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The Facebook App Center has been launched with a fresh URL and a clan interface. Found in the App Center are all kinds of Apps built for Facebook, iOS, Android and the web. You can use the apps available now no matter what your platform of choice is. The Facebook app center has apps for games, music, news photo and Video, lifestyle, sports, travel and utilities.  Facebook App Center: How does it work 1. You need a Facebook ID to be able to view and use the App Center 2. Once you're in you see categories on the left and recommended apps on the main page 3. Below App Center on your left you can choose between all, web and mobile. 4. You have recommended apps and apps that your friends are using.  5. You also have top rated - most stars given by users, trending - most talked about and viewed, Top grossing - most in-app purchases.  The App center has been long awaited and is now ready for use. Login today and start exploring there are tons of free apps and all your free Facebook apps a...

George W. Bush has joined Facebook and now has a fan page. There have been reports hat he also have a Twitter account but that is not true. The George W. Bush presidential center does have a Twitter account and is available here .  There are many political figures who use social media and Mr. Bush has been missing from that list for a long time. The Facebook page as of now has 39.084 people who like it and the numbers are growing.  His personal Bio on the page does not say much other than  43rd President of the United States Former Governor of Texas His Facebook page can be Found at  http://www.facebook.com/georgewbush His first post says: Since leaving office, President Bush has remained active. He has visited 20 states and 8 countries; given over 65 speeches; launched the George W. Bush Presidential Center; participated in 4 policy conferences through The Bush Institute; finished the first draft of his memoir, “Decision Points”; and partnered with Pres ident Clinton to establish the ...

pcmag reported that "Quit Facebook Day" only effected 2% of US users. It seems people are not ready to give up on the social network over the recent privacy issues. Users have obviously spent a lot of time, energy and creativity in creating their own social network on Facebook and are not really ready to give it up. Facebook has also announced it's new privacy policy that aims to make thing simpler for users to understand and adjust. There are many privacy rights groups who are very vocal against Facebook's privacy policies but that does not necessarily effect the masses. People are just not ready to quit, Facebook on the other hand has already put their new policy in place and if you login to Facebook and click on privacy policy you see a whole new page with simplified layouts in place. Creating an account and maintaining it on Facebook is also no joke. You need to interact with your people, share photos, videos and then the games. People love their games and applica...

You would remember about a week ago Facebook was blocked in Pakistan because of a page called "  Everybody Draw Mohammed Day". Muslims regard drawing of their prophet Mohammed blasphemous even the good ones. It is considered sacrilegious to draw images of the Prophet. Chief telecommunication regulator Zia Ahmed said Sunday that access to the site has been temporarily blocked because it was publishing caricatures that may hurt the religious sentiments of people in the Muslim-majority nation. Thousands of Muslims took to the streets in Dhaka to protest. Facebook is back up in Pakistan though. [Image Courtesy: Yahoo News] An original post by Sociolatte

Facebook has launched privacy settings with a whole new design. When you click on Privacy Settings you are taken to a whole new page where things seem simpler and easier to understand. The options however remain the same and  you need to play around a little to get it right. There is also a guide that has been launched to help explain all of these settings. To understand each of these settings Facebook has got a page that explains all of this and is available here . We are also posting the guide in this post if you would like to read through it. The New Privacy page on Facebook now looks like this. Choose Your Privacy Settings Basic Directory Information To help real world friends find you, some basic information is open to everyone. We also suggest setting basics like hometown and interests to everyone so friends can use those to connect with you.  View settings Sharing on Facebook Everyone Friends of Friends Friends Only Recommended Custom Everyone Friends of Friends Friends Only Oth...

ShareGrove essentially let's people create groups and share things. Where everyone in the group sees the same thing at the same time. So if you have created a group and one member posts shares something everyone gets to see it at the same time. If you post something on your wall all members get to see it at the same time. Essentially we could see Facebook getting better chat features and going more mainstream as an IM client. To know more about ShareGrove and how it works please check the video below. ShareGrove made the  announcement  on their Facebook page . An original post by Sociolatte

After a page appeared on Facebook called "Draw The Prophet Mohammed" people in Pakistan have started protesting against Facebook. Claiming the in Islam no one draws the prophet as it is blasphemous. Facebook in Pakistan has over 3 million users who are now not able to visit their favorite site. In addition to the protests against Facebook the protesters are now including other countries and well last and not least YouTube. YouTube has been accused of running blasphemous videos on the net. With Facebook and YouTube now blocked Internet traffic has now dropped by a quarter.  An original post by Sociolatte

An Islamic cleric had this to say about Earthquakes happening in Haiti , Chile and the US . Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi  earlier this month warned worshipers: "Women who do not dress modestly . . . lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes." And so one blogger, Jen McCreight,  decided to test his claim.  She is urging women on Monday to gather in their "most immodest outfit" and see what happens. So for all the D.C. women who are interested in participating in this event , there is a  gathering being organized for noon at Dupont Circle.   According to one Facebook page, more than 30,000 are liking this. Jen's Twitter page Jen's Facebook page This theory will be tested and if there are no seismic events on the 26th the cleric would need to prove why he is right or wrong.  Jen McCreight says this on her Facebook page Help fight supernatural thinking and the oppression of women, just by showing you...

