Reader Redux: How Many Times a Day Do You Check Facebook

Mar 25 - 9:30AM by GeekSugar
Wow! I suppose I should have expected the results of this poll to show up as they did given that I'm talking to a bunch of geek girls, but it turns out that 60 percent of you check Facebook more than five times each day, with another 24 percent logging in between two and five times. I already confessed that I'm guilty of checking in multiple times — some days, definitely more than five! Here's what some of you had to say:

• "I log in a bunch of times, but usually I only scroll through my news feed for a minute then close it. " — bethinabox
• Several times a day. I like to quickly read the new feeds and play the games, I'm especially addicted to Sorority Life." — pinkmystic
• "Once or twice . . . unless I find something that really needs to be shared." — littlemzfit
• "I never use Facebook for the "social" function. I prefer calling or e-mailing. However, I check my Facebook daily for my Facebook games." — Rosay77
• "I don't check it at all, because I don't have a Facebook." — WildLikeFox

geeksugar.com/How-Many-Times-Do-You-Check-Facebook-One-Day-7891146

Teen Gets Fired From Job Via Facebook

I don't think SavvySugar will take too kindly to this news: we've all heard of your social networking accounts and Twitter TMI possibly getting you in hot water with current and future employers, but what if your boss does the dirty work of firing you on Facebook!? Crazy talk, right? Wrong. This actually happened to a teenager in the UK recently after she lost the ten-pound note she was supplied with (about $15) to buy her and her fellow employees some cookies. (Side note: she worked at a cafe called Cookies in Leigh. Go figure.)

Her manager, after failing to get a hold of her on the phone actually gave her her walking papers on her Facebook page! To see what she said, just read more.

This note was left on the teen's Facebook page:

hiya Chelsea its Elaine from work. Sorry to send u a message like this but bin tryin to ring u but gettin no joy. I had to tell the owner bout u losin that tenner coz obviously the till was down at the end of day. she wasn't very pleased at all and despite me trying to persuade her otherwise she said I have to let u go. I'm really sorry.

I'm a little shocked that a manager at any place of business would consider this a proper termination, not to mention how embarrassing it would be to see that note on your wall! Have you ever witnessed an embarrassing termination, or have been completely humiliated in a similar way while being fired?

source: geeksugar.com/Teen-Fired-over-Facebook-7874908

Beware of the Latest Facebook Scam

Mar 18 - 4:47AM by GeekSugar
I've already told you how to avoid getting hacked on Twitter, but there's a new Facebook scam out there that's not only hacking into your accounts, it's also downloading a virus onto your computer. If you receive an email with the following message, beware — it's a scam:

Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed. You can find your new password in the attached document.

Sneaky little scammers, right? Whatever you do, don't download the attachment! This one could fool you because the email is coming from help@facebook.com, but trust me, it's not from the Facebook team. Facebook will never send you an email with an attachment or ask you to reset your password anywhere off of the site. Pass the warning around to your friends, and if you do end up getting hacked, head to the Facebook help page to see what to do next.

Source: geeksugar.com/New-Facebook-Scam-Asks-You-Download-Attachment-7808592

Latest Facebook scam could affect millions

A new spam attack against Facebook users could lead to millions of computers being infected with a password stealing programme.

By Jennifer Scott, 19 Mar 2010 at 16:18

The latest scam to hit Facebook could affect millions of user, security experts are warning.

A blog post from McAfee has claimed the spamming attack, where cyber criminals are posing over email as the social network’s officials, could enable a password stealing programme to be installed on the computer.

The phishing email, addressed to "dear user of facebook", reads: "Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed. You can find your new password in the attached document."

By clicking on the attachment in the email, the malicious programme would be installed. This in turn could take any combination of username and password used on said machine, not just the Facebook account.

“Facebook would never send an email alerting a user that they changed his or her password,” the blog post said.

“Another clue that can signal a user has received a spam email is the use of poor grammar and awkward phrases such as in the… greeting 'Dear user of facebook'."

