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Should Facebook Let Users Define Fake News?

Facebook is considering letting its users define what exactly is or isn’t fake news, through a series of surveys. It’s time to explore the idea in depth and consider the potential pitfalls in this strategy.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Jan 22, 2018

How Cryptojacking Spread to Facebook, and How To Beat It

Digmine is a new cryptojacking attack vector that uses a combination of Facebook Messenger and Chrome to infect users. Learn how it works and how you can block it.

By Simon Batt – Jan 3, 2018

Should Facebook Have a Temporary Unfollow Feature?

A new feature uncovered in Facebook is the ability to “snooze” or temporarily unfollow a friend. This feature might actually prove useful in the long term. Let’s find out more about it.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Sep 18, 2017

How to Download Videos from Facebook

Facebook has all sorts of videos, and you’re bound to run into one you want to download. Learn how you can easily download videos from Facebook in your browser.

By Fabio Buckell – Aug 23, 2017

Single Sign On (SSO) – What Is It and Should You Use It?

Single Sign On saves you the trouble of providing credentials to access sites. Here we will explain SSO in detail so you can decide if this is a good solution for you.

By Ada Ivanova – Nov 12, 2016

How To Control What Appears on Your Facebook Timeline

If you have many friends tagging you in Facebook, here’s how you can clean up your Facebook timeline by reviewing what you are tagged in before it appears on your Timeline.

By Karrar Haider – Oct 23, 2016

How Facebook Keeps on Beating AdBlock at Its Own Game

Both AdBlock and Facebook consider each other a thorn in their side. But what do Facebook engineers do that frustrates AdBlock developers so much?

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Sep 23, 2016

5 Awesome Chrome Extensions to Fully Customize Your Facebook Account

If you are unhappy with Facebook’s look and feel, use these Chrome extensions to fully customize your Facebook account to your liking.

By Karrar Haider – Sep 13, 2016

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How to Convert Facebook and Instagram Photos to ASCII

If you’ve seen a Facebook or Instagram photo that you’d like the ASCII version of, here’s how to convert those photos to ASCII using its URL.

By Mahesh Makvana – Aug 28, 2016

How to Mute People on Social Media Without Unfollowing or Unfriending Them

There are some people that you just can’t unfollow. Sometimes it’s easier to mute them, and you can check their page every now and then if you want to keep up appearances. Here’s a guide to muting people on popular social media platforms without getting rid of them completely.

By James Milin-Ashmore – Aug 26, 2016

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How to Block All Mentions of Pokemon Go on Facebook

Are you frustrated that Pokemon Go is filling up your Facebook feed? Here’s how you can block all mentions of Pokemon Go in Facebook.

By Mahesh Makvana – Aug 13, 2016

How to Turn Off Facebook Live Notifications [Quick Tips]

How to Turn Facebook Live Notifications Off [Quick Tips]

If you’re tired of seeing Facebook Live Notifications while browsing Facebook, here’s a quick tip to help you disable them right from the website.

By Mahesh Makvana – Aug 8, 2016

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Use a Video as Your Facebook Profile Picture Instead of a Photo

Facebook now lets you use a 7-second video as your profile pic. All you need is an Android or iOS device. Let’s bring your Facebook profile picture to life!

By Karrar Haider – Jun 18, 2016

How to See Twitter and Facebook Posts in Chronological Order

How to See Twitter and Facebook Posts in Chronological Order

Do you prefer to see your Twitter and Facebook posts in chronological order? This tutorial will show you how to do that so you won’t miss a thing.

By Judy Sanhz – May 14, 2016

Here is How to Access All Hidden Messages on Facebook

How to Access All Hidden Messages on Facebook

Did you know that you have an area for hidden messages in your Facebook Inbox? If not, you’ve probably missed a lot of messages from non-friends. Here’s how to access those messages.

By Karrar Haider – May 8, 2016

Should Facebook Have an Age Limit?

Should Facebook Have an Age Limit?

Since 2006, Facebook has established a minimum age of 13 for the use of its services. Do you think that setting a minimum age like this is wise? Let’s discuss.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Dec 21, 2015

Everything You Need to Know About Facebook's Live Streaming Service

Everything You Need to Know About Facebook’s Live Streaming Service

Facebook’s Live Streaming Service is an immersive and authentic way to connect with the public figures you care about in real-time. Here’s what you need to know about it.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Dec 9, 2015

What You Should Know About Facebook's Searchable Public Posts

What You Should Know About Facebook’s Searchable Public Posts

As of October 23, 2015, the BBC reports that all public posts on Facebook will be searchable. Here’s what you need to know and how to opt out of searchable public posts.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Oct 26, 2015

Should Facebook Have a Dislike Button?

Should Facebook Have a Dislike Button?

Facebook will soon add a dislike button to the platform. What exactly does the dislike button do for the most massive social network in the world? Let’s discuss.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Sep 18, 2015

Keyboard Shortcuts That Make Navigating Facebook Easier

Navigating Facebook with These Keyboard Shortcuts

Facebook offers a number of keyboard shortcuts to make it easy to navigate the site and get to content quickly. Here are some of those shortcuts.

By Mahesh Makvana – Aug 6, 2015

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Rusted shipwreck in the desert sands of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan, illustrating ecological decline.

In November 1988, an unmanned Soviet space shuttle called Buran flew a full orbital mission and landed itself in a blizzard at Baikonur without a single human input, and three years later the country that built it no longer existed.

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Detailed view of hands crafting a metal component on a lathe. Precision and skill in focus.

In 1901, sponge divers off the Greek island of Antikythera pulled a corroded lump of bronze out of a Roman shipwreck, and it sat in an Athens museum for half a century before anyone realised they had found a 2,000-year-old computer that could predict eclipses 19 years in advance.

Jun 1, 2026

An overhead view of a vintage electronics setup featuring a laptop and disks with tangled cables.

When Boeing 747-400 pilots needed to update their navigation database as late as 2020, a technician would walk onto the flight deck with eight 3.5-inch floppy disks and feed them one at a time into a slot beside the captain’s seat, because recertifying anything newer than the 1989 avionics would have cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

Jun 1, 2026

Close-up of a vintage radio dial displaying frequency bands and station names.

When the U.S. military finally deployed frequency-hopping spread spectrum on Navy ships during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis blockade, the patent that described the technique had expired three years earlier, and its inventor was watching the news in a Los Angeles bungalow without any idea her idea was at sea.

Jun 1, 2026

Toy Story 2 was nearly erased from existence when someone at Pixar accidentally ran a delete command on the film’s master files, wiping out roughly 90 percent of the project — and the only reason the production survived was that Galyn Susman, a technical director on maternity leave, had a working copy on a computer at her house.

May 31, 2026

Close-up of tree roots in a sunlit forest, showcasing natural textures and greenery.

Suzanne Simard sealed paper birch and Douglas fir seedlings inside plastic bags, fed them carbon-14 and carbon-13 dioxide, and nine days later found carbon had crossed between species through fungal threads in the British Columbia soil beneath her boots

May 31, 2026

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