Facebook Releases Friend Lists

Facebook's been challenged by something of an identity crisis as both traditional social networkers and true professionals have tried to use the site.  Now, to reduce the odds of a mix-up ("My boss is here?  But it's strip poker night!"), Facebook's unveiled an organizational tool known as Friend Lists.

Latest Facebook Lawsuits, Features

There’s another rash of Facebook headlines today, and for once it looks like they’re all different. Keep reading—I’m saving the best for last! Lawsuits of late Facebook is always in and out of court. Sometimes they’re the plaintiff, such as in a case they’ve filed in federal court against some hackers, naming Brian Fabian, Josh Raskin, Ming Wu and Slickcash.com.

Careful, That C&D Letter Might Be Copyrighted

Here's a case that'll likely leave you with an icky feeling. A lawyer for a large company in Idaho copyrighted a cease-and-desist letter, and when an anonymous blogger posted the letter on his blog, the company subpoenaed the blog hosting company for the blogger's identity in order to pursue copyright infringement claims.

Half Of Mac Users Pay To Download Music

In the third quarter of 2007 half of all Mac users had paid to download music tracks from sites like iTunes, but just 16 percent of PC owners had done so, according to NPD's quarterly Digital Music Monitor.

Steve Webb Un-Suspended From Facebook

It's hard to blame Facebook for trying to remove phony profiles - the social networking site has often been made fun of for, say, having over a dozen Jack Sparrows onboard.  Facebook's employees accidentally went too far, though, when they disabled the profile of a member of the British Parliament.