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Police Catch Fugitive After He ‘Checks In’ To Facebook
If you're a fugitive, it's probably a good idea to keep your location, I don’t know, a secret? The last thing you’d want to do is check in to Facebook Places or Foursquare and completely give away your exact location. Matthew Lee Ledbetter, a 36-year-old father who skipped out on paying child support, is probably regretting his last check-in which lead Oregon... Read more »
Soccer Player Under Investigation After Saying 9/11 Wasn’t A Terrorist Attack On Twitter
When will people learn that if they’re in the public eye, there are some things they should never, ever say? Yes, there is something called "Freedom of Speech," but there is also something called "common sense" that people frequently forget to exercise. A Liverpool FC player apparently missed the memo and now he’s being investigated for inappropriate tweets... Read more » 25-Year-Old Man Lands In Jail After Mocking Dead Teenagers On Facebook, YouTube
Internet trolls are sometimes hysterical, but in the case of Sean Duffy, an unemployed 25-year-old man who trolled YouTube and Facebook tribute pages of deceased teenagers, his sense of humor was utterly disturbing and it landed him jail time. Duffy, who lives a fairly isolated life and had been bullied in school, began trolling Facebook tribute pages in September... Read more » Winklevoss Twins Star In Pistachio Commercial, Poke Fun At Facebook Lawsuit
Pistachio ads have featured many randomly famous stars like Jersey Shore's Snooki and keyboard cat, but perhaps none as random as the Winklevoss twins. The twins, made famous from their exhausting lawsuit against Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, have watched their legal troubles play out in both real life and in Hollywood with the blockbuster hit... Read more »
Man Arrested For Threatening Google’s Marissa Mayer On Twitter, Sent Over 20,000 Tweets
A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening Google executive Marissa Mayer on Twitter. Gregory Calvin King was arrested on August 19 by the FBI after he relocated to the San Antonio, Texas area from Virginia. The 27-year-old was indicted on felony charges in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco on Thursday for allegedly posting over 20,000 threatening... Read more » Facebook Fight Spills Into Streets Causing 50-Person Brawl, 6 Teens Arrested
It's not uncommon for a Facebook fight to turn physical. In July, a couple of 16-year-old girls got into a vicious knife fight because of an argument that began on the social network. In March, nasty Facebook comments between 13-year-olds caused a physical brawl with an estimated 10 to 15 people. Apparently, this week wasn't the week that people learned to take... Read more » Juror Contacts Defendant On Facebook, Pleads Guilty To Contempt Of Court
There are some people who you might not want to contact on Facebook -- ex-boyfriends, employers and if you're on jury duty, the defendant of the case. Jonathan Hudson, a 22-year-old who was sentenced to jury duty made this very mistake. During a recess from the trial, Hudson attempted to friend the defendant, Courtney Downing. That wasn't a smart move. Downing... Read more »
Teenager Outruns Cops On His Motorcycle, Busted After Bragging On Facebook
We all know that bragging on Facebook about escaping from the cops is always a terrible idea. We don't live in the world of The Fast and the Furious. People actually get in trouble and aren't as skilled as Vin Diesel in getting out of it, even if they did manage to evade a sheriff's deputy on a motorcycle. Justin West, a 19-year-old motorcycle enthusiast,... Read more » 2,000 People Attend Colorado State University Pool Party After Facebook Event Is Posted
When you post an event on Facebook, it's usually a safe bet that a third of the people who say they're attending will actually show up, and that's a generous estimate, but what if 3,000 people say they're attending? A college student from Colorado State University who created a Facebook event for "the biggest pool party of the year" ended up with what was probably... Read more »
