Sharon, 'Charice’s Camp' Vent Against Piolo’s Fans, Zendee

Popular microblogging site Twitter has, for the nth time, bore witness to scathing words hurled this time by the Megastar Sharon Cuneta against the supporters of her daughter KC Concepcion’s ex-boyfriend Piolo Pascual, and user @KayChaCarl – an account reportedly associated with international singing sensation Charice’s mother Raquel Pempengco – against rookie singer Zendee Rose Tenerefe.

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83 million accounts could be fake, according to Facebook

Facebook's latest figures showing growth in global users also highlights concerns that some may come from dubious sources -- duplicate accounts, pages for pets and those designed for spam.

Facebook members grew to 955 million at the end of the second quarter, but as many as 83 million may be dodgy, the company said in its quarterly filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Facebook Under-13: Formalizing The Obvious

It was reported recently that Facebook is pursuing tools that would permit children under 13 to access the social networking site under parental control or supervision.  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was quoted as saying that he will ‘fight’ to allow under-13s to use the social networking website.

So what’s new with the “Baby Facebook”?

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Should Teachers And Students Be Facebook Friends?

Should students and teachers ever be friends on Facebook?

School districts in the United States are weighing that question as they seek to balance the risks of inappropriate contact with the academic benefits of social networking.

At least 40 school districts nationwide have approved social media policies. Schools in New York City and Florida have disciplined teachers for Facebook activity, and Missouri legislators recently acquiesced to teachers’ objections to a strict statewide policy.

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Jinkee, Charice magazine covers hounded by 'photoshop' controversy

Opening the year with a bang and a rousing debate in social networking sites are the January 2012 magazine covers of fierce femmes Jinkee Pacquiao and Charice that to some were maybe a little too fierce for “they barely look like themselves.”

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