Users who receive the spam email are advised to delete it immediately.

McAfee said a huge number of Facebook users could be affected, with it estimated that over 400 million users are signed up to the site.

source: itpro.co.uk/621652/latest-facebook-scam-could-affect-millions

ALERT: Facebook Antivirus Is Completely Fake

While protecting your computer from potential hazards on Facebook is a great idea, the latest Facebook Antivirus application is completely fake. The application automatically tags your friends walls with antivirus-like images but doesn’t really accomplish anything. Ironically it doesn’t even appear to manipulate its results, it just reuses the same image (pictured to the right) over and over again.

As F-Secure points out, “once installed on one friend’s account, this application tags 20 friends into a picture”. While it doesn’t claim to truly solve any problems, the application is misleading enough. My guess is that Facebook will simply remove this application if it hasn’t been removed already, however more important is simply to avoid any application that claims to be a Facebook Antivirus.

Not only is the image misleading, but it also includes Facebook branded icons. Most users have figured out that this application accomplishes absolutely nothing but if you happen to get tagged in a photo by one of your friends, don’t fall for this trick: avoid installing any Facebook antivirus applications. While we’re not sure that there’s any damage done by this application, there’s no benefit of installing it as it will spam all your friends.

Has this image been showing up in your profile? Have any of your friends been affected?

source: allfacebook.com/2010/03/facebook-antivirus-fake

Latest Facebook News

Facebook Upgrades Events, Integrates Wall Publisher

Posted by Nick O'Neill on March 30th, 2010 12:42 AM

The publisher is rapidly becoming the central tool for publishing information through Facebook to the feed, with events being the latest product to integrate the feature. This evening Facebook began rolling out an upgraded version of events which places a publisher directly within the wall, enabling event administrators to publish content with tags. We believe that all confirmed attendees will also see the content within their stream.
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Yahoo! Mail Increases Integration With Facebook

Posted by Nick O'Neill on March 29th, 2010 7:57 PM

Yahoo! continues to increase their level of integration with Facebook, with the latest implementation enabling users to update their Facebook status from Yahoo! Mail as well as view their contacts profile photos when they’re emailed. While these new features are only being rolled out to a few select markets initially, it will be pushed out more broadly over the coming weeks and months.
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Facebook Wants You To “Like” Everything On The Web

Posted by Nick O'Neill on March 29th, 2010 6:08 PM

More details are emerging about Facebook’s plans to develop a Like button for the entire web, and part of that involves moving away from “Become A Fan” for Facebook Pages to “Like”. This message was sent to advertisers via a confidential document (which was subsequently leaked to multiple outlets) and highlights initial rumors of a “Like” button for the entire web.
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ALERT: Facebook Antivirus Is Completely Fake

Posted by Nick O'Neill on March 29th, 2010 3:42 PM

While protecting your computer from potential hazards on Facebook is a great idea, the latest Facebook Antivirus application is completely fake. The application automatically tags your friends walls with antivirus-like images but doesn’t really accomplish anything. Ironically it doesn’t even appear to manipulate its results, it just reuses the same image (pictured to the right) over and over again.
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5 Tips For Finding Long-Lost Friends on Facebook

Posted by Raj Dash on March 29th, 2010 11:43 AM

You might be familiar with the concept of Six Degrees of Separation, which refers to how closely connected we are with other random human beings, but did you ever think to leverage this connectivity to find long-lost friends on Facebook? An online friend of mine mentioned the other day that he was trying to find an old crew of friends whose surnames he had never known, and to whom he had no current connections. Now that’s quite a challenge, but it’s not impossible. If you’re looking to find forgotten friends on Facebook, there are a few simple techniques discussed below, after a quick overview of Six Degrees of Separation.
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YouTube Increases Facebook Connect Functionality

