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'Facebook Shutting Down' and 3 Other Rumors About the Site

Let's just be clear: Facebook is not shutting down. A ridiculous rumor began circulating over the weekend that the Internet's premier social network will be closing up shop on March 15, 2011. And while, hypothetically speaking, pulling the plug on Facebook would be a fascinating experiment in drastically altering how...

Facebook Profile Redesign: Twitter Users Either Love It or Hate It

(Dec. 6) -- It's never a dull moment with Facebook. As the reigning king of social networking, the website is undoubtedly taking in feedback regarding its newly revamped profile page. The new layout focuses on streamlining some of Facebook's most popular features, with an increased emphasis on viewing photos and promoting...

California City Considers Using Facebook to Publicly Shame Drunken Drivers

(Nov. 17) -- Add "drunken driving" to the criteria for de-friending on National Unfriend Day. Southern California's Huntington Beach Police Department is considering public shaming on Facebook as a strategy for combating drunken drivers. The Orange County city had 274 alcohol-related collisions and 1,687 drunken driving...

Conn. Woman Fights Termination: Top 5 Facebook Firings

(Nov. 10) -- Go ahead, trash your boss on Facebook. A Connecticut woman who was fired from her job as an EMT last year for criticizing her boss on the social network may set a precedent for bashing your superiors on Facebook in a "first-of-its-kind legal case," according to The Associated Press. The National Labor...

'Firesheep' Firefox Extension Highlights Privacy Concerns on Facebook, Twitter

(Oct. 25) -- Have you ever bombarded a friend with Facebook messages by changing their birthday to the current date? The classic Facebook prank has never been easier thanks to a new Firefox extension -- Firesheep -- that allows any Internet user on a Wi-Fi network to access user names and passwords of other computers also...