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Mon, 20 May 2013 04:09:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/facebook-in-talks-to-buy-waze-mapping-app-reports/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/facebook-in-talks-to-buy-waze-mapping-app-reports/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:49:47 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382151 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/facebook-in-talks-to-buy-waze-mapping-app-reports/feed/ 0 Reports from three Hebrew-language news outlets say that Facebook is in negotiations to purchase... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/mark-zuckerberg-realized-2-3b-gain-on-exercise-of-stock-options-last-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/mark-zuckerberg-realized-2-3b-gain-on-exercise-of-stock-options-last-year/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:06:20 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377767 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/mark-zuckerberg-realized-2-3b-gain-on-exercise-of-stock-options-last-year/feed/ 0 SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a gain of nearly $2.3 billion... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/not-a-facebook-phone-but-facebook-unveils-new-home-on-android-devices/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/not-a-facebook-phone-but-facebook-unveils-new-home-on-android-devices/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:47:50 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368138 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/not-a-facebook-phone-but-facebook-unveils-new-home-on-android-devices/feed/ 0 MENLO PARK, Calif. – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company is not building... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/eyes-on-facebook-phone-event-as-social-network-evolves-from-web-roots/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/eyes-on-facebook-phone-event-as-social-network-evolves-from-web-roots/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:36:18 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/eyes-on-facebook-phone-event-as-social-network-evolves-from-web-roots/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Facebook is unveiling a new Android product Thursday, a move... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/has-facebook-become-less-fun/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/has-facebook-become-less-fun/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:56:37 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367430 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/has-facebook-become-less-fun/feed/ 0 As the social network ages, speculation on whether it could go the way of email http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/facebook-to-hold-event-on-thursday-details-unknown-beyond-new-home-on-android/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/facebook-to-hold-event-on-thursday-details-unknown-beyond-new-home-on-android/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:25:06 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366169 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/facebook-to-hold-event-on-thursday-details-unknown-beyond-new-home-on-android/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Facebook has invited journalists to the unveiling of what it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/frank-gehry-to-design-facebooks-second-campus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/frank-gehry-to-design-facebooks-second-campus/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:28:34 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365996 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/frank-gehry-to-design-facebooks-second-campus/feed/ 0 MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook has the go-ahead from the city of Menlo Park... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/u-s-judge-ny-mans-lawsuit-claiming-facebook-ownership-should-be-dismissed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/u-s-judge-ny-mans-lawsuit-claiming-facebook-ownership-should-be-dismissed/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:26:48 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364967 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/u-s-judge-ny-mans-lawsuit-claiming-facebook-ownership-should-be-dismissed/feed/ 0 BUFFALO, N.Y. – A New York man’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming half-ownership of Facebook Inc.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/regina-police-union-wants-service-to-change-facebook-after-violent-posts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/regina-police-union-wants-service-to-change-facebook-after-violent-posts/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:41:05 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/regina-police-union-wants-service-to-change-facebook-after-violent-posts/feed/ 0 REGINA – The union representing Regina police officers wants changes to the force’s Facebook... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/sec-approves-nasdaq-plan-to-pay-62-million-to-reimburse-firms-hurt-by-botched-facebook-ipo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/sec-approves-nasdaq-plan-to-pay-62-million-to-reimburse-firms-hurt-by-botched-facebook-ipo/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:33:31 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364605 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/sec-approves-nasdaq-plan-to-pay-62-million-to-reimburse-firms-hurt-by-botched-facebook-ipo/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that it has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/eat-pray-love-author-elizabeth-gilbert-uses-facebook-to-crowdsource-next-book-cover/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/eat-pray-love-author-elizabeth-gilbert-uses-facebook-to-crowdsource-next-book-cover/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:24:39 +0000 Bookmarked http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363031 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/eat-pray-love-author-elizabeth-gilbert-uses-facebook-to-crowdsource-next-book-cover/feed/ 0 Readers use app to vote for favourite http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-cure-for-facebooks-feature-bloat-new-features/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-cure-for-facebooks-feature-bloat-new-features/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:53:12 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359530 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-cure-for-facebooks-feature-bloat-new-features/feed/ 0 Why does simplification involve so many confusing features? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/facebook-tries-to-bring-the-fun-back-to-social-network-with-overhaul-of-news-feed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/facebook-tries-to-bring-the-fun-back-to-social-network-with-overhaul-of-news-feed/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:35:07 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358166 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/facebook-tries-to-bring-the-fun-back-to-social-network-with-overhaul-of-news-feed/feed/ 0 Amid complaints that company’s site has become a jumble of monotonous musings and random... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/facebook-to-launch-updated-news-feed-likey-with-more-advertising/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/facebook-to-launch-updated-news-feed-likey-with-more-advertising/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:38:24 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357932 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/facebook-to-launch-updated-news-feed-likey-with-more-advertising/feed/ 0 Facebook is getting a news feed makeover this afternoon, in an attempt to keep... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/facebook-wins-court-battle-against-german-privacy-watchdog-over-ban-on-using-fake-names/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/facebook-wins-court-battle-against-german-privacy-watchdog-over-ban-on-using-fake-names/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:11:03 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351124 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/facebook-wins-court-battle-against-german-privacy-watchdog-over-ban-on-using-fake-names/feed/ 0 BERLIN – Facebook has won a court battle against a German privacy watchdog that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-economy-in-february-signs-of-the-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-economy-in-february-signs-of-the-time/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:25:52 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349950 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-economy-in-february-signs-of-the-time/feed/ 0 Yale University is now a debt collector. Amazon enters the second-hand market. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/facebook-has-better-than-expected-4th-quarter-thanks-to-mobile-but-stock-still-falls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/facebook-has-better-than-expected-4th-quarter-thanks-to-mobile-but-stock-still-falls/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:56:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344851 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/facebook-has-better-than-expected-4th-quarter-thanks-to-mobile-but-stock-still-falls/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Facebook delivered fourth-quarter results above Wall Street’s expectations on Wednesday... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-new-search-feature-for-friends-interests-photos-and-places-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-new-search-feature-for-friends-interests-photos-and-places-2/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:37:40 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-new-search-feature-for-friends-interests-photos-and-places-2/feed/ 0 MENLO PARK, Calif. – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new search feature on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-b-s-powered-search-engine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-b-s-powered-search-engine/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:54:11 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337478 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/facebook-unveils-b-s-powered-search-engine/feed/ 0 A new search tool is only as good as the information we post, writes Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/newsmakers-chris-hadfield-theresa-spence-and-another-bhutto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/newsmakers-chris-hadfield-theresa-spence-and-another-bhutto/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:03:08 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332744 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/newsmakers-chris-hadfield-theresa-spence-and-another-bhutto/feed/ 0 Plus, a Kansas couple who take helicopter parenting to new heights http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/the-hunger-artist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/the-hunger-artist/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:41:09 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331876 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/the-hunger-artist/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh asks some questions of Theresa Spence http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-donating-500m-in-stock-to-silicon-valley-charity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-donating-500m-in-stock-to-silicon-valley-charity/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:42:17 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330122 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/18/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-donating-500m-in-stock-to-silicon-valley-charity/feed/ 0 SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is donating nearly $500 million... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/public-disaster/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/public-disaster/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:50:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320643 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/public-disaster/feed/ 0 As Chris Sorensen reports, it depends on who you ask http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/like-it-or-not/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/like-it-or-not/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:24:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/like-it-or-not/feed/ 0 In efforts to boost advertising revenue, the social networking site finds itself alienating many of the people it needs most http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/facebook-ownership-lawsuit-to-lose-another-lawyer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/facebook-ownership-lawsuit-to-lose-another-lawyer/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:22:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320065 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/facebook-ownership-lawsuit-to-lose-another-lawyer/feed/ 0 BUFFALO, N.Y. – The latest in a string of lawyers who have represented a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/in-response-to-the-new-facebook-guidelines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/in-response-to-the-new-facebook-guidelines/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:28:01 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/in-response-to-the-new-facebook-guidelines/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown: I hereby declare myself Mayor of Toronto http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/is-helene-campbell-right-about-the-organ-donor-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/is-helene-campbell-right-about-the-organ-donor-crisis/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:05:01 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/is-helene-campbell-right-about-the-organ-donor-crisis/feed/ 0 Part two in a series on life and death on the Internet http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/bullied-to-death/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/bullied-to-death/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:00:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304313 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/bullied-to-death/feed/ 0 Amanda Todd didn’t do anything online that most others of her generation haven’t done. That’s what’s so disturbing. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/shunned-in-life-remembered-in-death/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/shunned-in-life-remembered-in-death/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:51:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304315 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/23/shunned-in-life-remembered-in-death/feed/ 0 Can B.C. teen's tragic story help foster needed change? