Today, we're excited to introduce our new commenting system, powered by Facebook. Starting right now, you can comment on and "like" our posts right on the site using your Facebook login, and share them instantly with your friends on Facebook, too. You'll also be able to post when logged into a Yahoo account (and even more ways to comment coming soon).
More useful info on the update below the jump.
There was a big setback for stalkers yesterday. The Facebook Breakup Notifier launched earlier this week... it's a free web app that tracked the relationship status of your Facebook friends, and alerted you the second one of them changed anything.
And it was a runaway success: More than 3.5 million people signed up for the thing in a matter of days.
February 2, 2011 Just before Valentine's Day, relationship site YourTango.com has declared a new holiday: "Break up with Your Ex Day." According to a survey they ran, 48 percent of people (including married people) said they look at their ex's Facebook page and other social media. The solution is, apparently, a national day to unfriend your ex.
January 31, 2011 A New York City man is suing Facebook for over $500,000 after the social networking company disabled his account. 30-year-old Mustafa Fteja claims that since his account was taken down he's become alienated from his 340 Facebook friends (he says he uses the account to keep in touch with family members in other parts of the world).
January 28, 2011 Remember the lady who was fired after she posted nasty comments about her boss on facebook? She's suing
January 27, 2011 Some women show affection on their boyfriends' Facebook profiles. This one showed her beau that she wanted to eat his brains. In an elaborate saga played out over Facebook posts, a young woman named Diane feigned a bite from the undead, turning her into a brain-hungry, bleary-eyed zombie, after her boyfriend Nick. The zombie attack took place over wall photos and status updates on the couples' profiles and friends played along in the comments. Check out some of their adventure after the jump:
January 26, 2011
We've already mentioned how Facebook can save your life. But Facebook can also end your marriage. Well, it can also kill you.
January 23, 2011 Last week we reported about how Facebook can save your life. Now it turns out Facebook can also end your marriage.
51-year-old Bob Chambers of Spokane, Washington has muscular dystrophy and has a lot of difficulty moving around. So earlier this week, when he was home alone and the house caught on fire, he thought he might not make it.
His toaster had caught on fire and smoke was starting to fill the room, but Bob couldn't move enough to get to the phone. So he used the only communication method he had available: Facebook.
January 20, 2011 I'm a facebook friend with my kids. I'm pretty sure they don't like it. Nothing makes something more "uncool" than jumping on your page and seeing your mom and dad.
January 19, 2011 See how you stack up against against these new facebook facts.
December 27, 2010 Yahoo! (and their annoying yodel-jingle) have finally slipped below social networking giant Facebook:
Facebook has passed Yahoo! to become the 3rd-most-visited Web property in the world, according to web analytics site ComScore