Posted by Nick O'Neill on March 29th, 2010 11:06 AM

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While YouTube first implemented Facebook Connect on their site last June, the company has since increased the functionality, including the ability to find what YouTube videos your Facebook friends are sharing. According to the official YouTube blog, “knowing which videos your friends are sharing on social platforms is one of the best ways to discover those clips that you, in turn, just might feel compelled to pass along.”
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Facebook Summarized In A Single Picture

Posted by Nick O'Neill on March 29th, 2010 10:49 AM

Infographics always serve as great eye-candy and the latest Facebook infographic produced by website-monitoring.com is no exception. The chart breaks down Facebook’s history as well as some of the most important facts and figures from the company. Included in the chart is information about the site’s user base as well as the impressive engagement levels that Facebook is able to maintain. Check out the chart below to see Facebook summarize in a single image.
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7 Better Ways To Wish Someone Happy Birthday On Facebook

Posted by Neil Vidyarthi on March 29th, 2010 9:52 AM

With every passing day, the number of friends on our social graphs increases, and our daily “birthday” list increases proportionally as well. Unfortunately, this means that we may sometimes just shoot out the standard “Happy Birthday” message on someone’s wall when we mean to show them a bit a more attention. I came up with a few interesting ways to better wish someone a happy birthday on Facebook.
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Facebook Creates An Application User Creativity Contest

Posted by Nick O'Neill on March 28th, 2010 6:08 PM

This afternoon Facebook began requesting feedback from users about which applications they like to use the most. Some of those videos will then be included in a video at the company’s annual f8 even that is taking place less than a month from now. While it’s not exactly a formal awards program, Facebook is soliciting developers to encourage their users to submit their own videos about why they use certain applications.
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This Week In Social Games - March 27, 2010

Posted by Neil Vidyarthi on March 27th, 2010 8:21 PM

This week we had a chance to interview Trip Hawkins, the founder of Electronic Arts and Digital Chocolate about his new NanoStar platform, Nick wrote a report from SXSW about the economics of Facebook Games, we looked at 3 ways social gaming is mimicking the Atari games revolution, we reviewed Gangster City and Friends for Sale and published a report that suggests Users Buy More Virtual Goods on New Years and Valentines Day Than Christmas.

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What to do if your Hotmail account got hacked – the recent spate of attacks on Hotmail accounts

If your friends and contacts have received an email or IM message from your Hotmail account with wording along the lines of "I would like to introduce a good company who trades mainly in electronic products... etc" - it is highly likely that your Hotmail account has been compromised.

IF YOU ARE THE POOR SOUL THIS HAPPENED TO, THEN YOU SHOULD READ ON AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE.

In most cases when a spam email is sent in your name to someone else, the spammer doesn't need access to your account. All they need to do is spoof your email address - i.e. make it look like it was sent from you. That's very simple to do, and is very common.

However, the latest spate of spam from Hotmail accounts is different in that the attackers actually hack into your Hotmail account and then do some or all of the following things:

• They send a spam email to all your contacts.
• They may send a spam IM message to all your Messenger contacts
• They may delete all your Hotmail contacts
• They may set your autoresponse (the one you set when you go away) to send this spam message
• They may set your email signature to include the spam message

You know that they have hacked into the account because you can see clearly that they have sent an email from it to all your contacts, or even an instant message. They would not be able to do this if they did not have access to the account.

HOW IT HAPPENS
I don't have a definitive answer, but I do have a theory which, based on the evidence, looks likely. If your password is a common name or a word that appears in a dictionary, then your account is vulnerable, even if it has a year of birth or number attached to it.

