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The Psychology of Facebook Profiles

Dec. 3, 2009
Facebook profiles present authentic personalities, not idealized personas, psychologist says
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Facebook personalities pretty accurate

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Facebook profiles actually capture a person's true personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, U.S. researchers say.

Microsoft to work with Facebook, Twitter

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. said it had formed partnerships with two social networking Web sites, Twitter and Facebook.

Facebook expands reach with new deal

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The social networking Web site Facebook will likely expand its online presence with its purchase of social aggregator FriendFeed, The Washington Post reports.

New privacy features coming to Facebook

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 2 (UPI) -- A Facebook official says the social networking Web site is implementing new privacy features to protect users in the United States and abroad.

Study says Facebook can impact studies

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 12 (UPI) -- U.S. college students who routinely use the social networking Web site Facebook typically have lower grade-point averages than those who do not, a study says.

Facebook besieged by Koobface virus

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A computer virus dubbed Koobface had been running rampant on the social networking Web site Facebook, U.S. computer experts warn.

Facebook axes 'dead babies' group

LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Social networking Web site Facebook has removed a group titled "Dead Babies Make Me Laugh" after protests from mothers in Britain who had lost children.

Hackers attacking users via Web sites

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Hackers have begun attacking other individuals' computers through social networking Web sites such as Facebook, U.S. computer officials warn.

'Kristin' Web profiles get hits, now gone

NEW YORK, March 14 (UPI) -- The would-be musician at the center of the scandal that brought down New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has become the fifth most-searched subject on Google.

Facebook spawns new boy band

LONDON, July 22 (UPI) -- The social networking Web site Facebook has a new claim to fame -- the creation of its first "boy band," a British quartet of classical musicians.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler