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Annoyed By Facebook Updates? Yeah, Us Too [VIDEO]

Michelle — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:58:23 +0000

We use Facebook just as much or more as the average bear, and we’re pretty frustrated with random updates with no warning…wondering how to change things back to “normal”, whatever normal Facebook privacy setting IS these days.

Why Liking Something on Facebook Isn't As Helpful As You Think

Emerald Catron — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:35:35 +0000

If you think you’re saving the world by liking a page on Facebook, UNICEF Sweden has got some news for you — you’re not. Liking a page is a great way to keep informed about a charity or cause, but unless it’s part of a specific campaign, it doesn’t actually do much good. This starving [...]

12 Parents Embarrassing Their Kids on Facebook

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:16:24 +0000

There’s a funny thing about parents and technology. That being a majority of moms and dads are pretty tech unsavvy without the help of us internet-obsessed younger folk. And while parental struggles can be frustrating at times, their attempts to get in the techy loop are mostly just hilarious. This is particularly true with Facebook. Many [...]

The IRS Will Reportedly Use Social Media To See If You Cheated On Your Taxes

Rich Ledoux — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:33:42 +0000

Bad News…the IRS plans on checking Facebook and Twitter this year to see if you’re cheating on your taxes. Fortunately, they can’t Facebook stalk us all. It’ll just be people who’ve been flagged for an audit or potential audit: According to reports, this year, the IRS plans on using our Facebook and Twitter accounts as [...]

Facebook's New 'Home' Ad Proving Controversial

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:30:35 +0000

Usually when Facebook draws the ire of the collective internet it’s because it’s made a change to its format. But this time it’s one of the social network giant’s TV commercials that has the Web firing off a barrage of negative comments. The spot is for Facebook’s new Home phone feature. In the ad, a [...]

How to Hack Facebook Accounts – Is It Really Possible? [VIDEO]

Cole — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:17:36 +0000

Hack video creators, WikiForums, has released another hacking tutorial video and this one claims to have the power to reset any Facebook account's password. I haven't tried the technique and I would recommend you not trying it because it could be just a trick to get you to download a virus. But the video is inside for any brave and curious souls.

Facebook Helps Determine Gallatin County's Favorite NFL Team

Cole — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:15:19 +0000

Using the amount of team likes on Facebook, Facebook has made a very convenient map displaying regionally favorite teams across the nation. What’s your guess for your county’s favorite NFL team? Going off the map, our key shaped Gallatin County has the most Denver Bronco fans than any other NFL team. Come to think of [...]

Vote For Bozeman Pita Pit In 'Battle Of The Pita Pits' And Help Crown Us "Best Pita Pit In America!"

Rich Ledoux — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:08:07 +0000

Our very own Pita Pit in downtown Bozeman has made the final 32 in ‘Battle of the Pita Pits’, an online competition to help decide the “Best Pita Pit in America”. Vote for Bozeman once a day on Facebook…it could mean FREE pitas for you one day soon. Details here: Love you some Bozeman Pita [...]

Monopoly Is Getting Rid Of One Of Its Famous Game Pieces, You Can Vote Now To Save Your Favorite One

Rich Ledoux — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:41:44 +0000

In case you missed it, Twitter almost exploded in anger yesterday after Hasbro announced that they are going to be killing off one of the iconic Monopoly game pieces. That's right, they're getting rid of either the shoe, thimble, race car, iron, top hat, Scottie dog, battleship, or wheelbarrow. Which one would would be the biggest shame to lose? You can vote to save your favorite one:

Hey College Seniors — Your Bender is Showing and No One Wants to Hire You

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:00:43 +0000

Despite the fact that some college tuitions have reached an excess of $50,000 per year, these days colleges can't guarantee that their graduates will have jobs waiting for them. In the wake of this uncertainty, some institutions have begun to guide their students in cleaning up their social media profiles, to lower the risk of a poorly-timed facebook post ruining their shot at employment.

Teen Arrested After Making Facebook Threats

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:35:15 +0000

Eric Rizley of Portage, Indiana was having a bad day. So the 19-year-old got on Facebook and started issuing threats. Unfortunately for him, that was actually a very, very bad idea. Now he faces criminal charges “Watch out portage people might be dying soon,” Rizley wrote on his account at about 4 AM Thursday morning. As if [...]

Instagram Is Going To Sell Your Pictures, And You Can't Opt Out. WTH?

Michelle — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:29:55 +0000

Facebook knows where you sleep. Facebook owns Instagram. Instagram is going to sell your pictures, because they can according to a new policy taking effect on January 16th, 2012. No, you can't opt out. Yet.

Oops! Montana Tourism Promoter Posts 'F this Job' on Official Montana Facebook Page

Cole — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:24:29 +0000

It’s an art juggling social media sites, emails, text messages, chats and real life. Take it from me, it’s very easy to make mistakes given these circumstances. But that’s why you always double check and remove any mistakes before anyone can grab a screen capture of it! But maybe this incident wasn’t an accident… [Update] [...]

More Changes To Facebook Privacy Rules With Instagram

Michelle — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:13:58 +0000

Perhaps you’ve seen the lengthy disclaimers that some Facebook users have been posting recently (in vain) to avoid Facebook being able to use their information and photos. Well, here’s the real lowdown on changes Facebook will be making. Facebook opened the polls on Monday for its roughly 1 billion users to vote on a variety [...]

Facebook's Old News Feed Still Exists!

Cole — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:15:16 +0000

Are you confused or even a little frustrated about Facebook continuously changing interface and its need to decide for you what you see in your News Feed? Remember the good ol’ days when you saw everything chronologically and you could defriend or block or unlike annoying content posters? You still can! All you have to do is follow this link http://www.facebook.com/?sk=nf_all. [...]

Funniest Memes of the Week – Leif Erikson, Lazy Elementary School Kid, and More

Hannah Gutenplan — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:00:33 +0000

We’re excited to show you here all the great memes of this week. Current event-wise, there’s no way you could’ve missed the vice-presidential debate or, more importantly, the photoshopped vice presidential hair-swap. Lucky for you, if you did miss it, we have it for you right here (the hair swap, not the debate. How serious [...]

Dave Grohl Confirms That The Foo Fighters Are Taking Time Off

Rich Ledoux — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:22:40 +0000

Dave Grohl took to Facebook to confirm that the Foo Fighters are taking a break. Could this be a means to an ultimate end for our beloved Foo? Read Grohl’s Facebook post here: Grohl has confirmed that the Foo Fighters are going to take a break, but wants us all to know that they are [...]

Green Day's New Album Is Streaming Online For Free

Rich Ledoux — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:04:23 +0000

Green Day’s new album Uno! doesn’t hit stores until next week, but it’s currently streaming online for free: Uno! is streaming on Green Day’s Facebook page. All you have to do is click on the ‘Hear Uno! Now’ tab and “like” their page before proceeding to the stream. Let us know what you think!

Has The Led Zeppelin Facebook Countdown Been Solved? [VIDEO]

Rich Ledoux — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:06:29 +0000

Led Zeppelin’s Facebook page has been counting down to something new and huge the last few days. This 14 second video clip the band just posted may provide the answer: Word has it that Led Zeppelin is probably counting down to a new live DVD release of the band’s 2007 reunion show in London. The [...]

Are You Single? Facebook Can Help With A New Group "Single Active Montanans"

Michelle — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:25:38 +0000

Being single in Bozeman completely blows. Most people have experienced it for at least a brief period and if you’re CURRENTLY in that state, there’s a new group on Facebook that might help. It’s brand new with currently less that 100 members but I can picture this group getting much larger with a title like [...]