Mark Zuckerberg

Stories 381 - 400 | << Prev   Next >>

Facebook Rolling Out New Face Recognition Photo Tags

Also: Site poised for $2B in revenue this year

(Newser) - Get ready for another Facebook update: Next week, the site will start rolling out new face-recognition technology for photos, the Huffington Post reports. It’s “comforting” to know that the service won’t be automatic, writes Larry Magid. If the site thinks it recognizes someone, it will ask you...

Mark Zuckerberg Is Time's 'Person of Year'

...for connecting half a billion people, and some other stuff

(Newser) - Lest you be too jealous of wunderkind Mark Zuckerberg, take solace: The Facebook founder may be Time's "Person of the Year" for 2010, but at 26, he's only the second youngest to clinch the title (that honor goes to Charles Lindbergh, Time's first selection). Highlights from its explanation of...

Facebook Foes Winklevoss Twins Get Sued Themselves

Former business partner says they owe him millions

(Newser) - This probably goes over well in the Facebook offices: The Winklevoss twins are being accused of doing to a business partner essentially what they accuse Mark Zuckerberg of doing to them. A web developer named Wayne Chang is suing the brothers, claiming he had an ownership stake in their company...

Winklevoss Twins Sue Facebook Again

Say Zuckerberg committed securities fraud

(Newser) - One $65 million settlement wasn’t enough for Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, who once upon a time hired Mark Zuckerberg to develop a social networking site. The twins are suing Facebook again, claiming that Zuckerberg committed securities fraud by lying to them about the value of Facebook, Mashable reports. They’...

Zuckerberg, 15 Other Tycoons Vow to Give Away Fortunes

Facebook founders join Gates, Buffett's 'Giving Pledge'

(Newser) - Facebook founders Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz, the youngest billionaires in America, have become the youngest billionaires in history to pledge to give away most of their money. The pair are among 16 billionaires who have recently signed the "Giving Pledge" organized by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the...

Zuckerberg Unveils Facebook Redesign on 60 Minutes

Honcho also talks privacy, Social Network

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg talked about privacy, The Social Network, and Facebook's brand new look in a wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview. The profile-page revamp, which is being rolled out in the coming weeks, offers new ways for users to organize and tag their friends, including new fields for sports played and teams...

Facebook Messages Is 'Not Email,' Says Zuckerberg

But congrats on your new @facebook.com address

(Newser) - Facebook today unveiled "Messages," which has been hyped as its " Gmail killer —but Mark Zuckerberg instantly threw his audience a curve ball. “It’s not email,” the CEO announced, according to the Guardian . “This is not an email-killer. This is a messaging system...

The Social Network: Where Are They Now?

(Newser) - After seeing the movie The Social Network, viewers may feel the desire to watch a VH1 Special to answer the question, Where are they now? And how did the movie do at showing the true characters of the cast surrounding the rise of Facebook? The VH1 special isn't available (yet)...

Why Zuckerberg Should Be Thrilled With the Movie

Wired's Fred Vogelstein: 'Social Network' is going to be great for Facebook

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg and pals aren't happy about how they've been depicted in the Social Network, but they're missing the larger point, writes Fred Vogelstein. "Mark my words," he predicts in Wired . "It will do so much good for the company and Zuckerberg that a year from now...

'Groups' Feature Could Pay Off for Facebook

Gizmodo: It could pressure those remaining holdouts to join

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg thinks Facebook's newly announced "groups" feature is going to do no less than "change the way you use Facebook and the web." (His explanation blog here .) Some early impressions after today's announcement:
  • Brian Barrett, Gizmodo : It "seems promising" as a more efficient way
...

Zuckerberg Cameos on The Simpsons

Facebook founder looking for good publicity

(Newser) - Just two days after The Social Network debuted, Mark Zuckerberg continued to rehab his image by appearing on The Simpsons last night. Zuck was there to tell Lisa the best way to succeed is to quit school just like him—and Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and other rich dropouts. One...

