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PayPal: send money to friends on Facebook

The app, simply titled Send Money, is just as straightforward as its name. You have the choice to send either an ecard with money or just money with no card. You select a card, choose a friend to send it to and then select how much money to send.

Facebook: lawsuit over facial recognition

“This requires storing a comprehensive database of the biometric features of all users,” the organization reportedly wrote in a German-language statement published on its Web site. “Facebook has introduced this feature in Europe, without informing the user and without obtaining the required consent”.

Facebook rape joke pages taken down

The group pages, which included “You know she’s playing hard to get when you’re chasing her down an alleyway” had been criticised by victim support groups. The network said: “There is no place on Facebook for content that is hateful, threatening, or incites violence.” However, controversial postings may remain if administrators add a tag stating they are humorous or satire.

Facebook is social network for all ages #1, LinkedIn is #2

Of all the social networks, Facebook is the only one that knows no generational limits. From grandparents to teenagers, Facebook — the largest of the social networks — attracts users of all ages. A recent study by Forrester found that of U.S. adults who use social networking sites, 96% of them are on Facebook.

Zuckerberg: 9th most powerful in the world

Yes, it seems there are only eight people alive who can stop him in his quest to control precisely everything. Who, of those eight, might be prepared to do it? At No. 1 is President Barack Obama. But he seems pleasantly disposed to Zuckerberg. They’ve even had dinner together.

Facebook: 600,000 account logins compromised every day

Facebook said this week that hackers using stolen username and password credentials try to break into at least 600,000 accounts every day on the mammoth social networking site.

How to Avoid Getting Fired by Facebook

If you like your job and don’t want to get trumped out of it, be careful how you use Facebook or one or the many tools like it. Check out a list of things you should do (or not do) in online venues like Facebook.

Facebook FAIL: Missteps and Shortcomings Revealed [INFOGRAPHIC]

That iPad app’s release must have been the last straw for the company. The result? This hard-hitting infographic smackdown that reveals what WordStream calls “Facebook’s errors in judgment.”

Study: Facebook is not ruining your grades

“You have to spend an inordinate amount of time on Facebook for it to be related to GPA in a way that is shocking,” Junco says.

Find your local Wal-Mart on Facebook [VIDEO]

A new Facebook app designed to give millions of Wal-Mart shoppers information on their favorite and closest Wal-Mart stores nationwide.