This is how the hackers do it:

• They employ an automated script that is fed your Hotmail address and then goes to work./li>
• It feeds the entire dictionary and common passwords and names into Hotmail one by one, trying to log in.
• After several attempts Hotmail "locks" the account and present a CAPTHCA (i.e. a string of wonky letters and numbers that are supposed to stop scripts from doing exactly that, because only a human can read these letters, supposedly).
• Unfortunately the CAPTCHA method no longer stops scripts, because hackers have found ways around them. One of those ways works by using sophisticated character recognition software that can read the wonky letters. Another is to feed the letters to "CAPTHCA farms" - the letters are fed to human users, employed by the hackers to read and enter CAPTCHAS, and they are often paid by the number of CAPTCHAs they enter (for example 1 cent per entry). This becomes viable financially if the spam is part of a bigger scam. The scale of the deception means it makes more money, especially because people are much more likely to trust spam messages sent by their friends. This achieves greater returns for the hackers and means they can attack many accounts, bypassing email security systems.
• Sometimes the scripts do their work over days, and sometimes weeks, to escape being caught by Hotmail's attack detection systems.

There are of course other ways for hackers to achieve this kind of attack, such as spyware on your computer, or you being deceived by a rogue website. My instructions below would help you tackle these as well.

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF MY HOTMAIL ACCOUNT GOT HACKED?
Go through the following steps, one by one:

1. Before you do anything else, change your Hotmail account password to something very safe. Not a dictionary word or name, or even a word and numbers. Use symbols such as $ and & in your password, and make it long. I know it is difficult to remember, but if you don't want to be hacked, you'll have to start using strong passwords.

2. Now check that your autoresponse and email signature on Hotmail do not have any spam text added to them, as this would go out to your contacts automatically.

3. Then check that your computer does not have spyware or viruses, by following the instructions here.

4. From now on keep your passwords safe, and be extra careful when using public computers (such as those in Internet cafes). If in doubt - change your passwords.

5. You may want to alert Hotmail support to the problem. It seems to be happening all over the place, and the more they know about it, the better it is for their efforts to address it.

And please note: if for some strange foolish reason you decide to go to the site advertised by the spammers, and you are even more foolish and decide to buy something on it, don’t be surprised if it never arrives. This is a well known scam, and you will never get your goods, you muppet.

http://www.thatdanny.com/2009/04/18/what-to-do-if-your-hotmail-account-got-hacked-the-recent-spate-of-attacks-on-hotmail-accounts/

What do I do if I have a Virus

This article covers what to do if you have a virus, or suspect you have a virus on your computer.

THE CAUSE
You are usually vulnerable to a virus under the following conditions:

1. You have virus protection on your computer, but it is not up-to-date.
2. You have virus protection on your computer, but the virus got through anyway.
3. You have no virus protection at all.

THE SYMPTOMS
Your computer is behaving strangely or in an unexpected way, for example files disappear or become corrupted, your email program seems to be sending emails but you don't actually see anything being sent or your Internet browser keeps redirecting to websites that you didn't want to go to. There a re many other possible symptoms, but in most cases you will notice that something is wrong.

For all of the above, there are perfectly reasonable explanations that may not be a virus, such as hardware and software malfunctions, but they could also be the result of your system being infected, so it is wise and prudent to do something about it, bearing in mind that you can do so for free.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SUSPECT YOU HAVE A VIRUS ON YOUR COMPUTER
Disclaimer: These steps would help in most cases, but if your system is so badly damaged that it is beyond repair, the following steps may be too late, and some of your data may be lost. You follow them at your own risk. Then again, if you have a virus on your machine, you probably need to do something about it anyway.

If you already have virus protection on your computer:

a. Make sure it is up-to-date and in licence. If it has expired and you no longer have virus updates, then it is as good as not being there at all. Either renew your licence and scan your computer for viruses, or uninstall it and follow the steps below.

b. Make sure you do not have more than one virus protection program on your computer. Having more than one provides less, not more, protection. Virus protection programs clash with each other and are likely to reduce your protection. If necessary uninstall the surplus virus programs (but make sure you keep the one that still has an update subscription, if you have one).

NOW FOR VIRUS SCANNING
My approach uses three sets of tools to ensure that if you do have a virus, it is detected and removed:

a. Use the free Virus detection and removal tool from Trend Micro.

b. Now download and run the free virus tool from McAfee, stinger.

c. Finally download and runAd Aware on your machine. The free version will do. This will check to see that you do not have "spyware" on your computer. Nasty programs that send information about you to their creators, or change your settings to serve you unwanted commercial advertising.

