to the report, an 18-year-old UGA student broke into a home and used the homeowner’s computer to browse her Facebook account.
What’s more, the unidentified student reportedly also urinated on the couch before leaving.

The homeowner, an …

Facebook: Game Devs Made $2.8Bn In 2012

Facebook game developers generated a whopping $2.8 billion last year, the world’s largest social network has reveals.
The revelation was made by Facebook at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California this Tuesday.
In the conference, the social network had the creator of the top game on Facebook, Candy Crush, speak of the app’s success on the platform.

Additionally, Facebook also released these statistics, in the hope of entices more developers to make games for the …

Facebook To Fix Bug That Nuked Comments And Likes On Sites

Facebook is set to fix a bug that nuked comments and likes on sites that integrate the social media giant’s service.
The confirmation comes via an article from TechCrunch which says that Facebook has acknowledged the problem and said that it will rollout a fix soon.
The problem started appearing on March 25 as site owners and administrators noticed that their likes and comments for certain pages have been reset to zero.
The bug primarily affected sites that do not sport the www prefix in …

Man Uses Facebook To Find Kidney Donor

A man has from Massachusetts is getting a life-saving kidney transplant from a woman from California who he connected with through Facebook.
According to the Boston Globe, Eddie Beatrice suffered from septic shock which decimated both his kidneys after an infection in 2011.
Every week, he now has to go three times to the hospital to get dialysis treatment but what he really needs is a kidney transplant.
Initially, his siblings were tested for a possible donation but both turned out not …

Facebook Now Has Reply To Comments on Pages

Facebook, in a bid to improve conversations among its users, has introduced a “reply” feature for comments made on Pages and popular accounts.
This means that people will not need to tag other people in a comment to reply.
They just need to click or tap on the “reply” button and directly comment on a certain comment.
This solves the problem of leaving a reply to a certain comment way down the thread because time has passed and new comments have been added.
Replies to comments on …

Facebook Improves Self-Esteem; Study

Facebook improves self-esteem according to a study conducted in Cornell University. (Image: Scott Beale (CC) via Flickr)

Results of a study conducted by Cornell University show that people go to Facebook to be reassured that people care about them.
Jeff Hancock, professor of communication and computer and information science at Cornell, said that despite the common knowledge that Facebook is just a waste of time that leads to many negative outcomes, the social networking site can also give a deep sense of happiness to

Facebook Shares How It Came Up With The Redesigned News Feed

Redesigning the world’s largest social network is a grueling task, or any task for that matter when the working team has to find the right balance between its investors and users.
A great way to improve user experience is through informational interviews, user feedback, and comments from analysts and experts.
But a presumed fact is not always what users expect to see.
Sometimes an organization has to come up with new, creative ideas to unveil surprising features that users will find …

Study finds ten Percent of Facebook Users Experienced Verbal Abuse

One of ten Facebook users received abuse through messages, wall posts and the like, according to study. (Image: love.lee☼ (CC) via Flickr)

According to a recent study conducted by Global Market Insite, ten percent of Facebook users have experienced being insulted or abused through messages sent via the social networking

Facebook Page Helps Bullied Teens Stand Up

Facebook page made to go against bullying. (Image: Boom Boom! Revolution (CC) via Flickr)

Bullying is never a good thing; often, it can lead to harmful effects, both physically and emotionally.  Teenagers who are bullied, in particular, are greatly affected as they are in that sensitive stage when various things can have a tremendous impact on their