‘Gaylingual’ Code Invented in Myanmar

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2011 Gay men in Myanmar make up a language, women disappear in new-order Egypt and the Civil War divides Americans in 2011. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Goldman’s Massive Bonuses ‘Totally Deserved,’ Says Satan

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Dec 27, 2010 The gargantuan year-end bonuses paid out to Goldman Sachs executives have received howls of protests from the banking giant's legion of critics, but not from its most ardent defender: Satan. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Person of the Year Zuckerberg

Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons, The Denver Post Dec 20, 2010 Dig deeper

Time’s Person of 2010

Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE Dec 20, 2010 Dig deeper

Time Taps Zuckerberg as Person of the Year

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2010 He may disagree with his characterization in "The Social Network," but Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may have been done some good by screen scribe Aaron Sorkin's and director David Fincher's depiction of him in their overachieving film, as it turns out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Facebook Is Too Cool for E-Mail

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2010 Facebook is trying to reinvent messaging -- just don't call it e-mail Yeah, you'll get an @Facebook e-mail acount, but as CEO Mark "Maaaaark!" Zuckerberg says, "It's not e-mail" Instead the new platform will collect your entire messaging history . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Paul Zanetti, Cagle Cartoons, Australia Nov 16, 2010 Dig deeper

‘The Social Network’: Your Life in Pixels

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 2, 2010 The 1970s were branded the “Me Decade” long ago, but whatever shadowy committee makes such important temporal pronouncements might want to reconsider that call in light of the last 10 years.Stripped of its particulars, "The Social Network" is a classic fable about love and betrayal and the outsider wanting in so badly he ends up destroying what he desires the most. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Facebook CEO Sniffs at Ownership Lawsuit

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2010 Here's some palace intrigue from the inner chambers of the Facebook empire that could threaten the whole enterprise: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is denying the legitimacy of a contract, allegedly signed in 2003 (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Facebook Tailors Privacy Settings to Suit ‘Social Norms’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2010 Facebook has come under fire more than once for its execs' creative interpretations of the term privacy, and now the megasite's fresh-faced CEO Mark Zuckerberg has drummed up a very interesting line of argument to justify his stance on the issue. What you might see as violations of personal privacy, Zuckerberg and his team view as "reflect[ing] the current social norms." Oh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )