Facebook is trying a new tactic to fight cybercrime: public shame.

Facebook is trying a new tactic to fight cybercrime: public shame. The social network fingered five Russians that security researchers have determined are behind the "Koobface" worm that infected hundreds of thousands of computers and generated at least $6 million in criminal gains for its creators. (Yup, those "YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS CRAZY VIDEO" Facebook posts containing malicious links lead ...

Facebook, following a year of whirlwind growth, overtook Orkut as Brazil's most-popular social network in December.

Shares in Facebook are expected to hit the market in May after years of speculation regarding the social media network’s plans to go public with its stock.

Though Facebook growth may be slowing here in the US, the social networking service has been doing very well overseas; especially in Brazil. In fact, at the end of 2011, the service pulled into the top position for Brazilian social networking sites and surpassed the long-favored Google Orkut service.

Last month, U.S. regulations were altered to allow Netflix integration with the Facebook Open Graph. Instead of requiring the written consent from each user, all Netflix has to do now is offer an opt-out feature that keeps your viewing habits off of Facebook.

A frequent criticism of social media such as Facebook, and the Web at large for that matter, is that they are echo chambers. Unlike in real life, the argument goes, people online don't have to interact with people they disagree with, so their views and outlooks on life get more polarized online. (Gridlocked government? It's all Facebook's fault!) In fact, there's even a whole book about it--Eli ...

Facebook will introduce apps based on its new Open Graph and Gestures platforms at an event Wednesday in San Francisco, according to a report.

Facebook said Tuesday that it will share the data is has collected about the group of people behind the Koobface virus that hit the social network in 2008.

Facebook is drawing more attention to its Timeline profile redesign via a feel-good video on its homepage that chronicles how users can use the site to archive their lives.