Geek is chic.
There's no way around it, Facebook Timeline is here. And as Jimmy Kimmel says, "You will like it." Don't want to take the time to update your new profile page? Expect a visit from the Facebook Police to force the social interaction out of you, as seen in a dramatic reenactment from Kimmel's late night show. Read more
Facebook is an ever-evolving thing. One minute you love it, the next minute it goes and changes something and you're back to learning how to use it all over again. Such is life, I suppose. This time, Facebook has added even more ways for you to share what you're doing and when with Timeline apps. Timeline apps connect with some of your favorite websites and mobile apps to share your Read more
It's the first day of Facebook trading on the stock market, and the company is valued to be over $100 billion dollars. In the spirit of all things Facebook, here are a couple of interesting facts that you may not have known about your favorite social media network: The company that's been valued at over $100 billion dollars was started from Mark Zuckerberg's dorm room in Harvard. Yep, that Read more
Mark Zuckerberg introduced Timeline, which puts all of your activity in chronological order in a visually pleasing way, during the F8 conference earlier this year. Almost like a personal webpage for Facebook, this timeline beautifully shows off your large photos, status updates, and activity, but there's also a space for your favorite apps and a big profile photo up top. Privacy is top of mind on Read more
Mark Zuckerberg introduced Timeline earlier today at the F8 keynote, and the company has released a supplemental demo video of what it looks like to use. Check it out below! Read more
Timeline may be the big attention-grabber at today's F8 keynote, but there's something else that users will love — a new Activity Log that gives you an overview of all your Facebook activity since the day you joined and allows you to manage privacy on all of your posts, as well as add or subtract items from your Timeline. Read more
You've upgraded to the Facebook Timeline, but now comes the hardest step of all, beyond acceptance of yet another layout change: selecting the perfect cover photo. Choosing one slightly quirky, but fun, yet flattering square profile picture was enough, but compound that with the new creatively charged large rectangle to small square picture combination, and you get a recipe for Facebook-induced Read more
Britney Spears has joined Path after visiting the SF HQ yesterday. Path has been around since 2010, but recently found a surge in popularity after its last update in 2011 that revamped its UI. Britney is no stranger to social networks, as she has over 2.3 million followers on Google+ (a tech-focused and male-dominated network, no less) and over 14 million followers on Twitter. But I know what Read more
Ben Affleck is on Facebook! More and more of our favorite celebrities are joining the world's largest social media network, and Ben is the latest to launch his own timeline page. Ben shared photos from Africa that were taken during one of his many philanthropic trips to the continent. He founded a nonprofit organization, Eastern Congo Initiative, in 2009 on behalf of the people living and working Read more
Your office walls are begging for this minimalist Internet meme art — Geekosystem Real people with out-of-this-world superpowers — Cracked Breaking down the 46 kinds of Facebook users — Newser Why baby boomers hate Facebook Timeline — Tecca A ten-year-old girl discovered a new molecule during a routine science class — Dvice Could Back to the Future get a Broadway remake? Read more
