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#lawsuits
Facebook Named in Federal Class-Action Suit over Scammy Zynga Ads
Facebook and Zynga are the defendants in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday, which seeks upwards of $5 million for social network users scammed in online game ads. Neither company's top-drawer investors can be happy.
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#documents
Initial Complaint in Swift vs. Zynga
Below, find the initial complaint in the federal class-action suit against online gaming company Zynga and social network Facebook, alleging the companies are liable for the scammy actions of their advertisers. More » -
#howthingswork
Investors Punish Online Scam Trafficker with $15 Million
Just as the public was learning that a huge chunk of Zynga's social gaming revenue came from scammy "quizzes" and "special offers," Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capitalists rewarded the company with $15 million. Hey, that's just how VC's roll. More » -
#facebook
Scam-Brokering CEO Dissed His 'Bullshit' Ethics Class
Mark Pincus recently cut off the scamsters who supply his company with revenue. But before he bowed to controversy, the Facebook games merchant was more cavalier about corporate morality, even griping about his "bullshit" Harvard ethics class and idiot classmates. More » -
#conspiracies
Katie Couric Reveals Who Really Controls the Media
Katie Couric made a list of the "most powerful" people in media for Forbes and they're all... Jews. Kidding, only six of 11 are Jews. The real power belongs to computer nerds. Couric mentioned zero old media people. More » -
#facebook
Class Action Suit in the Works for Victims of Social Gaming Scams
Facebook and MySpace might finally pay the price for the big social gaming scandal: At least one law firm is investigating whether to launch a class action suit on behalf of duped users. More » -
#thecinema
New Photos Reveal 'Mark Zuckerberg' Wore Nothing But Gray Hoodies
Collegiate Mark Zuckerberg just wore an endless series of gray hoodies, according to new photos a student sent us from the set of The Social Network. Hey, the young cyborg was starting Facebook, not a fashion house. More » -
#lookalikes
First Pic of Justin Timberlake as Facebook President
It's always been tough to imagine Justin Timberlake fitting into a movie about the geeky origins of Facebook, even if he was slated to play hard-partying advisor and "founding president" Sean Parker. That mental struggle is over. More » -
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#thesocialnetwork
First Shots from the Facebook Movie
The movie about how Harvard students Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin started Facebook — called The Social Network — is shooting at Johns Hopkins University today, All Facebook reports. More »
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#games
The Secret Shame of Social Networking: How Silicon Valley Got Hooked on Scammers
Silicon Valley pundits like to talk about social media as a potential geyser of cash. What they leave out is that one of the only ways social networks like Facebook, MySpace have done that is joining league with online scammers. More » -
#markzuckerberg
The Insanely Rich Kid Next Door
For proof that Silicon Valley is home to an especially clubby concentration of wealth, just take a short walk down a stretch of Palo Alto road. The one where Facebook's young paper billionaire lives next to a young YouTube millionaire. More » -
#facebook
Why Justin Timberlake Makes Nighttime Visits to Your Dorm
If you see a bunch of suspicious-looking nerds loitering in your dorm courtyard and plotting privacy violations, don't panic, according to Johns Hopkins University administrators: It's just Justin Timberlake and his buddies pretending to be Facebook founders. (Update: No Timberlake!) More » -
#flackery
Facebook's New Flack: Pretty But Dumb?
Facebook has named Andrew Noyes, one of the 50 prettiest people in DC, as its public policy communications manager. But the Congress Daily-reporter-turned-flack is already muddling Facebook's message: More » -
#socialnetworks
Pretty Boy MySpace CEO Has Dumb Surrender Plan
MySpace now says it is no longer competing with Facebook, the rival social network with far more users. No, now MySpace will focus on the niche of music and digital entertainment. And compete with Apple and Google. More » -
#thecinema
Facebook, as Cast by Hollywood
It appears Aaron Sorkin has confirmed many of the casting choices for his upcoming Facebook movie. If only Silicon Valley were this good looking. There's someone from Gossip Girl, Melanie Griffith's daughter — even a very built male model. More »
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#facebook
Auschwitz, Remembered on Facebook
Memory's an ever-changing thing. And it comes in many forms, as exhibited by a new Facebook page started as a memorial for infamous concentration camp Auschwitz, which says they'll deal with deniers swiftly. Sorry, Ahmadinejad, no poke for you. [AP] -
#facebook
Facebook's Unspoken, Intrademographic Culture War
In what may be a sign of an impending generational civil war, a growing number of 20 and 30-somethings are avoiding Facebook. They're called refuseniks. But, living in the 21st century, many of them can't truly refuse. Traitors! More » -
#crime
Arrest Over Facebook 'Poke' Makes Meaningless Gesture Risque
When the internet was young and innocent, it was acceptable to "finger" college classmates. These days, a simple Facebook "poke" can land you in jail, in Tennessee, and CNN has say "alleged" poking, because, hey, libel. More » -
#videuhoh
Why Mark Zuckerberg Should Not Give Interviews
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has granted a rare interview so he can share such management expertise as: founders like himself are scientifically shown to be superior CEOs, according to a stat he heard once, somewhere, which "someone should probably look into." More » -
#facebook
The 25-Year-Old Multi-Billionaire
Mark Zuckerberg is said by Forbes to be worth $2 billion, up $500 million from last year and equal to the lifetime earnings of around 2,000 of the Facebook founder's fellow non-college-graduates. What a difference six months makes. More »