Important note: The above programs tend to detect "tracking cookies" as a "threat". It is likely that quite a few of those would be found on any computer. Though unwanted, they are NOT the risk that is causing you problems. Remove them when asked, but if they are the only thing your scans have found, then your system is very unlikely to have a virus on it.

AND FINALLY - PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FUTURE ATTACKS
By this stage you are likely to know if your computer has indeed had a virus. The scans would have revealed it, and helped you fix the problem. Now is the time to think about protecting your computer longer term.

GET A ORIGINAL VIRUS PROGRAM

http://www.thatdanny.com/2008/07/14/what-do-i-do-if-i-have-a-virus-virus-removal-and-virus-protection/

Applications for Facebook

You all know that we are celebrating the month of September as the Anniversary month of Hacking Truths. As per the promise made by us that this month is going to be special and so here we are with the first gift to all of you.

Facebook has become very famous in last 1 year. Orkut which was considered to be the best Social networking website has been sidetracked by emerging Social Networking Websites like Facebook and Twitter. Considering the popularity of Facebook we have collected the Most Essential Hacks of Facebook and presented them to you.

Facebook Platform: 30+ Awesome Applications for Facebook

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The Facebook Platform, which goes live today, means you can use lots of cool new applications within Facebook (). We’ve tested most of them, as well as gathering together all the announcements made today. Here are more than 30 of the best, with more being added as they are announced – come back later for updates. More than 70 partners have already signed on.

Editor’s tip: We probably shouldn’t tell you this, but you can gain access to all these apps by logging in to Facebook and going to http://apps.f8.facebook.com/apps . Soon they’ll move over to the main Facebook domain, but for now, let’s keep it between you and me.

Add CollegeHumor content, be it videos, images or articles, to your Facebook profile with one click. You can send the content to another Facebook user as well, adding to the viral nature of CollegeHumor content. CollegeHumor has also included the ability to add applications that showcase the newest and the most popular content, content from their school, as well as an application to insult their friends. Should be fun.

FeedBurner has built its Headline Animator on the Facebook Platform, and it will display the latest headlines from your FeedBurner blogs, podcasts and RSS feeds to Facebook users. The Headline Animator is a dynamically generated graphic that can be customized as well, and will show on your Facebook profile. This feature isn’t an added reader option, but it will enable you to create a Headline Animator for your blog and put it on your Facebook profile.

Splashcast lets you create your own channels to which programming from across the web can be added, including videos and images. These can then be embedded into your blog or social networking site, and now your Facebook profile. You can create a channel specifically for Facebook, and it looks like the integration into Facebook through its new platform will let you create and edit your channels from within Facebook as well.

With iLike’s integration, you’ll be able to personalize your incoming iLike information based on your Facebook music and friends, and be alerted as to when your favorite artists is going to be in town as well as which of your Facebook friends will be attending. You can also search and add streaming music to your profile, and discover new music based on what your friends are listening to.

Slide’s integration is simple enough: slide shows that you’ve created can be integrated into Facebook. Send them to your own Facebook profile or to a Facebook friend. In addition, its added Slide Guestbook, which lets friends add video, photo and text comments to create a collaborative slide show, and Slide SkinFlix, letting you personalize videos with skins and themes.

With the Forbes integration into Facebook, you can track company stocks and access related financial information, along with the latest headline news from Forbes. You can track up to ten companies by their ticker symbols, view the three most recent news headlines, and get immediate access to relevant financial data. This can be displayed on your profile page and shared with friends.

The Internet tv broadcaster will let you add a Favorites () player to your Facebook profile, and is fully integrated with the Veoh platform and favorite videos feature. It enables Veoh to increase its reach, tapping into Facebook’s 24 million users.

The community for dog lovers has a couple of features for its Facebook integration, starting with the Dogster Rescu Application. This allows Facebook users to feature photos of dogs around the country that are in punds and shelters, awaiting a good home. Dogster is also adding the Dogster Cute application, enabling users to showcase photos of the cutest dogs and puppies on their Facebook profiles. Catster will have the same offerings.

The slideshow app allows Facebook users to create music videos and slideshows mixing images, text and effects with a large music library, which has recently been expanded to include APM music, a joint offering from EMI and BMG. Fliptrack is holding two contests over the holiday weekend, including “make the best music video” contest featuring Plain White Tees’ single “Hey There Delilah” and the final week of the “make a video” contest for the band A Shoreline Dream. Finalists will receive a gift pack from the band and will be featured on their website.

Ma.gnolia’s social bookmarking app built on Facebook’s platform lets member’s latest bookmarks be available for friends to see. The links will be provided for other Facebook members that have also added the Ma.gnolia application. This is obviously an easier way to see what your friends have bookmarked, as it’s displayed within Facebook’s larger community, offering additional info like ratings and tags.

The event finder application lets users discover new happenings all over the country, at the local level. You can search for events or peruse suggested events from within Facebook, and set mobile reminders or add the events to their iCals.

The file sharing application built on Facebook’s platform lets users display files directly from their Facebook profiles, granting more ways for Box.net’s widget to become visible and easily used by more people. Box.net lets site visitors access these files directly, offering a collaborative file sharing application to be used within Facebook’s larger network.

The game creator now lets you add and access its games through Facebook, giving you a wide selection of games to play directly from the Facebook sidebar. Users can play Bunchball games with other Facebook users, increasing the type of interactivity that can occur within the Facebook network.

Channels.com has been integrated into Facebook to delivery daily video clips based on your favorite television shows, as listed in your Facebook profile. These clips come from cable and broadcast television programmers.

The Ether voice-commerce application is often used for business purposes, and will now let you place a “call me” button on your Facebook profile, and earn money by communicating their knowledge and expertise over the phone. This can be used for tutors, consultants, experts, bloggers and a few other professions we can think of that involve a call-in line.

Atomic Moguls has created FantasyMoguls to provide Flick Picks and Box Office O/U as a distributed model for social and fantasy gaming. Facebook friends can share which movies they’d like to see, and find out what movies others are interested in, rate them, and make predictions about how well a movie will do at the box office. These predictions can be stacked against other Facebook users as a fun game.

The style community is extending its Fashion IV rating game in Facebook, letting users enjoy some fun features offered in Fashion IV’s network, which includes ways for users to share their style statements and get feedback about their clothes, straight from the community.

Flixster () is launching Flixster-on-Facebook for rating movies and offering recommendations. This provides users with access to Flixster’s rating, sharing and discovery tools that are used on Flixster’s main website service.

The fashion and style informative will let Facebook users express their fashion choices using products they own or desire, to be shared with friends. Create personalized lists from Glimpse’s catalog of over 250,000 items, which can then be named, annotated and published to their Facebook profiles. Friends can create their own Glimpse lists, and also receive notifications when friends’ styles are updated.

Their integrated application involves an interactive travel map, enabling Facebook users to place color-coded maps on their profiles, indicating all the countries they’ve visited, and all the places they hope to visit. Updates to users’ maps will be shared with friends via the Facebook Newsfeeds. Users can contact other members with similar travel plans and get info about destinations they’ll be going to in the future.

The integration with Facebook is pretty apparant; Jangl will offer Facebook users a way to communicate with each other, using their land lines, VoIP or mobile phones, without giving up any personal information. Tying in its announcement from earlier this week, Jangl users on Facebook will also be able to call anyone that has an email address, regardless of geographical location.

Jobster’s application will let Facebook users search for jobs and connect them with people, information and opportunities necessary for furthering their careers. This integration is simply a seamless way to tap into the Facebook user base, which is heavily comprised of college students and recently graduated adults.

