Facebook Shuts Down ‘Most Beautiful Teen’ Page
Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Facebook page that solicited sexy pictures from teenagers hoping to be named the “The Most Beautiful Teen in the World” has been taken down after it sparked outrage from concerned parent…
Facebook Posts Can Signal Risky Behavior, Researchers Say
Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty(MADISON, Wis.) — Up to 98 percent of U.S. college students use social networks such as Facebook — a fact some health experts hope to use. “I think Facebook is a new window on an old problem,” said Dr. Megan Moreno, a p…
Facebook’s Graffiti Artist: Life Unchanged by $200 Million
Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — David Choe, the 35-year-old muralist who is expected to be worth an estimated $200 million after the Facebook IPO, is bothered by the hype surrounding his newfound money. “You can’t buy your priva…
Facebook’s Graffiti Artist: Life Unchanged by $200 Million
Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — David Choe, the 35-year-old muralist who is expected to be worth an estimated $200 million after the Facebook IPO, is bothered by the hype surrounding his newfound money. “You can’t buy your priva…
Breastfeeding Advocates Protest Outside Facebook Offices
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A group of moms protested outside Facebook offices around the world on Monday, charging that the social network has repeatedly taken down photos that show mothers breastfeeding their babies.The site even disabl…
Feeling Sad? Facebook Could Be the Cause
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(OREM, Utah) — There are plenty of reasons to feel down in today’s hectic world, but you may not think the world’s most popular social networking site would be one of them. But that’s exactly what a new st…
Chicago Man Indicted over Photo of Bound Daughter
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — A Chicago man who said he and his toddler daughter were playing when he bound her hand and foot, taped her mouth closed, and took a photograph of her that he posted on Facebook has been indicted on felony charges…
About ‘Effin’ Time: Facebook Recognizes Existence of Irish Town
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(EFFIN, Ireland) — Facebook gave an Effin Christmas present.Effin, a parish in County Limerick, Ireland, could be listed as a hometown on Facebook profiles as of last month, the Irish Independent reported.The company’…
Woman Travels World to Meet All Her Facebook Friends to Beat Anxiety
John Foxx/Thinkstock(WILMETTE, Ill.) — Last year at this time, Arlynn Presser made a New Year’s resolution that nearly scared her to death. The 51-year-old romance novelist and mother of two resolved to travel around the world to me…
Parents Arrested for Alleged Facebook Posts of Bound Kids
Coconino Sheriff’s Office(COCONINO COUNTY, Ariz.) — An Arizona couple has been arrested for allegedly posting photos of their two young children bound by duct tape and, in one photo, hanging one of the children upside down from exercise equipment.Kayl…
DHS Creates Accounts Solely to Monitor Social Networks
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — An online privacy group is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security accusing it of not releasing records from the agency’s covert surveillance of Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites.The DHS creates…
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …
Breastfeeding at Target: Moms Stage National Demonstration
George Doyle/Thinkstock/Target(HOUSTON) — A nursing mother’s upsetting experience at her local Target last month has led to what appear to be “nurse-in” demonstrations at Target stores nationwide.Mothers from across the country have …
Chicago Man Charged for Facebook Photo of Bound Child
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(CHICAGO) –- A Chicago man, Andre Curry, has been charged with aggravated domestic battery for posting a Facebook photo of his little girl bound with tape.“Curry used painters tape to bind his 1-year-old daughter…
Mid-Air Matchmaking? Dutch Airline to Let Passengers Choose Seatmates on Facebook?
Medioimages/Photodisc/Thinkstock(AMSTELVEEN, The Netherlands) — A new policy by a Dutch airline will allow passengers to choose their seatmates based on Facebook and LinkedIn profiles.KLM hopes to roll out the “Social Seating” policy in 2012, accordi…