With Google Voice and Apple FaceTime putting pressure on the social-media service to offer video chat, Facebook syncs up with Skype in move that'll likely benefit both companies. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
Although it says a recently released statement on Net neutrality is a clarification of existing policy, rather than a reaction to the Google-Verizon proposal, it's telling that Facebook doesn't take Google's stance. Read this blog post by Caroline McCa
And it sure doesn't make Mark Zuckerberg look good. The first full theatrical trailer for the Facebook creation story is full of backstabbing and Ivy League treachery. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
The travel recommendation service will disappear as of September 1, and its creators plan to release its database under a Creative Commons license. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
Should a spy have a Facebook profile? Well, if he or she wants to fit in with everybody else, the answer is yes. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
Andrew Cuomo, a frequent critic of safety on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, partners with them on a filtering tool to prevent child porn from being uploaded to their servers. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
An unlikely sensation: The interior design on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's hooded sweatshirt has generated a mini press sensation. It's the tech industry equivalent of a trashy summer news story. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
New York Senator Charles Schumer expresses alarm over Facebook's ongoing privacy changes, suggesting that the Federal Trade Commission needs to get involved in regulating social-network privacy. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
Third F8 conference promises a rare look at the company's inner workings for developers and advertisers who use the social network as the basis for their businesses. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
