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Find Your Celebrity Twin With These Apps and Sites
Finding out who your celebrity doppelganger isn't just fun for Facebook theme weeks. There are a few apps and websites out there that can show you who your look-alike is any time of year. Find out what they are in this slideshow!
Geek Tip: Figure Out Your Facebook Page
If you use Facebook regularly, you've seen the new, redesigned home screen. What do you think? As with any redesign, I'm having some trouble getting used to the navigation.
Facebook Gets Another Facelift
Although you may be giving yourself a facelift by participating in the Facebook doppelganger week (let's be honest — do you really think your friends believe you look like Scarlett Johansson?), Facebook is giving itself another makeover. The social networking site has been through quite a bit of changes over the past year (some helpful, and some not so much), but this one is strictly cosmetic.
The change returns the navigational tabs back to the left hand of the screen to where they were before, and provides some big improvements for the photo albums.
Daily Tech: Google Shows Off Chrome OS Tablet Mockups
- Google shows off its Chrome OS tablet ideas — Crave
- Those celeb doppelganger pics on Facebook may violate terms of use — Switched
- PETA wants to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robot — Dvice
- Japan gets a new 250GB Xbox 360 hard drive — Oh Gizmo!
- How to stay wired while on the road — Unplggd
- The Woz is having some issues with his Prius — Gizmodo
Facebook Wants to Be Your News Reader
Last week, a post on the Facebook blog encouraged users to use Facebook as a way to create a personalized news channel. At first, the idea seemed funny to me. .
Do You Participate In Facebook "Theme" Weeks?
According to a few friends in my Facebook feed, this week was "celebrity doppelganger" week on Facebook, celebrated by changing your profile photo to a photo of the celebrity you most closely resemble. Similarly, users celebrated "retro week" a few weeks ago by changing profile photos to a photo of them as a kid. The viral power of Facebook is pretty intense, and has led the New York Times to declare Facebook status messages are the new chain emails, citing status messages that promise to donate $1 for earthquake relief to Haiti or threatening to delete your account unless you post a certain status message.
Daily Tech: AT&T Admits Service Is Bad in SF and NYC Markets
- I'm not crazy: AT&T admits its service is lacking in SF and NYC markets — Gizmodo
- In other news, AT&T is launching a Yelp competitor — Switched
- RIM declares BlackBerry Tour 9650 is on its way via Facebook — Crave
- Relieve your stress with a beating heart pillow — Unplggd
- It's easier than you think to find out who you are, what sites you're visiting online — io9
- Exclusive pics of a rumored pocket-sized iPad in the wild — Oh Gizmo!
Geek Tip: Kill Your Online Identity With the Suicide Machine
If you've had it up to here with your social networks taking up all of your precious time, then kill them off with the Web 2.0 Suicide Machine. Like an online Dr. Kevorkian, the Suicide Machine will delete and scrub all of your Facebook friends, Twitter followers, LinkedIn connections, and deactivate all your profiles so you can live in peace without worrying about if you have any new friend requests or @replies.
My Dad Learns How to Tag Photos, Shows No Discretion
While he may have suffered from an initial technological learning curve, my dad has developed a remarkable aptitude for Facebook. A few months ago I helped him set up his own profile, mainly to connect with old high school and college friends, but also to easily share family photos. Well, Dad has now taken "sharing" into "overshare" territory after learning how to tag Facebook photos.
Tech Dating 101: What Does "It's Complicated" Mean Anyway?
Oh, love in the digital age. It's confusing, isn't it? My Tech Dating 101 series regularly tackles how technology and new forms of communication are evolving dating and relationship rules, and though I've tackled many a topic, I have yet to nail down the specific meaning of "It's Complicated."
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