Guard Off Wedding Duty Over Facebook Posts LONDON (CNN) — A Buckingham Palace guard has been pulled off of royal wedding duty this week because of offensive posts on his Facebook page, the British Ministry of Defence told CNN Monday. Read more on WJXT Jacksonville
A’s score season high in 9-1 win over Mariners
April 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
A’s score season high in 9-1 win over Mariners share: digg facebook twitter [...] the biggest breakthrough for Oakland came in the third when Coco Crisp ripped the first of his two RBI doubles that snapped a 20-inning scoreless streak for the A’s. Crisp’s two-out double into the right-center field gap off Seattle starter Jason [...]
The Controversy Over Facebook’s Gay Kissing Ban Isn’t Over
April 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Controversy Over Facebook’s Gay Kissing Ban Isn’t Over This week, with some satisfaction, a number of gay and lesbian news sites reported that Facebook had “apologized” for removing a photo of two men kissing on its site. The initial censorship had sparked a week-long protest and attracted coverage from The Huffington Post , MSNBC [...]
Obama pokes Facebook founder over necktie
April 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
Obama pokes Facebook founder over necktie PALO ALTO, California (AFP) – US President Barack Obama faces a debt crisis, angry Republicans, and a hard fight to reelection — but at least, he noted Wednesday, he got Facebook’s youthful founder to dress up. Read more on AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News
Hochevar leads Royals over Mariners
April 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
Hochevar leads Royals over Mariners share: digg facebook twitter (AP) — Luke Hochevar gave up one hit in seven innings and Jeff Francoeur homered and drove in three runs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 6-5 on a rainy Friday night for their fifth victory in six games. Francouer’s infield single [...]
Court upholds Facebook settlement over site idea
April 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
Court upholds Facebook settlement over site idea A federal appeals court has ruled that the former Harvard University classmates of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg can’t undo their settlement over the social networking site. Read more on Brisbane Times
Google, Facebook take France to court over privacy
April 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
Google, Facebook take France to court over privacy Internet heavyweights including Google and Facebook are to file a complaint with France’s highest judicial body against a decree obliging them to keep web users’ personal data for a year. Read more on AFP News via Yahoo! Singapore News
Facebook sued for $1.26 billion over Intifada page
April 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
Facebook sued for $1.26 billion over Intifada page WASHINGTON – Facebook and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg have been hit with a lawsuit seeking more than $1 billion (S$1.26 billion) in damages over a page on the social network which called for a “Third Intifada” against Israel. Read more on AsiaOne
Surrey Green Party candidate resigns over Facebook ‘rape’ comment
Surrey Green Party candidate resigns over Facebook ‘rape’ comment A Green Party candidate in Surrey has resigned over an inappropriate comment on Facebook. Read more on Vancouver Sun