Articles tagged:facebook

Posted: Fri May 4 10:12 a.m. by The Associated Press
Experts unlike ruling in Facebook speech case

The "like" button on Facebook seems like a relatively clear way to express your support for something, but a federal judge says that doesn't mean clicking it is constitutionally protected speech.

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Posted: Wed Dec 21 10:43 a.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement

Update: The challenge ended Dec. 31 at midnight, with a total of 439 new likes on Facebook. Rounding up, AnnArbor.com will donate an additional $500 to Warm the Children. Have you ever checked out AnnArbor.com on Facebook? Every day, throughout the day, we post our best stories on our Facebook ...

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Posted: Wed Nov 16 9:12 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Facebook spam attack sends porn images to unsuspecting users

Get a little more than you bargained for recently from a Facebook friend? If you're seeing images of porn or violence on the social media site, you're not alone: Spammers attacked Facebook, sending out waves of hardcore images under the names of unsuspecting users.

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Posted: Tue Jul 5 8 a.m. by Mary Bilyeu AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Celebrate your own pie party with Brownie Ice Cream Pie

Some things in life are serendipitous, and others can be a bit of a challenge. I had thought that I was going to make some chocolate cookies on Sunday morning, then fill them with ice cream to make sandwiches... however, my plan went pretty far awry! A good friend had ...

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Posted: Sat May 21 5:56 a.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter
Ann Arbor schools cut off wireless access for students using their own smart phones, other devices

Ann Arbor schools will no longer offer open wireless access for privately owned devices like computers, iPods and smart phones, district officials announced Friday. District spokesperson Liz Margolis said public wireless access was eliminated because the drastic increase in personal devices not directly involved in education had overloaded the network, ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 16 11:17 a.m. by Pam Stout

Here's a roundup of some of the most talked-about parenting stories on the web this week: Parents continue to give cough and cold meds to young kids despite FDA warningsWhile the FDA has warned that over-the-counter-cough and cold products are dangerous and ineffective for children under 2, a University of ...

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Posted: Mon Jan 24 6:02 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

A "happy birthday" message on Facebook escalated into a fight between two Saline teenagers in which one teen was seriously bitten on the finger and the other alleged his eye was poked. Officers responded to the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital-Saline emergency room to meet the 16-year-old victim at about 3:30 ...

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Posted: Mon Oct 18 11:46 a.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Thu Sep 30 9:30 a.m. by Mona Shand AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Parenting on Facebook: Which of these eight types are you?

There's no use beating around the bush, so I'll just come right out and say it: I spend a lot of time on Facebook. This will not be shocking to most of you, who are my Facebook friends (Hi, by the way) and are reading this via an update on my ...

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Posted: Tue Jul 27 11 a.m. by Edward Vielmetti

Cities and villages around the area are using Facebook to stay in touch with citizens and inform them of municipal events, activities and other government planning and functions. One area village - Dundee in Monroe County - used it incredibly effectively to keep residents well informed about matters of public ...

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Posted: Wed Jul 14 11:01 a.m. by April Scarlett Community Contributor
Should you friend your teen on Facebook?

A recent study by online fashion gamer Roiworld released a study this month showing a decline in Facebook usage by teenagers. Out of 600 teens, ages 13-17, one in five have stopped using the social networking giant. The main reason: boredom. That said, I know in my house I have ...

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Posted: Thu May 13 12:28 p.m. by Edward Vielmetti

Facebook has opened up some new search tools, which means some discussions you used to think you had a chance to have in privacy on that system are now open to the world to look through. Some local examples will illustrate. If this is of interest to you, an earlier ...

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Posted: Sat May 1 5:30 a.m. by Kerry Novick AnnArbor.com Community Contributor

Dear Kerry, My 16-year-old is basically a nice and wholesome kid. But at the moment she doesn’t seem motivated to work in school. She is very social and her grades are slipping. She is bright and it would be a shame to waste her future on the immediate gratification of ...

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Posted: Sun Apr 4 9:17 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A Northfield Township resident was ripped off by some new Facebook friends he invited over to his house, township police said. The resident, who lives in the 8000 block of Garfield, told police he invited some acquaintances he met on the popular social networking site to his house on Thursday.

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Posted: Tue Feb 23 1:25 p.m. by Edward Vielmetti

A Facebook group which promises a free tool to let you see everyone who is looking at your profile is really a scam. The first set of people who joined the group, called Know Who is Viewing Your Profile 24/7, now find themselves a member of an Iron Maiden fan ...

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