The service that lets you make personal loans out to people is now accessible through Facebook, making it that much easier to borrow and lend money. Facebook’s demographic seems to be right up the alley for Lending Club, considering the initiative of Facebook’s college community, which bleeds well into adulthood.

MOG is introducing the “Last Songs Played” and “My Top Songs This Week” applitions, enabling users to automatically display the songs they’ve just listened to on their computers and iPods. This adds personalization options to Facebook users’ profiles, and more ways for song discovery amongst the larger community.

This app lets Facebook users start sports and entertainment pick competitions with other Facebook members. You’ll be able to publish and promote your picks, including scores, rankings and weekly averages, to be shared with other Facebook users.

Prosper introduced its Fantasy Banker game for Facebook users to take part in. Within Facebook, your scoreboard appears with those that you’re playing against, betting on real-time loan listings displayed on Prosper’s website. When the listings players pick gets funded, they earn points. This educational and financial twist on Hot or Not is another way for Facebook users to interact with each other.

This offering gives Facebook users a way to convert digital photos and illustrations into prints, photo books, posters, postcards, mugs, T-shirts and more items. Facebook users can order products for themselves or share reorder links and product views with friends, so they too can order these products.

Radar’s Facebook integration lets you share selected pictures and videos with your friends, and embed Radar-style browsing and commenting tools on your profile. Commenting interaction is displayed in real time, and offers yet more ways to interact, this time around content, within the Facebook community.

Providing travel-planning tools for Facebook users, you can share your experiences with others using SideStep’s Trips application. This lets you list upcoming trips and future travel interests, which can then be displayed on your profile. You can also search for other Facebook users with similar travel interests to get more information from them.

Terralever’s stuffCloud app allows you to apply a weighted list of favorites on your profile, which incorporates the brands and products you like or want to have. This visual representation displays trends across a personal network and the larger Facebook network as well. Terralever also introduced Photo Flipbook, providing users the ability to interact with online photos as if they’re in a book.

The Uber music player is now available for Facebook use, letting you grab, listen to and share music within Facebook. To celebrate this launch, Uber will feature an exclusive track “Transformer (Live from Abbey Road)” from Gnarls Barkley. This player is customizable, letting you choose from skins created by Uber and other artists, including Gnarls Barkley.

The interactive digital entertainment service is offering Facebook users a way to discover new music, videos, movies or television show, and learn more about them based on the entertainment their friends are currently watching and listening to. More features to come.

Viagogo launched a tickets application on Facebook, letting users buy and sell their tickets to live events. You can now manage your ticket listings on viagogo, and add the list to your Facebook profile, where friends can see. Installing this particular application will automatically update changes made to your list, including price change and other updates.

The Widgetbox gallery is now available to Facebook users, for selection and embedding on their Facebook profiles. This offers a pretty inclusive level of customization that has previously been unavailable to Facebook users. The widgetbox gallery for Facebook also links directly to the RockYou app inside Facebook, giving quick access to both widgetbox and RockYou. Pretty nifty.

The Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive is offering two political applications built on the Facebook platform, giving Facebook users more access to current political affairs. It’s “Compass” feature allows users to answer questions that determine where their views fall along the political spectrum, and these results are then shared with their Facebook friends, which are invited to answer as well. The network of friends gets a map displaying how their answers compare to each other.

Another voice-enabling service, YackPack offers WalkieTalkie and Tag, letting Facebook users talk to one another by clicking the buttons on each others’ profile pages. This service lets you use your computer and a microphone to chat with other users, and doesn’t require set up or registration.

Scrapblog will let you mix photos, videos, audio and text to create a multimedia scrapbook online. You can aggregate several types of media from all over the web, including YouTube (), Flickr (), etc. and now share them on your Facebook profile for all your friends to see.

This offering lets Facebook users share online classifieds through its “WantList” application, which lets you share things your looking for with your friends. Oodle also introduced its “BandTracker” application, which tracks and shares information about over 200,000 bands and upcoming concerts with other users.

http://mashable.com/2007/05/24/facebook-platform-30-apps/