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There are some things an employer can't ask of a prospective employee like their age or religion. However now there is a trend of  employers asking job seekers for their Facebook usernames and passwords. According to NJ.com some employers are attempting to find out more about a candidates personal life in order to determine whether or not that persons off-hours behavior might conflict with their companies standards. Just which employers are asking?

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Having a Facebook account can open up all kinds of opportunities. It can keep you in touch with friends and family, it can keep you entertained with amusing games and it can help you find out if your husband is a bigamist. WHAT? Time magazine reports that a woman--who we'll call wife #1-- was scrolling through her Facebook page when she came across something interesting after clicking "People You May Know".

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There are good ideas and then there's this idea.  It's the bald barbie for kids who have cancer.  Brilliant!

The parents of little girls with cancer are petitioning Mattel to make a bald Barbie, to remind young cancer patients they can still be pretty without hair.

A petition has sprung up on Facebook and it had more than 32,000 'likes.' So far, Mattel has yet to respond to the request.  Is this a good idea?

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I know people who have a Facebook page and boast of having 200 "friends". But how many of them are "real" friends, friends that you share your innermost thoughts and feelings with? According to a study cited by MSNBC we don't have as many as we used to.

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It's not what you would call "good parenting" or "role modeling" but some parents are helping their kids lie about their age to get on Facebook. CBS News recently cited a Consumer Reports study that found that of the 20 million minors who use Facebook over one third were under 13 and a quarter were under 10 , this despite Facebook's policy of blocking anyone under 13 years of age.

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Being a zombie on Facebook seems a lot more appealing than being one in real life. And thanks to AMC, it’s super easy.

In fact, all you have to do to get a highly-detailed zombie version of yourself is visit the Facebook page for the AMC series ‘The Walking Dead.’

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Get your crops ready, hayseeds — there might be a FarmVille movie coming. As one of the most popular video games probably ever, the scourge of Facebook is about to hit the silver screen thanks to screenwriters Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen.

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Despite the whining about the launch of their “top stories” feature this week, Facebook unveiled and even bigger change at the company’s F8 developer conference in San Francisco: Timeline.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that profile pages will soon automatically put photos, videos, status updates and status changes in chronological order. The timeline will also feature a “way back” section, which allows users to insert material from their pre-Facebook days.

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Facebook is always changing it seems, and more changes hit yesterday with much dislike. Usually people freak out in the beginning and threaten to boycott, but then they get used to it and forget about it until the next change occurs. Google Plus or Myspace anyone?

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So, what are some of the most annoying things people do on Facebook? According to Eversave, a daily deal company, complaining all the time via Facebook tops the list of annoyances.

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Today, we're excited to introduce our new commenting system, powered by Facebook. Starting right now, you can comment on and "like" our posts right on the site using your Facebook login, and share them instantly with your friends on Facebook, too. You'll also be able to post when logged into a Yahoo account (and even more ways to comment coming soon).

More useful info on the update below the jump.

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