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How social media is ruining people’s lives here and there – Online Faux Pas

Applying for a loan? Better make sure that none of your Facebook friends are deadbeats

By Katie Lobosco  @KatieLobosco August 27, 2013: 11:24 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Read Full Article: http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/26/technology/social/facebook-credit-score/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Choose your Facebook friends wisely; they could help you get approved — or rejected — for a loan. A handful of tech startups … Continue reading

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California’s budget: The Facebook effect

A single IPO may have a big effect on the world’s ninth-largest economy. An interesting little article from The Economist. Read more at the link below. California’s budget: The Facebook effect | The Economist.

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American Moms Love Facebook, Survey Shows

According to data released by Nielsen today, fully 72.5% of U.S. mothers who logged onto the web with their home computers also logged into Facebook in March 2012.  Read more on PCWorld:  American Moms Love Facebook, Survey Shows | PCWorld … Continue reading

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Ironic? Facebook security ‘glitch’ reveals Mark Zuckerberg’s private photos

Security ‘glitch’ allows web expert to access billionaire’s personal pictures A series of photos from Mark Zuckerberg’s private Facebook page were made public today after a web expert managed to gain access thanks to a glitch in the social networking … Continue reading

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Facebook fugitive: “Catch me if you can”. Police: “Like”

US fugitive taunts police on Facebook to catch him Thursday, July 28, 2011 The story on Seattle PI – http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/NY-fugitive-taunts-police-on-Facebook-to-catch-him-1623734.php NEW YORK (AP) — A fugitive who taunted police on his Facebook page to ‘catch me if you can. I’m … Continue reading

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