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Did you know that any message sent to you on Facebook which isn’t from a friend or a friend of a friend gets filtered into an “other” subfolder? Most people don’t, and this means you probably have dozens of messages sitting on your Facebook page that you’ve never looked at before.

Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media sites have changed the way young people interact with each other, but according to a survey from Poll Position, the majority of Americans don’t think this has been a change for the better.

Get your crops ready, hayseeds — there might be a FarmVille movie coming. As one of the most popular video games probably ever, the scourge of Facebook is about to hit the silver screen thanks to screenwriters Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen.

Facebook announced a big overhaul of their user profile design at yesterday’s f8 developers conference. The redesign includes a chronological sorting of each user’s life in a feature they’ve dubbed the Timeline. The feature automatically sorts all of a user’s Facebook activity over time (so you’ll be able to easily access those embarrassing wall exchanges with your old exes) and offers the ability

Despite the whining about the launch of their “top stories” feature this week, Facebook unveiled and even bigger change at the company’s F8 developer conference in San Francisco: Timeline. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that profile pages will soon automatically put photos, videos, status updates and status changes in chronological order. The timeline will also feature a “way back” section

Most of us have had that embarrassing photo that someone took at a party show up on Facebook. Or a shot where someone tagged you in with half a chicken wing shoved in your mouth. Up until now, all you could do was remove your photo tag before too many MORE people saw those pics. You might rest easier knowing that pre-approved photo tags should be in place on Facebook by Thursday.

Facebook finally settled the rumors on Wednesday. Through a partnership with Skype, Facebook is rolling out integrated video calling to the public beginning immediately. The new integrated feature will not require the separate Skype client, but instead, just a touted "under 30 second wait" on your first use to install, call and chat.

The age of Big Brother is truly upon us. Last week the Federal Trade Commission approved a company called Social Intelligence, which touts itself as a modern way for firms to screen potential employees.

The French government is notorious for banning the use of English words as a way of maintaining French language and culture. However, a recent ruling by the French government, which now makes it illegal to speak the words "Facebook" or "Twitter" on television or radio newscasts, isn't as shocking as you might think.

An Israeli couple recently named their newborn daughter "Like." Yes, as in the "like" button you press when you enjoy a post on Facebook. This is how the girl's father, Lior Adler, explained the name to the German press agency dpa: "If once people gave Biblical names and that was the icon, then today is one of the most famous icons in the world."

According to Reuters, Warner Bros will be making some of its movies available to watch on Facebook.

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