We couldn’t help but notice a sharp drop in the number of viral scams active on Facebook the past few weeks. While this is great news for all of us Facebook users, its important to know the reason behind the decrease in scam activity before we break out the champagne. To get our hands on…

An inconsistency in Facebook’s Help Pages and in the actual working of things has caused quite a lot of ruckus from Page owners. Years of building up a fanbase can all come to nothing the moment the page is hacked – something that Facebook has dubbed impossible. Yet this very thing has already happened to…

The need to join a social network can conflict greatly with a person’s need for privacy. Joining Facebook, for example, may not be in line with what a privacy advocate would want, but then it would be essential if one wants to keep up with today’s communication trends. With more and more people relying on…

Check out the Chrome Web Store and you’ll find something you won’t expect: a Facebook Like plug-in for your Google Chrome browser. The plug-in was launched quietly, devoid of any sort of announcement from the social networking site so there aren’t a lot of people who are aware of it. In fact, the launch happened…

It has only been 21 days since the Facebook Bug Bounty Program was announced and yet the company has already paid a total of $40,000 to bounty hunters. The program’s aim is to strengthen Facebook’s defense against attacks by fixing bugs within the system. Their strategy is to entice security researchers with the promise of…

It looks as if Facebook’s spring cleaning isn’t over just yet. Just a few days after the announcement of Facebook Places being disabled, the Facebook Deals feature has just gotten the ax as well, despite having only four months of testing time. The decision came as a big surprise to many, especially since Facebook Deals…

Another recent “feature” implemented by Facebook has been met with much disdain and complaint by the user community. There is a new ticker appearing in the right column of Facebook user accounts. Not only is it annoying, but many people don’t want their every comment, like, update, etc. broadcast via the ticker. So far, there…

This story is a follow-up to an article we wrote previously this week. The “Facebook Law” as it has been commonly called would have kept teachers from engaging in private conversations with students on social networking sites, via email and text messaging. A preliminary injunction has been issued by the presiding Circuit Court Judge, and…

Yet another hoax has hit Facebook and is extremely viral at the moment. (viral meaning it is spreading rapidly – not that it is spreading a virus) Another variant goes like this: “WARNING!!!! If ever you see anyone post out an application written “May God always bless this kind person below with peace, love and…

Ticketmaster and Live Nation have just announced their new partnership with Facebook, along with their plans to integrate social media into their interactive seat map feature. The new update will make it much easier for friends to get seats that are in close proximity with each other. It’s a very cool feature, as anyone who…