You use Facebook to keep up with old friends/obsessively hate-click through their photo albums and stalk your exes. But Facebook uses you to sell your professed "likes" to marketers. Many of us have a vague understanding of how this symbiotic relationship works, but figure that Mark Zuckerburg's minions only grab our…
Robert Pattinson Eats Ice Cream on The Daily Show, Jokes About His…
All those Antique Roadshow marathons
Priscilla Chan Eschews Overpriced Footwear and Dresses Up as Legumes
Who is Priscilla Chan, other than married to Mark Zuckerberg and casually not interested in a New York Times interview? She's a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, at least, she is if you're trying to figure out where she pops up in The Social Network, which is where I've acquired all of my deepest insight…
Why Aren't There Any Women on Facebook's Board?
Research has shown that companies with female board members heavily outperform companies with "boy's club" boards. So when it comes to Facebook's board, where the ladies at? Yeah, well, about that...
The Insane Facebook Song You Didn't Know You Needed But Cannot Live…
You almost certainly use Facebook, and maybe you would even say out loud to another person, "I love Facebook." But you probably wouldn't ever write and record a song about how glorious the site in honor of its IPO... Well, you'll be very glad these people did, because the result is AMAZING. It's like "We Are the World"…
Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy Are Hollywood’s Newest Cop BFFs
While you were waiting for Riggs and Murtaugh to have a fifth go of it in a glorious bid to remind everyone that Mel Gibson can't be a vitriolic bigot because his longtime cop buddy is a black guy, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy handcuffed themselves together for what sounds like a hilarious romp through the…
Your Facebook Addiction May Really Be an Addiction
It's hard to believe, but there was a time, less than a decade ago, when Facebook didn't even exist. There was no way to immediately tell everyone you've ever met that you just ate some delicious ribs or that your kid is finally used the big girl potty. (Finally! We all breathed such a sigh of relief on that one.) But…
Drake's Alleged Ex Files Not-So-Romantic Lawsuit
A woman claiming to be Drake's ex-girlfriend and writing partner is suing the rapper for allegedly ripping her off (and for pretending they never dated, although that's not technically a criminal offense). In a lawsuit filed yesterday, Ericka Lee claimed that she and Drake agreed to write the song "Marvin's Room"…
Why Doesn't Facebook Have Any Women on Its Board?
There's been a lot of excitement surrounding Facebook's IPO filing this week, but here's a little Facebook news that's not as exciting: There are zero women on its board of directors. In fact, it's all rich white guys—not terribly representative of the wide open world Facebook claims to represent.
FTC Urges Facebook To Get Your Permission Before Leaking All Your…
Your favorite/least favorite social networking site is nearing a settlement with the FTC that would require Facebook to obtain the approval of individual users before making changes that expose their profiles and activities to, well, whomever they like:
