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Did Facebook’s Redesign Just Bring Back Viral Spam?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 11, 2011 at 7:29 pm PT

Facebook has launched a major redesign for games, bringing back some viral components that were turned off after users complained that random alerts were cluttering their news feeds.

Blocking Your Facebook Comments From Facebook Itself

Julia Angwin and Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 24, 2011 at 7:30 pm PT

A new tool on Facebook lets users prevent their comments and posts from being seen by unwanted viewers — including Facebook itself.

Is This a Preview of the iPad App Store?

Peter Kafka in Media on March 28, 2010 at 6:55 pm PT

For fetishists who can’t wait until Saturday: A look (supposedly) at what iTunes has in store for the new wondergadget.

Controversial Web 'Framing' Makes a Comeback

Marisa Taylor, Tech Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 1, 2009 at 4:04 pm PT

When Digg introduced a new toolbar in early April that added a thin strip – known as a ‘frame’ – to the top of pages submitted to Digg, a publisher outcry forced the social media aggregator to back down.

Digg Changes Its Toolbar Amid Publisher Complaints

Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 16, 2009 at 7:35 am PT

Digg modified the toolbar that it launched two weeks ago, a response to Web publishers concerned that it could affect their visibility. The social-news site released the new feature on April 2. It adds a thin strip to the top of pages submitted to Digg that includes the number of times other users voted on, or “Dugg,” the link, the number of times the page was viewed and other statistics and browsing options.