The Social Network Divides Generations
 The Social Network 
 Divides Generations 
ANALYSIS
Oct 4, 2010 10:21 AM CDT

The Social Network Divides Generations

Older people see Zuckerberg as tragic; youth as a visionary

(Newser) - The Social Network is officially a hit—it won the weekend box office —but different viewers came away with wildly different impressions, according to David Carr of the New York Times . Older people see it as a cautionary tale about a young man who betrays all his friends and...

Zuckerberg: Eisenberg's Portrayal of Me 'Really Cool'

In private, Zuck is 'gracious' about movie

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg certainly seems unhappy about The Social Network —but in private, it may be a different story. Jesse Eisenberg , who plays the Facebook founder in the movie, says his cousin works at Facebook—and when he met the big boss, Zuck said, “I think your cousin...

'Dazzling' Social Network Is 'Absurdly Enjoyable'
 'Dazzling' Social Network 
 Is 'Absurdly Enjoyable' 
review roundup
Sep 30, 2010 7:25 PM CDT

'Dazzling' Social Network Is 'Absurdly Enjoyable'

Critics still raving about the Facebook movie

(Newser) - On the eve of its opening, the Social Network continues to get serious love from reviewers. The Facebook movie's Rotten Tomatoes score is humming along at a 98% positive clip. Samples:
  • Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal : It "quickly lifts you to a state of exhilaration, and pretty much keeps
...

The Site That Could Have Been Facebook

A look at Zuckerberg's early competition

(Newser) - If things had shaken out differently, Adam Goldberg might have been the troubled genius protagonist of The Social Network. When Facebook first launched back in 2004, Goldberg’s CU Community, a Columbia-based version of the same concept, was already up and running. “At first I was like, Oh my ...

Mark Zuckerberg, Fashion Icon?

 Mark Zuckerberg, 
 Fashion Icon? 
OPINION
Sep 29, 2010 10:43 AM CDT

Mark Zuckerberg, Fashion Icon?

Surprisingly, yes, writes Rebecca Dana

(Newser) - In The Social Network , Mark Zuckerberg explains that Facebook is like fashion—but he could be talking about The Social Network itself. Deep down, it’s “a fashion flick,” writes Rebecca Dana for the Daily Beast . Sure, Zuck’s entire wardrobe appears to consist of sweatpants, hoodies, and...

The Social Network : The Next Citizen Kane ?
 The Social Network: 
 The Next Citizen Kane? 
critics going totally nuts
Sep 27, 2010 7:12 AM CDT

The Social Network: The Next Citizen Kane?

Critics are already calling it a classic

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg already hates The Social Network —but after hearing the early reviews, he probably hates it even more. It doesn’t open until Friday, but critics are already calling "The Facebook Movie" a masterpiece, predicting an Oscar, and comparing it to Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Balzac, and...

Zuckerberg Now Richer Than Steve Jobs

Facebook founder leapfrogs Apple chief on list of billionaires

(Newser) - Bill Gates is still the richest man in America but Mark Zuckerburg is moving up in the rankings, according to the latest Forbes rich list. The 26-year-old Facebook founder, with an estimated fortune of $6.9 billion, is now in 35th place, surging ahead of Apple's Steve Jobs, who came...

Mark Zuckerberg Giving $100M to Newark Schools

Facebook founder setting up foundation to improve education

(Newser) - Newark's cash-strapped public school system is getting some help from a wealthy friend. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is planning a $100 million donation to improve the system, officials tell the New York Times . Zuckerberg, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker will announce the donation on the...

Activists Fume Over Facebook Crackdown

Boycott groups say site 'silences' voices

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg may say he's all about making the world more open, but that world does not include certain sections of his own site, activists claim. A group called Boycott Target Until They Cease Funding Anti-Gay Politics tells Politico that certain sections of their page, including discussion threads and...

Stories 381 - 400 | << Prev   Next >>