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REPORT: Facebook To Build $1.5B Data Center In Altoona, Iowa

David Cohen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:31:13 +0000

Facebook plans to build a $1.5 billion data center in Altoona, Iowa, joining its existing facilities in Prineville, Ore.; Forest City, N.C.; and Luleå, Sweden, the Des Moines Register reported.

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How Efficient Are Facebook’s Data Centers?

David Cohen — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:27:14 +0000

Facebook is going public with the results of its efficiency efforts at its data centers in Prineville, Ore., and Forest City, N.C., debuting two public dashboards that display real-time data for the data centers’ PUE (power usage effectiveness) and WUE (water usage effectiveness) levels.

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March Madness Infects Facebook Data Science Team

David Cohen — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:09:23 +0000

With the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tournament set to tip off Tuesday, Michael Bailey of the Facebook Data Science Team filled out his brackets with information on Facebook likes in a note on the Sports on Facebook page.

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A Tale Of Two Facebook Data Centers

David Cohen — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:18:08 +0000

This past April, Facebook began operations at its second data center in the U.S., in Forest City, N.C., which joined its already existing facility in Prineville, Ore. But how does the social network deal with the differences in climate between the two locations?

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Fake Profiles Hurt Facebook’s Credibility

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:40:59 +0000

Over the past year, Facebook has been on a rampage against users who either don’t exist or are using fake names. After all, advertisers want real people with real information behind those likes. The New York Times examined this issue, showing how pseudonyms can be used for good and for evil.

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U.S. Election Day Transcends Borders On Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:41:41 +0000

People all over the U.S. were posting about either President Barack Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney on Facebook during Election Day. But buzz about ballots wasn’t limited to the 50 states. Facebook released statistics Wednesday showing that the U.S. presidential election was popular in Canada, the U.K., and Australia.

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Facebook Insights From The First Social Election

Jennifer Moire — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:35:21 +0000

Now that the 2012 presidential election is in the record books, we can start to examine more closely the role that Facebook played in the first “social election” and how the winners and losers used the platform in the waning hours of the race.

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N.C. Man Boasts On Facebook About Voting For Barack Obama Four Times

David Cohen — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:30:35 +0000

The latest example of Facebook users boasting about crimes they committed involves the 2012 presidential election, as a blog called Barracuda Brigade preserved an image of a since-deleted Facebook comment by a North Carolina man who claimed to have already voted for President Barack Obama four times, with a fifth on the way.

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UPDATED: Facebook-CNN Election Talk Meter Breaks Down First Presidential Debate

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:58:00 +0000

The dust has settled after the first presidential debate in Denver Wednesday night, and the Facebook-CNN Election Talk Meter has fresh insights on the melee in the Mile High City that are posted on the U.S. Politics on Facebook page.

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Court Sides With Student Who Ranted About Faculty Member On Facebook

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:48:24 +0000

As more and more middle school and high school students log onto Facebook, courts have had to reassess the definition of virtual free speech. Many younger members use Facebook to vent frustration, but when posts are aimed toward teachers and faculty members, where is the line drawn? A Minnesota court recently ruled in favor of a 12-year-old student who posted unfavorably about a school staff member on Facebook, citing that the school’s demand for her social media passwords violated First and Fourth Amendment rights.

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Facebook Holds Grand Opening For 2nd U.S. Data Center

Jackie Cohen — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:55:14 +0000

Today Facebook held a grand opening for its second data center in the U.S., located in Forest City, North Carolina. continued…

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Next Up On Facebook’s Data Center List: Taiwan

David Cohen — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:17:05 +0000

Facebook will follow up its announcement of a European data center in Luleå, Sweden, with a similar initiative in Asia, at Central Taiwan Science Park.

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Facebook Announces Expansion of Oregon Data Center

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:10:14 +0000

Facebook is moving forward with an expansion of its Prineville, Oregon data center earlier than expected thanks to a little help from lawmakers and a much needed power upgrade.
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N.C. Sex Offender Busted For Having Facebook Account

Ruth Manuel-Logan — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:29:46 +0000

Police arrested a 23-year-old convicted sex offender for having a Facebook account, which is illegal in North Carolina and also a violation of the social network’s rules.
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Alleged Killer Mom Has Mixed Comments On Facebook

Ruth Manuel-Logan — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:03:33 +0000

The Facebook page of a 16-year-old teen accused of killing her infant has overflowed with either wishes of support or death for the young mom.
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