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/friends-without-benefit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/friends-without-benefit/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:54:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302188 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/friends-without-benefit/feed/ 0 As the social media site once again tries to grow its revenue, a familiar fear returns http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/turns-out-you-not-facebook-leaked-your-messages/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/turns-out-you-not-facebook-leaked-your-messages/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:42:06 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297656 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/turns-out-you-not-facebook-leaked-your-messages/feed/ 0 The Facebook glitch that got users in a panic earlier this week was no... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/facebook-if-anything-was-exposed-likely-it-was-how-little-we-trust-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/facebook-if-anything-was-exposed-likely-it-was-how-little-we-trust-it/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:00:08 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296459 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/facebook-if-anything-was-exposed-likely-it-was-how-little-we-trust-it/feed/ 0 Is the glitch with the social network or with its users' brains? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/facebook-just-made-your-private-messages-public-heres-what-to-do/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/facebook-just-made-your-private-messages-public-heres-what-to-do/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:23:58 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/24/facebook-just-made-your-private-messages-public-heres-what-to-do/feed/ 0 The glitch reveals private messages on Timeline http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/is-facebook-really-helping-to-solve-the-donor-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/is-facebook-really-helping-to-solve-the-donor-crisis/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:02:04 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294866 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/is-facebook-really-helping-to-solve-the-donor-crisis/feed/ 0 As the donor tool comes to Canada, Science-ish investigates http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/adapting-to-the-new-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/adapting-to-the-new-economy/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:10:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289705 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/adapting-to-the-new-economy/feed/ 0 Business schools are rethinking what and how they teach their students http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/data-farm-bumper-crop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/data-farm-bumper-crop/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 04:50:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=287201 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/data-farm-bumper-crop/feed/ 0 Tech giants are builiding off-campus data centres for storage http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/one-of-chris-alexanders-friends-has-a-few-things-to-say/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/one-of-chris-alexanders-friends-has-a-few-things-to-say/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:00:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/23/one-of-chris-alexanders-friends-has-a-few-things-to-say/feed/ 0 As a follow-up on yesterday’s discussion—see here, here and here—of the F-35, what the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/chris-alexander-feels-a-bit-better-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/chris-alexander-feels-a-bit-better-now/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:44:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/chris-alexander-feels-a-bit-better-now/feed/ 0 Another Facebook post from the parliamentary secretary. Aaron, your latest post is better —... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/chris-alexander-is-unimpressed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/chris-alexander-is-unimpressed/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:26:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285398 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/chris-alexander-is-unimpressed/feed/ 0 The parliamentary secretary to the Minister of National Defence has posted a link to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/facebook-director-sells-400-million-in-shares/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/facebook-director-sells-400-million-in-shares/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:54:22 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/facebook-director-sells-400-million-in-shares/feed/ 0 What investors feared has happened: Facebook insiders have been dumping their shares of the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/review-the-boy-kings-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-social-network/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/review-the-boy-kings-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-social-network/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:45:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284141 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/review-the-boy-kings-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-social-network/feed/ 0 Book by Katherine Losse http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/facebook-shares-tank-as-insiders-get-to-trade-their-own/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/facebook-shares-tank-as-insiders-get-to-trade-their-own/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:17:49 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284336 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/facebook-shares-tank-as-insiders-get-to-trade-their-own/feed/ 0 SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook’s stock plunged to a new low Thursday after the expiration... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/14/nexopia-is-an-online-utopia-for-teens/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/14/nexopia-is-an-online-utopia-for-teens/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:03:01 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=282232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/14/nexopia-is-an-online-utopia-for-teens/feed/ 0 The social network flies far under the parental radar, which is precisely its appeal http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/when-a-blank-online-ad-gets-as-many-click-as-the-average-ad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/when-a-blank-online-ad-gets-as-many-click-as-the-average-ad/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:12:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/when-a-blank-online-ad-gets-as-many-click-as-the-average-ad/feed/ 0 a blank online ad gets as many click as the average ad ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/google-facebook-amazon-and-ebay-go-to-washington/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/google-facebook-amazon-and-ebay-go-to-washington/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:20:30 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276804 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/google-facebook-amazon-and-ebay-go-to-washington/feed/ 0 Meet the Internet Association, the big dot-coms' lobby group