A class action lawsuit filed against Facebook over its FriendFinder feature was dismissed yesterday by a California federal judge. In the case of Robyn Cohen, et al. v. Facebook, a group of the network's members alleged that Facebook misappropriated users' names and likenesses to promote its Friend Finder service, which suggests new Facebook friends to a user who chooses to upload his or her email contacts.

The Robyn Cohen case was actually dismissed previously on June 28, 2011, but the plain [...]

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Facebook has filed to establish FB PAC, a political action committee intended to "give [Facebook's] employees a way to make their voice heard in the political process," presumably over and above voting and contributing independently to campaigns and other PACs.

The company has spent about a million dollars lobbying over the last three years, according to Senate records and documented by OpenSecrets, with the sum spent increasing every year. For comparison, Microsoft, which also has its own PAC, [...]

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This is a guest post by Joke and Biagio of JokeAndBiagio.com Setting: a busy production office in Hollywood, California. Joke stares at her husband Biagio in disbelief. Joke: You bought another book from Darren Rowse? Biagio: Well, uh, no…this one's actually by the Web Marketing Ninja… Her face goes blank. Joke: Did you just say…Ninja? [...]

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Zynga, the social gaming giant, has released details of its new social game Adventure World, expected to be launched in the next few weeks. The title is an Indiana Jones style strategy game in which players are required to discover historical artifacts to make virtual gold and experience points. If Adventure World turns out to be a success, Zynga may be in a much better position for its upcoming IPO, which remains stalled due to whirling a stock market.

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Facebook is dumping Facebook Places and conceding defeat to Foursquare, Gowalls and other check-in services. With Places demoted to tagging locations, what is Facebook setting its sights on now? Messaging, as evidenced by the release of Facebook Messenger for iPhone, is one. Another target appears to be Instagram and other photo filter apps and services. The New York Times reports that:Facebook Targets Instagram With Photo FiltersFacebook wants to own your photos instead of merely being the reci [...]

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Do you use Classmates.com or have you in the past? If so, you might like to hear about this interesting bit of news. The company is being hit with a class action lawsuit for privacy violations. The settlement is for anyone residing in the United States who were registered with or subscribed to www.classmates.com at ...

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A new social action platform, endorsed by Twilight actress Nikki Reed, is encouraging people to "Give A Sh*t" about flooding, famine, domestic violence, gay rights, animal cruelty and other important issues.  At Give-A-Shit.org, anyone can pick a cause and show their friends they…err…"give a sh*t."


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I'm currently wrapping up a review of the latest Honeycomb tablet, the Toshiba Thrive. Quick spoiler, it's one of my favorite Android tablets yet, but I still wouldn't buy it nor recommend it to anyone outside the dedicated Android fanbase. Just like the rest of the Honeycomb tablets, it lacks any compelling feature over the iPad.

Don't mistake what I'm saying here. I like the Thrive. It's well built, has a low price, and more I/O ports than other tabs. I also like Android as a whole -- I love [...]

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This last week, Dealshelve, the Malaysian based daily deals aggregator, received a letter from Karl Chong, CEO of Groupon Singapore (Beeconomic Singapore) asking Dealshelve to remove all Groupon deals from their site by July 6, 2011 or face legal action.


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