Facebook recently implemented a new security feature that allows users to browse Facebook with a SSL encrypted connection. Before this feature was installed, only the Facebook login was encrypted. This new feature will help secure users from extensions like FireSheep, provide better security on wifi networks, and help protect against cyber attacks. Anything that can…

Under the dictatorial rule of Hosni Mubarak since 1981, Egypt has been plagued with political uprisings mostly due to a struggling economy since the 1990’s. The Population rate is steadily rising, with a yearly increase of 2% on top of an already burgeoning 80 million people. 40% of the Egyptian population lives below poverty level…

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The following message has been floating around Facebook and being shared among users: “As of today, the New FB Privacy setting called “Instant Personalization” goes into effect. The new setting shares your data with non-Facebook websites & it is automatically set to “Enabled”. Go to Account>Privacy Settings>Apps & Websites>Instant Personalization>edit settings & uncheck “Enable”. BTW,…

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Credit card companies are now processing data found on Facebook profiles to determine whether to approve credit for a user, his spending habits, and his capacity to pay off debts and even whether to close his account entirely. This is called social media monitoring or ‘social graphs’ used to create consumer profiles for users. Data…

New York – A family Facebook feud got way out of hand when Melanie Spanopoulos ran over her cousin Giselle Penagos, 21 with a minivan…twice. The incident occurred when the two were riding home together after watching the Jets game at a bar on Sunday night. One of the girls found out the other had…

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The United States has topped other countries in the number of divorces per year. Divorce rates were relatively low during the 1960’s, with a score of only 9.2 per 1000 married women. It significantly rose to 22.6 per 1000 married women in the 1980’s—a score directly correlated to women’s increasing financial independence and the no-fault…

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Facebook launched “Sponsored Stories” today. This is a new ad format that basically takes user actions and converts it into promoted content. Jim Squires, Facebook Product Marketing Lead told Mashable, Sponsored Stories is “a way for marketers to sponsor activities that happen throughout the News Feed.” This will allow marketers to create Facebook ads from…