http://dir.salon.com/topics/facebook/?source=rss&aim=facebook en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT By Michael Martin Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/29/old_people/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/29/old_people/index.html?source=rss Professionals over 30 have joined the networking site in droves, but with great convenience can come great embarrassment. Denise Caruso Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/07/facebook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/07/facebook/index.html?source=rss Interactive designers use many tricks -- change your status update recently? -- to persuade us to do their bidding. Denise Caruso Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/05/avatars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/05/avatars/index.html?source=rss Many look like Barbies and Kens on X, but avatars may hold the key to restoring our control over our digital identities. By Joe Hutsko Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/01/kisses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/01/kisses/index.html?source=rss Facebook gift designer Susan Kare on Mac icons, computer kisses and everything in between. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/05/15/web_20/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/05/15/web_20/index.html?source=rss But wait, the overachieving, high-ambition young stars who power the Web these days aren't irredeemably awful. Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/09/myspace_open/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/09/myspace_open/index.html?source=rss When you put data into a social network, you ought to be able to easily pull it out, too. By Megan Hustad Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/02/megan_hustad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/02/megan_hustad/index.html?source=rss Online profiles and painfully constructed "faves lists" have turned us into a bunch of unwitting snobs. Enough already. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/23/get_over_it_kid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/23/get_over_it_kid/index.html?source=rss A school administrator's wife scolds a student for complaining that school was not shut down during a snowstorm. Her message was caught on tape. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/16/scrabulous/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/16/scrabulous/index.html?source=rss One of Facebook's best third-party apps may soon shut down. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/06/facebook_beacon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/06/facebook_beacon/index.html?source=rss The social network acknowledges its mistake in its plan to send ads to its members' friends. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/30/facebook_caves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/30/facebook_caves/index.html?source=rss The social network makes some positive changes to its Beacon ad program. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/29/facebook_beacon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/29/facebook_beacon/index.html?source=rss The social network tells your friends what you're doing on other Web sites. How is that OK? By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/20/facebook_is/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/20/facebook_is/index.html?source=rss Farhad is hoping Facebook reconsiders. Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/05/facebook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/05/facebook/index.html?source=rss A Facebook group celebrates photos of drunken girls vomiting on themselves and passed out in bushes. Andrew Leonard Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/09/penn_masala_facebook_stalker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/09/penn_masala_facebook_stalker/index.html?source=rss Penn Masala pledge undying social networking devotion in "The Facebook Skit." Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/26/facebook_lawsuit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/26/facebook_lawsuit/index.html?source=rss A rival social networking site is given two weeks to make its case that Facebook stole its ideas. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/06/facebook_rise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/06/facebook_rise/index.html?source=rss New numbers show that everyone's joining Facebook -- especially old people. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/25/myspace_facebook_boyd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/25/myspace_facebook_boyd/index.html?source=rss Researcher danah boyd explains the cultural differences between the world's largest social networking sites. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/18/ilike/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/18/ilike/index.html?source=rss A new music recommendation application goes viral on Facebook. By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/06/obama_facebook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/06/obama_facebook/index.html?source=rss The Obama campaign released a new Facebook tool quickly after the site upgraded its system. Could that be because one of Facebook's founders now works for him?