Post by Pieter in "Applications".
What’s in a name? Even Shakespeare wondered. The answer is: more than you’d think. And since earlier this month, there’s a Facebook application that helps you find words hidden in your name. What’s in a Name will look for the longest possible anagrams in five languages: English, German, Italian, Dutch and, since last week, in French too.
Post by Pieter in "News".
We’re sorry for causing any frustration to those who wanted to apply for our blogger position, leave feedback or submit an interesting Facebook tip. Our contact form–the captcha code to be precise–got broken due to the server move. If you feel like we ignored you, then we probably didn’t get your message. But now we’re all ears again, so feel free to get in touch or re-send that message!
Post by Pieter in "Memes, Photos & tags".
Scary AND cute. That’s evil cupcakes for ya. Tag yourself and your friends as one of these twelve terrifying cupcakes.
Post by Pieter in "Photos & tags".
Didn’t win Heidi Klum’s Halloween Contest we posted about last week? Maybe that scary Halloween photo of yours is still worth a prize if you upload it to Wired’s just launched Halloween Costume Contest. You can win subscriptions to the magazine and an engraved 2nd gen iPod Touch among other things.
Post by Pieter in "Humor".
If you took the Facebook IQ Test and it determined you’re a Genius, the fact that you participated in a Facebook test negates the results.
Post by Pieter in "Privacy & security".
What happens to people’s Facebook profiles when they pass away? At the request of friends or family, a profile can become “memorialized”. Memorialized profiles can become a place where people save and share memories of those who’ve passed, and these accounts will no longer show under the (reconnect) suggestions, or other areas where references to the deceased would be delicate.
Post by Pieter in "Profile pictures".
Let’s kick off our Halloween Week with 9 different ways to become a zombie without dieing, so you can become the scariest creep on the Facebook graveyard on the way to All Saints’ Eve.
Post by Pieter in "Memes, Photos & tags".
Since there’s a new Facebook homepage design, I thought I’d re-post our Tag a vote picture we made when the previous redesign went live in March 2009. You just upload this directly to your wall, pick a vote, and invite your friends to express their opionion on the redesign by tagging one of the positive or negative votes.
Post by Pieter in "Humor".
These ads are 162,3% fail… and not just because one spells triangles wrong.
Post by Pieter in "News".
Modelinia, a website for models and model admirers, is offering a chance to win 2 entrance tickets to Heidi Yum Klum’s Halloween Party in L.A. to those who fan them on Facebook, and get the most votes in a Halloween costume photo contest. The competition runs for only 4 more days, and strangely enough…
Post by Pieter in "News".
Here we go! Eight months after launching the site, we’re looking for a second reface.me blogger. Are you the man/woman for the job? Check out our requirements…
Post by Pieter in "Humor".
Tom Anderson, everyone’s default friend on MySpace –I just checked, it still exists!– has finally made the jump to Facebook to check out his largest competitor. Unsurprisingly, he thinks the site SUCKS. And Mark Zuckerberg’s provoking comments sure don’t help.
Post by Pieter in "Status updates".
It’s been almost a week since the Balloon Boy incident (aka the Colorado balloon incident or the Heene Hoax), since six-year-old Falcon was believed to have floated away in a home-made balloon, but instead was found hiding inside a box at home in the attic. Here are 9 of the best Facebook status updates about Balloon Boy that we could find.
Post by Pieter in "News".
In a move to overtrump king Google, Microsoft has announced that it will add real time Twitter and Facebook status updates to Bing’s search results. Launched last May, Bing is Microsoft’s latest venture in the search engine industry where Google reigned since most of us were still squeezing spots.