Remember the "Become a Fan' button that used to what you would click to become a fan of a page you like. Well that is not going to be the case anymore. Facebook has introduced the 'Like' button instead.  Introducing the Like button Starting today people will be able to connect with your Page by clicking “Like” rather than “Become a Fan.” We hope this action will feel much more lightweight, and that it will increase the number of connections made across the site This is a significant step in the simplification of Facebook with the "Become a Fan" button seeming to tell users that they are now a fan and therefore a burden needs to be carried. All users need to do now is like a page and be able to follow it.  Once users’ click on the “like” button it shows up in the users activity stream. Websites will also be able to add the “Like” button to their websites and offer customizations to users such as showing them which articles their friends liked and which restaur...

Yes in Mexico that's what there called "Twitteros" people who use social networking sites life Twitter and Facebook for illegal activities. It is feared in Mexico that drug cartels are using social networking sites to aid their operations. Found on CBS news . That's right. Twitter users are fast becoming public enemy No. 1, at least in Mexico City, where they have angered authorities by warning one another of roadside "alcoholimetro" - or Breathalyzer - checkpoints set up by the police. "It's a way for drug cartels to locate targets," said Ghaleb Krame, a security expert at Alliant International University in Mexico City. "Facebook and Twitter have lots of weaknesses," he said. "For instance, criminals can find out who are the family members of someone who has a high rank in the police. Perhaps they don't have an account on Twitter or Facebook, but their children and close family probably do." Indeed, a recent string of...

It's Doppelganger week on Facebook. Which means simply this if your friends have ever mentioned you look like a celebrity now's your chance to shine. Change your profile pic to the celebrity you most resemble There is also a Facebook group which centered around to this memes. No one is really sure how this happened and it origins but about the mid of last week people started the "Celebrity Doppelganger Week" and it is still catching on. This week is definitely going to last for more than seven days as people change their Avatar to look more like stars. This however clearly violates Facebook terms but no body is doing any complaining and the fun is starting to rage. Facebook said they would respond only if there were any complaints and to date there are not. So what's you new Avatar? An original post by Sociolatte

According to an AP report gang members are flocking to social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Twitter gives them the chance for instant bragging right and instant messages to let other members know what's going on. Facebook allows them to easily share videos and pics with friends. They are able to now share information in real time and warm other members of dangers and to also brag of recent achievements.  There are also goons who use social networking sites from inside join to post threats to rivals. It is also an avenue for some of them to become famous. Like the UK fugitive who kept appearing on Facebook and had a large fan following. Found the below extract on the Washington Post Authorities can also seek help from the Web sites. Representatives from Twitter and Facebook say they regularly cooperate with police and supply information on account holders when presented with a search warrant. Neither company would discuss specifics. Gang use of Twitter and Facebook st...

The Retweet feature has arrived to Facebook. The feature currently works on links posted by your friends. You cannot share their status updates or photos. If you friend shares a link you can then click the share button found below their link and a "Via friends Name" pops up. If you do not want to share your friends name you can further remove the "via" and just share. The Retweet does not work exactly like Twitter in that you can share without your friends name. So you can now share links posted by your friends and  choose whether you include their name or not. You can also choose before posting whether you would like your friends to use the 'Via' option. Facebook's Twitterfication gets deeper. An original post by Sociolatte

Facebook has launched a page called Global Disaster Relief . The first task seems to be to mobilize support for the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. This page will help in the Haiti disaster and any other disasters that may occur in the future. 1000's of Dollars have already been raised through Facebook causes. So with the launching of this page Facebook will have one point of contact where users can come to to be a part of their global relief efforts.  Facebook is serious about promoting this page. The social site as in the spirit of it's creators believe that a one stop shop will be good. Where people can come to find info and also help. It could become a globally coordinated effort. As of this time of writing this there are already 43, 036 fans of the page. Posted below we have a video found on the page of former president Bill Clinton and how we can all help haiti. "The Global Disaster Relief on Facebook page will spotlight efforts on Facebook to help respond...

The Facebook group " 1000 to get tess ungrounded" has now crossed the 1000 mark. The story so far. A teen goes out to a party gets drunk and misses her 11:30 deadline by an hour. Get's punished by her parents and is grounded for 5 weeks. Tess Chapman a starts a Facebook group to help her get ungrounded. This is what she had to say on her group homepage  Description: so basically i was grounded for 5 weeks for a MISTAKE that i didnt fully know the outcome of. my parents flipped sh** and grounded me for 5 WEEKS. thats my childhood right there. please join so i can convice them to unground me. please please please. you guys all know what its like to be a teenager with (sometimes) difficult parents, so lets ban together as teenagers and proove something to my parents, there are actin a fool. The surprising thing is that most people on the group agree that the punishment is good and she needs to go through it. Many are also surprised that she has access to a pc, internet and ...