Company Profile for Facebook
Facebook, Inc.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States () |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Industry | Internet |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
470 Emerson St.
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1605
650-543-4800
E-mail: info@facebook.com
www.facebook.com
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Lawsuit Over Facebook "Sponsored" Updates Allowed To Proceed
By Chris Morran on December 19, 2011 12:30 PM
14 Comments
It's been almost a year since Facebook began taking your "like" list and turning it into advertising via so-called "sponsored stories," and on Friday, a U.S. District Court judge in California rejected the social networking site's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit that claims Facebook unjustly enriched itself with these ads by violating a California law pertaining to commercial endorsements. More »
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Rescue Messages From Facebook's De Facto Spam Filter
By Phil Villarreal on December 15, 2011 8:30 AM
36 Comments
When Facebook thinks you don't particularly want to read a message that's sent your way, it redirects it into a folder dubbed "other." Some users forget to check the box regularly, and others may not even be aware that they have it. More »
Steps To Stop Social Media From Sucking Away All Your Time
By Phil Villarreal on December 2, 2011 2:30 PM
29 Comments
Not that this has happened to us, but our friends say that they've found themselves wasting away entire days at work not having accomplished much of anything other than getting sucked into an endless vortex of status updates, instant messages and YouTube videos. Social media is a powerful tool that can actually increase your efficiency, but it can also dominate those who lack the discipline to compartmentalize it. More »
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Facebook Agrees To Settle With FTC Over Privacy Violation Charges
By Mary Beth Quirk on November 29, 2011 3:00 PM
26 Comments
Three years after the Federal Trade Commission leveled charges against Facebook, claiming the social networking site violated users' privacy, a settlement has been reached. Part of the terms of the proposed settlement requires Facebook to undergo audits for 20 years. More »
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Facebook Works To Stop Porn Flood
By Phil Villarreal on November 16, 2011 9:00 AM
29 Comments
Some Facebook users reportedly suffered a deluge of pornographic and violent images earlier this week due to a hacker-spawned exploit, but the social network says it has the problem under control. The images that flooded accounts' news feeds allegedly consisted of hardcore porn with celebrity faces pasted in, as well as disturbing images, one of which featured an abused dog. The problem continued for as long as 48 hours before Facebook got a handle on it. More »
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After Struggle, Salman Rushdie Gets Facebook To Let Him Use His Own Name
By Phil Villarreal on November 15, 2011 9:00 AM
65 Comments
Facebook can be quite the stickler when it comes to enforcing its real name policy. Celebrity writer Salman Rushdie took to Twitter complaining that Facebook deactivated his account because it thought it was a fake. After he proved his identity, the powers that be reactivated his page in his given name, Ahmed. Only after taking his problem public via Twitter did he get Facebook to back down and let him use Salman. More »
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Facebook Invites You To Name A Few "Trusted Friends"
By Phil Villarreal on October 31, 2011 8:00 AM
42 Comments
If you are hyper-paranoid about getting cut off from Facebook and want to allow members of your trusted inner circle to swoop in and help you out when you're in need, you're now covered. Facebook is testing a feature called "Trusted Friends" that lets contacts you choose retrieve access codes to pass along to you if you find yourself unable to log on. More »
Don't Let Mario Kart Facebook Scam Spin You Out
By Phil Villarreal on October 28, 2011 9:45 AM
18 Comments
Those who toil away on free-to-play Facebook games may have built up a false sense of security as they blindly click on all the permission buttons in order to get to the good stuff. But an ad that claims to offer Facebookers access to a free Mario Kart game is a trap, like one of those upside down question blocks in the real version of the game. More »
Woman Sues Facebook For Allegedly Violating Wiretap Law
By Phil Villarreal on October 17, 2011 8:00 AM
48 Comments
Accusing Facebook of violating federal wiretap laws by tracking her web use when she wasn't logged in to the site, a Mississippi woman is taking the social networking giant to court. Her suit, which seeks class action status, is going after Facebook for trespassing, invasion of privacy, unjust enrichment and breach of contract. More »
'Hunger Games' Viral Site Requires You To Give Marketers Control Of Your Facebook Or Twitter Account
By Chris Morran on October 14, 2011 12:16 PM
56 Comments
The Hunger Games is a wildly popular series of books about a dystopian future where the government spies on your every move and teenagers square off in a to-the-death tournament for the amusement of the upper-class residents of the capitol city. The books are soon to become a big-time Hollywood franchise and as part of the much-hyped countdown to that release, millions of people are getting in on the viral marketing by logging onto a website that creates a unique badge for each user. But are these people looking at the permissions they're signing away when they log in? More »
