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‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day’ Prompts Pakistan to Block Facebook
One Facebook group’s controversial platform has prompted a Pakistani government agency to put the nation’s news feeds on hold.
Facebook and Google Talk Privacy
Facebook looks set to simplify its privacy settings whereas Google has downplayed privacy fears of its own.
Poll: Men Lie More Than Women (No, Really)
Just where to begin with this? A new poll released in the U.K. by the Science Museum reveals that the average British male tells three lies a day (your British correspondant’s non-fibbing math works out that’s the equivalent of …
Conan Picks His All-Time YouTube Favorites
You might not be able to see him on the small screen, but Conan O’Brien is back on the tiny tube.
New Site Sifts Through Sensitive Facebook Statuses
You might want to check the privacy settings on your status updates. Because there may be some you don’t want just anyone to see.
Quotes: Myspace Makes Its Push Toward Privacy
“Given all the noise in the industry, we want to get out and state a clear position so that our users understand that we take privacy very seriously.”
–Mike Jones, MySpace Co-President, on the site’s new privacy settings. …
Facebook Status Costs Charlotte Waitress Her Job
Feeling swindled by a cheap tip? Social networking sites are not the place to broadcast your blowup.
Steve Jobs Wants a World Free of Porn
TIME’s Peter Ha has the lowdown on an e-mail exchange between the Apple head honcho and a Valleywag reporter. Among the highlights? Jobs says the iPad is promoting a world free from data thieves and pornography. (via Techland)
Justin Bieber Fans Go to War With Twitter
Hell hath no fury like a Bieber fan scorned.
YouTube: Now Serving 2 Billion Clips a Day
Almost five years to the day the first version of YouTube’s site went live online, the video-sharing service says its crossed the threshold of having more than two billion clips played on the site each day.
Look! It’s Google Street View!
The search engine giant has been driving cars around the world, taking pictures every few feet to feed into Google Maps. But here’s betting they didn’t count on these two guys.