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Facebook to Offer Extra Security — Via Your Friends
Facebook announced Thursday that it will roll out “Trusted Contacts,” an extra authorization layer of security that allows users to select a few friends who can help verify a user’s identity. Give from three to five of your friends personalized security PIN numbers to hold for you. If you have problems logging in, getting three of those PIN numbers from friends will let you access your account. Nifty! Also, interesting timing for a release, considering all of Twitter’s recent security snafus.
Betting the Farm: Zynga Gives Its Top Facebook Game a Major Facelift
FarmVille 2 offers much better graphics and game play than the original, but will it be a hit?Exclusive Joint Interview: Facebook’s Sandberg and Yahoo’s Levinsohn Talk About Patent Peace
The smooth COO of the social networking site and the hairtastic interim leader who would be CEO are now BFFs.Zynga’s FrontierVille Explores New Territory by Limiting the Need for Friends
Zynga is launching a major update later today for its FrontierVille game, which came out a little more than a year ago.Viral Video: Jen Aniston's Sex Tape (It's a Virus!)
While BoomTown is usually tired of the overexposed Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston, she is pretty funny in this online commercial for SmartWater, in which she tries make a video that “turns into a virus” by taking advantage of a number of viral Internet video trends. If only her movies were this clever.App Way to Gripe (or Praise) About Service
Katie looks at Tello, a new website and mobile app that encourages users to chime in on their customer-service experiences, good or bad.News Byte