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A Facebook fan from the Netherlands recently inked up her arm with 152 of her Facebook friends' photos as a tribute to those she cares about. The process took two weeks to finish, and, while I don't know if I could commit to such a gesture, I think it looks kinda cool. But she's not the only one to get a totally geeky tat — click through the slideshow to see more geeky ink and tell us — could Read more
Pop quiz: how many Facebook friends do you have right this second? OK, now question two: how many of them are actually friends or family members you're close to and interact with regularly? According to research performed in the '90s by anthropologist Robin Dunbar, that number should be somewhere around 150. Dunbar has studied groups from ancient hunter-gatherers to GORE-TEX wet-suit factories, Read more
It's a very public number, one that you probably share with hundreds of people, and even the subject of TV ridicule. It's a number that could make you feel good or bad about yourself, or you may not care about it at all. No, I'm not talking about the number of sexual partners you've had, I'm talking about the number of friends you have on Facebook. But how many is too many? The New York Times Read more
I know you know what I'm talking about. Everyone has one, that Facebook friend who will not stop with the constant stream of Facebook status updates. Maybe you accepted a friend request from a girl you knew in high school to be nice, only to be bombarded about her child's every giggle, coo, and poop. Or there's the friend who's bored at work and needs to let you know whenever he desires a soy Read more
Thankfully when I jumped on the Facebook train, I didn't do the whole "import people from my email contact list." And now, I don't get inundated with emails from Facebook, making suggestions about who I should FB "befriend." When my friend asked me WTF was going on with all of these spammy friend request emails, I knew it had to be happening with others — and it sure is. When Facebook scans Read more
The truth is about 96.5 percent of our Facebook experience is spent scrolling through pictures of last weekend's camping trip and Friday's happy hour. Now you can ditch the status updates and cut straight to the photos with the new Facebook iOS Camera app. Introduced today, it's billed as the photo-sharing hub for Facebook users. Separate from the standard iPhone app, we've broken down how to use Read more
Deal sites are so hot right now. So hot, in fact, that even the world's most-used site can't resist their allure. Facebook recently announced its plans to expand its current Facebook Deals offerings to include local offers starting in San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas, Atlanta, and Austin. Buy With Friends will work in conjunction with Facebook Places, allowing users to unlock deals at certain Read more
How much do you love each and every one of your Facebook friends? For YouTuber susyj87 it's apparently a whole heck of a lot. In fact, she recently got 152 tattoos all up and down her right arm, featuring 152 pictures of her Facebook friends. The process took two weeks to complete and is featured in this video below. It brings a whole new meaning to wearing your heart on your sleeve, no? Read more
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