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Top 10 Annoying Things About Facebook and Reasons To Delete Someone

Lori Crofford — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:30:58 +0000

Facebook has become a mainstay in people's lives. I'll be honest I keep it open on my computer all day. However, lately, I have been becoming more and more annoyed at certain things happening on Facebook. So I decided to put together a list of annoying things and reasons why to delete someone off of Facebook.

12 Parents Embarrassing Their Kids on Facebook

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:16:24 +0000

There’s a funny thing about parents and technology. That being a majority of moms and dads are pretty tech unsavvy without the help of us internet-obsessed younger folk. And while parental struggles can be frustrating at times, their attempts to get in the techy loop are mostly just hilarious. This is particularly true with Facebook. Many [...]

Your Facebook Page Could Get You in Trouble with the IRS [VIDEO]

Lori Crofford — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:31:40 +0000

Tax time is drawing to a close in fact you have until Monday to file your taxes. However, if you cheat a little bit on your taxes or cheat big on your taxes, be prepared because the IRS is using more than just your tax return to check up on you. The IRS is now [...]

The Best Ways to Show Your Support for Marriage Equality on Facebook

TheFW Staff — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:19:24 +0000

This week the Supreme Court is hearing arguments for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. They are also weighing the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

To show their support for the LGBT community, people have been changing their profile pictures on Facebook. It started as big blocks of solid red. Then changed to a red block with a pink equal sign, which is symbol of the Human Rights Campaign. Now things have gotten a little out of control and some more creative options have popped up. Here are our favorites.

My New Game Addiction: Candy Crush

Lori Crofford — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:27:45 +0000

I play a few games here and there. I always have a constant Word With Friends game going on with several people. I play Matching with Friends. I used to play a ton of games on facebook, Gardens of Time, Farmville, etc. However, this one game has sucked me in. It's like game crack. One time and you are hooked. Candy Crush is my nemesis.

How Do I Stop the Facebook Beeping Sound?

Joe Hyer — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:18:36 +0000

Has your computer made any strange pinging sounds today, but you can't figure out where it's coming from? The answer is probably Facebook. The world's most popular social networking site now makes a sound whenever you have a notification -- you know, for timeline posts, friend requests and more. Luckily, the sound can be turned off by following these three simple steps.

Have You Taken a Break From Facebook? Many Have

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:57:11 +0000

If Facebook was anything like Friendster and MySpace it would be only available in Malaysia or reduced to a Justin Timberlake vanity product.

Yes, the Harvard-born social network has beat the odds and looks like it will be around for the long-haul. In fact, the latest debate surrounding Facebook is what happens to a member's page when they die.

Survey Reveals Americans Feel the Need to Take a Break from Facebook

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:33:39 +0000

Valentine’s Day may be in the air, but it seems like there isn’t a ton of love for Facebook Why? Because we may have had our fill of the social networking site. According to a new Pew survey, 61% of people have taken a break from the social networking site for several weeks at a [...]

Teen Arrested After Making Facebook Threats

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:35:15 +0000

Eric Rizley of Portage, Indiana was having a bad day. So the 19-year-old got on Facebook and started issuing threats. Unfortunately for him, that was actually a very, very bad idea. Now he faces criminal charges “Watch out portage people might be dying soon,” Rizley wrote on his account at about 4 AM Thursday morning. As if [...]

Man Hijacks Girlfriend's Facebook Page To Propose

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:00:23 +0000

If there’s anything the internet loves, it’s a creative marriage proposal. Now that the best ones end up on YouTube for all to see, it has become harder and harder to come up with a truly unique proposal. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Israeli entrepreneur Guy Malachi accepted that challenge and passed with flying colors when he asked [...]

Facebook Is Stressing You Out

Billy Goforth — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:38:17 +0000

According to this post, how many users in Scotland were part of this study?

Feeling Stressed? Blame Your Many Facebook Friends

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:47:09 +0000

The counter located prominently on everyone’s Facebook page has created a bit of a friends arms race. According to new research, it’s a race you may be better off losing. A study from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland of 300 Facebook users has found the more social network friends a person has, the higher their stress [...]

The Funniest Photo Captions of the Week (Created By You!)

Emerald Catron — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000

It seems like just one week ago we were posting a picture of a dog in a garbage can on our Facebook page. Since then, we've shared lots of stuff with you, and in return, you make us LOL with your witty, sometimes disturbing (looking at you, guy who said he take his time killing a cat) comments. Here are our favorite captions you provided for our weekly photo contest. Congratulations to our winners, who will receive...bragging rights. Awesome, awesome bragging rights.

Facebook Can Now Help You Get a Job

Mike Adams — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:19:41 +0000

Don’t just update your status—update your résumé. Facebook has just released a Social Jobs App that will allow people to search job listings from a multitude of sites like Monster and DirectEmployers. Earlier this week, Facebook launched its new app, as part of the Social Jobs Partnership program in association with the U.S. Department of [...]

Nine-Year-Old's Dying Wish Granted Thanks to Facebook

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:00:15 +0000

There is nothing worse than a story about a nine-year-old dying of cancer. The best we can hope for out of one is something like this — overwhelming humanity from strangers in the face of tragedy. Nine-year-old soccer fan Jens Pascal Schmidt had a brain tumor, and his dying wish was for a gravestone with the [...]

Facebook Makes You Spend More and Over-Eat — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:30:11 +0000

Facebook may be giving people a false sense of self-esteem, leading to overspending and gluttonous behavior, according to new research.

Parents Embarrass Teen With Hilarious Facebook Pics

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:15:52 +0000

We love our parents; we really do. It's just that during those early years, they can seem like the most embarrassing people on the planet. It's tough enough growing up (kudos to you if you can read the word "puberty" without wincing) without lame-o parents humiliating you, but when it comes to two parents in Wisconsin, we have to admit they've surpassed "embarrassing" and jumped straight to "awesome."

Selling Something Online? Use Pinterest, Not Facebook — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:30:14 +0000

Marketers all over the world are using social media more and more to sell their products, but new research shows that it may be more advantageous for them to utilize Pinterest rather than Facebook to lure in clientele. Bizrate Insights recently conducted a study that indicated more people are turning to Pinterest for things like [...]

Spend Too Much Time on Facebook? Hire Someone to Slap You in the Face

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:30:13 +0000

We all know it’s easy to get distracted and waste a ton of time on Facebook (or GuySpeed) but one guy is getting serious about his social media addiction -- he hired someone to slap him in the face every time he logs on to Facebook.

Posting Political Rants on Facebook Might Get You Defriended

Mike Adams — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:41:31 +0000

You may have strong political opinions, but new research finds that those hardcore rants you’ve been posting on Facebook lately just might be losing you some friends in your social media circle. Joseph Burns, a professor of communication at Southeastern Louisiana University recently conducted a study where he asked 24 of his friends (half Democrats [...]