The Facebook movie (aka The Social Network) poster has been revealed, and it shows Jesse Eisenberg playing the part of Mark Zuckerberg. As many already know, musician Justin Timberlake is confirmed to portray the role of Sean Parker. A teaser trailer is set to be released on Friday, June 25th. For now, you can always check out Facebook in real-life. Official website.
Most internet users know that Facebook is the second most visited site online — according to Alexa, but did you know that it was originally bankrolled by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel? Or, that 70-percent of Facebook’s users live outside the US? If not, continue reading for those Facebook facts and more.
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If people talked and acted like they would on Facebook, the office would definitely be one of the most interesting places ever, albeit a bit annoying. Continue reading for a real-life video demonstration.
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Simply head on over to Facebook.com/NabiscoCookies (or click the link) and print your free coupon, which entitles you to a free package of tasty treats if you buy 2 milk cartons and one Nabisco cookies product. The coupon run is limited to 465,000 through 11:59pm EST tonight and must be redeemed by June 25th, 2010. That’s not all, the page also has a link that lets you enter a milk mustache ad.
For those not familiar with Zynga, they are the largest social gaming company as of today, with 235-million active users per month. In comparison, Xbox Live has 20-million total users and World of Warcraft only manages 1.5-million worldwide. Continue reading to see those social gaming statistics and more.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that privacy changes will be coming sooner than later. He stated that “user reactions to new changes to privacy settings suggested that ‘sometimes we move too fast – and after listening to recent concerns, we’re responding. Our intention was to give you lots of granular controls; but that may not have been what many of you wanted. We just missed the mark’.” Video after the break.
He added that the site operates under five principles, which give users control over their own information, and which also ensure that Facebook is free and does not provide access to private information for advertisers or users or services that individuals do not wish to permit.
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Thanks to Facebook, Old Navy’s one-day (May 22nd) flip flop sale of 2010 has gone viral. Just drop by your local store to pick up a pair of flip flops for just $1, normally $3.50. Most stores will be open early today, but closing times vary depending on location. More information.
If you really want to know what texting really does to us, you can either like this Facebook page — yes, it’s really titled “I May Never Text Again After Reading This” — or just bypass it altogether and click through to the actual article. Simply put, “when we chat on the mobile phone, text furiously, browse the BlackBerry, or commune with our car’s global positioning system (GPS), the lights go out.”
Deleting your Facebook account due to privacy concerns has been a hot topic lately. According to WikiHow.com, it’s as easy as clicking here, entering the CAPTCHA code, and then not logging in or connecting with your Facebook account for the next 14-days. For visual learners, continue reading for a video tutorial.
If Nintendo released Super Mario Bros. on the original NES this year, it would most certainly be filled with plenty of social options, including Facebook integration, Nintendo pionts, and more. Click here to see the entire World 1-1 sequence.
Using eight images, game designer Zack Hiwiller shows us what Super Mario Bros. might look like, if it was made with modern sensibilities.