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Facebook to “Memorialize” Profiles of the Dead

This is just a bit creepy, no? Facebook will keep the page of a deceased user active as long as the family wishes to memorialize the deceased. These memorial pages will be different from normal profiles. All contact information will be removed and people will be barred from logging into the account. The only users who will be able to ...

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Does Facebook Need a Facelift?

Facebook has had the same basic design for at least a few years now. There have been small changes along the way, but for the most part, the last few years for Facebook have remained pretty standard — news feed, images and link sharing. Some might say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, but artist Barton Smith is under ...

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Coooooome Oooon!

Hey… it works for guidos right? Follow us on Twitter… coooome oooonnn Fan us on Facebook… cooooome ooooonnnn Thank your mother for last night… coooooome ooooonnn But in all honesty, come on, I mean… cooooooome oooonnnn, come out of your shell a bit. We’re the nice sort of geek that offers free candy and promises of gadgetry. Oh, oh, plus ...

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Wanna Be Social?

Hey y’all. I don’t want to start shoving social networking promotion down your throats (wouldn’t want you to gag now) but we here at Gearfuse love to keep in contact with our readers so we’d really love for you to connect! Here is where you can find us on two of the biggest social sites around: Twitter: http://twitter.com/gearfuse Follow us ...

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AT&T iPhone Users Already Starting to Freak Out About MMS on Facebook

Only an hour before I predicted, people are already starting to freak out about not having the MMS update appear in iTunes yet, despite AT&T’s insistence that the update will appear in mid-afternoon for us Easterners and late morning for the west coast. Head over to AT&T’s Facebook page for a mildly entertaining look into the mind of geeks. Man… ...

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Our Official Facebook Page is Now Live: Please Become A Fan!

Hey y’all. I know you probably just rolled out of bed or maybe just rolled into bed, depending on how dead-ass drunk you are, so this might not be the post you were looking for, but hey, it’s gotta be done! We just wanted to let you know that Gearfuse has finally made the jump to Facebook. We’d love if ...

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Is This Screenshot Proof of iTunes 9 Social Networking Integration?

According to BGR, this screenshot taken from Facebook shows the upcoming social networking interaction offered by iTunes 9, expected to be announced at Apple’s September 9, 2009 special event. While the screenshot clearly shows notifications for new songs added to the iTunes library and the creation of a playlist, I wonder how far Apple has gone with the social interaction. ...

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Social Media Watch: Time to Be Social

I’m pretty sure the consensus is that most people don’t need another reminder to use social media sites. They already take up so much of our time. But how could you possibly resist this Social Media Watch, despite the encouragement it provides for procrastinating more important projects. Featuring all of the major networks, including Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and so on. ...

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Facebook Movie Script Leaks!

An early draft of Aaron Sorkin’s script for the upcoming Facebook movie has leaked and, big shocker, it doesn’t totally suck! The script mixes in a healthy dose of comedy, with the antagonist being Sean Parker, co-founder of both Napster and Facebook, which we guess makes the protagonist Mark Zuckerberg himself. Parker is said to come off as sort of ...

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