Yeah, that’s right. History is still here guys. Preserved through time on stone tablets and cave paintings. Archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient hard drive from the sands of Egypt. And held on that hard drive was an archive of the Facebook statuses that changed history. In part II of Facebook history, Cool Material explores The Crusades, Pearl Harbor, the parting ...
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The Facebook Wall of Historical Events
In the beginning, God created Facebook. So stop taking all of the credit, Mr. Zuckerberg. You’ve been exposed. Historical figures have been using Facebook to embarrass themselves since creation, all the way up to modern history and everywhere in between. Need more proof? Hit the jump to see some of the most historical status updates in the history of history.
Read More »The 2010 Social Networking World Map
The internet’s social landscape is constantly in a state of transition. Five years ago, no one would have imagined the massive popularity of Facebook or the complete deterioration and mass migration of MySpace and its users. But the Social Networking Map doesn’t lie or play games, and Facebook is clearly the new superpower. Just to give Facebook’s meteoric rise some ...
Read More »Are These The Droids You Were Looking For?
This is why Facebook was invented. The entire progression of the Facebook UI has led up to this moment. I expect Mark Zuckerberg will announce the discontinuation of the site’s development later on in the day, having finally reached their ultimate goal. Facebook’s a hell of a drug. As I’ve said before, I’m not much of a Facebook gamer, but ...
Read More »Twitter Cake Wishes Social Media Gurus Happy Birthday
If you’re one of the millions of self-proclaimed “gurus” patrolling the Internetz, chances are that you’re on Twitter, spreading your wise guru words far and wide. In fact, chances are good that Twitter is your main stream of communication to your thousands of�followers�(whom all also happen to be gurus). If asked what your preferred tool of internet communication happens to ...
Read More »Learning Humility Through Facebook
Sometimes it’s nice just to sit back and watch others be put in there place. Facebook, the perfect outlet for revenge and�embarrassment. Link
Read More »Bill Gates Finally Has an @ Before His Name: Yes, He’s On Twitter
And he has made it a point to follow Ashley Tisdale. O. M. G. He just can’t get enough of her. Welcome to 2007, Bill. Glad you finally made it. The one thing that is positive about this move is his charity work is sure to get a hell of a lot more promotion, which is always a good thing. ...
Read More »Social Media Logos: Christmas Edition
The holiday’s are finally upon us. Not that there’s anyway you DIDN’T know that. We’ve been utterly gavaged, literally force-fed holiday spirit since early-November. And we’re not talking just in our everyday life, but social networking sites have gone absolutely holiday crazy as well. We thought in the geeky spirit of the holidays, we might as well share a collection ...
Read More »Brother Gets Sweet, Sweet Revenge on Sister By Posting Hook-Up List on Facebook
So, here’s the deal. Chris sounds like a pretty cool kid, if not a little bit of a dick. Apparently his sister Katie told their parents that Chris was hiding a 12 pack of booze in his room. His parents, being typically strict Asian parents, grounded Chris for three months. For revenge, Chris went searching through Katie’s room for some ...
Read More »Newlyweds Update Facebook Relationship Status From the Altar
Sure, this couple meant their little prank as a� joke and it was actually pretty damn funny, especially since they got the priest involved, but how long until this is actually common place? I can definitely see this becoming some sort of wacky trend and eventually, a tradition. I now pronounce you man and wife, you may change your status. ...
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