More than half the surveyed users (63 percent) said they have answered a phone call in the bathroom, and almost half (41 percent) reported initiating a phone call. Sixty-seven percent said they have read a text, and 39 percent have surfed the Web.
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How much are you worth to Facebook on its IPO? Why did one of its co-founders "defriend" the US? Are you annoying on Twitter? Turn your iPad into an Etch-a-Sketch, Mitt gets mashed up and disco diva Donna Summer departs this world for that great big glitter ball in the sky. This is what people are talking about online this week. Catch up on these stories and more. 
Facebook goes public tomorrow morning at $38 a share. It might be worth as much as $104 billion by tomrrow night. But has the social network already peaked? Has it, in pop culture talk, "jumped the shark?" making it overvalued as well as uninteresting. 
There's lots of talk this week about how much Facebook is worth, but how much are you worth to Facebook? Answers 7 simple questions and find out how much you're worth to the world's largest social network. 
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin renounced his American citizenship in what seemed to be a transparent ploy to escape a hefty bill from the IRS in the wake of Facebook’s upcoming IPO. But the truth is a little more complex than that. Saverin, born in Brazil, came to America in 1992 and was educated at Harvard. He now lives in Singapore, and claims U.S. laws make it too difficult for its citizens to invest in other countries. 
Yahoo's latest CEO Scott Thompson has resigned over a phony college degree. He claimed to have received a degree in accounting and computer science from Stonehill College in 1978. While the accounting degree may be legit, the school did not offer a computer science degree until 1983. 
The e-book age has accelerated the metabolism of book publishing. Authors are now pulling the literary equivalent of a double shift, churning out short stories, novellas or even an extra full-length book each year. They are trying to satisfy impatient readers who have become used to downloading any e-book they want at the touch of a button... 
The rich get richer, huh? Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his US citizenship before the Facebook IPO as a move to limit his tax liabilities. He has become a citizen of Singapore. 
Plenty has been penned on the time teenagers and young adults “waste” on the Internet. Facebook is often vilified on this account. And while Internet addiction, bullying and diminishing attention spans are certainly of concern, the empowerment these new channels offer may outweigh the drivel. 
To say that President Obama's announcement of support for gay marriage yesterday was historic is something of an understatement. But it appears that it didn't just make history in the fight for gay rights — it may have also made Twitter history as one of the most retweeted messages of all time. 
In a nod to a dramatic shift in public opinion, Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first sitting president to announce his support for same-sex marriage. 
Vice President Joe Biden gave a nod to same-sex marriage on "Meet the Press" last Sunday and credited the TV show "Will & Grace" for changing public opinion. Said Biden, "I think 'Will & Grace' probably did more to educate the American public than almost anybody's ever done so far." Stars of the show (which went off the eair in 2006), Eric McCormack (Will) and Debra Messing (Grace) both took to Twitter to tweet their approval. Guess the Veep still watches the reruns. 
A "tanorexic" New Jersey mom, Ashton Kutcher's Popchips' Bollywood brown-out, hipster racism, Facebook organ donation and Instagram and Pinterest meet cute and Pinstagram is conceived. That's just some of what people are talking about online this week. |
This is awesome. What are you doing today, Zuck? Oh, nothing much, just listing a company on NASDAQ that's all. Going public etc. No biggie but thought I'd share. Screenshots for posterity... 
When I woke up this morning I saw a Facebook status plea begging that this not be true: "Donna Summer, dead at 63." Online grieving immediately ensued. There is a method to this sadness, which starts not with disbelief or a sudden sense of loss, but a ho-hum "This is another hoax." 
You should never do these things. Never ever ever. Well, maybe some of them are okay once in awhile. Read the comments following the story for more input. 
The Gregory Brothers present a musical video mash-up about what Mitt Romney likes — from lakes and trees to music and cars to grits and the movie “Twilight.” He doesn't like vampires, though. 
Only 3.6% of Fortune 500 companies have female CEOs. And at companies like Adobe, Facebook, Zynga, and Pandora, women have been excluded entirely from the boards of directors. Yet, women bring in half or more of the income in 55% of U.S. households. And women ages 50 and older control a net worth of $19 trillion and own more than three-fourths of the nation’s financial wealth. So, when will we start seeing more of us en masse in leadership positions? Neighborhood identity has not been destroyed by the Internet. Social networks, in fact, can be harnessed to facilitate local interactions. One of these networks, Nextdoor.com provides social networks for neighborhoods, offering members a chance to exchange ideas and recommendations with those who live nearby. 
Avid texters beware: Fort Lee, N.J. police said they will begin issuing $85 jaywalking tickets to pedestrians who are caught texting while walking. “It’s a big distraction. 
The President comes out for same-sex marraige in the wake of the passage of the nasty Amendment One in North Carolina. Our first social media President sets a retweet record. Is Bristol Palin the face of the new millennial generation or are Malia and Sasha Obama more likely to influence? These stories and more are "evolving" - and they're what people are talking about online this week. 
The most famous unwed teenage mother in the United States gives President Obama advice on his gay marriage stance. CrashMy Pad is the latest service for travelers looking to rent a room or an apartment and "live like a local." The company's founders predict that "by the time (the Millennials) are in the 40s, [such travel acommodations] will just have become part of how society works. Over the long term, we are certain people will travel this way." 
Randy Roberts Potts, the gay grandson of preacher Oral Roberts, draws an interesting parallel between the death yesterday of children's book author Maurice Sendak (a gay man, who lived with his partner for 50 years) and the passing of the anti-gay marriage ban, Amendment One, in North Carolina. 
Instagram Nation. Here are some impressive stats behind the viral mobile photography app. Instagram gains one new user every second. One billion photos have been taken with the app — that’s roughly 58 photos uploaded each second. Instagram’s on track to hit 100 million users — joining the ranks of LinkedIn, Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook — two years after its initial iOS launch in October 2010. |
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