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The Zuckerbergs Are Pregnant

Brace yourselves for the Zuckerbaby! Mark Zuckerberg took to Facebook this morning to announce that his wife Priscilla is pregnant with a baby girl. Also, did you know they had one of those

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Regulator Rules Facebook Has To Allow Pseudonyms... In Germany

A data protection authority in Hamburg, Germany has ordered Facebook to allow its German users to employ names of their choosing, because to do otherwise would violate their right to privacy, as Reuters

Apple Can't Get Developers To Build Apps For Watch, Could Introduce Chintzy Gold One At Lower Price

The Apple Watch — the new must-have device from the makers of the iPhone, a device you literally must have in order to work the Watch — might not be selling so great. While we

New 'Feminist' Facebook Icons Put Women Up Front

A couple of subtle changes are coming to the graphic icons for Friend Requests and Groups on Facebook at the hands of in-house designer Caitlin Winner. As Winner discussed on Medium, she got

Instagram Rolls Out Higher Resolution Photos Of Your Friends' Perfect Lives

A photo posted by Lourdes Villagomez (@lourdes_villagomez) on Apr 17, 2015 at 1:48pm PDT The better to see your friends' perfect meals, vacations, and pets, photo sharing service Instagram is in

Day Around The Bay: Dolores Park 'Trashed' Over Pride Weekend

Trans person who works at Facebook (and even pioneered their agender policy) was banned from the site over the "real names" policy, and says the company's got "a very WASP notion of how

Day Around The Bay: Sean Parker Plans To Give Away All His Money

The Board of Supervisors narrowly voted to approve an advisory resolution (that is, it’s not enforceable) to hire more police officers after a lengthy argument, [Chron, Examiner] That unruly jerk of a

Sheryl Sandberg Posts Moving Essay About Her Husband Dave Goldberg's Death

To mark the end of her sheloshim, the first thirty days of Jewish mourning, acclaimed author and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has broken her silence on her husband's recent death. While on vacation

Protest At Facebook HQ Flags ‘Real Names’ Policy for Review

"Never underestimate the power of a pissed-off drag queen,” Sister Merry Peter shouted through her megaphone, addressing more than 150 assembled protestors at Facebook headquarters Monday morning. The ragtag band of privacy advocates,

SF Pride Bends To Pressure From Facebook, But Board Vote Was Close Over 'Real Name' Controversy

Last week we showed you the vaguely worded joint press release that was issued by the SF Pride board of directors and Facebook in advance of a June 1 protest that's set to

Facebook And SF Pride Issue Joint Statements About 'Real Name' Policy

As they face another protest on June 1 by the LGBT community, Facebook has issued yet another statement talking around the issue of their "authentic names policy," suggesting vaguely that they've been adjusting

In New Deal, The New York Times Will Publish Some Articles Directly To Facebook

In a deal that is expected to be announced Wednesday and has been anticipated for some time, the New York Times will publish select articles directly to Facebook, a place where news is

Drag Queens Renew Fight Over Facebook 'Real Name' Policy, Demand That Company Be Banned From Pride Parades

Using the hashtag #NoPrideForFacebook, a San Francisco group headed by the same drag queens who went to war with Facebook last fall are now calling for a ban on Facebook's participation in the

Sheryl Sandberg's Husband Dave Goldberg Died In Treadmill Accident

The sudden death last week of SurveyMonkey CEO and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, David Goldberg, was shrouded in a bit of mystery. But as of late yesterday news outlets were reporting

Burning Man Is Over Part 247: Burning Man Facebook Page Hilariously Trolled

It's been quite a year for the social experiment/desert party known as Burning Man. As hackers jumped their way to the front of the digital line to score their $390 passes, this

Dave Goldberg, SurveyMonkey CEO And Husband To Sheryl Sandberg, Dies Suddenly

Dave Goldberg, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and the CEO of the popular website SurveyMonkey, died suddenly Friday. The cause of his death has not been reported. He was 47 years old. Goldberg had

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Video: If Facebook Actually Filtered Everything That Annoyed You

The joke, of course, is that if there were a Dislike button, or if the algorithm could actually read all the disdain, judgement, and jealousy you feel as you scan your Facebook feed,

Facebook, Other Tech Companies Step Up To Help Nepal, Matching Donations For Relief Effort

A number of tech companies stepped up in the wake of the disastrous earthquake in Nepal over the weekend, but so far Facebook seems to have emerged with a surfeit of generosity, as

Instagram And Tinder Hook Up For Seamless Stalking

Instagram and Tinder are natural bedfellows. First, Tinder already integrates with Facebook, which owns Instagram, so basically it's all in the same incestuous family. And second, with the right degree of determination and

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Check Out Facebook's Cool New Frank Gehry-Designed Headquarters With Its Massive Green Roof

A big chunk of the Facebook team is finally getting to move into their cool new Menlo Park headquarters, dubbed MPK20, today. And as Wired reports, that means they'll be getting to stroll

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Shocker: Facebook's Ad Guidelines Are Dumb, Blocks Hubba Hubba Revue Ads

In a move that surprises no one whatsoever, Facebook's labyrinthian rules regarding ad content are so dumb that they wound up blocking their own, approved material. It's like some sort of Silicon Valley

Facebook's New Rules Include Bans On Nipples, Revenge Porn, And Descriptions of Sex Acts

After doing a bit of flip-flopping on issues like beheading videos and drag queen names this past year, Facebook has just updated their Community Standards, effective today, clarifying some of their previous policies

These Four San Franciscans Are Among Forbes' 20 Richest People The World

Wealth. Power. The four San Franciscans to make the élite Forbes list of the 20 richest people in the world have both and more. So, drumroll please! Your money-havers are Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey