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At SXSWi, Facebook flexes its gaming muscle (CNET)

The social network’s annual developer get-together as part of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival focused on how it can bring its Facebook Connect technology to gamers on disparate platforms.
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At SXSWi, Facebook flexes its gaming muscle (CNET)

The social network’s annual developer get-together as part of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival focused on how it can bring its Facebook Connect technology to gamers on disparate platforms.
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Smartphones put the moves on social networking (AFP)

AFP – Mobile social networking ruled on Saturday as the techno-hip at South By South West (SXSW) used location-based services on smartphones to track down everything from panels to parties.
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#OMGConan: The big Digg party Twitter hoax (CNET)

Word begins spreading on Twitter like wildfire that Conan O’Brien was joining Internet TV network Revision3. But it was actually a hoax that hundreds participated in.
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Pros and cons to Facebook’s fast-growing role in digital photography (Washington Post)

The glossy print, it seems, is losing its sheen. According to estimates from IDC, 42 billion photos will be printed worldwide, both commercially and personally, in 2013. That’s a third fewer than the 63 billion printed in 2008. Meanwhile about 124 billion photos are on pace to be shared through s…
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China’s new generation picky about factory jobs (AP)

AP – Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car parts.
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New MySpace co-presidents outline makeover (WAFB Baton Rouge)

MySpace is looking to re-invent itself with a new focus on games, movies, entertainment… and music.
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Twitter Adds Location-Sharing: I’m Eating Tacos…In Texarkana (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Twitter users can now add their current location to their tweets. The micro-blogging service on Thursday activated an optional new feature that appends geographical information to your posts.
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Man fined for insulting ex-girlfriend on Facebook (CNET)

A court decides to fine a man for offensive messages sent to his former lover on Facebook. What kind of precedent might this set?
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iPad Will Read Books Aloud, Support Open EPUB Format (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Eager to be the first on your block with an iPad? Apple started taking orders for the tablets on Friday. Wi-Fi models running from $499 to $699 will be available on April 3; 3G models, costing $629 to $829, won’t be available until late April.
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